On This Day in History for November 25
Events in History
- 1034 Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.
- 1120 'The White Ship' capsizes near the Normandy coast while crossing the English Channel transporting many nobles, including the heir to the English throne, from France to England; about 300 die, only 1 survivor
- 1165 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) visits Utrecht
- 1177 Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force
- 1185 Pope Lucius III (Ubaldo Allucingoli) reigned 1181-85, dies and is replaced by Umberto Crivelli (Pope Urban III)
- 1277 Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III
- 1357 Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
- 1491 The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins
- More Events in History
Piet Heyn
Andrew Carnegie
Karl Benz
John XXIII
Augusto Pinochet
John F. Kennedy Jr.Weddings in History
- 1795 US President William Henry Harrison (22) weds Anna Symmes (20) in North Bend, Ohio
- 1908 Vaudeville performer Will Rogers (29) weds Betty Blake
- 1913 28th US President Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in The White House
More Weddings in History
Inez Milholland
Upton Sinclair
U Thant
Harold Washington
Fidel CastroNovember in History
Theatregoers Still Caught in The Mousetrap
It began in 1952 with a fresh-faced young actor called Richard Attenborough in the lead role. Since then, The Mousetrap has smashed all theatrical records.
November 25, 1952
Nobel's Dynamite
1906 Advertisement for Nobel's Dynamite in the German newspaper "Deutsch-Südwestafrikanische Zeitung"
November 25, 1867
First Ad for a Radio Set
Electro Importing Co.’s ad for the "Telimco" wireless telegraph, published in the Scientific American
November 25, 1905
Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames
Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it!
November 26, 1878