Historical Events In November - 25

1758  On this day in history britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French   

1766  Pope Clement XIII warns On the dangers of anti-Christian writings on this day in history.   

1766  Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings on this day in history.   

1770  On November - 25 explorer Samuel Hearne returns to Prince of Wales fort on Hudson Bay after failing to reach the Coppermine River   

1773  Carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66 on November - 25.   

1783  Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US on this day in history.   

1783  Britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US on November - 25.   

1787  On November - 25 franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)   

1792  Farmer's Almanac 1st published on November - 25.   

1805  On November - 25 the opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance   

1805  Opera "Thaïs" 1st American performance on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70   

1817  On November - 25 1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)   

1823  On this day in history joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1825  On November - 25 edward Augustus Wild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891   

1826  The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy on November - 25.   

1828  Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history pierre Rode, composer, dies at 56   

1834  Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee &half a pie for 12 cents on this day in history.   

1834  On November - 25 delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents   

1834  On this day in history jean-Baptist Colyns, composer   

1835  The birth of Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philantropist on November - 25.   

1835  Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist on November - 25.   

1839  A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (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 disaster on November - 25.   

1839  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer on November - 25.   

1840  Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) on this day in history.   

1841  35 Amistad survivors return to Africa on this day in history.   

1844  On November - 25 the birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer   

1844  On this day in history karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)   

1846  Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers on this day in history.   

1847  Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna) on November - 25.   

1852  On this day in history johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria   

1854  John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 on November - 25.   

1856  Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) on this day in history.   

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1454  On November - 25 birth of catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510)   

1501  On November - 25 birth of yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)   

1507  On November - 25 birth of joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)   

1562  Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia) was born on November - 25.   

1577  On November - 25 birth of piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629)   

1638  Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II of England (d. 1705) was born on November - 25.   

1697  Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood) was born on November - 25.   

1703  Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784) was born on November - 25.   

0311  On this day in history death of peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr   

0992  Mieszko I, Polish advisor to Pope John XV, dies on this day in history.   

1034  Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 980) on November - 25.   

1120  On this day in history death of countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns   

1185  Lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies on this day in history.   

1326  On this day in history death of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1264)   

1374  On this day in history death of philip II of Taranto, Titular emperor of Costantinople (b. 1329)   

1456  On November - 25 jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle