All Events

Historical Events on February 25

  • World War I

    1916

    World War I: The Germans capture Fort Douaumont during the Battle of Verdun.

  • Oregon

    1919

    Oregon places a one cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.

  • Tbilisi

    1921

    Tbilisi, capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, is occupied by Bolshevist Russia.

  • Adolf Hitler

    1932

    Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.

  • World War II

    1945

    World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.

  • Gamal Abdel Nasser

    1954

    Gamal Abdel Nasser is made premier of Egypt.

  • North Korea

    1964

    North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il-sung calls for the removal of feudalistic land ownership aimed at turning all cooperative farms into state-run ones.

  • Vietnam War

    1968

    Vietnam War: One hundred thirty-five unarmed citizens of Hà My village in South Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province are killed and buried en masse by South Korean troops in what would come to be known as the Hà My massacre.

  • Gulf War

    1991

    Gulf War: An Iraqi scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 U.S. Army Reservists from Pennsylvania.

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Famous Birthdays on February 25

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Famous Deaths on February 25

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