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February 25 Deaths in History - February 25 Birthdays - February 25 Events
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February 25, 2006 Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity February 25, 2005 Peter Benenson, British Lawyer February 25, 1999 "Glen Seaborg, Ph.D", chemist, won a Nobel for discovering plutonium and other elements, dies at 86 February 25, 1999 Harry Rossoll, illustrator, created Smokey the Bear, dies at 89 February 25, 1998 Luigi Veronesi, Italian abstract artist (Campo Grafico), dies at 90 February 25, 1998 Umberto Mastroianni, Italian sculptor, dies at 87 February 25, 1997 Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic, dies at 71 February 25, 1997 Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 February 25, 1996 Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45 February 25, 1996 Marion Farouk Political scientist-Sluglett, dies at 59 February 25, 1996 Vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist, dies at 94 February 25, 1995 Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73 February 25, 1995 Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies February 25, 1995 Terence Weil, cellist/teacher, dies at 73 February 25, 1994 Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80 February 25, 1994 Wladyslaw Sila Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki, dies at 80 February 25, 1994 Yann Piat, French MP (FN/PR), murdered at 44 February 25, 1994 Marvin J. Ashton, American Clergyman February 25, 1993 Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75 February 25, 1993 Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies February 25, 1993 Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch PM (social dem, 1965-69), dies February 25, 1993 John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies February 25, 1993 Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 February 25, 1992 Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79 February 25, 1992 John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies February 25, 1992 Ollie O'Toole, dies after long illness at 79 February 25, 1990 Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30 February 25, 1988 Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78 February 25, 1987 James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58 February 25, 1983 John Cowles Sr, U.S. publisher, dies at 84 February 25, 1983 Tennessee Williams, writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71 February 25, 1982 J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies February 25, 1978 Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58 February 25, 1975 Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 February 25, 1970 Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66 February 25, 1969 Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates February 25, 1968 Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96 February 25, 1967 John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57 February 25, 1964 Alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies February 25, 1962 Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81 February 25, 1960 Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51 February 25, 1957 Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76 February 25, 1957 Mark Aldanov, [Mark A Landau], Russian/French chemist, dies at 70 February 25, 1955 Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 February 25, 1953 Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49 February 25, 1950 George Richards Minot, American Scientist February 25, 1947 Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82 February 25, 1947 Al Capone, American Criminal February 25, 1945 Mario R de Morais Andrade, Brazilian poet/folklorist, dies at 51 February 25, 1942 Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61 February 25, 1934 Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67 February 25, 1934 John J McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 February 25, 1925 Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81 February 25, 1922 Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52 February 25, 1920 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 February 25, 1915 George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies February 25, 1914 John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 February 25, 1906 Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer and conductor c t, dies at 44 February 25, 1902 Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77 February 25, 1901 Jose Rogel, composer, dies at 71 February 25, 1899 Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies February 25, 1894 James Morrison Steele Mackaye, U.S. actor/author/director, dies at 51 February 25, 1865 Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47 February 25, 1852 Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies February 25, 1851 Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53 February 25, 1826 Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St. Petersburg, dies at 60 February 25, 1819 Filinto Elisio, [do Nascimento], Portuguese poet, dies at 84 February 25, 1756 Eliza Haywood, British Novelist February 25, 1723 Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/architect, dies at 90 February 25, 1719 Giovanni Maria Casini, composer, dies at 66 February 25, 1713 Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55 February 25, 1682 Alessandro Stradella, Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37 February 25, 1643 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at 60 February 25, 1634 Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50 February 25, 1634 Van Friedland/Mecklenburg, general-admiral, dies at 50 February 25, 1602 Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51 February 25, 1601 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth February 25, 1495 Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 February 25, 1247 Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies February 25, 779 Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies |