Year 1667
A devastating earthquake in Shemakha in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia killed 80 thousand people.
NOVEMBER 25
Daily Historical Chronicle
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25 November: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 25 November.
Observances & Special Days
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Year 1758
Britain captured the Duquesne Fort of France.
Year 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.
Year 1866
Allahabad High Court inaugurated.
Year 1867
Alfred Noble patented dynamite.
Year 1876
American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
Year 1879
Sri Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, professor, saint poet, great orator and prolific writer, was born in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan). He was the founder of Mira Movement.
Year 1922
Frederick Banting announced the discovery of insulin in diabetes.
Year 1930
690 earthquake tremors were recorded in a single day in Japan.
Year 1936
The anti-Comintern (Communist International) agreement was signed between Germany and Japan.
Year 1948
Establishment of National Cadet Course (NCC).
Year 1975
Suriname gained independence from the Netherlands.
Year 1981
The first international cricket match played at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Year 1991
Kamal Narayan Singh became the 22nd Chief Justice of India.
Year 1999
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize announced to senior social activist Baba Amte.
Born 1835
Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist, and philanthropist.
Born 1841
Ernst Schröder, a German mathematician.
Born 1844
Carl Benz, a German engine designer, founder of Mercedes-Benz.
Born 1879
Sadhu Vaswani, Indian educationist.
Born 1890
Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born.
Born 1898
Debaki Bose, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1971)
Born 1902
Dula Bhaya Kag, an Indian poet, songwriter, writer, and artist.
Born 1924
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, the 18th Chief Justice of India.
Born 1926
Ranganath Mishra, the 21st Chief Justice of India.
Born 1929
Surinder Kaur, an Indian singer, and songwriter.
Born 1939
Ustad Rais Khan, a Pakistani sitar player.
Born 1982
Jhulan Goswami, an Indian international cricketer.
Born 1940
Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal
Born 1972
Deepa Marathe, Indian cricketer
Died 1885
Alfonso XII, the King of Spain.
Died 1957
Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, a diamond, and gold mining entrepreneur.
Died 1958
Charles F. Kettering, was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents.
Died 1984
Yashwantrao Chavan, an Indian politician.
Died 1997
Jawaharlalji Darda, an Indian freedom fighter, founder of Lokmat media.
Died 1997
Hastings Banda, the Prime Minister, and later President of Malawi.
Died 2005
George Best, a Northern Irish professional footballer.
Died 2014
Sitara Devi, an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress.
Died 2016
Fidel Castro, a Cuban revolutionary, and politician.
Died 2020
Ahmed Patel, an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.
Died 2020
Diego Maradona, an Argentine professional football player and manager.