November 25th, 1208

Born on November 25th, 1208

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What happened on November 25th?

November 25th, 2013

English-Irish boy band One Direction released their third studio album Midnight Memories which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album of 2013.

November 25th, 1984

Band Aid, a supergroup consisting of more than 30 leading British and Irish pop musicians, recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

November 25th, 1981

A group of Conservative members of Parliament wrote a letter outlining their opposition to the economic policy of Margaret Thatcher, leading to speculation over a split from the party.

November 25th, 1975

Upon Suriname's independence from the Netherlands, Johan Ferrier (pictured) became its first president.

November 25th, 1970

After failing to instigate a military coup to restore the powers of the Emperor of Japan, author Yukio Mishima and a member of his militia committed ritual suicide.

November 25th, 1960

Three of the four Mirabal sisters, who opposed the dictatorship of military strongman Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, were beaten and strangled to death.

November 25th, 1952

Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ended as American and South Korean units abandoned their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".

November 25th, 1951

The left-wing Japanese novelist Wataru Kaji disappeared, leading to a government inquiry in which CIA involvement was investigated; Kaji stated he was kidnapped and held against his will by intelligence officers, which the United States denied.

November 25th, 1947

McCarthyism: Executives from movie studios agreed to blacklist ten screenwriters and directors who were jailed for refusing to give testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee.

November 25th, 1940

The de Havilland Mosquito, one of the most successful military aircraft in the Second World War, made its first flight.

November 25th, 1936

Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing that, if the Soviet Union attacked one of them, they would consult each other on what measures to take to "safeguard their common interests".

November 25th, 1917

World War I: German troops invaded Portuguese East Africa in an attempt to escape superior British forces to the north and resupply from captured Portuguese materiel.

November 25th, 1901

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 premiered in Munich.

November 25th, 1885

Banff National Park (pictured), the oldest national park in Canada, was established as the Banff Hot Springs Reserve.

November 25th, 1863

American Civil War: Confederate forces were defeated at the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, opening the door to the Union's invasion of the Deep South.

Public holidays on November 25th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 25th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1208 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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