February 25

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Events

Pre-1600

138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1336 – Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights.

1601–1900

1705 – George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1843 – Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet affair.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1875 – Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1912 – Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1916 – World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1918 – World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1921 – Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1932 – Adolf Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1933 – Launch of the Template:USS at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1939 – As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1947 – The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Soviet NKVD forces in Hungary abduct Béla Kovács—secretary-general of the majority Independent Smallholders' Party—and deport him to the USSR in defiance of Parliament. His arrest is an important turning point in the Communist takeover of Hungary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1951 – The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1980 – The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1991 – Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he was disarmed and beaten to death by survivors.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999 – Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.<ref name="asn">Template:Cite web</ref>
2009 – Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials.<ref name="CNN1">Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref name="Fiorino">Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Three people are killed and fourteen others injured in a series of shootings in the small Kansas cities of Newton and Hesston.<ref name="nbc">Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

1259 – Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1337 – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1383)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1475 – Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (d. 1499)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1540 – Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (d. 1614)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1543 – Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis (d. 1603)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1591 – Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (d. 1635)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1601–1900

1643 – Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1663 – Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator (d. 1718)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1670 – Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1682 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1714 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1792)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1728 – John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (d. 1782)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1752 – John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1755 – François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (d. 1835)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1778 – José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1850)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1806 – Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet (d. 1863)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1809 – John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (d. 1873)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1812 – Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1816 – Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (d. 1891)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1833 – John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1841 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1842 – Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1845 – George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1855 – Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1856 – Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (d. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1856 – Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (d. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1857 – Robert Bond, Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (d. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1860 – William Ashley, English historian and academic (d. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1865 – Andranik, Armenian general (d. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1866 – Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1952)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1869 – Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1871 – Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet and playwright (d.1913)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1873 – Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (d. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1877 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1881 – William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (d. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1881 – Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (d. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1883 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)<ref name="Bio-NT">Template:Cite news</ref>
1885 – Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1888 – John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1890 – Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1894 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1896 – Ida Noddack, German chemist and physicist (d. 1978)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1898 – William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist (d. 1961)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1901 – Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (d. 1980)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
1901 – Zeppo Marx, American comedian and theatrical agent (d. 1979)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1903 – King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (d. 1986)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1905 – Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1906 – Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright (d. 1981)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1907 – Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1908 – Mary Locke Petermann, American cellular biochemist (d. 1975)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1908 – Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1910 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1913 – Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1913 – Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1915 – S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1917 – Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1918 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1919 – Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1920 – Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (d. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1921 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1921 – Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1922 – Molly Reilly, Canadian aviator (d. 1980)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1925 – Lisa Kirk, American actress and singer (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1925 – Shehu Shagari, Nigerian politician, 6th President of Nigeria (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1926 – Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1927 – Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American civil rights advocate, historian, and judge (d. 1998)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (d. 2013)<ref> Template:Cite news</ref>
1930 – Wendy Beckett, British nun and art critic (d. 2018)<ref> Template:Cite news </ref>
1932 – Tony Brooks, English racing driver (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Tony Campolo, American sociologist and pastor (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Oktay Sinanoglu, Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Tom Courtenay, English actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Bob Schieffer, American political author, journalist and TV interviewer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Diane Baker, American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1938 – Herb Elliott, Australian athlete<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1938 – Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1940 – Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – David Puttnam, English film producer and academic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – Karen Grassle, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1943 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – François Cevert, French racing driver (d. 1973)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Jean Todt, French racing driver and team manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Lee Evans, American sprinter and athletics coach (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Ric Flair, American professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1950 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician; 51st President of Argentina (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican sprinter and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1952 – Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcyclist (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – José María Aznar, Spanish politician; Prime Minister of Spain, 1996–2004<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – John Doe, American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and poet<ref name="AP"/>
1957 – Raymond McCreesh, Irish Republican, hunger striker (d. 1981)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singaporean economist and politician; 5th Senior Minister and 9th President of Singapore<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Kurt Rambis, Greek-American basketball player, coach, and executive<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1962 – Birgit Fischer, German kayaker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Carrot Top, American comedian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Veronica Webb, American model, actress, and writer<ref name="AP"/>
1966 – Alexis Denisof, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
1966 – Téa Leoni, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Ed Balls, English politician; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Lesley Boone, American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1968 – Oumou Sangaré, Malian musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Sean Astin, American actor, director and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
1973 – Anson Mount, American actor<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Dominic Raab, English politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian, actress, author, and television host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress and writer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Samaki Walker, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Napoleon Harris, American football player and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Kash Patel, American lawyer, former federal prosecutor and official<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 – Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
1982 – Maria Kanellis, American professional wrestler, actress, and model<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Joakim Noah, French-American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – Justin Berfield, American actor, writer, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
1986 – Jameela Jamil, English actress and presenter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1986 – James Phelps, English actor<ref name="AP"/>
1986 – Oliver Phelps, English actor<ref name="AP"/>
1987 – Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Tom Marshall, English photo colouriser and artist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Gerald McCoy, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989 – E'Twaun Moore, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Félix Peña, Dominican baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Joakim Nordström, Swedish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Jorge Soler, Cuban baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Erick Fedde, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Lukáš Sedlák, Czech ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Fred VanVleet, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Mario Hezonja, Croatian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgarian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
1997 – Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Rocky, South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Bo Nix, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Vernon Carey Jr., American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003 – Brandin Podziemski, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Noah Jupe, English actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

806 – Tarasios, patriarch of Constantinople<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
891 – Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent (b. 836)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1099 – Anselm of Ribemont, Frankish nobleman and participant of the First Crusade<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1522 – William Lily, English scholar and educator (b. 1468)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1536 – Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1492)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1547 – Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1601–1900

1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1634 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1636 – Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (b. 1561)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1655 – Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1682 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1710 – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1713 – Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1756 – Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1796 – Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1805 – Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1722)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1819 – Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese-French poet and educator (b. 1734)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1822 – William Pinkney, American politician and diplomat, 7th United States Attorney General (b. 1764)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1841 – Philip P. Barbour, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1783)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1850 – Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1852 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and lyricist (b. 1779)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1865 – Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (b. 1813)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1870 – Henrik Hertz, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1797)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1877 – Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepalese ruler (b. 1816)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1878 – Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1899 – Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1901–present

1906 – Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1910 – Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1911 – Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1912 – William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1914 – John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1915 – Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (b. 1845)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1920 – Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (b. 1844)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1928 – William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (b. 1857)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Sergei Winogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist and ecologist (b. 1856)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (b. 1867)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Mark Aldanov, Russian author and critic (b. 1888)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Bugs Moran, American mob boss (b. 1893)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Melville J. Herskovits, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1887)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Grace Metalious, American author (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970 – Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and academic (b. 1903)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Gottfried Fuchs, German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1975 – Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (b. 1897)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1980 – Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (b. 1913)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (b. 1911)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1914)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (b. 1908)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 – Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Hans Raj Khanna, Indian judge and advocate; upholder of civil liberties (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 – Ihsan Dogramaci, Turkish pediatrician and academic (b. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015 – Ariel Camacho, Mexican musician and singer-songwriter; (b. 1992)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (b. 1922)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017 – Bill Paxton, American actor and filmmaker (b. 1955)<ref name="NBC News">Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 – Dmitry Yazov, last Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1924)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2022 – Farrah Forke, American actress (b. 1968)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 – Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2023 – Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1930)<ref name="CBCDeath">Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television broadcaster, actor and journalist (b. 1947)<ref name="BBCDeath">Template:Cite news</ref>
2025 – Roberto Orci, Mexican-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1973)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast days:
- Æthelberht of Kent<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Gerland of Agrigento<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- John Roberts, writer and missionary<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Anglican Communion)
- Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of spring<ref name="mattmahl">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="meriaud">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, founder of Fontevraud Abbey<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Saint Walpurga (she was canonised on 1 May c. 870 and Walpurgis Night is celebrated 30 April)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- February 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Kitano Baika-sai or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Memorial Day for the Victims of the Communist Dictatorships (Hungary)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
National Day (Kuwait)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
People Power Day (Philippines)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Revolution Day in Suriname<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Soviet Occupation Day (Georgia)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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