Page 2: Historical Events In November - 25

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

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 November - 25.   

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

1773  Carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1792  On November - 25 farmer's Almanac 1st published   

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

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 November - 25.   

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

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

1826  The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy on this day in history.   

1828  On November - 25 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 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  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer on November - 25.   

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

1835  On November - 25 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  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1844  Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor) on November - 25.   

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

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

1852  On this day in history 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  Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570) was born on November - 25.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 November - 25.   

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

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

1326  On November - 25 death of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (b. 1264)   

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

1456  Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle on November - 25.