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Unearthing Anatolia’s Ancient City Of Lystra Where History And Faith Converge

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Finally, excavation work has begun at Lystra, a site of profound importance not just for Konya and Anatolian history, but also for world heritage, religious traditions, and Christian history.

The archaeologists work under the supervision of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with support from Konya Metropolitan and Meram Municipalities, and are focused on a church site that was partially revealed last year and whose existence had been documented in historical records.

Unearthing Anatolia’s Ancient City Of Lystra Where History And Faith Converge

Excavation at the ancient city of Lystra, a key site in world and Christian history, has begun, Konya, Türkiye, Sept. 1, 2024. IHA Photo

Although archaeologists have worked in the area for only about a month, they have discovered a structure that appears to be a 30-meter-long basilica, most likely the main church of the ancient sacred city of Lystra.

The team has identified the church’s second chapel. The city’s church has four distinct phases. Based on the surviving remains, the original structure appears to have been richly constructed.  The ceilings and walls bear traces of gold gilding, indicating a high level of craftsmanship. The presence of floor decorations further underscores the building’s significance in its time.

It had a wooden roof and its interior was adorned with gilded mosaics,” explained Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mimiroğlu, adding that the structure was most probably destroyed during the Islamic conquests. The team have detected traces of a major fire, and worh to determine the temperature of the fire are ongoing.

However, this structure dated back to the 6th century BC,  was actively used until the 8th century.

The ancient city of Lystra was a colonial city during the Roman period. Due to its historical significance, it has been a focal point for historians and archaeologists for more than 150 years.

Archaeologist and New Testament Scholar Sir William Mitchell Ramsay wrote in 1907: “Excavation at Lystra is urgently needed in the interests of history and New Testament study”. He wrote in 1941: “One hopes that some enthusiast will spend the money needed to clear up the topography of Lystra; and some fragments, at present valueless, may be completed by his discoveries”.

There have been numerous attempts by historians and archaeologists to explore this site.

Located south of the city of Konya (‘Iconium’ in the New Testament) and about 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of the village of Hatunsaray, the town, mentioned in the Bible’s fifth book, is where St. Paul spread Christianity. Lystra was one of the cities visited by Saint Paul and is honored for the spread of early Christianity.

Unearthing Anatolia’s Ancient City Of Lystra Where History And Faith Converge

“Evil eye beads, turquoise in color, are a find unique to the Turks. The turquoise here seems to indicate that the belief in evil eyes was particularly associated with this color, evolving into the evil eye bead that has become synonymous with our country,” according to excavation director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilker Mete Mimiroglu). Image credit: DHA

Saint Paul visited Lystra in the 1st century. After he healed an invalid during his visit, he was mistaken by the people for Zeus, Hermes, and Barnabas, “excavation head Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Mete Mimiroğlu said.

“The events that followed are recognized as one of the most essential miracles, especially in the Christian world, and one of the events that laid the foundation of Christianity.

In this context, Lystra is actually one of the important pilgrimage centers for the Christian world and a very well-known place.”

“The excavation team will continue its work within the ruins of the church to show whether it was the church or not,” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mimiroğlu said.

According to the researcher, the team’s initial findings suggest that the church, constructed in late antiquity, has experienced multiple phases of repair and continued use throughout its history. Naturally, we will be able to clarify these chronological developments and transformations more precisely once the excavation is complete.

Unearthing Anatolia’s Ancient City Of Lystra Where History And Faith Converge

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“Evil eye beads, turquoise in color, are a find unique to the Turks. The turquoise here seems to indicate that the belief in evil eyes was particularly associated with this color, evolving into the evil eye bead that has become synonymous with our country,” said excavation director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilker Mete Mimiroglu, who noted the discovery of evil eye beads in two children’s graves , unearthed at the site.

“St. Paul, who started to spread Christianity in Konya, was provoked by the Jews in Konya and Yalvaç and was stoned and thrown out of the city, saying he was dead. Afterwards, he was not deterred and constantly visited the city on his travels and spread Christianity here,” explained Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilker Mete Mimiroglu, and added that St. Paul “even had a disciple here, just like in Konya.

Born at Lystra, Lycaonia, St. Timothy is one of the most prominent early saints and the spiritual son of St. Paul, who was also his close friend and confidant.

It is known that Christianity became widespread in Lystra from the 50s A.D. onwards, and a church organization was established.”

Written by Conny Waters – AncientPages.com Staff Writer

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Hidden Thyroid Problem in Pregnancy Linked to Autism

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Human Anatomy Woman Thyroid GlandResearchers found that mothers with untreated or persistent thyroid hormone imbalance across pregnancy face a higher chance of having children diagnosed with autism. The study also revealed that longer periods of imbalance led to higher autism rates in offspring. The results emphasize the importance of frequent thyroid monitoring. Thyroid Imbalance in Pregnancy Linked to Higher […]



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Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Low-Temperature Fuel Cell That Could Revolutionize Hydrogen Power

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Proton Highways Built by ScandiumResearchers at Kyushu University have created a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) exhibiting exceptionally high proton conductivity at 300°C. As worldwide energy needs continue to rise, scientists, industry leaders, and policymakers are collaborating to find reliable ways to meet growing demand. This effort has become increasingly urgent as nations work to confront climate change and […]



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The Secret to Successful Medieval Movies

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Against my better judgement, I was persuaded to try King and Conqueror (BBC One). The period covered – the run-up to the Norman Conquest – is much better documented in contemporary narrative sources than any earlier stage in English history. The detailed stories of the reigns of Edward the Confessor and his doomed successor Harold II are replete with political drama of the highest order. But the details are not always compatible: there is still no agreement among historians about much of what was going on. The tensions, contradictions, and gaps left plenty of scope for scriptwriters to develop plausible plot lines. They could not have asked for more suggestive material.

What they did, however, was to substitute events which are incontestably recorded with ones for which there is absolutely no evidence, and which are – or should be – inconceivable. King Edward may or may not have been tied to his mother Queen Emma’s apron strings, but he did not, in a psychopathic rage, batter her to death with his new crown. In reality, that crown had first been placed on his head in Winchester Cathedral on Easter Sunday 1043, not in what appears on screen as a cramped chapel – and Duke William of Normandy was certainly not present. Imagine what the splendour of an accurately portrayed coronation might have revealed about 11th-century English kingship. On screen, those of Harold and William take place in the same pokey venue, quite unlike the true one, the enormous, newly consecrated Westminster Abbey. In other respects, the footage fails to reproduce a ceremony the full form of which survives, elaborated by eye-witness accounts. There is not a shred of evidence that Harold lost at Hastings because he was betrayed by Mercian forces under the command of Earl Morcar (really earl of Northumbria, not Mercia), in cahoots with William.

It is not just that false and implausible facts are substituted for true. The 11th century is crudely made to comply with a contemporary progressive agenda. Harold and William are presented as metro dads, taking a hands-on role in caring for their infant children. Women are shown to be at least as potent as men as political actors. Baldwin, count of Flanders appears as an accomplished gourmet chef, rustling up delicious dishes in the manner of Vinnie in GoodFellas. All this anachronism patronises viewers, and contributes nothing to their understanding of the world that the series purports to depict – a world so strange that great imaginative ingenuity has to be deployed to convey it on screen. How might that have been achieved?

In my view there are three exemplary models. The most popular, and therefore perhaps the most appropriate for television, is El Cid (1961), also set in the 11th century. This works for two reasons. First, many of the scenes scarcely move at all; they are brilliantly coloured tableaux, reminiscent of illuminations in medieval manuscripts. Second, the film does not ignore or contradict the sources. It cleaves to the legend of the Cid that had developed by the early 13th century, embodied in the Cantar de Mio Cid, which presents him as a generic chivalric hero. That legend has been shown to be false in many respects, but it has compelling emotional force. It does not substitute a modern agenda.

