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November 25: Day of the Week
November 25, 2024 is the 330th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
November 25 Historical Event(s)
1491
The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
1667
A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.
1759
An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
1839
A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.
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.
1876
Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife’s sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River.
1950
The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, otherwise known at the time as the “Storm of the Century”, strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event.
1973
George Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners’ coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.
1975
Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
1986
Iran Contra Affair: US Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Who were born on November 25?
1869
Ben Lindsey, American jurist and social reform advocate (d. 1934)
1919
Norman Tokar, American director, Leave it to Beaver, Walt Disney live action films (d. 1979)
1951
Bill Morrissey, American musician
1959
Charles Kennedy, British politician
1965
Dougray Scott, Scottish actor
1979
Michael Lehan, American football player
1980
Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer
1981
Jenna Bush, daughter of George W. Bush and Laura Bush
1981
Lee Bum-Ho, South Korean baseball player
1985
Remona Fransen, Dutch athlete
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