Page 2: Historical Events In November - 25

1758  On this day in history britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French   

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  On this day in history explorer Samuel Hearne returns to Prince of Wales fort on Hudson Bay after failing to reach the Coppermine River   

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

1783  Britain evacuates NY, their last military position in US on this day in history.   

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

1787  On this day in history franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)   

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

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

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

1815  On this day in history johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70   

1817  On this day in history 1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)   

1823  Joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on November - 25.   

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 November - 25.   

1828  On this day in history 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  Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents on this day in history.   

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  Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history 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  On this day in history stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

1840  Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) on November - 25.   

1841  On November - 25 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa   

1844  On November - 25 the birth of Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer   

1844  On this day in history karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)   

1846  Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers on this day in history.   

1847  On November - 25 opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)   

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

1854  John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60 on November - 25.   

1856  Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia) on November - 25.   

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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  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 this day in history birth of piet Hein, Dutch naval commander and folk hero (d. 1629)   

1638  Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II of England (d. 1705) was born on November - 25.   

1697  On this day in history birth of gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood)   

1703  On this day in history birth of jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)   

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

0992  On November - 25 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  Death of Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns on November - 25.   

1185  On this day in history lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies   

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