My other examples are still more effective, because their writers and directors understood that it is impossible to depict the Middle Ages in terms of humdrum physical realism. And given that medieval sources are uninterested in individual character, as distinct from ideal types, it is very difficult to devise a dramatic narrative in the modern or ancient sense, involving interactions between characters. (The television adaptation of Wolf Hall worked because by the early modern period individual personality had become a central focus.) For both reasons, the best way to try to capture something of the Middle Ages on film is to represent medieval beliefs in the highly stylised fashion characteristic of the sources. Given that the medium is not just visual, but photographic, this means devising a sequence of striking images.

My second example is Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957), in which a crusader returning to Scandinavia during the Black Death plays chess for his life with Death, a game which he will inevitably lose. That game is the film’s defining image, but there are many others of the crusader and his squire as they ride through a world which many of its inhabitants are aware is falling apart. The characters of the crusader and his squire are developed a little, but it is the Apocalypse alluded to by the film’s title which is the film’s theme. It is consummated in another searing image, of Death leading some of the characters in a procession – the Dance of Death – along the ridge of a hill.

My third example is Andrei Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev (1966), about the eponymous 15th-century icon and fresco painter. Like El Cid, but unlike The Seventh Seal, this concerns a historical figure, but one about whom little evidence, other than his paintings, survives. Even more than The Seventh Seal, the film is a series of discrete episodes. Its main subject is Christian faith, epitomised in the concluding scene where Rublev observes the son of a bell-founder obliged to cast a bell. He has no experience and little idea how to do so; but he succeeds, by throwing himself on God’s mercy.

It is even more difficult to portray the Middle Ages successfully in a popular than in an art house film; the only hope of doing so is to take inspiration from medieval sources, and to be more optimistic about modern attention spans than the makers of King and Conqueror were. They tried to blend Made in Chelsea with EastEnders in armour.
 

George Garnett is Professor of Medieval History and Fellow of St Hugh’s College at Oxford University.



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Your Brain Has Five Secret Ages, and One Lasts Most Of Your Life

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Genius Mindset.Intelligence Brain Development AdaptationThe human brain appears to move through five distinct structural eras, each separated by major turning points from birth to old age. Researchers found that the brain moves through five major eras of wiring, shaped by four pivotal turning points that typically occur around ages nine, 32, 66, and 83. Brain development that we usually […]



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Rich Roman pyre burial found in France – The History Blog

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A richly furnished pyre burial from the High Roman Empire period (early 2nd century) has been unearthed at Lamonzie-Saint-Martin in southwestern France. It contains unusually valuable furnishings, including coins, gold sheets and an intaglio ring with a pendant engraved with Greek lettering.

The site at a ford on the Dordogne River was known to contain remains of a Neolithic settlement, but the discovery of a sole Roman grave was unexpected. It consists of a rectangular pit with edges clearly defined by burn material. A small terra sigillata vessel and a clear class vial were found in one corner, and cremated human remains emerged just under them. A bronze coin confirmed that this was pyre burial from the High Empire period.

This type of burial is known as a bustum, a cremation grave where the remains of the burned body are left in place at the pyre, as opposed to the more typical cremation burial where one pyre was used multiple times and the burned bones collected for burial elsewhere. The pyre would be built over a shallow pit that captured the bones and ash as the fire burned. Once the fire died out (or was doused), the pit would be covered with soil.

A meticulous excavation of the fill of the pit ensued. Just six inches deep, the fill consists of ash and charcoal with cremated bone fragments and grave goods. Any find, bones and artifacts, were left in situ for photogrammetry recording so that a 3D model of the burial can be created for later analysis.

Terra sigillata beaker. Photo by Patrick Ernaux, InrapThe terra sigillata beaker, which may have been manufactured in the local workshops of Montans at the turn of the 1st and 2nd centuries, was removed in a soil clump. A long iron object, heavily corroded with what looks like a wooden handle, was also removed in soil so it can X-rayed and fully excavated in laboratory conditions.

Towards the south end of the pit, a concentration of valuable grave goods were found, including a group of about 10 coins, sestertii and asses, interspersed with small gold sheets that may have decorated a purse or case that once held the coins. A group of crystals, likely originally mounted on an organic base like leather, were found among the bone remains.

Among the 22 gold objects (sheets, wires and droplets), three stand out in particular: a bracelet made of a twisted band ending with a loop clasp; a probable bulla (a bubble-shaped pendant that was given to the young men of wealthy Roman families) and an intaglio ring.

This ring, deformed by the heat and its fall into the collapsed pyre, is adorned with a claw-shaped bezel that once held a small intaglio. Made of a material yet to be identified (rock crystal?), it is very small and bears seven letters engraved in the Greek alphabet: Allallé. The epigraphic study of this object will focus in particular on determining whether this could be the surname of the deceased.

The recovered remains and the structure will be now studied by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers. In addition to examining the funerary practice itself, researchers will consider its place in the wider landscape, where the necropolis associated with the bustum may be, where the Roman-era settlement was, and whether there was a Greek population located here as evidenced by the engraved jewel.



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Famous Deaths on November 25

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  • 311 Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr
  • 1120 William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England (b. 1104), dies in White Ship tragedy trying to save his illegitimate half-sister Countess of Perche while crossing the English Channel
  • 1326 Prince Koreyasu, 7th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1266-89), dies at 62
  • 1374 Philip II of Taranto, Prince of Achaea (1364-73) and titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1364-74), dies at about 44
  • 1456 Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
  • 1560 Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman and admiral, dies at 93
  • 1626 Edward Alleyn, English actor and founder of Dulwich College, dies at 60
  • 1640 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies
  • 1694 Ismael Bullialdus, French astronomer (Astronomia Philolaica) and mathematician, dies at 89
  • 1700 Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York City (1686-88), dies at 57
  • 1748 Isaac Watts, English writer, preacher and hymnist (Horae Lyrican), dies at 74
  • 1750 Francesco Feroci, composer, dies at 77
  • 1755 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist and composer, dies at 76
  • 1773 Carl Höckh, German composer and violinist, dies at 66
  • 1785 John Henderson, English actor known for his Shakespeare roles, successor to David Garrick, dies at 38 (b. 1747) [1]
  • 1785 Richard Glover, British poet, dies at about 73

  • 1803 Joseph Wilton, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey), dies at 83
  • 1815 Johann Peter Saloman, German composer and violinist, dies at 70
  • 1830 Pierre Rode, French composer, dies at 56
  • 1844 Augustus Callcott, English landscape painter, dies at 65
  • 1854 John Gibson Lockhart [Scorpion], Scottish biographer (Life of Walter Scott), dies at 60
  • 1865 Heinrich Barth, German explorer, historian and geographer (Central Africa), dies at 44
  • 1881 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute, dies at 87
  • 1883 Ludwig Erk, German composer and folk song collector, dies at 76
  • 1885 Alfonso XII, King of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27
  • 1885 Thomas A. Hendricks, 21st Vice President of the United States (D), dies 8 months after taking office at 66
  • 1886 Bernardino Guajardo, Chilean popular poet, dies
  • 1887 Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71
  • 1894 Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist, dies at 82
  • 1895 Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer and musicologist, dies at 68
  • 1899 Robert Lowry, American hymn composer, dies at 73
  • 1901 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62

  • 1903 Harriet Hubbard Ayer, American cosmetics manufacturer and columnist, dies at 54
  • 1913 Robert Stawell Ball, Irish mathematician and astronomer (Ball Screw), dies at 73
  • 1914 Davorin Jenko, Slovene-Serbian composer, dies at 79
  • 1914 Jan Stobbaerts, Belgian painter, dies at 76

American suffragist (National Woman’s Party), labor lawyer and socialist, dies at 30 after suffering from pernicious anemia

Inez Milholland

  • 1920 Gaston Chevrolet, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1920), dies in a racing accident at 28
  • 1923 Syd Callaway, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 5/37, HS 41; NSW CA, Canterbury [NZ]), dies at 55
  • 1935 Maria H “Mina” Beersmans, Flemish actress (After 30 Years), dies at 72
  • 1937 Lilian Mary Baylis, English theatrical manager (Old Vic & Sadler’s Wells Theater), dies at 63
  • 1939 Wilfred Trotter, English surgeon who was a pioneer in neurosurgery, popularized the concept of herd instinct, and was an authority in cancers of the head and neck, dies at 67
  • 1941 Pedro Aguirre Cerda, president Chile (People’s Front), dies
  • 1944 Hazel Ying Lee, one of two Chinese-American women to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II, dies from aircraft crash burns at 32

American federal judge (1905-22), Baseball HOF executive and 1st MLB Commissioner (1920-44), dies at 78

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

  • 1947 Léon-Paul Fargue, French poet (Tancrède), dies at 71
  • 1948 Charles D. Brown, American actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61
  • 1948 Kanbun Uechi, karate master (b. 1877)

American actor and tap dancer (Stormy Weather; The Little Colonel), dies at 71

Bill Robinson

  • 1950 Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat, dies at 77
  • 1950 Johannes V. Jensen, Danish novelist and poet (The Fall of the King; Nobel Prize for Literature, 1944), dies at 77
  • 1951 Raden Mas Noto Soeroto, Javanese poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63
  • 1952 Antonio Guarnieri, Italian cellist and opera conductor (La Scala, 1929-50), dies at 72
  • 1952 Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, French composer (Ophellia), dies at 71
  • 1958 Charles F. Kettering, American inventor (auto self-starter), dies at 82
  • 1959 Jean Grémillon, French film director, dies at 58
  • 1961 Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (6 x Olympic gold, 3 x silver 1900, 20), dies at 95
  • 1963 Alexander Marinesko, Soviet captain of the S-13 submarine, which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff, dies of cancer at 50
  • 1964 Clarence Kolb, American actor (My Little Margie – “Mr. Honeywell”), dies at 90
  • 1965 Dame Myra Hess, British concert pianist, dies at 75
  • 1967 Ossip Zadkine [Zadkin], Russian French sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77
  • 1968 Marcel Labey, French conductor and composer, dies at 93
  • 1968 Paul Siple, American explorer of the Antarctic. (b. 1908)
  • 1968 Phil Lord, actor (Stud’s Place), dies at 89

American author (The Jungle), dies at 90

Upton Sinclair

  • 1970 Yukio Mishima, Japanese author/nationalist (Harakiri), dies at 45
  • 1971 Hank Mann, American actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road), dies at 84
  • 1972 Hans Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79
  • 1972 Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer, dies at 86
  • 1973 Albert DeSalvo, American criminal (The Boston Strangler), stabbed to death in prison at 42
  • 1973 Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine], Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet), dies of cancer at 45
  • 1974 Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter (Pink Moon), dies of a drug overdose at 26
  • 1974 Rosemary Lane, American actress (An Angel from Texas, 4 Mothers, Harvest Melody), dies from diabetes and pulmonary obstruction at 61

U Thant

  • 1975 Moyna MacGill, actress (Strange Affair of Uncle Harry), dies
  • 1977 Richard Carlson, American stage and screen actor (All I Desire,; I Led 3 Lives), screenwriter and director (Riders to the Stars), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 65
  • 1978 Elaine Esposito, American woman who held record for longest coma (37 years), dies in a coma at 43
  • 1981 Jack Albertson, American actor (Chico and the Man, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), dies from colon cancerr at 74
  • 1981 Morris Kirksey, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4 x 100m, men’s rugby 1920), dies at 86
  • 1982 Robert Coote, British actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Scaramouche), dies of a heart attack at 73
  • 1983 Anton Dolin [Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-kay], British dancer (Girl From Petrovka), dies at 79
  • 1985 Elsa Morante, Italian writer, dies at 73
  • 1985 Franz Hildebrandt, German Theologian(b. 1909)
  • 1987 Anton Pieck, Dutch illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92

Harold Washington

  • 1989 Alva R. Fitch, American lieutenant general in US army, Elvis’ commanding officer, dies at 82
  • 1989 Birago Diop, Senegalese writer and ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs), dies at 82
  • 1989 Frank M Thomas, actor (Behind the Headlines, M’Liss), dies
  • 1989 Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Gov-General, dies
  • 1990 Bill Vukovich III, American Indy 500 driver, killed in a crash during practice at 27
  • 1991 Eleanor Audley, American voice actress (Cinderella – “Wicked Stepmother”), dies at 86
  • 1993 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83
  • 1993 Claudia McNeil, actress (Raisin in the Sun), dies of diabetes at 77
  • 1994 Arthur Ballard, English artist, dies at 79
  • 1994 Gerard Toorenaar, Dutch controversial police officer (political commissar in Amsterdam 1975-79), dies at 69
  • 1995 Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host of Eurovision, dies at 81
  • 1996 Hugh L’Etang, British medical writer and editor (The Pathology of Leadership; Ailing Leaders in Power: 1914-1994), dies at 79 [1] [2]
  • 1997 Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer (“L’Aigle noir”), dies at 67
  • 1997 Charles Hallahan, American actor (Hunter), dies of a heart attack at 54
  • 1997 Fenton Robinson, US blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
  • 1997 Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Prime Minister then 1st President of Malawi (1966-94), dies at 99
  • 1998 (Clerow) “Flip” Wilson, American Grammy Award-winning comedian, and Emmy Award-winning writer and TV personality (The Flip Wilson Show), dies of liver cancer at 64
  • 1998 Nelson Goodman, American philosopher (b. 1906)
  • 2000 Florizel Glasspole, 3rd Governor-General of Jamaica (1973-91), dies at 91
  • 2000 Hugh Alexander, American baseball player, dies at 83
  • 2000 James Deetz, American anthropologist and historical archaeologist (In Small Things Forgotten: The Archaeology of Early American Life), dies at 70 [1] [2] [3]
  • 2001 Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader (b. 1941) date disputed
  • 2002 Karel Reisz, Czech-British filmmaker and director (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning; The French Lieutenant’s Woman; Who’ll Stop the Rain), dies at 76
  • 2005 George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), dies after suffering multiple organ failures at 59
  • 2005 Polina Gelman, Soviet member of the “Night Witches” all-female aviator unit during World War Ⅱ, dies at 86 [1]
  • 2005 Richard Burns, English WRC champion, dies of a brain tumor at 34
  • 2006 Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), dies at 88
  • 2006 Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot and WWII flying ace at Pearl Harbor, dies at 86
  • 2006 Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (Fred Buscaglione), and screenwriter, dies at 86
  • 2006 Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist, dies at 75
  • 2006 Phyllis Fraser, American actress and children’s book publisher (b. 1916)
  • 2006 Sean Bell, American shooting victim (b. 1983)
  • 2006 Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer (b. 1979)
  • 2010 Alfred Balk, American magazine editor and journalist (b. 1930)
  • 2010 Ann Southam, Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses; Figures; The Emerging Ground), dies at 73
  • 2010 Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer (Bernard Matthews Farms), dies at 80
  • 2010 C. Scott Littleton, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1933)
  • 2010 Peter Christopherson, British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), commercial and music video director, dies at 55
  • 2011 (Henry) Lee “Shot” Williams, American blues singer (“I Like Your Style”), dies ar 73
  • 2011 Tom Wicker, American journalist and author, dies at 85
  • 2011 Vasiliy Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR +110kg 1972, 76; 80 x WR), dies from heart disease at 69
  • 2012 David Sexton, English football manager, dies at 82
  • 2012 Dinah Sheridan, British actress (Genevieve, The Railway Children, Don’t Wait Up), dies at 92
  • 2012 Earl “Speedoo” Carroll, American doo-wop vocalist (Cadillacs; The Coasters), dies of complications from diabetes and a stroke at 75
  • 2012 Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician, dies at 81
  • 2013 (Foreststorn) “Chico” Hamilton, American jazz drummer (Lester Young; Gerry Mulligan; Count Basie), and bandleader (Chico Hamilton Quintet), dies at 92
  • 2013 Bill Foulkes, English footballer (Manchester United), dies at 81
  • 2013 Oralia Domínguez, Mexican mezzo-soprano, dies at 88
  • 2013 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, dies of pneumonia at 77
  • 2014 Joanna Dunham, English actress (Possession, House the Dripped Blood), dies at 78
  • 2016 Alexander Yossifov, Bulgarian conductor and composer (Back To The Beginning), dies at 76

Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), dies at 90

Fidel Castro

  • 2016 Ron Glass, American actor (Barney Miller, Frank’s Place), dies at 71
  • 2016 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), dies at 88 [1]
  • 2016 Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer (South African opening batsman and opening bowler), dies at 85
  • 2017 Rance Howard, American actor (Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), dies at 89
  • 2019 George Clements, American priest and the first Roman Catholic priest in America to adopt a child, dies of a heart attack at 87 [1]
  • 2019 Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – “Arms of Mary”; “(I Don’t Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway”), dies at 71

Argentine soccer forward (91 caps; World Cup 1986 [captain]; FIFA Player of the 20th Century; Argentinos Juniors, Napoli), dies from a heart attack at 60

Diego Maradona

  • 2020 Duris Maxwell [Ted Lewis], Canadian session and touring drummer (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers; Powder Blues Band), dies of heart failure at 74
  • 2020 Jacques Secrétin, French table tennis player (World C’ship gold mixed doubles 1977), dies at 71
  • 2020 Zenon Plech, Polish motorcycle speedway rider (World C’ship individual 1979, pairs 1980 runner-up), dies at 67
  • 2022 Irene Cara [Escalera], American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter (“Fame”; “Flashdance…What A Feeling”), and actress (Fame; D.C. Cab), dies at 63
  • 2023 Doug Wabeke, American collegiate HOF baseball coach, and educator, dies at 65
  • 2023 Les Maguire, British rock saxophonist and pianist (Gerry & the Pacemakers, 1961-66 – “Ferry Cross the Mersey”), dies at 81
  • 2023 Marty Krofft, Canadian puppeteer and television producer – with his brother Sid (H.R. Pufnstuf; Land of the Lost; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters; Donny & Marie), dies at 86 [1]
  • 2023 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), dies at 80
  • 2024 Bodhi, known as ‘the Menswear Dog’, Shiba inu dog, model, and influencer, dies at 15 [1]
  • 2024 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), pop singer, and animal rights activist, dies at 96 [1]
  • 2024 Ernie McMillan, American NFL football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970; Second-team All-Pro 1966,1967; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 86

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Famous Birthdays on November 25

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  • 1328 Benedict XIII [Pedro de Luna], Spanish Antipope (1394-1423), born in Illueca, Crown of Aragon (d. 1423)
  • 1454 Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, born in Venice (d. 1510)
  • 1501 Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, born in Ongye-ri, Andong, North Gyeongsang Province (d. 1570)
  • 1507 Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1581)
  • 1562 Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, Spanish dramatist and poet (Angelica, Arcadia), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1635)
  • 1566 John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare’s First Folio, born in Droitwich, Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)

Dutch privateer who captured a Spanish silver fleet and admiral who became a folk hero, born in Delfshaven, County of Holland

Piet Heyn

  • 1638 Catherine of Braganza, Portuguese Roman Catholic Queen of Charles II of England, born in Vila Vicosa, Portugal (d. 1705)
  • 1697 Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist and poet (wrote in blood), born in Moers, Germany (d. 1769)
  • 1703 Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist, born in Nîmes, France (d. 1784)
  • 1712 Charles-Michel de l’Épée, French philanthropist and developer of ‘Signed French’, born in Versailles, France (d. 1789)
  • 1721 Willem Crul, British admiral (West-Indies), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1781)
  • 1734 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, German composer, born in Niedergebra, Nordhausen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
  • 1737 Christian Friedrich Penzel, German musician and composer, born in Oelsnitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
  • 1741 Johann Christian Frischmuth, German composer, born in Schwabhausen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790)
  • 1752 Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer, born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1814)
  • 1753 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, born in Mühltroff, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
  • 1778 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer, born in Birmingham (d. 1856)
  • 1787 Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
  • 1814 Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics), born in Heilbronn, Württemberg (d. 1878)
  • 1817 John Bigelow, American statesman and author, born in Bristol, New York (d. 1911)
  • 1823 (Heinrich) “Henry” Wirz, Swiss-American Confederate army officer (Commander of Camp Sumter prisoner-of-war facility), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1865)
  • 1823 Joseph Alexander Cooper, American civil servant and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Whitley County, Kentucky (d. 1910)
  • 1825 Edward Augustus Wild, American homeopathic doctor and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
  • 1828 Franjo Rački, Croatian historian and politician, born in Fužine, Austrian Empire (d. 1894)
  • 1834 Jean-Baptist Colyns, Belgian violinist and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1902)

Andrew Carnegie

  • 1839 Stanisław Duniecki, Polish composer, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1870)
  • 1840 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author and poet (Flemish Movement), born in Deerlijk, Belgium (d. 1922)
  • 1841 Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (algebraic logic), born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1902)
  • 1842 Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Turin (d. 1896)
  • 1843 Henry Ware Eliot, American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot, born in Saint Louis, Missouri (d. 1919)

German inventor, engine designer and automobile manufacturer (Mercedes-Benz), born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg

Karl Benz

  • 1845 José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese novelist, born in Póvoa de Varzim (d. 1900)
  • 1846 Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate who smashed hotels with a hatchet, born in Garrard County, Kentucky (d. 1911)
  • 1852 Johan Salvator, Archduke of Austria, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1890)
  • 1856 Sergei Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (Oresteia), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 1915)
  • 1858 Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1922)
  • 1862 Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (The Rosary; Narcissus), born in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania (d. 1901) [1]
  • 1869 Ben Lindsey, American judge and social reformer, born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1943)
  • 1870 Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), born in North Easton, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
  • 1871 Cornelis J “Cor” van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Ghost Hotel, Two Boys), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
  • 1874 Joe Gans, American boxer (world lightweight champion 1902–08; International Boxing HOF), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1910)
  • 1876 Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse, born in San Anton Palace, Attard, British Malta (d. 1936)
  • 1877 Harley Granville-Barker, English dramatist, producer (The Voysey Inheritance) and critic, born in London (d. 1946)
  • 1878 Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), born in Magdeburg (d. 1945)
  • 1880 Elsie J. Oxenham, British children’s author (Abbey Series), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 1960)
  • 1880 Leonard Woolf, English author and husband of Virginia Woolf, born in London (d. 1969)

Italian priest and 261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy

John XXIII

  • 1881 Peder Gram, Danish organist, composer, conductor (Dansk Koncertforening, 1918-32), and music director (Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 1937-51), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1956)
  • 1883 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian author and mystic, born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1939)
  • 1883 Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), born in London, England (d. 1977)
  • 1886 Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests, 4 x 50; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1971)
  • 1887 Nikolai Vavilov, Soviet botanist and geneticist (identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1943)
  • 1890 Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet (Poems from the Trenches) and artist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1918)
  • 1895 Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian revolutionary and member of Supreme Soviet, born in Sanahin, Yelizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1978)
  • 1895 Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer (“…And Ladies of the Club”), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1986)
  • 1895 Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician (8th President of Czechoslovakia, 1968-75), born in Hroznatín, Moravia, Austria Hungary (d. 1979)
  • 1895 Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (Unter dem Zimbelstern), born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1991)
  • 1896 Jessie Royce Landis [Medbury], American stage and screen actress (To Catch A Thief; North by Northwest), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
  • 1896 Rex Maupin, American orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1966)
  • 1896 Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts; Louisiana Story), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1989)
  • 1899 Vera Reynolds, American silent screen actress (Lawless Woman), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1962)
  • 1899 W. R. Burnett, American author (Little Caesar), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1982)
  • 1900 Arthur Schwartz, American composer (“I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans”; “That’s Entertainment”), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1984)
  • 1900 Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (Nixon’s 1st opponent for the United States Senate in 1950), born in Boonton, New Jersey (d. 1980)
  • 1900 Rudolf Höss, German commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, born in Baden-Baden, German Empire (d. 1947)
  • 1901 Arthur Liebehenschel, German Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, born in Poznań, German Empire (d. 1948)
  • 1901 Tibor Serly, Hungarian violinist and composer (American Elegy), born in Losonc, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1978)

