Cuba
Four people are killed and several more are injured when Cuban Border Guard Troops confront and open fire on a US-registered speedboat violating Cuban waters.
What happened on February 25
32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 138 to 2026.
Standout on February 25
2026
Cuba
Four people are killed and several more are injured when Cuban Border Guard Troops confront and open fire on a US-registered speedboat violating Cuban waters.
About February 25
February 25 is the 56th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 56 of 365 (56 in leap years)309 days left in the year (310 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Sunday in 2029, Monday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 9 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- February birthstone
- Amethystcalm, clarity and courage
- February birth flower
- Violet / Primrosefaithfulness and young love
- Next occurrence
- In 121 days
- Roman numerals
- XXV.IIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 75th1951 Pan American Games1951
- 75thPan American Games1951
- 70thOn the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences1956
- 40thFerdinand Marcos1986
- 40thPeople Power Revolution1986
- 25thA. R. Ammons2001
- 25thDon Bradman2001
- 25thVernon Carey Jr.2001
February 25 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Hesston shootings
- 25 years ago2001
- Vernon Carey Jr. · A. R. Ammons · Don Bradman
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on February 25 — ages this year
- 2005Noah Jupeturns 21
- 2004Tyler Sandersturns 22
- 2003Brandin Podziemskiturns 23
- 2001Vernon Carey Jr.turns 25
- 2000Bo Nixturns 26
- 1999Rocky (singer)turns 27
Historical events 32
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Gui Minhai
Hong Kong–based writer and publisher Gui Minhai, known for writing about Chinese Communist Party politicians, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for intelligence violations.
Hesston shootings
Three people are killed and fourteen others injured in a series of shootings in the small Kansas cities of Newton and Hesston.
2015 Afghanistan avalanches
At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.
Border Guard Bangladesh
Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials.
Pilkhana, Bangladesh
At their headquarters in Pilkhana, members of the Bangladesh Rifles began a mutiny that resulted in 82 deaths.
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashes 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.
Minerva Airlines Flight 1553
Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.
Baruch Goldstein
Israeli physician Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian Muslims praying at the mosque in Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 people and wounding 125 others.
Warsaw Pact
Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.
People Power Revolution
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.
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were ousted from power by the non-violent People Power Revolution, with Corazon Aquino succeeding as president.
Suriname
The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
Henck Arron
The first prime minister of independent Suriname, Henck Arron (pictured), was deposed in a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
In a speech to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced the personality cult and dictatorship of his predecessor Joseph Stalin.
1951 Pan American Games
After being postponed due to World War II, the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pan American Games
The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
Edvard Beneš
Fearful of civil war and Soviet intervention in recent unrest, President Edvard Beneš (pictured) ceded control of the government to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
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.
NKVD
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.
Abolition of Prussia
The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
Communist Party of the Netherlands
The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
Air Raid Precautions
As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
USS Ranger (CV-4)
USS Ranger (pictured), the United States Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, was launched.
Adolf Hitler
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.
Democratic Republic of Georgia
Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
United States Senate
Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. Congress.
Calaveras County, California
Miners 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.
Royal Navy
Royal Navy captain Lord George Paulet began a five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel's opera Nero premiered in Hamburg.
Khosrow II
Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II.
AD 138
Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius as his son and successor following the death of Hadrian's first adopted son Lucius Aelius.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Henry Kelly
Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television broadcaster, actor and journalist (born 1947)
Eugenie Clark
Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic; noted ichthyologist (born 1922)
Hans Raj Khanna
Hans Raj Khanna, Indian judge and advocate; upholder of civil liberties (born 1912)
Peter Benenson
Peter Benenson, English lawyer, founded Amnesty International (born 1921)
Don Bradman
Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (born 1908)
Glenn T. Seaborg
Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Gerland of Agrigento
Christian feast days: Gerland of Agrigento
Maria Adeodata Pisani
Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani
Saint Walpurga
Christian feast days: Saint Walpurga (she was canonised on 1 May c. 870 and Walpurgis Night is celebrated 30 April)
Robert of Arbrissel
Christian feast days: Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, founder of Fontevraud Abbey
John Roberts (missionary)
Christian feast days: John Roberts, writer and missionary (Anglican Communion)
Beatification
Christian feast days: Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Æthelberht of Kent
Christian feast days: Æthelberht of Kent
Hamburg
Christian feast days: Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of spring
Spread across the centuries
- 2nd century1
- 7th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century3
- 20th century38
- 21st century28
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about February 25
What day of the year is February 25?
February 25 is the 56th day of the year, with 309 days left after it.
What star sign is February 25?
February 25 falls under Pisces (February 19 – March 20), a water sign ruled by Neptune (traditionally Jupiter). The birthstone for the month is Amethyst.
How many things happened on February 25?
We record 80 entries for February 25: 32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 138 to 2026.
Who was born on February 25?
Noah Jupe (2005) is among the notable births on February 25. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the February 25 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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