On February 25, history records 43 notable events, 187 famous births and 107 deaths, spanning the years 138 to 1856.
Events on this day include: The Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. (138); Odoacer surrenders Ravenna after a 3-year siege and agrees to a mediated peace with Theoderic the Great. (493).
Notable people born on February 25 include Former Deposed Emperor of Liu Song (449), Blanche of Portugal (1259-1321) (1259), Ibn Battuta (1304).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emperor Dezong of Tang (805), Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople (806), Fujiwara no Mototsune (891).
Events on 25 February 43
See all →The Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor.
Odoacer surrenders Ravenna after a 3-year siege and agrees to a mediated peace with Theoderic the Great.
Four thousand defenders of Pilėnai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights.
Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last invasion of Britain.
Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, part of Polish November Uprising against Russian Empire.
Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843).
Provisional government in revolutionary France, by Louis Blanc's motion, guarantees workers' rights.
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Birthdays on 25 February 187
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Deaths on 25 February 107
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