The following events occurred in February 1925:
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- Germany presented a conciliatory memorandum to France proposing a mutual guarantee of the existing border between the two countries.[11]
- The comedy play Loggerheads featuring Whitford Kane opened in New York City.
- Born: Vic Wertz, baseball player, in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
- The U.S.-Canadian Fishing Agreement was signed, outlining fishing rights for the respective countries.[12]
- Born: Pierre Mondy, actor and director, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France (d. 2012)
- Died: Aristide Bruant, 73, French cabaret singer and nightclub owner
- U.S. President Calvin Coolidge suggested that an international conference be held to set limits on the size of naval vessels.[7]
- New Zealand's rugby union team defeated the visiting Canadian team from Victoria, British Columbia, 68 to 4, in Toulouse, France to complete a perfect 32–0 record in their 1924–25 tour of Britain, Ireland and France. New Zealand scored a total of 838 points with only 116 points scored against them.
- In a cricket match played in Melbourne, the English team defeated Australia in the 4th Test for their first win against the Australians since 1912.[7]
- Born: George Kennedy, actor, in New York City (d. 2016)
- Died: James Lane Allen, 75, American writer
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Aleksandar Tsankov declared a state of war throughout the country amid fighting between Bulgarian and Serbian irregulars attributed to communist agitators.[21]
- This is the cover date of the very first issue of The New Yorker, though not necessarily the publication date, as magazines usually date their covers ahead of time.[22]
- A dynamite depot in Brazil exploded, killing 621.[23]
- Born: Sam Peckinpah, film director and screenwriter, in Fresno, California (d. 1984)
"New "Missing Link's" Skull is Found in South African Wilds". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 4, 1925. p. 3.
"Ski Jumping". The Greater Vernon Museum & Archives. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
Eekma, Bruce (2011). A Daughter's Search for Her Father. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4620-5716-0.
Stolfi, R.H.S. (2011). Hitler: Beyond Evil and Tyranny. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-61614-474-6.
"Nurmi Races Two Miles in Less Than 9 Minutes". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 15, 1925. p. Part 2 p. 1.