Historical Events In November - 25

1758  On November - 25 britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French  

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

1766  On November - 25 pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings  

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

1773  On November - 25 carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66  

1783  On this day in history britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US  

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

1787  Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night) on November - 25.  

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

1805  The opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance on November - 25.  

1805  On this day in history opera "Thaïs" 1st American performance  

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

1817  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician  

1830  On November - 25 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  Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents on November - 25.  

1834  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer on November - 25.  

1835  On November - 25 the birth of Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philantropist  

1835  Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)  

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

1844  The birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer on this day in history.  

1844  Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor) on this day in history.  

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

1847  On November - 25 opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)  

1852  On November - 25 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 November - 25.  

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1454  Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510) was born on November - 25.  

1501  Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.  

1507  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium) was born on November - 25.  

1562  Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.  

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

1697  On November - 25 birth of gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood)  

1703  On November - 25 birth of jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)  

0311  On November - 25 death of peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr  

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 this day in history.  

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

1326  Death of Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1264) on this day in history.  

1374  Death of Philip II of Taranto, Titular emperor of Costantinople (b. 1329) on this day in history.  

1456  On this day in history jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle