|
What happened in history on this day: February 25?
On February 25 in ...
- 1940 - First televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (New York Rangers versus Montreal Canadiens).
- 1950 - NBC premieres the Your Show of Shows 90-minute variety TV show, with hosts Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen.
- 1981 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Christopher Cross for "Sailing";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Bette Midler for "The Rose";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Kenny Loggins for "This Is It";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Pat Benatar for "Crimes Of Passion";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Billy Joel for "Glass Houses";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band for "Against The Wind";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Anne Murray for "Could I Have This Dance?";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: George Jones for "He Stopped Loving Her Today".
- 1982 - PBS-TV airs the final episode of The Lawrence Welk Show.
- 1983 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 25th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Toto for "Rosanna";
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for "Up Where We Belong";
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Ernie Watts for "Chariots Of Fire Theme";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Pat Benatar for "Shadows Of The Night";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: John Cougar Mellencamp for "Hurts So Good";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Survivor for "Eye Of The Tiger";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Willie Nelson for "Always On My Mind".
- 1986 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 28th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Quincy Jones for "We Are The World";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Whitney Houston for "Saving All My Love For You";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Phil Collins for "No Jacket Required";
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Quincy Jones for "We Are The World";
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist): Jan Hammer for "Miami Vice Theme";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Turner for "One Of The Living";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Don Henley for "The Boys Of Summer";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Dire Straits for "Money For Nothing";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Freeway Of Love";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for "In Square Circle";
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Commodores for "Nightshift".
- 1992 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Natalie Cole for "Unforgettable";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Bonnie Raitt for "Something To Talk About";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Michael Bolton for "When A Man Loves A Woman";
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: R.E.M. for "Losing My Religion";
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Michael Kamen for "Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo: Bonnie Raitt for "Luck Of The Draw";
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Eric Johnson for "Cliffs Of Dover".
- 1998 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Shawn Colvin for "Sunny Came Home";
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Sarah McLachlan for "Building A Mystery";
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Elton John for "Candle In The Wind 1997";
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Fiona Apple for "Criminal";
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Bob Dylan for "Cold Irons Bound";
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: The Chemical Brothers for "Block Rockin' Beats";
Best Rap Solo Performance: Will Smith for "Men In Black".
- 2004 - Newmarket releases the film The Passion of the Christ to theaters.
Births on February 25
- 1887 - Birth of Leonard Carey in England; actor (Laughter).
- 1894 - Birth of Howard Wendell in Poland; actor (Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake).
- 1900 - Birth of Jed Harris; producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball).
- 1901 - Birth of Herbert Zeppo Marx in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Marx Brothers).
- 1906 - Birth of Warren Hymer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob).
- 1907 - Birth of Shimen Rushkin in Poland; actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time).
- 1912 - Birth of Richard Wattis in England; actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl).
- 1913 - Birth of Gert Froebe in Saxony, Germany; actor (Goldfinger).
- 1913 - Birth of Jim Backus in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III - Gilligan's Island).
- 1920 - Birth of Hayes Gordon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room).
- 1925 - Birth of Bert Remsen in Glen Cove, New York, USA; actor (Mario - It's a Living).
- 1927 - Birth of Dick Jones in Snyder, Texas, USA; actor (Buffalo Bill Jr).
- 1927 - Birth of Jane Nigh in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Lorelei - Big Town).
- 1928 - Birth of Larry Gelbart; writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, M*A*S*H).
- 1929 - Birth of Christopher George in Royal Oak, Minnesota, USA; actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal).
- 1932 - Birth of Faron Young; country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone).
- 1937 - Birth of Tom Courtenay in England; actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy).
- 1938 - Birth of Diane Baker in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie).
- 1939 - Birth of Marisa Mell in Vienna, Austria; actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70).
- 1940 - Birth of Jud Taylor; actor (Dr Gerson - Dr Kildare).
- 1941 - Birth of David Puttnam in London, England; film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures).
- 1941 - Birth of Susan Browning in Baldwin, New York, USA; actress (Pat - Mary Hartman).
- 1943 - Birth of Sally Jesse Raphael in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA; TV talk show host (Sally).
- 1944 - Birth of Karen Grassle in Berkeley, California, USA; actress (Caroline - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1944 - Birth of Kristina Holland in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; actor (Tina - Courtship of Eddie's Father).
- 1950 - Birth of Neil Jordan; director (The Crying Game).
- 1953 - Birth of Garrett Glaser; entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight).
- 1955 - Birth of Leann Hunley; actress (Dane Carrington - Dynasty, Dawson's Creek).
- 1965 - Birth of Veronica Webb; supermodel/actress (Jungle Fever, Malcolm X).
- 1966 - Birth of Stacey Cortez; actress (Sheila Cantillan - General Hospital).
- 1966 - Birth of Tea Leoni in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth).
- 1971 - Birth of Sean Astin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Goonies, Like Father Like Son, Toy Soldiers).
Deaths on February 25
- 1967 - John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at age 57.
- 1987 - Death of James Coco at age 56 of a heart attack; actor (Calucci's Dept., The Dumplings, St. Elsewhere (Emmy Award), Who's The Boss?).
- 1988 - Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at age 78.
- 1990 - Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, Two of a Kind), dies at age 30.
- 1992 - Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, One Eyed Soldiers), dies at age 79.
- 1992 - John E Allen Junior, actor (1 2 3), dies.
- 1993 - Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at age 75.
- 1996 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian doctor/actor (Killing Fields), murdered at age 45 (born 1940).
- 2006 - Death of Darren McGavin at age 83; actor (Mike Hammer TV show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV show, Riverboat TV show, Crime Photographer TV show, Murphy Brown TV show (Emmy award)).
- 2022 - Death of Tsewang Norbu at age 25 by self-immolation in Lhasa, Tibet; singer (Sing! China TV show contestant).
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/tvmovie/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|