Canadian ice hockey player and NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins), born in Fort Qu’Appelle, Northwest Territories

Eddie Shore

  • 1902 Morris Lapidus, Russian-American architect best known for designing Miami’s Fontainebleau Hotel, born in Odessa, Russia (d. 2001)
  • 1902 Tamara Shayne, Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story), born in Perm, Russia (d. 1983)
  • 1903 Dehart Hubbard, American athlete (Olympic gold, long jump 1924; first African American to win individual event; WR 7.89m 1925), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1976)
  • 1904 Antonio “Toni” Ortelli, Italian composer (“La Montanara” (The Song of the Mountains)) and alpinist, born in Schio, Veneto, Italy (d. 2000)
  • 1904 Ba Jin, Chinese writer and anarchist (The Family), born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2005)
  • 1904 Herbert Reynolds Inch, American composer and teacher, born in Missoula, Montana (d. 1988)
  • 1904 Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932), born in New York City (d. 1964)
  • 1907 John Stuart Hindmarsh, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1935), born in Sherborne, England (d. 1938)
  • 1909 Hugh Davson, English physiologist (protein sandwich model), born in London (d. 1996)
  • 1909 Manny Martindale, West Indian cricket fast bowler (10 Tests, 37 wickets; Barbados), born in St Lucy, Barbados (d. 1972)
  • 1910 Léon Poliakov, French historian (The Aryan Myth), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
  • 1911 Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter associated with the CoBrA movement, born in Meppel, Netherlands (d. 1984)
  • 1912 John H. Sengstacke, American newspaper publisher (Chicago Defender) and owner of the largest chain of African-American oriented newspapers in the US, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Jack Davies, English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
  • 1913 Lewis Thomas, American physician and writer on biology, born in Flushing, New York (d. 1993)
  • 1914 Eddie Boyd, American blues pianist and singer (“Five Long Years”), born in Mississippi (d. 1994)

American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), born in Martinez, California

Joe DiMaggio

  • 1914 Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host of Eurovision, born in Russia (d. 1995)

Chilean general and dictator of Chile (1973-90), born in Valparaíso, Chile

Augusto Pinochet

  • 1915 Ron Hamence, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII), born in Hindmarsh, Australia (d. 2010)
  • 1919 Chaim Pearl, Jewish rabbi and scholar, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995)
  • 1920 Noel Neill, American actress (Adventures of Superman), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2016)
  • 1920 Putra of Perlis [Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail], King of Malaysia (1960-65), born in Arau, Perlis (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun), born in Mexico City (d. 2009)
  • 1921 Stanley Ho, Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao, born in Hong Kong (d. 2020)
  • 1922 Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (Le tour de chant de Gloria Lasso), born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia (d. 2005)
  • 1922 Ilja Hurník, Czech composer (Ondráš; Missa Vinea Crucis), born in Poruba, Czechoslovakia (d. 2013)
  • 1923 Art Wall Jr, American golfer (Masters 1959), born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
  • 1923 Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV anchor and host (AVRO, RTL4), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands(d. 1997)
  • 1923 Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1982-94), born in Turku (d. 2017)
  • 1924 Lorraine “Tui” St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2004)
  • 1924 Paul Desmond, American jazz alto saxophonist (Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five”), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1977)
  • 1924 Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher (the New Left), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2012)
  • 1925 Jose Napoleon Duarte, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (1984-89), born in Santa Ana, El Salvador (d. 1990)
  • 1926 Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (Star Trek Cage, The Searchers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
  • 1926 Murray Schisgal, American playwright (Luv), and screenwriter (Tootsie), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2020)
  • 1926 Poul Anderson, American science-fiction and fantasy author, winner of 7 Hugo and 3 Nebula Awards (The Sharing of Flesh; Mirkheim; After Doomsday), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
  • 1926 Rosalyn Drexler, American painter, playwright and comedy writer (Home Movies, Lily), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1927 Dick Wellstood, American jazz pianist, born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 1987)
  • 1928 Etta Jones, American jazz singer (“Don’t Go to Strangers”; “Save Your Love for Me”), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 2001)
  • 1928 Jimmy Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1929 Jack Hogan [Richard Roland Benson Jr], American actor (“Combat”, Adam 12″, “Sierra”), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (d. 2023)
  • 1929 Theo Bruins, Dutch concert pianist and composer (Sei Studi; Syncope), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • 1931 Dickie Jeeps, English rugby union halfback (England 24, British & Irish Lions 13 Tests; Northampton Saints RU) and executive (chairman Sports Council), born in Chesterton, England (d. 2016)
  • 1931 Harry Landis, British stage director and character actor (EastEnders, 1995-97 – “Felix”; Friday Night Dinner, 2012-14 – “Mr. Morris”), born in Stepney, London, England (d. 2022)
  • 1931 Nat Adderley, American jazz trumpeter (“Work Song”), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2000)
  • 1933 August Pabst Jr., American auto racer (USAC Road Racing C’ship 1959; SCCA National Sports Car C’ship 1960), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2024)
  • 1933 Erich Zakowski, German master mechanic-executive (founder, CEO Zakspeed racing team 1968-90), born in East Prussia, Germany (d. 2023)
  • 1933 Kathryn Crosby (née Grandstaff), American actress (as Kathryn Grant – Operation Mad Ball; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad; The Big Circus), registered nurse, and TV personality, born in West Columbia, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1933 Lenny Moore, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C’ship 1958, 59 Baltimore Colts; NFL MVP 1964; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 x Pro Bowl), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 1933 Ramiro Cortés Jr., American composer, born in Dallas, Texas (d. c. 1984)
  • 1936 Matt Clark, actor and director (Return to Oz, Horror Show), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1936 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, born in Aberdeen, Washington (d. 2017)
  • 1939 Martin Feldstein, American economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal), chief economic adviser to President Reagan, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
  • 1939 Rosanna Schiaffino, actress (Minotaur, Mazzabubu), born in Genoa, Italy
  • 1940 Jan Jongbloed, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; DWS 353 games, FC Amsterdam, Roda JC, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2023)

1940 American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1982, 87, 91 Washington Redskins; NFL Coach of the Year 1982, 83) and auto race team owner (5 × NASCAR Cup Series), born in Mocksville, North Carolina

Joe Gibbs

  • 1940 Percy Sledge, American soul singer (“When A Man Loves A Woman”; “Take Time to Know Her”), born in Leighton, Alabama (d. 2015)
  • 1940 Reinhard Furrer, German physicist and astronaut (STS 22), born in Worgl, Germany
  • 1941 Kenny Graham, American football safety (AFL All-Star 1965, 67, 68, 69 San Diego Chargers; Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2023)
  • 1941 Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Indian Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader, born in Dhok Gohar Shah, British India (d. 2001)
  • 1942 Rosa von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky], German film director and gay activist (Affengeil), born in Riga, Nazi Germany (Latvia)
  • 1944 Ben Stein, American actor and presidential speechwriter to Nixon and Ford, born in Washington D.C.
  • 1944 Mark Minkov, Russian-Soviet theater and film score composer, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2012)
  • 1945 Bev Bevan, English drummer (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Birmingham, England
  • 1945 George Webster, American College Football HOF linebacker (Michigan State Uni; First-team All-AFL 1967–69 Houston Oilers), born in Anderson, South Carolina (d. 2007)
  • 1945 Patrick Nagel, American artist and illustrator known for his “Nagel women”, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1984)
  • 1946 Marc Brown, American children’s book author, illustrator, and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • 1947 John Larroquette, American actor (Night Court – “Dan Fielding”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1947 Jonathan Kaplan, American film and TV director (Heart Like a Wheel; The Accused; Love Field; ER), born in Paris, France (d. 2025)
  • 1947 Linda LaFlamme, American rock keyboardist and songwriter (It’s A Beautiful Day – “White Bird”), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1947 Tracey Walter, American character actor (Repo Man; Best of the West), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1947 Val Fuentes, American rock drummer (It’s A Beautiful Day; New Riders of the Purple Sage; Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1948 Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (2005-07), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1948 Storm Field, American weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV), born in New York
  • 1949 Kerry O’Keeffe, Australian cricket spin bowler (24 Tests, 53 wickets; NSW, Somerset CCC), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1949 Rita Jenrette (née Carpenter), wife of US Congressman John Jenrette (D-SC), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1950 Alexis Wright, Australian writer known for “Carpentaria”, born in Cloncurry, Australia
  • 1950 Bob Kelly, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1970-82 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 – Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitols), known as “The Hound”, born in Oakville, Ontario
  • 1950 Jocelyn Brown, American R&B and dance singer, born in Kinston, North Carolina
  • 1951 Arturo Pérez Reverte, Spanish novelist and war reporter (The Club Dumas), born in Cartagena, Spain
  • 1951 Bill Morrissey, American folk singer-songwriter (Inside), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2011)
  • 1951 Bucky Dent, American baseball shortstop (World Series 1977, MVP 1978 NY Yankees; MLB All-Star 1975, 80, 81) and manager (NY Yankees 1989–90), born in Savannah, Georgia
  • 1951 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
  • 1952 Ernest Harden Jr, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1952 John Lynch, American politician (Governor of New Hampshire, 2005-13), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
  • 1953 Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman and fraud felon (CEO of Enron, Feb- Aug, 2001), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1953 Monique St Pierre, German model, Playboy model (Nov 1978, Playmate of Year 1979), born in Weisbaden, Germany
  • 1955 Bruno Tonioli, Italian-British dancer, choreography and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-19; Dancing With the Stars, 2005-present; Britain’s Got Talent, 2023-), born in Ferrara, Italy
  • 1957 Bob Ehrlich, American politician (Rep (R) – Maryland 1995-2003, Governor of Maryland 2003-07), born in Arbutus, Maryland
  • 1957 Terry Stotts, American basketball head coach (Portland Trail Blazers 2012-19; Atlanta Hawks 2002-04; Milwaukee Bucks 2005-07), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • 1958 Gary Coveyou, American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods – “Billy Don’t Be A Hero”), born in the USA
  • 1959 Charles Kennedy, British politician (Liberal Democrat leader 1999-2006), born in Inverness, Scotland
  • 1959 Steve Rothery, British progressive rock guitarist, (Marillion – “Clutching at Straws”), born in Brampton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
  • 1960 Amy Grant, American gospel and rock singer (“Glory of Love”; “Baby Baby”), born in Augusta, Georgia

American magazine publisher (George), lawyer and son of JFK, born in New York City

John F. Kennedy Jr.

  • 1960 Kasey Smith, American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Queens, New York City
  • 1960 Mary Ostergren, biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • 1961 Amy Gibson, American actress (General Hospital), born in Westchester County, New York
  • 1961 Kenny Monday, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hironobu Sakaguchi

  • 1963 Bernie Kosar, American football quarterback (Super Bowl 1993 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1987, 89 Cleveland Browns), born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • 1963 Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer (‘Temptation”), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • 1963 Kevin Chamberlin, American stage and screen actor, and singer (Seussical; Jessie; Wicked), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1964 Dan Saleaumua, Samoan-American NFL defensive tackle, 1988-97 (Detroit Lions; Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks), born in San Diego, California
  • 1964 Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), born in Ellensburg, Washington (d. 2022)
  • 1964 Wendy Wyland, American diver (World C’ship gold 10m platform 1982; Olympic bronze 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
  • 1965 Cris Carter, American Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (8 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1994, 99; NFL receiving TD leader 1995, 97, 99; Minnesota Vikings), born in Troy, Ohio
  • 1965 Dougray Scott, Scottish television and film actor known for “Ever After” and “Crime”, born in Glenrothes, Scotland
  • 1965 Mike Gebhardt, mistral sailor (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1965 Yasmin Farooq, American rower (World C’ship gold W8+) and coach (Stanford Uni, Uni of Washington), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
  • 1966 Mark Whiten, American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pensacola, Florida
  • 1966 Stacy Lattisaw, American disco singer (“Million Dollar Baby”), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1966 Tim Armstrong, American singer and guitarist (Rancid; The Transplants), born in Albany, California
  • 1967 Andrea Stinson, American basketball guard (3 x WNBA All Star; Charlotte Sting), born in Huntersville, North Carolina
  • 1967 Anthony Nesty, Suriname swimmer (Suriname’s 1st Olympic gold medal 100m butterfly 1988), born in Trinidad & Tobago
  • 1967 Curtis Baldwin, actor (Calvin-227), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1967 Gregg Turkington, American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and punk rock singer, born in Darwin, Australia
  • 1967 Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor (Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, ), born in Kobe, Japan
  • 1967 Rodney Sheppard, American guitarist (Sugar Ray), born in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1968 Erick Sermon, American rap music artist (EPMD), born in Brentwood, New York
  • 1968 Jory Husain, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1969 Jillian Hennessy, Canadian actress (Claire in “Law & Order”), born in Edmonton, Alberta

1971 American actress (Married With Children, Dead to Me), born in Hollywood, California

Christina Applegate

  • 1971 Dominic Cummings, English political strategist (Vote Leave campaign), born in Durham, England
  • 1972 Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer (Gucci), born in Rome, Italy
  • 1973 Octavio Dotel, Dominican MLB baseball pitcher (Houston Astros and 12 other teams), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (d. 2025)

Canadian actor (Star Trek: Discovery), born in Ontario, Canada

Kenneth Mitchell

  • 1976 Clint Mathis, American soccer forward (46 caps; Los Angeles Galaxy; MetroStars; Hannover 96), born in Conyers, Georgia
  • 1976 Donovan McNabb, American NFL football quarterback, 1999-2011, 6X Pro Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles and 2 other teams), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1977 Jill Flint, American actress (Royal Pains; The Night Shift), born in Cherry Valley, New York
  • 1978 Ringo Sheena [Yumiko Shiina], Japanese singer, songwriter and musician (Tokyo Jihen), born in Urawa, Saitama, Japan
  • 1979 Thea Gilmore, British rock and folk singer-songwriter (“Juliet (Keep That in Mind)”), born in Oxford, England
  • 1980 Aaron Mokoena, South African soccer defender (107 caps; Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth), born in Boipatong, South Africa
  • 1980 Josh Lomberger [Josh Mathews], American professional wrestling interviewer, born in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

1981 American activist (Global Health Corps) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas

Barbara Pierce Bush

  • 1981 Jenna Bush Hager, American author, news personality (Today with Hoda & Jenna) and twin daughter of US President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1981 Mauricio Rua, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist, born in Curitiba, Brazil
  • 1981 Xabi Alonso, Spanish soccer midfielder (114 caps; Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich), born in Tolosa, Spain
  • 1982 Natalia Córdova-Buckley, Mexican-American actress (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), born in Mexico City
  • 1983 Joey Chestnut, American competitive eater (considered greatest competitive eater in history), born in Fulton County, Kentucky
  • 1983 Kirsty Crawford, Scottish pop singer-songwriter (Pop Idol), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1984 Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France (d. 2022)
  • 1986 Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system, born in Arlington, Texas (d. 1996)
  • 1986 Cole Escola, American comedian, actor and playwright (“Oh, Mary!”), born in Clatskanie, Oregon

