Tukuk-OS📅 November 25
21 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on November 25? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2013 — English-Irish boy band One Direction released their third studio album Midnight Memories which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album of 2013.
- 1984 — Band Aid, a supergroup consisting of more than 30 leading British and Irish pop musicians, recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Do They Know It's Christmas?Supergroup (music)1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
- 1981 — A group of Conservative members of Parliament wrote a letter outlining their opposition to the economic policy of Margaret Thatcher, leading to speculation over a split from the party.
- 1975 — Upon Suriname's independence from the Netherlands, Johan Ferrier (pictured) became its first president.
- 1970 — After failing to instigate a military coup to restore the powers of the Emperor of Japan, author Yukio Mishima and a member of his militia committed ritual suicide.
- 1960 — Three of the four Mirabal sisters, who opposed the dictatorship of military strongman Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, were beaten and strangled to death.
- 1952 — Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ended as American and South Korean units abandoned their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
- 1951 — The left-wing Japanese novelist Wataru Kaji disappeared, leading to a government inquiry in which CIA involvement was investigated; Kaji stated he was kidnapped and held against his will by intelligence officers, which the United States denied.
- 1947 — McCarthyism: Executives from movie studios agreed to blacklist ten screenwriters and directors who were jailed for refusing to give testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee.
McCarthyismHollywood blacklistHouse Un-American Activities Committee
- 1940 — The de Havilland Mosquito, one of the most successful military aircraft in the Second World War, made its first flight.
- 1936 — Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing that, if the Soviet Union attacked one of them, they would consult each other on what measures to take to "safeguard their common interests".
- 1917 — World War I: German troops invaded Portuguese East Africa in an attempt to escape superior British forces to the north and resupply from captured Portuguese materiel.
- 1901 — Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 premiered in Munich.
- 1885 — Banff National Park (pictured), the oldest national park in Canada, was established as the Banff Hot Springs Reserve.
- 1863 — American Civil War: Confederate forces were defeated at the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, opening the door to the Union's invasion of the Deep South.
American Civil WarConfederate States of AmericaBattle of Missionary Ridge
- 1795 — Stanisław II Augustus (pictured), the last king of Poland, was forced to abdicate after the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Stanisław August PoniatowskiList of Polish monarchsPartitions of Poland
- 1759 — The second of two strong earthquakes struck the Levant and destroyed all the villages in the Beqaa Valley.
- 1678 — Trunajaya rebellion: After a series of difficult marches, allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri in eastern Java.
Trunajaya rebellionMataram SultanateDutch East India Company
- 1510 — Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts: Afonso de Albuquerque, the governor of Portuguese India, led an armada to conquer Goa.
Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflictsAfonso de AlbuquerquePortuguese India
- 1491 — Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Granada between Castile-Aragon and the Emirate of Granada.
- 1034 — After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots.
Births
- 2002 — Pedri, Spanish footballer
- 2000 — Talen Horton-Tucker, American basketball player
- 2000 — Kaja Juvan, Slovenian tennis player
- 1997 — Dennis Smith Jr., American basketball player
- 1993 — Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer
- 1992 — Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
- 1991 — Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player
- 1990 — Stephanie Hsu, American actress
- 1988 — Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (died 2010)
- 1988 — Jay Spearing, English footballer
- 1987 — Trevor Booker, American basketball player
- 1986 — Katie Cassidy, American actress
Deaths
- 2025 — Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop (born 1949)
- 2024 — Earl Holliman, American actor (born 1928)
- 2024 — Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (born 1929)
- 2023 — Terry Venables, English football player and manager (born1943)
- 2020 — Diego Maradona, Argentinian football player (born 1960)
- 2016 — Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (born 1926)
- 2016 — Ron Glass, American actor (born 1945)
- 2015 — O'Neil Bell, Jamaican boxer (born 1974)
- 2015 — Jeremy Black, English admiral (born 1932)
- 2015 — Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer and composer (born 1941)
- 2015 — Lennart Hellsing, Swedish author and translator (born 1919)
- 2015 — Elmo Williams, American director, producer, and editor (born 1913)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Alexandria and its related observances
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Reute
- Christian feast day:
Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)
Isaac WattsCalendar of saints (Lutheran)Calendar of saints (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: James Otis Sargent Huntington (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: November 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violence
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