Historical Events In November - 25

1758  Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French on November - 25.   

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

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

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

1783  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance   

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

1815  Johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70 on November - 25.   

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 November - 25.   

1825  Edward Augustus Wild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

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

1828  Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history 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 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  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history the birth of Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philantropist   

1835  Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist on November - 25.   

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  On this day in history 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa   

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

1844  On November - 25 karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)   

1846  Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers on November - 25.   

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  Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) on this day in history.   

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

1501  On November - 25 birth of yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)   

1507  Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium) was born on this day in history.   

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

1577  On this day in history 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  On November - 25 birth of gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood)   

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 November - 25.   

0992  On November - 25 mieszko I, Polish advisor to Pope John XV, dies   

1034  Death of King Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 980) on November - 25.   

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

1374  On November - 25 death of philip II of Taranto, Titular emperor of Costantinople (b. 1329)   

1456  Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle on this day in history.