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On This Day · The 56th day of the year

February 25

February 25 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 138. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Pisces is the sign for February 25 — read more on the Pisces page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on February 25?

February 25 is the 56th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 138 and 2026. Famous people born on February 25 include George Harrison, Karl May and George Reid.

Released on February 25

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Reigns: The Witcher
  • Movie Scream 7

2024

  • TV Dreams of Freedom

2023

  • Game File Destined

2022

  • Game Elden Ring
  • TV Vikings: Valhalla

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 138

    AD 138

  2. 628

    Khosrow II

  3. 1705

    George Frideric Handel

  4. 1916

    World War I

  5. 1932

    Adolf Hitler

  6. 1933

    USS Ranger (CV-4)

  7. 1956

    On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences

  8. 1980

    Suriname

  9. 1994

    Baruch Goldstein

  10. 2026

    Cuba

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 25

George Harrison

b. 1943

Karl May

b. 1842

George Reid

b. 1845

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

b. 1841

Ric Flair

b. 1949

Kana Hanazawa

b. 1989

Park Ji-sung

b. 1981

Paul Elvstrøm

b. 1928

Deaths

  • 2020Dmitry Yazov
  • 1999Glenn T. Seaborg
  • 1911Friedrich Spielhagen
  • 1899Paul Reuter
  • 1865Otto Ludwig (writer)
  • 1536Berchtold Haller

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Æthelberht of Kent
  • —Christian feast days: Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
  • —Christian feast days: Gerland of Agrigento
  • —Christian feast days: John Roberts, writer and missionary (Anglican Communion)
  • —Christian feast days: Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of spring
  • —Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani
  • —Christian feast days: Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, founder of Fontevraud Abbey
  • —Christian feast days: Saint Walpurga (she was canonised on 1 May c. 870 and Walpurgis Night is celebrated 30 April)

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