February 25
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1941
The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
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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.
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The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
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The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
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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.
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Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest.
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American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he is disarmed and beaten to death by survivors.
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Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four.
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Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials.
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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.
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At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan.
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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.
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2005Noah Jupe, English actor
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2001Vernon Carey Jr., American basketball player
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2000Bo Nix, American football player
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1999Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer
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1999Matvey Safonov, Russian footballer
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1999Rocky, South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter
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1997Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
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1997Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian basketball player
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1997Brock Boeser, American ice hockey player
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1995Mario Hezonja, Croatian basketball player
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1995Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgarian tennis player
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1994Fred VanVleet, American basketball player
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