November 25

Events

 * -, dies. , the son of his second daughter  and , inherits the throne.
 * - The sinks in the, drowning , son of.
 * - and  defeat  at the.
 * - The of, last  stronghold in , begins.
 * - . The English army defeats the Scots.
 * - A deadly rocks, in the , killing 80,000 people.
 * - The, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the , reaches its peak intensity and maintains it through . Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people perish in the mighty gale.
 * - : forces capture  from  control.
 * 1758  -  is founded.
 * - : The last troops leave  three months after the signing of the.
 * - :, the last of independent , is forced to  and exiled to.
 * -, a British , mysteriously disappeared (or more likely murdered) in.
 * - The arrives in  to become the first  of the.
 * - A slams  with high winds and a 40 foot,  destroying the port city of  (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the.
 * - : - At  in,  forces led by General  break the  by routing  troops under General.
 * - American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down.
 * - patents.
 * - The is established as a  consisting primarily of s affected by the.
 * - : In retaliation for the defeat at the,   troops sack 's sleeping  village at the headwaters of the.
 * - Death of Mother Mary of the Immaculate Conception, CIC, first of the (Louisiana), the second indigenous congregation of women in the.
 * - The Danish arrives in  to become.
 * - becomes a signatory to the.
 * -, former crownland, proclaims its secession from this state to join the.
 * - The worst, deadliest outbreak in U.S. November history strikes on . 27 twisters of great strength reported in the, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates . 51 deaths in  alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
 * - In, and  sign the , thus agreeing to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests" in case of an unprovoked attack by the  against either nation.
 * - First flight of the  and.
 * - joined the.
 * - Statehood of was re-established at the.
 * - : A  hits a  store in, , killing 160 shoppers.
 * 1944  - World War II:  - At ,  forces led by the general officer  defeat the ese army led by.
 * - : The "" are by  s.
 * 1947  -  ratifies the  and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the.
 * - The "", a violent, paralyzes the and the , bringing winds up to 100 mph and sub-zero temperatures.  records 57 inches of snow. 323 people die due to the storm.
 * 1950  - The  joins the, sending thousands of troops across the  border to fight  forces.
 * - 's murder-mystery play  opens at the in  and eventually becomes the longest continuously-running  in history.
 * - becomes the first team outside the  to beat England at home, famously winning 6-3 at.
 * - gains  as a self-governing member of the.
 * - The of the  are.
 * - President is buried at.
 * - In, author and two compatriots commit ritualistic  after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
 * -, head of the military in , is ousted in a military  led by Lieutenant General.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - : regains the  world welterweight  title in a bout against.
 * - The destroys an entire city block, including the  building and the recently closed  Department Store.
 * - 36 top musicians gather in a studio and record 's  in order to raise money for  in.
 * 1984  - A  train derails between  and,.
 * - : US Attorney General announces that profits from covert weapons sales to  were illegally diverted to the anti-communist  rebels in.
 * 1986  - The  was officially opened in the.
 * - pummels the  with  winds of 165 mph and a surge that swallows entire villages. at least 1,036 deaths attributed to the storm.
 * - German politician becomes president of the.
 * - The Federal Assembly votes to split the country into the  and  from,.
 * - founder  announces he will be stepping down as  of the company.
 * - An strikes the central U.S. killing 26 people. Powerful windstorm affects, winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
 * - took place.
 * - Reported assassination attempt on president.
 * - The U.S. Court of Appeals (7thCir) issued its opinion in, a copyright infringement case.
 * -  opens  archives to historians. Maps of possible nuclear strikes against, as well as the possible nuclear annihilation of 43 Polish cities and 2 million of its citizens by -controlled forces, are released.
 * - The and a  (called by the President and declared invalid because of insufficient turnout) were held in.

Births

 * -, queen of Cyprus (d. )
 * -, Confucian scholar (d. )
 * -, Spanish playwright (d. )
 * -, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. )
 * -, Queen of (d. )
 * -, Queen of (d. )
 * -, French astronomer and botanist (d. )
 * -, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French' (d. )
 * -, Japanese mathematician (d. )
 * -, British Christian writer (d. )
 * -, German physician and physicist (d. )
 * -, American statesman and author (d. )
 * -, British-born industrialist and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * - American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of  (d. )
 * -, German engineer (d. )
 * -, Portuguese novelist (d. )
 * -, American temperance advocate (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, American pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, American judge and social reformer (d. )
 * -, American theatrical director (d. )
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. )
 * -, British children's author (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American mystic (d. )
 * 1883  -, American newspaper publisher and aviation promoter (d. )
 * -, Russian geneticist (d. )
 * -, English war poet and artist (d. )
 * -, German pianist (d. )
 * 1895  -,  (d. )
 * 1895  -, American writer  (d. )
 * -, American composer and music critic (d. )
 * -, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (d. )
 * -, Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * 1904  -, Chinese novelist (d. )
 * 1904  -, Italian composer and alpinist (d. )
 * -, British racing driver and aviator (d. )
 * -, American physician and essayist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1914  -, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. )
 * -, Chilean President (d. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (d. )
 * 1920  -, Mexican actor
 * 1920  -, American actress
 * -, French-Spanish singer (d. )
 * -, former president of Finland
 * -, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher.
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1926  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American choreographer and dancer
 * -, Italian actress
 * -, American physicist and astronaut (d. )
 * 1940  -, American football coach
 * -, Pakistani author and spiritual leader (d. )
 * 1941  -, American musician
 * -, American folk singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, English rock drummer
 * -, American filmmaker
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, French Canadian politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1951  -, American musician
 * 1951  -, Spanish novelist and war reporter
 * -, Pakistani test cricketer
 * -, former CEO of
 * 1953  -, Australian  player
 * -, Italian born British
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, Jr., former governor
 * -, British politician
 * 1959  -, British guitarist
 * -, American singer
 * 1960  -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, American keyboardist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1963  -,  Canadian jazz singer
 * 1963   -, American football player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1965  -, Scottish television and film actor
 * -, American musician ( and )
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * -, Japanese
 * 1967  -, American comedian (as ) and musician
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1968  -, American rap music artist
 * 1968  -, Canadian actress and talk show host
 * 1968  -, Bulgarian pole vaulter
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American football player
 * 1976  -, American soccer player
 * -, Argentine tennis player
 * 1977  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Japanese musician
 * -, British songwriter
 * -, American professional wrestling backstage interviewer
 * 1980  -, Prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner, Sri Lanka
 * 1980  -, South African footballer
 * -, Spanish international footballer
 * 1981  -  and, daughters of  and
 * 1981  -, American basketball player
 * -, Scottish singer/songwriter
 * -, French actor
 * -, American singer and actress
 * 1986  -, English footballer
 * 1986  -, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the  system (d. )

Deaths

 * -, Christian martyr
 * - King
 * -, son of (drowned) (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, Titular emperor of Costantinople (b. )
 * -, French merchant
 * -, Italian naval leader (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Danish geologist (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, first native Mayor of New York (b. )
 * -, British hymnwriter (b. )
 * -, German musician (b. )
 * -, British poet (b. )
 * -, German explorer (b. )
 * -, German inventor of the modern flute (b. )
 * -, German chemist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * 1885  -,  (b. )
 * -, French-born American race car driver and automobile pioneer (b. )
 * -, American baseball commissioner (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, karate master (b. )
 * -, Danish writer, laureate (b. )
 * 1950  -, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * - Dame, British pianist (b. )
 * -, American journalist, politician, and writer (b. )
 * 1968  -, American explorer of the Antarctic. (b. )
 * -, Japanese writer (b. )
 * -, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian-born actor (b. )
 * -, British singer and songwriter (b. )
 * 1974  -, Burmese  (b. )
 * -, American woman who hold the record for longest (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (b. )
 * -, American World War II and Korean soldier (b. )
 * -, French journalist and television host (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * 1997  -,  (b. ca. )
 * -, American philosopher (b. )
 * 1998  -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, Internationally renowned Spiritual Leader of Pakistan (b. )
 * -, Czech theater director (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer (b. )
 * 2005  -, English WRC champion (b. )
 * -, American shooting victim (b. )
 * 2006  -, Italian comic book artist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Italian lyricist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Mexican singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actress, journalist and children's book publisher (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Saint ;
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