1986 American actress and scream queen (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California

Katie Cassidy

  • 1988 Abby Phillip, American political commentator (CNN), born in Alexandria, Virginia
  • 1989 Patsy Ferran, Spanish-British actress (stage production A Streetcar Named Desire), born in Valencia, Spain
  • 1990 Stephanie Hsu, American actress (Everything, Everywhere All At Once), born in Torrance, California
  • 1990 Yasmin van der Meer, Dutch woman born as 15th million Netherlander, born in the Netherlands
  • 1993 Owain Park, British bass-baritone singer (The Gesualdo Six), choral and opera composer (The Snow Child), and organist, born in Bristol, England

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  • 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

Battle of Montgisard

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
  • 1598 Jacob Cornelius van Neck’s merchant fleet reaches Bantam, West-Java on second Dutch expedition to Indonesia
  • 1659 Michiel de Ruyter conquers Danish city Nyborg
  • 1667 A deadly earthquake rocks Shamakhi in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people
  • 1715 First English patent is granted to an American for processing corn

Elizabeth of Russia

1741 Elizabeth of Russia seizes power in a coup with the aid of Imperial Russian guards in Saint Petersburg, Russia

  • 1744 Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews in Prague
  • 1755 King Ferdinand IV of Spain grants the Beaterio de la Compañía de Jesús royal protection, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM)
  • 1758 Britain captures Fort Duquesne (later Fort Pitt/Pittsburgh) from French
  • 1766 Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings
  • 1783 Britain evacuates New York City, its last military position in the United States

Banneker’s Almanac

1792 Benjamin Banneker first publishes his Farmer’s Almanac, making him the first Black American to publish a scientific book

  • 1812 Mexican insurgents capture strategic city of Oaxaca from Royalist forces during Mexican War of Independence
  • 1817 The first sword swallower, Sena Sama, gives his first public performance in New York City
  • 1826 The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy
  • 1834 Delmonico’s, one of New York’s finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee, and half a pie for 12 cents
  • 1839 Cyclone slams southeastern India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships and killing an estimated 300,000 people.
  • 1841 35 survivors of the mutiny on the slave ship Amistad return to Africa
  • 1847 Friedrich von Flotow’s comic romance opera “Martha” premiers at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna
  • 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
  • 1864 Confederate plot to burn New York city fails

Andrew Johnson

1867 US Congress commission looks into “impeachment” of President Andrew Johnson

  • 1874 United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873
  • 1876 United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife’s sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River in retaliation for their defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
  • 1884 John B. Meyenberg of St. Louis patents evaporated milk
  • 1885 Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park established as Rocky Mountains Park, Alberta [1]
  • 1892 Pierre de Coubertin first publicly proposes the revival of the Olympic Games during a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the French athletics union [1]
  • 1894 Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
  • 1897 Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
  • 1899 Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: General Methuen beats Farmers

Mahler’s 4th Symphony

1901 Gustav Mahler conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 4 in G at the Kaim-Saal concert hall in Munich, Germany, to mixed reviews

Wiener Frauen

1902 Franz Lehar’s opera “Wiener Frauen” premieres in Vienna

1905 The first telegraph transmitter with a one-mile range is advertised in “Scientific American” for $8.50

  • 1908 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds
  • 1911 Britain’s first seaplane, the Waterbird, has its maiden flight, taking off and landing on Windermere
  • 1912 American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Illinois
  • 1912 Socialist International rejects that world war is coming
  • 1913 The Irish Volunteers founded in Dublin to “secure the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland”
  • 1920 First Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
  • 1920 WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play

Prince Hirohito Beomes Regent

1922 Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan becomes Regent of Japan in his ailing father’s stead

  • 1925 KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy
  • 1930 Ito, Japan records 690 earthquake shocks in 1 day
  • 1933 1st Soviet liquid fuel rocket attains altitude of 261′ (80m)
  • 1935 International Institute for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam
  • 1936 Germany & Japan sign anti-Komintern pact
  • 1937 World’s Fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)

Police Head Yezhov Executed

1938 Lavrentiy Beria succeeds Nikolai Yezhov as the head of the Soviet secret police, NKVD, after Yezhov was executed on Joseph Stalin‘s orders

  • 1940 First flights of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder

Tom Harmon’s

1940 Football team University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon‘s #98

  • 1940 Nazi Intelligence agency Sicherheitsdienst (SD) arrests Dutch resistance fighter Bernard Ijzerdraat, founder of De Geuzen
  • 1940 SS Patria carrying illegal immigrants sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
  • 1940 Woody Woodpecker, created by Walter Lantz after being inspired by a noisy woodpacker pecking at the roof of his cabin, debuts in the animated short “Knock Knock”
  • 1941 Finland joins the anti-communist Anti-Komintern Pact
  • 1941 German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
  • 1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player manager
  • 1942 National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms
  • 1943 U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
  • 1944 World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth’s store in Deptford, United Kingdom, killing 160 shoppers.
  • 1947 First systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals with alleged communist ties or sympathies
  • 1947 New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion
  • 1948 16-inch coastal guns removed from Fort Funston, San Francisco
  • 1948 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 1949 Gene Autry’s single “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” appears on music charts after songwriter Johnny Marks adapts a poem written by his brother-in-law Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores [1]
  • 1950 UN gives Eritrea to Ethiopia
  • 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock, Alabama
  • 1951 Cleveland Browns halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game with 6 (4 rushing, 2 catches) in 42-21 win over Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium
  • 1951 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
  • 1951 Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden
  • 1952 George Meany appointed as chairman of American Federation of Labor (AFL) trade union
  • 1953 Earthquake and tsnunami strike Honshu, Japan
  • 1953 Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
  • 1955 Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states

Piston’s 6th Symphony

1955 Walter Piston‘s 6th Symphony, composed to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony, premieres, led by Charles Munch

  • 1958 Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community

Once Upon A Mattress

1959 Mary Rodgers & Marshall Barer’s musical “Once Upon A Mattress”, starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC, after starting off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre, later moves to St. James

  • 1960 “Amos ‘n’ Andy” made its last broadcast on CBS radio
  • 1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr Malone & 2nd Mrs Burton) & cancels 4 other series
  • 1960 First atomic reactor for research & development, Richland, Wa

Mirabal Sisters

1960 Three of the four Mirabal sisters, opponents of the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, are assassinated

  • 1961 NBA’s Bob Cousy becomes the second player to score 15,000 points
  • 1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast

JFK Buried

1963 JFK is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

  • 1965 Congo military coup under Gen Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown
  • 1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
  • 1966 Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)
  • 1967 Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time

Lennon returns MBE

1969 John Lennon returns MBE to protest “against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts.”

  • 1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
  • 1970 In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt
  • 1970 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
  • 1971 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB)

Northern Ireland Withdrawal Proposed

1971 British Labour Party leader Harold Wilson proposes Britain should work towards a withdrawal from Northern Ireland, and after 15 years; the Republic of Ireland could rejoin the British Commonwealth

  • 1973 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
  • 1973 KLM Flight 861, a Boeing 747, is hijacked over Iraq by three pro-Palestinian Arabs, forcing the plane to Damascus, Nicosia, Tripoli, Malta, and finally Dubai, where the hijackers surrender
  • 1973 US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure
  • 1974 Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21
  • 1974 Rangers’ Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year
  • 1975 A loyalist gang nicknamed the “Shankill Butchers” undertakes its first “cut-throat killing”; the gang was named for its late-night kidnapping, torture and murder (by throat slashing) of random Catholic civilians in Belfast
  • 1975 Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day)
  • 1975 Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases
  • 1976 NYPD officer Robert Torsney shoots unarmed youth Randolph Evans while answering response at youth’s Brooklyn home
  • 1976 O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit

The Band’s Farewell Concert

1976 The Band’s farewell concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California; guest performers include Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, and the Staples Singers; concert film “The Last Waltz” directed by Martin Scorcese

  • 1976 Viking 1 radio signals from Mars help prove the general theory of relativity
  • 1977 David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hrs 15 mins

Hearns vs. Hill

1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in two rounds in his first professional fight

Muldoon Re-elected

1978 New Zealand general election won by ruling Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and the National Party

  • 1979 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt

Summerall, Madden’s First Broadcast

1979 Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sports broadcasting history

  • 1979 Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30
  • 1980 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll
  • 1980 Military coup d’état in the Republic of Upper Volta overthrows the civilian government and abolishes the constitution in what is now Burkina Faso

Leonard vs. Durán

1980 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown when Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans

  • 1980 Upper-Volta military coup under Col Saye Zerbo, President Lamizana flees
  • 1981 Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles

Prefect of the Congregation

1981 Pope John Paul II names Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Benedict XVI) “Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith”

  • 1982 Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroys an entire city block, including the Northwestern National Bank building and the recently closed Donaldson’s Department Store

Holmes vs. Frazier

1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

  • 1983 Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
  • 1983 Syria and Saudi Arabia announce a ceasefire in the PLO civil war in Tripoli
  • 1984 Julio María Sanguinetti wins Uruguay’s presidential election
  • 1984 William Schroeder is second person to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart
  • 1985 Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillén is named AL Rookie of Year

Canseco AL Rookie

1986 A’s Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year

Fawn Hall

1986 Oliver North‘s secretary, Fawn Hall, smuggles documents out of his office

  • 1987 India all out for 75 v West Indies at Delhi, Patterson 5-24
  • 1987 Pakistan cricket leg-spin bowler Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England in 1st Test at Lahore; best figures by a Pakistani, and by any bowler against England
  • 1987 Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with Category 5 winds of 165 km/h and a surge that swallows entire villages, killing at least 1,036 people
  • 1988 Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed
  • 1988 German politician Rita Süssmuth becomes the 10th President of the Bundestag
  • 1988 Rock guitar legend Chuck Berry (62) pays $250 fine to resolve NYC assault charges
  • 1988 Widespread earthquake hits North East US, Canada, no damage reported
  • 1990 India bowl the Sri Lankan cricket team out for 82; Venkatapathy Raju (I) takes 6-12 off 17.5 overs
  • 1993 Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls
  • 1993 Failed bomb attack on Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Sedky leaves one dead

Sony founder Steps Down

1994 Sony founder Akio Morita announces he will be stepping down as CEO of the company

  • 1996 Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade ends after 24 years

Sevens

1997 “Sevens” 7th studio album by Garth Brooks is released (Grammy Award Best Country Collaboration with Vocals 1998, Billboard Album of the Year 1998)

  • 1997 US telephone technician Richard Bliss arrested for spying in Russia
  • 2000 Earthquake in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2005 Polish Minister of National Defence Radek Sikorski opens Warsaw Pact archives to historians, showing maps of possible nuclear strikes against Western Europe, including the nuclear annihilation of 43 Polish cities by Soviet-controlled forces
  • 2007 First European Parliament election and a referendum on changing the voting system (declared invalid due to insufficient turnout) are held in Romania
  • 2008 A car bomb in St. Petersburg, Russia, kills three people and injures one
  • 2009 Flooding in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; powerful storm brings 3 years worth of rain in 4 hours, killing over 150 people and sweeping thousands of cars away during Hajj
  • 2011 Sudden violent storms strike southern Sri Lanka, drowning many fishermen caught by surprise and killing 27 people. Landslides and flooding hit the mainland, and thousands of homes lose their roofs.
  • 2012 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria
  • 2012 16 people are killed and 44 injured after a wedding party bus plunges 300 ft down a gorge in India

2012 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel finishes 4th in season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to claim his 3rd consecutive F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Fernando Alonso

  • 2013 17 people are killed and 37 are wounded in a cafe bombing in Baghdad, Iraq

Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2013 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, Billboard Album of the Year 2014)

  • 2014 Missouri Governor Jay Nixon orders hundreds more US National Guard troops to the town of Ferguson to prevent a second night of rioting and looting
  • 2014 Protest erupt across US after a decision by Missouri grand jury not to bring charges against a white policeman who shot dead a black teenager
  • 2014 Switzerland’s Bern Art Museum agrees to accept artworks looted from their Jewish owners by the Nazis
  • 2014 US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigns, ending nearly two years in the Pentagon’s top job

Pope Francis’ African Visit

2015 Pope Francis begins his trip to Africa, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic

  • 2017 Actress Naya Rivera arrested on a domestic battery charge in Kanawha County, West Virginia
  • 2017 The longest-known frozen human embryo (24 years) results in the successful birth of Emma Wren in Tennessee
  • 2018 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran’s Kermanshah province injuring at least 700
  • 2018 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to claim his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 88 points from Sebastian Vettel; Mercedes’ 5th straight Constructors title
  • 2018 EU leaders approve an agreement for Britain to leave the EU (Brexit)
  • 2018 Historic north Californian Camp Fire declared 100% contained with 85 dead, 249 missing, covering 153,000 acres with 14,000 homes burnt
  • 2018 LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals; Mark Brunell & David Carr previously share record (22); also sets NFL record for best single-game completion % (96.6)

NFL Record

2019 Baltimore’s 2nd-year quarterback Lamar Jackson becomes first QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000 passing yards and rush for 1,500 yards in his first 2 NFL seasons as the Ravens beat LA Rams, 45-6

  • 2019 Chilean performance collective Lastesis first perform feminist anthem “Un violador en tu camino” (“A Rapist in Your Path”) outside the Supreme Court in Santiago, Chile
  • 2019 First defamation case in Australia by a sitting MP won by Sarah Hanson-Green over Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm, after he made sexist slurs against her
  • 2019 Louis Vuitton (LVMH) buys jeweler Tiffany & Co. for over $16 billion
  • 2019 Priceless royal jewelry stolen from Dresden Green Vault, in Germany, from one of Europe’s greatest treasure collections

Caitlin Clark’s Collegiate Debut

2020 Caitlin Clark makes her collegiate debut for the Iowa Hawkeyes, recording 27 points, eight rebounds, and four assists against Northern Iowa

  • 2020 Dead and buried mink reported rising from the ground due to bloating, after a hurried cull of millions of COVID-19 infected animals in Denmark
  • 2020 HBO announces Joss Whedon‘s exit from the project “The Nevers”

NY Times Greatest Actors

2020 The New York Times names its “25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (so far)”, with Denzel Washington at No. 1 [1]

2021 Germany’s COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 (Robert Koch Institute) amid its highest surge in infections yet

  • 2021 India has more girls than boys for the first time in its history, and its population boom is ending, according to a new government survey [1]

The Beatles: Get Back

2021 Peter Jackson‘s documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back” premieres on Disney+

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

2023 Concert film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” premieres at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills [1]

60 Years of Doctor Who

2023 David Tennant reprises his role as the Doctor in a three-episode special for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, alongside Catherine Tate as Donna Noble

  • 2023 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina re-elected to a third term amid a disputed election, boycotted by some opposition candidates [1]

Trump Charges Dismissed

2024 US Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith requests and is granted dismissal of pending criminal charges against Donald Trump, based on their policy that indicting or trying a sitting president would violate the Constitution and interfere with the working of the executive branch [1] [2]

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  • 1177 Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force
  • 1783 Britain evacuates New York City, its last military position in the United States
  • 1839 Cyclone slams southeastern India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships and killing an estimated 300,000 people.

More November 25 Events

Nov 25 in Film & TV

  • 1947 First systematic Hollywood blacklist is instituted, denying employment to American entertainment professionals with alleged communist ties or sympathies
  • 2013 Disney releases “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, Billboard Album of the Year 2014)

Nov 25 in Sport

  • 1892 Pierre de Coubertin first publicly proposes the revival of the Olympic Games during a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the French athletics union [1]
  • 1979 Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sports broadcasting history

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Polish Minister of National Defence Radek Sikorski opens Warsaw Pact archives to historians, showing maps of possible nuclear strikes against Western Europe, including the nuclear annihilation of 43 Polish cities by Soviet-controlled forces

November 25, 2005


Fun Fact About November 25

Delmonico’s, one of New York’s finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee, and half a pie for 12 cents

November 25, 1834

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