February 25th, 1949

Born on February 25th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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What happened on February 25th?

February 25th, 2009

At their headquarters in Pilkhana, members of the Bangladesh Rifles began a mutiny that resulted in 82 deaths.

February 25th, 1994

Israeli physician Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the mosque in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 people and wounding 125 others.

February 25th, 1986

Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were ousted from power by the non-violent People Power Revolution, with Corazon Aquino succeeding as president.

February 25th, 1980

The first prime minister of independent Suriname, Henck Arron (pictured), was deposed in a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.

February 25th, 1951

After being postponed due to World War II, the inaugural Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

February 25th, 1948

Fearful of civil war and Soviet intervention in recent unrest, President Edvard Beneš (pictured) ceded control of the government to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

February 25th, 1933

USS Ranger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched.

February 25th, 1870

Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress.

February 25th, 1866

Miners in Calaveras County, California, discovered a human skull that was taken to show that humans had existed during the Pliocene, a thesis that was later disproved.

February 25th, 1843

Royal Navy captain Lord George Paulet began a five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.

February 25th, 1705

George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.

February 25th, 0628

Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II.

February 25th, 2015

At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.

February 25th, 2009

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots.

February 25th, 1999

Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 25th

Born on February 25th, 1949

75

Amin Maalouf

Francophone Lebanese writer based in France

*February 25th, 1949, Beirut

75

Ric Flair

American retired professional wrestler (''Nature Boy'')

*February 25th, 1949, Memphis

75

Ireen Sheer

British-born German singer

*February 25th, 1949, Romford

75

Irma Krauß

German writer

*February 25th, 1949, Munich

75

Viktor Klimenko

Soviet gymnast

*February 25th, 1949, Moscow

75

Jack Handey

American writer

*February 25th, 1949, San Antonio

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Who's birthday is on February 25th?

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

60

Néstor Kirchner

President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007

*February 25th, 1950, Río Gallegos †October 27th, 2010, El Calafate

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

70

Karl May

German author (1842-1912)

*February 25th, 1842, Hohenstein-Ernstthal †March 30th, 1912, Radebeul

63

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

74

Anne Beatts

American writer

*February 25th, 1947, Buffalo †April 7th, 2021, West Hollywood

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

61

Gabriela Sima

Austrian opera singer (1955-2016)

*February 25th, 1955, Innsbruck †April 27th, 2016, Vienna

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

74

Neil Jordan

Irish filmmaker and fiction writer

*February 25th, 1950, Sligo

39

Joakim Noah

American–French basketball player

*February 25th, 1985, New York City

56

Sandrine Kiberlain

French actress and singer

*February 25th, 1968, Boulogne-Billancourt

23

Lin Fangling

Chinese badminton player

*February 25th, 2001, Wenchang

38

Jameela Jamil

British comedian, actress, presenter and activist

*February 25th, 1986, Hampstead

45

Jorge Donn

Argentine ballet dancer

*February 25th, 1947, El Palomar †November 30th, 1992, Lausanne

25

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Italian association football player

*February 25th, 1999, Castellammare di Stabia

90

Ernst Ludwig

German politician (1927-2017)

*February 25th, 1927, Ulm †May 24th, 2017, Ulm

33

Ben Fero

Turkish rapper

*February 25th, 1991, Bonn

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on February 25th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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