Born on February 25
February 25 birthdays & history
If you were born on February 25, you share a birthday with George Harrison, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Carlo Goldoni. February 25 babies are Pisces, with amethyst as their birthstone and the violet as their birth flower. February 25 is the 56th day of the year in leap years.
Famous people born on February 25
- 1943George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer
- 1841Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor
- 1707Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer
- 1871Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet and playwright
- 1778José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru
- 1873Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star.
- 1917Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic
- 1949Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author
- 1842Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright
- 1981Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer
What happened on February 25
- 1705George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.
- 1836Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
- 1866Miners 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.
- 1870Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress.
- 1875Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency.
- 1912Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Also observed on February 25
- Kitano Baika-sai or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan)
- National Day (Kuwait)
- People Power Day (Philippines)
- Revolution Day in Suriname
Questions, answered
What star sign is February 25?
People born on February 25 are Pisces. Their birthstone is amethyst and their birth flower is the violet.
Which famous people were born on February 25?
George Harrison (1943), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Lesya Ukrainka (1871), José de San Martín (1778), Enrico Caruso (1873) were all born on February 25.
What happened on February 25 in history?
Among other things: in 1870, Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress; in 1875, Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency; in 1912, Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Can I get a newspaper front page from February 25?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any February 25 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “February 25”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.