Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Nov 25, 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. |
Nov 25, 1165 |
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) visits Utrecht |
Nov 25, 1177 |
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. |
Nov 25, 1185 |
Pope Lucius III (Ubaldo Allucingoli) reigned 1181-85, dies and is replaced by Umberto Crivelli (Pope Urban III) |
Nov 25, 1277 |
Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III |
Nov 25, 1357 |
Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace |
Nov 25, 1491 |
The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins. |
Nov 25, 1500 |
Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus |
Nov 25, 1598 |
Jacob Cornelius van Neck's merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java on second Dutch expedition to Indonesia |
Nov 25, 1659 |
Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg |
Nov 25, 1667 |
A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha, in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people. |
Nov 25, 1715 |
First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn |
Nov 25, 1744 |
Austrian forces pillage & kill Jews of Prague |
Nov 25, 1755 |
King Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection. |
Nov 25, 1758 |
Britain captures Fort Duquesne (later Fort Pitt/Pittsburgh) from French |
Nov 25, 1766 |
Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings |
Nov 25, 1783 |
Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in United States |
Nov 25, 1792 |
Farmer's Almanac first published |
Nov 25, 1805 |
Opera "Thaïs" first American performance |
Nov 25, 1817 |
First sword swallower in US performs (NYC) |
Nov 25, 1826 |
The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy. |
Nov 25, 1834 |
Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents |
Nov 25, 1839 |
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. |
Nov 25, 1841 |
35 survivors of the mutiny on the slave ship Amistad return to Africa |
Nov 25, 1847 |
Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna) |
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