, but this is reserved only for acts of serious and unrepentant heresy. Even in that case, the individual is not "damned" by the Church but is instead left to his own devices. <h3> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints </h3>
February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 309 days remaining, 310 in leap years.
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Events
- 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor.
- 1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- 1793 - George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States.
- 1836 - Samuel Colt receives an American patent for the Colt revolver.
- 1837 - First US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport
- 1870 - Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
- 1901 - J.P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation.
- 1912 - Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing a graduated income tax, is ratified.
- 1919 - Oregon places a 1 cent per US gallon (0.26 ¢/l)tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
- 1921 - The Democratic Republic of Georgia is occupied by the Soviet Russia.
- 1925 - Glacier Bay National Monument is established in Alaska.
- 1928 - Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, DC becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
- 1933 - The USS Ranger is launched, becoming the first custom-built aircraft carrier.
- 1951 - The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1954 - Gamal Abdul Nasser is made premier of Egypt.
- 1964 - Ali versus Liston: Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Florida, and was crowned the heavyweight champion of the world.
- 1969 - George Jones marries Tammy Wynette
- 1972 - Terrorism: Germany gives $5 million to an Arab terrorist as ransom for the passengers and crew of a hijacked jumbo jet.
- 1986 - EDSA Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president.
- 1991 - Gulf War: An Iraqi Scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 US Marines.
- 2004 - On Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is released in movie theaters across the United States, grossing approximately $370 million domestically.
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Births
- 1398 - Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)
- 1591 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
- 1643 - Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)
- 1663 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- 1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
- 1692 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
- 1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)
- 1714 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
- 1714 - Hyde Parker, British admiral (d. 1782)
- 1752 - John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
- 1778 - José de San Martín, Argentine general and liberator of South America
- 1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1919)
- 1842 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
- 1845 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
- 1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)
- 1877 - Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)
- 1888 - John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1959)
- 1890 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
- 1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
- 1901 - Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992)
- 1913 - Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1913 - Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
- 1916 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
- 1917 - Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)
- 1918 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996)
- 1918 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
- 1921 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (assassinated) (d. 1970)
- 1925 - Edward Gorey, American illustrator (d. 2000)
- 1928 - Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer
- 1932 - Faron Young, American singer (d.1996)
- 1935 - Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host
- 1937 - Tom Courtenay, British actor
- 1937 - Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist
- 1938 - Diane Baker, American actress
- 1938 - Herb Elliott, Australian runner
- 1940 - Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster
- 1940 - Ron Santo, baseball player
- 1942 - Karen Grassle, American actress
- 1946 - Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist
- 1947 - Lee Evans, American athlete
- 1947 - Doug Yule, American bass guitarist, (The Velvet Underground)
- 1948 - Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
- 1949 - Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
- 1950 - Neil Jordan, Irish director, writer, and producer
- 1950 - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina
- 1951 - Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
- 1952 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
- 1953 - José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain
- 1954 - John Doe, American musician
- 1961 - Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
- 1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player
- 1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker
- 1963 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality
- 1966 - Alexis Denisof, American actor
- 1966 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
- 1966 - Téa Leoni, American actress
- 1971 - Sean Astin, American actor
- 1977 - Josh Wolff, American hockey player
- 1978 - Sara Sinha, British-Asian singer and guitarist
- 1982 - Bert McCracken, American singer (The Used)
- 1986 - Justin Berfield, American actor
- 1998 - Brendon Baerg, American actor
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Deaths
- 1522 - William Lilye, English classical scholar
- 1536 - Berthold Haller, German-born reformer (b. 1492)
- 1553 - Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (d. 1492)
- 1558 - Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (b. 1498)
- 1577 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (b. 1533)
- 1601 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (b. 1566)
- 1634 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (b. 1583)
- 1643 - Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- 1655 - Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (b. 1580)
- 1682 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1644)
- 1713 - King Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1715 - Pu Songling, Chinese writer (b. 1640)
- 1723 - Sir Christopher Wren, English architect (b. 1632)
- 1756 - Eliza Haywood, English actress and writer (b. 1693)
- 1831 - Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German writer (b. 1752)
- 1850 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)
- 1852 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet (b. 1779)
- 1860 - Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman, educator, and lexicographer (b. 1790)
- 1899 - Paul Julius Reuter, German-born journalist (b. 1816)
- 1912 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
- 1957 - George "Bugs" Moran, American gangster (b. 1893)
- 1964 - Grace Metalious, American writer (b. 1924)
- 1971 - Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
- 1975 - Elijah Muhammad, American Black Muslim leader (b. 1897)
- 1978 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general (b. 1920)
- 1983 - Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)
- 1987 - James Coco, American actor (b. 1930)
- 1994 - Baruch Goldstein, American-born mass killer (b. 1956)
- 1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer (b. 1914)
- 1996 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-born actor (b. 1940)
- 1999 - Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
- 2001 - Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)
- 2003 - Tom O'Higgins, Irish Chief Justice (b. 1916)
- 2003 - Alberto Sordi, Italian actor (b. 1920)
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Holidays and observances
- Februaristaking (Netherlands) - strike against Nazi occupier, 1941
- Kuwait's national day.
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External links
February 24 - February 26 - January 25 - March 25 -- listing of all days
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