November 25
November 25 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 36 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Sagittarius.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 25 the Sun's declination is approximately -21.3°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 25.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Alexandria and its related observances
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Reute
- Christian feast day: Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)
- Christian feast day: James Otis Sargent Huntington (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: November 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2009 — Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. ↗(17 years ago)more
The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods affected Jeddah, on the Red Sea (western) coast of Saudi Arabia, and other areas of Makkah Province. They have been described by civil defence officials as the worst in 27 years. As of 3 January 2010, some 122 people had been reported to have been killed, and more than 350 were missing.
2008 — Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades. ↗(18 years ago)more
Cyclonic Storm Nisha was a fairly weak but catastrophic tropical cyclone that struck Sri Lanka, and India, killing over 200 people. It was the ninth tropical cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and the seventh tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal that year.
2000 — The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0 kills 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, being the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years. ↗(26 years ago)more
On 25 November 2000, at 22:09, a Mw 6.8 earthquake struck with an epicenter just offshore Baku, Azerbaijan. It was followed a minute later by a Mw 6.5 event. The mainshock resulted in 35 mostly indirect fatalities and 600 injuries.
1999 — A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elián González, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast. ↗(27 years ago)more
Elián González Brotons is a Cuban engineer and politician. As a six-year-old child, he was at the center of a high-profile international custody dispute between members of his family that also involved Cuba and the United States.
1992 — The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993. ↗(34 years ago)more
The Federal Assembly was the highest organ of state power of Czechoslovakia from 1 January 1969 until the amendment of the state constitution on 23 April 1990. From 23 April 1990 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992, it functioned as the state's federal legislature.
1987 — Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. ↗(39 years ago)more
Typhoon Nina, known as Typhoon Sisang by PAGASA, was a deadly tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in 1987. Typhoon Nina originated from an area of convection near the Marshall Islands in mid-November 1987. It gradually became better organized, and on November 19, was first classified as a tropical cyclone.
1986 — Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua. ↗(40 years ago)more
The Iran–Contra affair, also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Contragate, Iran Initiative, or simply Iran–Contra, was a political scandal in the United States that centered on arms trafficking to Iran between 1981 and 1986, facilitated by senior officials of the Reagan administration.
1986 — The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf. ↗(40 years ago)more
The King Fahd Causeway is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and Al Jasra, Bahrain across the Gulf of Bahrain.
1985 — A Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12 is shot down near Menongue in Angola's Cuando Cubango Province, killing 21. ↗(41 years ago)more
The Soviet Air Forces was one of two air forces belonging to the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II.
1984 — Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. ↗(42 years ago)more
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and the Portobello Road Market. From around 1870, Notting Hill had an association with artists.
1981 — Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. ↗(45 years ago)more
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX.
1980 — Sangoulé Lamizana, president of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Saye Zerbo. ↗(46 years ago)more
Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana was an Upper Voltan military officer who served as the President of Upper Volta, in power from 3 January 1966, to 25 November 1980. He held the additional position of Prime Minister from 8 February 1974, to 7 July 1978.
Notable births
2002 — Pedri, Spanish footballer ↗(24 years ago)more
Pedro González López, more commonly known as Pedri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Considered as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his ball control, dribbling, passing and playmaking.
2000 — Talen Horton-Tucker, American basketball player ↗(26 years ago)more
Talen Jalee Horton-Tucker is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Horton-Tucker played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones.
2000 — Kaja Juvan, Slovenian tennis player ↗(26 years ago)more
Kaja Juvan is a Slovenian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 58 in singles and No. 97 in doubles. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with Natela Dzalamidze.
1997 — Dennis Smith Jr., American basketball player ↗(29 years ago)more
Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Rookie of the Year.
1993 — Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer ↗(33 years ago)more
Danny Ray Kent is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977, as well as the first British lightweight class champion since Dave Simmonds in 1969.
1992 — Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player ↗(34 years ago)more
Ana Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.
Notable deaths
2025 — Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop (born 1949) ↗(1 years ago)more
Bernardo Álvarez Afonso was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife, commonly known as the Diocese of Tenerife, from 2005 to 2024.
2024 — Earl Holliman, American actor (born 1928) ↗(2 years ago)more
Henry Earl Holliman was an American actor, animal rights activist, and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly Westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974 to 1978 run.
- 2024 — Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (born 1929) ↗(2 years ago)
more
Harold Lee Lindsey was an American evangelical writer and television host. He wrote a series of popular apocalyptic books – beginning with The Late Great Planet Earth (1970) – asserting that the Apocalypse or end time was imminent because current events were fulfilling Bible prophecy. He was a Christian Zionist and dispensationalist.
2023 — Terry Venables, English football player and manager (born1943) ↗(3 years ago)more
Terence Frederick Venables, often referred to as "El Tel", was an English football player and manager who played for clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers and won two caps for England.
2020 — Diego Maradona, Argentinian football player (born 1960) ↗(6 years ago)more
Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award, alongside Pelé.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (330) | 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (36) | 2^2 × 3^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 25112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -21.34° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 25 days |