Page 3: Historical Events In November - 25

1862  Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee   

1864  On this day in history confederate plot to burn NYC, fails   

1865  On this day in history heinrich Barth, German historian/geographer (Central Africa), dies   

1867  On this day in history alfred Nobel invents dynamite   

1867  On this day in history alfred Nobel patents dynamite   

1871  Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, actor/director (Ghost Hotel) on November - 25.   

1874  The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873 on this day in history.   

1875  On November - 25 financial difficulties force the ruler of Egypt to seel his shares in the Suez Canal to England and France giving them effective control of the waterway   

1876  On November - 25 indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River.   

1877  Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic on this day in history.   

1878  On November - 25 georg Kaiser, writer   

1880  Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf on this day in history.   

1881  John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63) on this day in history.   

1883  Percy Marmont, London England, actor (Capt Apache) on this day in history.   

1883  Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76 on November - 25.   

1884  John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk on November - 25.   

1885  The first Canadian National Park is established at Banff as Rocky Mountains Park on November - 25.   

1885  On this day in history alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27   

1886  Percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks) on November - 25.   

1887  On November - 25 johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71   

1894  Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis on November - 25.   

1895  Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet on November - 25.   

1895  Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist, dies at 68 on November - 25.   

1896  On this day in history virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts)   

1897  Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy on this day in history.   

1899  Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers on this day in history.   

1899  On November - 25 vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)   

1899  On this day in history robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73   

1900  On November - 25 arthur Schwartz, composer (Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust)   

1901  On this day in history tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy)   

1901  Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62 on November - 25.   

1902  On November - 25 franz Lehars opera "Wiener Fraueen," premieres in Vienna   

1902  On November - 25 eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer   

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1454  Catherine Cornaro, queen of Cyprus (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

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

1507  On this day in history birth of joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)   

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  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 this day in history.   

0311  Death of Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr on this day in history.   

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

1034  On November - 25 death of king Malcolm II of Scotland (b. 980)   

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 this day in history 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 November - 25 jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle