November 25 in history
Events on November 25
Notable events that happened on November 25 in past years.
- 2009
Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
Wikipedia article: 2009 Jeddah floods - 1992
The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
Wikipedia article: Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia) - 1984
Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Wikipedia article: Notting Hill - 1975
Coup of 25 November 1975, a failed military coup d'état by Portuguese far-left activists seeking to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy to establish a communist regime.
Wikipedia article: Coup of 25 November 1975 - 1968
The Old Student House in Helsinki, Finland is occupied by a large group of University of Helsinki students.
Wikipedia article: Old Student House, Helsinki - 1952
Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It will become the longest continuously running play in history.
Wikipedia article: Agatha Christie - 1943
World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wikipedia article: Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1926
The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
Wikipedia article: List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks - 1912
Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians prior to World War II, ceases its publications.
Wikipedia article: Românul de la Pind - 1864
American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.
Wikipedia article: Confederate Army of Manhattan - 1826
The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.
Wikipedia article: Greek frigate Hellas - 1758
French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
Wikipedia article: French and Indian War - 1596
The Cudgel War begins in Finland (at the time part of Sweden), when peasants rebel against the imposition of taxes by the nobility.
Wikipedia article: Cudgel War - 1343
A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.
- 571 BC
Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates the first of his three triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans.
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