Famous Personalities Born In November - 25
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1454 Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.
1501 On this day in history birth of yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)
1507 On this day in history birth of joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)
1562 On November - 25 birth of lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia)
1577 Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629) was born on November - 25.
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.
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 this day in history.
1721 Willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies) was born on November - 25.
1734 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer was born on November - 25.
1737 Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer was born on this day in history.
1741 Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer was born on this day in history.
1752 Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer was born on November - 25.
1753 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer was born on this day in history.
1778 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.
1787 On this day in history birth of franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)
1814 On this day in history birth of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)
1817 On November - 25 birth of john Bigelow, American statesman and author (d. 1911)
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 On this day in history birth of franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician
1834 On November - 25 birth of jean-Baptist Colyns, composer
1835 Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist was born on November - 25.
1839 Stanislaw Duniecki, composer was born on this day in history.
1840 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) was born on November - 25.
1841 On November - 25 birth of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (d. 1902)
1843 On November - 25 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 this day in history.
1846 Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate (d. 1911) was born on November - 25.
1852 On this day in history birth of johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria