Famous Personalities Born In November - 25
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
1454 On this day in history birth of catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510)
1501 Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1577 On this day in history birth of piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629)
1638 On this day in history birth of catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II of England (d. 1705)
1697 Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood) was born on this day in history.
1703 Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784) was born on this day in history.
1712 Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French' (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.
1714 Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d. 1783) was born on November - 25.
1721 On this day in history birth of willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies)
1734 On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer
1737 On November - 25 birth of christian Friedrich Penzel, composer
1741 Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer was born on this day in history.
1752 Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 On November - 25 birth of otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer
1778 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.
1787 On November - 25 birth of franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)
1814 On November - 25 birth of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)
1817 John Bigelow, American statesman and author (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1823 On November - 25 birth of joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910
1825 On November - 25 birth of edward Augustus Wild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
1828 Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician was born on November - 25.
1834 On November - 25 birth of jean-Baptist Colyns, composer
1835 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist was born on November - 25.
1839 On November - 25 birth of stanislaw Duniecki, composer
1840 On this day in history birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)
1841 Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history birth of henry Ware Eliot American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919)
1844 On this day in history birth of karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)
1845 José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Portuguese novelist (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1846 Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers was born on November - 25.
1846 Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate (d. 1911) was born on November - 25.
1852 Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria was born on November - 25.