A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 25 throughout history.
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Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign and absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown
First Legal Tender Act of 1862 is passed by US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that is legal tender in America
The Dalai Lama (UK: , US: ; Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Wylie: Tā la'i bla ma [táːlɛː láma]) is the head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and politician who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his…
"Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit "That'll Be the Day" in Clovis, New Mexico
A group of 1,000 artists including Annie Lennox, Billy Ocean, and Kate Bush, release a lyric-less album to protest a proposed British law allowing developers access to copyrighted material to train AI [1]
Marit Bjørgen of Norway wins gold in the 30k cross-country and becomes the most successful Winter Olympic athlete of all time with 15 medals
John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829.
Actor Jack Haley (22) weds Florence McFadden
Actor and comedian Kelsey Grammer (57) weds Kayte Walsh (29) at the Longacre Theater in Manhattan, New York
Council of Rockingham: King of England William II clashes with Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm over papal allegiance, leading to Anselm's eventual exile until William's death in 1100
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. A charismatic and ambitious youth, Essex grew up in a...
Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills Duke Wallenstein
Pavonia Massacre: Dutch US colonists kill 120 Algonquin Native Americans at Communipaw (New Jersey)
Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of...
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (15 April 1721 [N.S.] – 31 October 1765), was the third and youngest son of George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach.
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
First Bank of the United States is chartered by the United States Congress for a term of 20 years
French Politician and Educator Joseph Lakanal, defines on behalf of the French Revolution an “educational utopia” aiming to “put an end to inequalities of development that affected a citizen's capacities for judgment."
First federal forestry legislation authorizes the purchase of timberland
In the last significant act of the Holy Roman Empire, more than 100 German polities are abolished in a major internal reorganization
Australia's first currency, the holey dollar, is introduced, made from Spanish 'pieces of eight' with the centers stamped out for the colony of New South Wales [1]
First US electric printing press is patented by Thomas Davenport
London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours
Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to the West
The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state.
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks chartered at the federal level, and created the United States...
Guipago or Lone Wolf the Elder was the last Principal Chief of the Kiowa tribe. He was a member of the Koitsenko, the Kiowa warrior elite, and was a signer of the Little Arkansas Treaty in 1865.
US Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act
US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds
Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea
J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society
The Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingenwas, a Dutch social-democratic trade union, forms
The North River Tunnels are a pair of rail tunnels that carry Amtrak and New Jersey Transit passenger lines under the Hudson River between North Bergen, New Jersey, and New York Penn Station in...
Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training.
Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution becomes law, providing the legal basis for the institution of a graduated income tax
Battle of Verdun: German troops conquer Fort Douaumont without firing a shot, the largest and highest fort defending the city of Verdun during World War I
Oregon becomes the first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)
The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, romanized: sakartvelos demok'rat'iuli resp'ublik'a) was the first modern establishment of a republic of...
Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 marks
Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)
Diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union established
Gdańsk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor
Check photographing device patented
1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the 1st Baron Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the 3rd Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a...
First Anderson bomb shelter in Britain is erected in an Islington garden
First televised ice hockey game in US - New York Rangers defeat visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden; W2XBS broadcasts to up to 300 receivers in NYC
Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)
Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front
Alexander Gretchaninov's "Missa Oecumenica" (Ecumenical Mass) premieres in Boston with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the composer wrote the work in memory of the conductor's wife Natalie (1880-1942)
The Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
Allied Control Council, the governing body of post-World War II occupied Germany and Austria. abolishes the State of Prussia
WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)
The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games (Spanish: I Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February...
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 6. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 6.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970.
Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home college basketball win streak
India Congress Party wins elections
John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963.
"Please Please Me" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was their second single in the United Kingdom, and their first in the United States.
Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns
The 1966 Syrian coup d'état (also known as the 23 February Movement) refers to events between 21 and 23 February during which the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was overthrown and replaced.
Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 (Mariner Mars 69A and Mariner Mars 69B) were two uncrewed NASA robotic spacecraft that completed the first dual mission to Mars in 1969 as part of NASA's wider Mariner...
Attempted assassination of Irish Minister of State for Home Affairs John Taylor who is shot a number of times (the Official Irish Republican Army later claimed responsibility)
Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women's Allround World Champion at Strömsund, Sweden her second consecutive title and third in 4 years
Veronica and Colin Scargill of England begin a tandem bicycle ride of a record 18,020 miles around the world and complete it on August 27, 1975
Educational series "The Letter People" concludes on KETC-TV (PBS) in St. Louis, Missouri
Salyut 6 was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth station of the Salyut programme, and alternatively known DOS-5 as it was the fifth of the Durable Orbital Station series of civilian space...
British political comedy "Yes Minister" written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds premieres on BBC Two
Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs
Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500
Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva discovers the royal tombs of Sipán from the Moche culture (A.D. 100 to 800) in northern Peru after a police tip-off, considered the richest archaeological find of the New World [1]
First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms
Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas
Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons v Sri Lanka (122 & 100*)
The 34th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1992, recognizing accomplishments by musicians from the previous year (1991).
Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein massacres at least 55 Palestinians at Hebron Ibrahimi Mosque, with an assault style rifle
Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed)
Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad v Leeward Is
The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Bangladesh Rifles stage a mutiny in Pilkhana, Dhaka, taking over the Border Guards headquarters and killing 57 army officers and 17 civilians
French fashion house Christian Dior suspends its chief designer John Galliano after he is arrested for an anti-semitic verbal attack in Paris
The Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen is an ongoing armed conflict between the Yemeni government, the United States and their allies, and al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Yemen.
50 students are killed in a Boko Harem attack on a college in Buni, Nigeria
Thomas Edward Perez is an American politician and attorney who served as the senior advisor to U.S.
2-man bobsled champions Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany win their 2nd gold medals of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as part of the German 4-man team
murders occurred during a five day police strike in Ceará, Brazil, despite army patrolling the streets according to authorities
Untitled 1969 painting by Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde sets a new record for the most expensive work of Modern Indian art at 420m rupees (nearly $5m; £3.9m) in Mumbai [1]
Turkey widens probe into buildings that collapsed during the Feb 6 earthquakes arresting 184 people, as the death toll passes 44,128 (including Syria, more than 50,000), with nearly two million people left homeless [1]
José de San Martín, Argentine general and leader, known for argentine general and leader, was born on 1778-02-25.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor, known for french painter and sculptor, was born on 1841-02-25.
John Foster Dulles, New Zealand politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1888-02-25.
Anthony Burgess, English writer and composer, known for english writer and composer, was born on 1917-02-25.
Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader, known for korean religious leader, was born on 1920-02-25.
George Harrison, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1943-02-25.
Sally Jessy Raphael is born
Ric Flair, American professional wrestler, known for american professional wrestler, was born on 1950-02-25.
Alexis Denisof, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1967-02-25. Alexis Denisof is an American actor, primarily known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy…
Sean Astin, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1972-02-25. Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th…
Rashida Jones, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1977-02-25. Rashida Leah Jones ( rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker.
Carlo Goldoni, Italian musician, known for italian playwright, was born on 1707-02-25. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice.
Enrico Caruso, Italian musician, known for italian opera tenor, was born on 1873-02-25.
Bobby Riggs, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1918-02-25.
Paul O'Neill is born
Albrecht von Wallenstein, Czech bohemian military leader and statesman, known for bohemian military leader and statesman, died on 1634-02-25.
Bugs Moran dies
Elijah Muhammad, American african american religious leader, known for african american religious leader, died on 1975-02-25.
Tennessee Williams, American playwright, known for american playwright, died on 1983-02-25.
Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer, known for australian cricketer, died on 2001-02-25.
