Events & Holidays In November - 25

Anniversary of Moquegua (Peru)

Independence Day (Suriname)

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (International)

Mangé Yam (fête de la moisson) (Haiti)

National Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

National Statehood Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

St. Catherine's Day (France)

Thanksgiving Day (Palau)

1454  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr   

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

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

1120  On this day in history death of countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns   

1185  Lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies on this day in history.   

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