Historical Events In November - 25

1758  On November - 25 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 this day in history explorer Samuel Hearne returns to Prince of Wales fort on Hudson Bay after failing to reach the Coppermine River   

1773  On this day in history carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66   

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

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

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

1792  Farmer's Almanac 1st published on this day in history.   

1805  The opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance on this day in history.   

1805  On November - 25 opera "Thaïs" 1st American performance   

1815  On November - 25 johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70   

1817  1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC) on this day in history.   

1823  Joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history 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  On this day in history franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician   

1830  On November - 25 pierre Rode, composer, dies at 56   

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 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 November - 25 jean-Baptist Colyns, composer   

1835  The birth of Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philantropist on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist   

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 this day in history.   

1839  On November - 25 stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

1840  On November - 25 hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)   

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

1844  On this day in history the birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer   

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

1846  On this day in history carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers   

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

1852  On November - 25 johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria   

1854  On this day in history john G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60   

1856  On this day in history sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)   

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1454  On November - 25 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 this day in history birth of joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)   

1562  On this day in history birth of lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0311  Death of Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr on this day in history.   

0992  On this day in history mieszko I, Polish advisor to Pope John XV, dies   

1034  Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 980) on this day in history.   

1120  Death of Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns on November - 25.   

1185  On November - 25 lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies   

1326  Death of Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1264) on November - 25.   

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