Hosni Mubarak dies
Council of Rockingham: King of England William II clashes with Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm over papal allegiance, leading to Anselm's eventual exile until William's death in 1100
Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign and absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. A charismatic and ambitious youth, Essex grew up in a...
Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills Duke Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein, Czech bohemian military leader and statesman, known for bohemian military leader and statesman, died on 1634-02-25.
Pavonia Massacre: Dutch US colonists kill 120 Algonquin Native Americans at Communipaw (New Jersey)
Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of...
Carlo Goldoni, Italian musician, known for italian playwright, was born on 1707-02-25. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice.
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (15 April 1721 [N.S.] – 31 October 1765), was the third and youngest son of George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach.
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
José de San Martín, Argentine general and leader, known for argentine general and leader, was born on 1778-02-25.
First Bank of the United States is chartered by the United States Congress for a term of 20 years
French Politician and Educator Joseph Lakanal, defines on behalf of the French Revolution an “educational utopia” aiming to “put an end to inequalities of development that affected a citizen's capacities for judgment."
First federal forestry legislation authorizes the purchase of timberland
In the last significant act of the Holy Roman Empire, more than 100 German polities are abolished in a major internal reorganization
Australia's first currency, the holey dollar, is introduced, made from Spanish 'pieces of eight' with the centers stamped out for the colony of New South Wales [1]
John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829.
First US electric printing press is patented by Thomas Davenport
London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours
Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to the West
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor, known for french painter and sculptor, was born on 1841-02-25.
The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state.
First Legal Tender Act of 1862 is passed by US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that is legal tender in America
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks chartered at the federal level, and created the United States...
Enrico Caruso, Italian musician, known for italian opera tenor, was born on 1873-02-25.
Guipago or Lone Wolf the Elder was the last Principal Chief of the Kiowa tribe. He was a member of the Koitsenko, the Kiowa warrior elite, and was a signer of the Little Arkansas Treaty in 1865.
US Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act
US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds
John Foster Dulles, New Zealand politician and diplomat, known for american politician and diplomat, was born on 1888-02-25.
Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea
J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society
The Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingenwas, a Dutch social-democratic trade union, forms
The North River Tunnels are a pair of rail tunnels that carry Amtrak and New Jersey Transit passenger lines under the Hudson River between North Bergen, New Jersey, and New York Penn Station in...
The Dalai Lama (UK: , US: ; Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Wylie: Tā la'i bla ma [táːlɛː láma]) is the head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training.
Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution becomes law, providing the legal basis for the institution of a graduated income tax
Battle of Verdun: German troops conquer Fort Douaumont without firing a shot, the largest and highest fort defending the city of Verdun during World War I
Anthony Burgess, English writer and composer, known for english writer and composer, was born on 1917-02-25.
Bobby Riggs, American athlete, known for american tennis player, was born on 1918-02-25.
Oregon becomes the first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)
Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader, known for korean religious leader, was born on 1920-02-25.
Actor Jack Haley (22) weds Florence McFadden
The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, romanized: sakartvelos demok'rat'iuli resp'ublik'a) was the first modern establishment of a republic of...
Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 marks
Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)
Diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union established
Gdańsk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor
Check photographing device patented
1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger
Sally Jessy Raphael is born
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the 1st Baron Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the 3rd Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a...
First Anderson bomb shelter in Britain is erected in an Islington garden
First televised ice hockey game in US - New York Rangers defeat visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden; W2XBS broadcasts to up to 300 receivers in NYC
Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)
Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front
George Harrison, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1943-02-25.
Alexander Gretchaninov's "Missa Oecumenica" (Ecumenical Mass) premieres in Boston with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the composer wrote the work in memory of the conductor's wife Natalie (1880-1942)
The Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.
Allied Control Council, the governing body of post-World War II occupied Germany and Austria. abolishes the State of Prussia
WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)
"Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen.
Ric Flair, American professional wrestler, known for american professional wrestler, was born on 1950-02-25.
The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games (Spanish: I Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February...
