Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. Date: February 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: February 25, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅…
Alitalia Flight 1553 crashes at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Genoa, Italy, killing four. Date: February 25, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: February 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009…
Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at their headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh, resulting in 74 deaths, including 57 army officials. Date: February 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 310 people are killed in avalanches in northeastern Afghanistan. Date: February 25, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three people are killed and fourteen others injured in a series of shootings in the small Kansas cities of Newton and Hesston. Date: February 25, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients. Date: February 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States. Date: February 24, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Estonian Declaration of Independence. Date: February 24, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)