What happened on February 25

30 documented historical events happened on February 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius as his son and successor following the death of Hadrian's first adopted son Lucius Aelius. On the same day, in another year: Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

157 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 25, including Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321), Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

74 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 25, including Tarasios of Constantinople, Fujiwara no Mototsune, William Lily (grammarian). The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on February 25 around the world: Christian feast days: Æthelberht of Kent, Christian feast days: Blessed Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás, Christian feast days: Gerland of Agrigento, Christian feast days: John Roberts, writer and missionary (Anglican Communion), Christian feast days: Hamburg Matthiae-mahl, feast of Hanseatic League cities on the mediaeval first day of spring, Christian feast days: Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.