Historical Events - November 25

1667 : A devastating earthquake in Shemakha in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia killed 80 thousand people.

1758 : Britain captured the Duquesne Fort of France.

1866 : Allahabad High Court inaugurated.

1867 : Alfred Noble patented dynamite.

1922 : Frederick Banting announced the discovery of insulin in diabetes.

1930 : 690 earthquake tremors were recorded in a single day in Japan.

1936 : The anti-Comintern (Communist International) agreement was signed between Germany and Japan.

1948 : Establishment of National Cadet Course (NCC).

1975 : Suriname gained independence from the Netherlands.

1981 : The first international cricket match played at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.

1991 : Kamal Narayan Singh became the 22nd Chief Justice of India.

1999 : Indira Gandhi Peace Prize announced to senior social activist Baba Amte.

 

Famous Birthdays   – November 25  

1835: Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist, and philanthropist. 

1841: Ernst Schröder, a German mathematician.

1844: Carl Benz, a German engine designer, founder of Mercedes-Benz.

1879: Sadhu Vaswani, Indian educationist. 

1902: Dula Bhaya Kag, an Indian poet, songwriter, writer, and artist.

1924: Raghunandan Swarup Pathak, the 18th Chief Justice of India.

1926: Ranganath Mishra, the 21st Chief Justice of India.

1929: Surinder Kaur, an Indian singer, and songwriter. 

1939: Ustad Rais Khan, a Pakistani sitar player.

1982: Jhulan Goswami, an Indian international cricketer.

 

Death Anniversaries   – November 25

1885: Alfonso XII, the King of Spain.

1957: Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, a diamond, and gold mining entrepreneur.

1958: Charles F. Kettering, was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. 

1984: Yashwantrao Chavan, an Indian politician.

1997: Jawaharlalji Darda, an Indian freedom fighter, founder of Lokmat media.

1997: Hastings Banda, the Prime Minister, and later President of Malawi.

2005: George Best, a Northern Irish professional footballer.

2014: Sitara Devi, an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress.

2016: Fidel Castro, a Cuban revolutionary, and politician.

2020: Ahmed Patel, an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.

2020: Diego Maradona, an Argentine professional football player and manager.