Historical Events In November - 25

1758  Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1783  On November - 25 britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US  

1787  On this day in history franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)  

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

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

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

1815  Johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1823  Joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on November - 25.  

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

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

1828  On November - 25 franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician  

1830  Pierre Rode, composer, dies at 56 on November - 25.  

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 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 November - 25.  

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

1839  On November - 25 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.  

1839  On November - 25 stanislaw Duniecki, composer  

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

1841  On this day in history 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa  

1844  The birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer on November - 25.  

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  Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria on November - 25.  

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

1856  On November - 25 sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)  

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

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  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 November - 25.  

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

0311  Death of Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr on November - 25.  

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

1034  On this day in history death of king Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 980)  

1120  Death of Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns on this day in history.  

1185  Lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies on November - 25.  

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  Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle on November - 25.