What are the important events that happened on November 25? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 25: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 25 is the 329th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 12, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 490,008 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosaenneagon’ day.
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Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 84 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,722 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 25 Historical Events
- 1120 –The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son of Henry I of England.
- 1874 –The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
- 1926 –The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
- 1936 –In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures “to safeguard their common interests” in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
- 1963 –President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 1970 –In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
- 1977 –Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad.
- 1986 –The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
- 1992 –The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia from January 1, 1993.
- 2009 –Devastating floods, known as the 2009 Saudi Arabian Floods, following freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. 3,000 cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
Who were born on November 25?
- 1814 –Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)
- 1895 –Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer (d. 1986)
- 1901 –Arthur Liebehenschel, German concentration camp commandant (d. 1948)
- 1941 –Rein Jan Hoekstra, Dutch politician and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers
- 1967 –Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer
- 1968 –Erick Sermon, American rap music artist
- 1973 –Octavio Dotel, Domincan baseball player
- 1977 –Marcus Marshall, Australian racing driver
- 1989 –Tom Dice, Belgian singer and songwriter
- 1992 –Martin del Rosario, Filipino actor
Who died on November 25?
- 311 –Pope Peter of Alexandria (b. 3rd century)
- 1374 –Emperor Philip II of Taranto of Constantinople (b. 1329)
- 1626 –Edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566)
- 1700 –Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (b. 1643)
- 1944 –Kunio Nakagawa, Japanese military commander (b. 1898)
- 1949 –Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, American entertainer (b. 1878)
- 1950 –Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat (b. 1873)
- 1985 –Franz Hildebrandt, German theologian (b. 1909)
- 1995 –Léon Zitrone, French journalist and television host (b. 1914)
- 2007 –Kevin DuBrow, American singer (b. 1955)
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