Historical Events In November - 25

1758  On November - 25 britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French   

1766  On November - 25 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  Carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66 on November - 25.   

1783  Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US on November - 25.   

1783  On November - 25 britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US   

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

1792  Farmer's Almanac 1st published on November - 25.   

1805  On November - 25 the opera "Tha‹s" 1st American performance   

1805  On November - 25 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 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 November - 25.   

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

1828  On this day in history franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician   

1830  Pierre Rode, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1835  On November - 25 andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist   

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  Stanislaw Duniecki, composer on this day in history.   

1840  On November - 25 hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)   

1841  35 Amistad survivors return to Africa on November - 25.   

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

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

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

1847  Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1852  Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria on November - 25.   

1854  On November - 25 john G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60   

1856  On November - 25 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  On November - 25 birth of yi Hwang, Confucian scholar (d. 1570)   

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

1562  Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia) was born on November - 25.   

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 November - 25.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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