Historical Events In November - 25

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

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

1766  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US   

1787  Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night) on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history farmer's Almanac 1st published   

1805  On this day in history the opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance   

1805  Opera "Thaïs" 1st American performance on November - 25.   

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

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 November - 25.   

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

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  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 jean-Baptist Colyns, composer   

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 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  On this day in history the birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1454  On this day in history birth of catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510)   

1501  On this day in history birth of yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)   

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

1562  On November - 25 birth of lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia)   

1577  Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629) was born on November - 25.   

1638  On November - 25 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 November - 25.   

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

1120  On November - 25 death of countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns   

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 November - 25.   

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