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 6. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 6.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (né Dzhugashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6 December] 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-born Soviet revolutionary and politician who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his…
Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit "That'll Be the Day" in Clovis, New Mexico
Bugs Moran dies
Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home college basketball win streak
India Congress Party wins elections
John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963.
"Please Please Me" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was their second single in the United Kingdom, and their first in the United States.
Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns
Paul O'Neill is born
The 1966 Syrian coup d'état (also known as the 23 February Movement) refers to events between 21 and 23 February during which the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was overthrown and replaced.
Alexis Denisof, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1967-02-25. Alexis Denisof is an American actor, primarily known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy…
Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 (Mariner Mars 69A and Mariner Mars 69B) were two uncrewed NASA robotic spacecraft that completed the first dual mission to Mars in 1969 as part of NASA's wider Mariner...
Attempted assassination of Irish Minister of State for Home Affairs John Taylor who is shot a number of times (the Official Irish Republican Army later claimed responsibility)
Sean Astin, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1972-02-25. Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th…
Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women's Allround World Champion at Strömsund, Sweden her second consecutive title and third in 4 years
Veronica and Colin Scargill of England begin a tandem bicycle ride of a record 18,020 miles around the world and complete it on August 27, 1975
Elijah Muhammad, American african american religious leader, known for african american religious leader, died on 1975-02-25.
Educational series "The Letter People" concludes on KETC-TV (PBS) in St. Louis, Missouri
Rashida Jones, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1977-02-25. Rashida Leah Jones ( rə-SHEE-də; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress and filmmaker.
Salyut 6 was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth station of the Salyut programme, and alternatively known DOS-5 as it was the fifth of the Durable Orbital Station series of civilian space...
British political comedy "Yes Minister" written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds premieres on BBC Two
Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs
Tennessee Williams, American playwright, known for american playwright, died on 1983-02-25.
Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500
Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva discovers the royal tombs of Sipán from the Moche culture (A.D. 100 to 800) in northern Peru after a police tip-off, considered the richest archaeological find of the New World [1]
First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms
Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas
Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons v Sri Lanka (122 & 100*)
The 34th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1992, recognizing accomplishments by musicians from the previous year (1991).
Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein massacres at least 55 Palestinians at Hebron Ibrahimi Mosque, with an assault style rifle
Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed)
Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad v Leeward Is
The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer, known for australian cricketer, died on 2001-02-25.
Bangladesh Rifles stage a mutiny in Pilkhana, Dhaka, taking over the Border Guards headquarters and killing 57 army officers and 17 civilians
Actor and comedian Kelsey Grammer (57) weds Kayte Walsh (29) at the Longacre Theater in Manhattan, New York
French fashion house Christian Dior suspends its chief designer John Galliano after he is arrested for an anti-semitic verbal attack in Paris
The Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen is an ongoing armed conflict between the Yemeni government, the United States and their allies, and al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Yemen.
50 students are killed in a Boko Harem attack on a college in Buni, Nigeria
Thomas Edward Perez is an American politician and attorney who served as the senior advisor to U.S.
Marit Bjørgen of Norway wins gold in the 30k cross-country and becomes the most successful Winter Olympic athlete of all time with 15 medals
2-man bobsled champions Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany win their 2nd gold medals of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as part of the German 4-man team
murders occurred during a five day police strike in Ceará, Brazil, despite army patrolling the streets according to authorities
Hosni Mubarak dies
Untitled 1969 painting by Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde sets a new record for the most expensive work of Modern Indian art at 420m rupees (nearly $5m; £3.9m) in Mumbai [1]
Turkey widens probe into buildings that collapsed during the Feb 6 earthquakes arresting 184 people, as the death toll passes 44,128 (including Syria, more than 50,000), with nearly two million people left homeless [1]
A group of 1,000 artists including Annie Lennox, Billy Ocean, and Kate Bush, release a lyric-less album to protest a proposed British law allowing developers access to copyrighted material to train AI [1]