Historical events on February 25.

1510: Albuquerque, a Portuguese general, with a surprise attack, captured the fort of Panaji.

1909: Mahatma Gandhi was arrested, sentenced for 3 months imprisonment at Transvaal for not producing registration certificate.( South Africa).

1945: Turkey declared war on Germany during World War II.

1968: Mohammad Hidayatullah became the 11th Chief Justice of India.

1975: Shah Faisal, the then ruler of Saudi Arabia, was assassinated by his nephew, Prince Faisal bin Mussad.

1986: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos stepped down after 20 years in power.

Famous birthdays and birth anniversaries – February 25.

1884: Ravishankar Vyas, an Indian independence activist, social worker, and Gandhian.

1903: Kailas Nath Wanchoo, the tenth Chief Justice of India.

1938: Farokh Engineer, a former Indian cricketer.

1943: George Harrison, an English musician, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer.

1948: Danny Denzongpa, an Indian film actor, singer, and film director.

1974: Divya Bharti, an Indian film actress.

1981: Shahid Kapoor, an Indian actor.

Death anniversaries– February 25.

1999: Glenn Theodore Seaborg, an American chemist.

2001: Sir Donald George Bradman, an Australian international cricketer.

2016: Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain, an Indian entrepreneur.

2017: William Paxton, an American actor, and director.