On This Day in History for February 25
Events in History
- 138 The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
- 1095 Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus
- 1358 Dalmatie flees Venice
- 1502 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine
- 1570 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign. Also absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown.
- 1601 Robert Devereux, English 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against the Crown of England
- 1605 Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
- 1623 Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
- More Events in History
José de San Martín
Pierre Auguste Renoir
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Burgess
Sally Jessy RaphaelWeddings in History
- 1828 6th US President John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Christopher Wren
Bugs Moran
Elijah Muhammad
Tennessee Williams
Hosni MubarakFebruary in History
The Man Who Re-wrote 'Offensive' Shakespeare
Thomas Bowdler, the man who re-wrote Shakespeare to remove the "offensive" bits, died on this day and added a new word – bowdlerise – to the language.
February 24, 1825
My ‘Pretty’ Paintings, by Renoir
Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on this day. An Impressionist, he created thousands of paintings, refusing to allow crippling arthritis to stop his work.
February 25, 1841
1st US One-Dollar Notes
Image of the first US one-dollar note (United States Note) issued in 1862
February 25, 1862
Highway of Death
The so-called Highway of Death in Iraq after coalition planes repeatedly bombed it during Operation Desert Storm
February 26, 1991