This Day in History on 25 November
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 25 November. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Important Events
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.
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.
1866: Allahabad High Court inaugurated.
1867: Alfred Noble patented dynamite.
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.
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.
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.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
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.
1890: Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born.
1898: Debaki Bose, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1971)
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.
1940: Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal
1972: Deepa Marathe, Indian cricketer
Death/ Death Anniversary
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.