November 25th, 1942

Born on November 25th, 1942

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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, 1981

A group of Conservative Party 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 by the Gang of 25.

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 publicly 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.

November 25th, 1795

Stanisław II Augustus, the last king of Poland, was forced to abdicate after the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 25th

Born on November 25th, 1942

81

Rosa von Praunheim

German film director

*November 25th, 1942, Riga

81

Bob Lind

American folk music singer-songwriter

*November 25th, 1942, Baltimore

81

Roman Rurua

Olympic wrestler

*November 25th, 1942, Martvili Municipality

80

Alberto Mazzini

Argentine actor

*November 25th, 1942, Buenos Aires †April 23rd, 2023, Buenos Aires

73

Mary da Cuña

Uruguayan actress and theater director

*November 25th, 1942, Montevideo †September 24th, 2016

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 25th?

76

John Larroquette

Born 1947; American film, television and stage actor

*November 25th, 1947, New Orleans

54

Reinhard Furrer

German astronaut (1940-1995)

*November 25th, 1940, Wörgl †September 9th, 1995, Berlin

76

Stéphane Courtois

French historian

*November 25th, 1947, Dreux

73

Percy Sledge

American singer

*November 25th, 1941, Leighton †April 14th, 2015, Baton Rouge

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

43

Josh Mathews

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling announcer and commentator, and backstage interviewer

*November 25th, 1980, Sea Isle City

45

Rudolf Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

*November 25th, 1901, Baden-Baden †April 16th, 1947, Auschwitz I concentration camp

71

Imran Khan

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer

*November 25th, 1952, Lahore

76

Tracey Walter

American actor

*November 25th, 1947, Jersey City

79

Ben Stein

American actor, writer, commentator, lawyer, teacher, humorist

*November 25th, 1944, Washington, D.C.

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

52

Christina Applegate

American actress (born 1971)

*November 25th, 1971, Hollywood

60

Kevin Chamberlin

American actor

*November 25th, 1963, Baltimore

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

57

Mark Lanegan

American singer (1964–2022)

*November 25th, 1964, Ellensburg †February 22nd, 2022, Killarney

76

Jonathan Kaplan

American director

*November 25th, 1947, Paris

73

Philippe Honoré

French cartoonist

*November 25th, 1941, Vichy †January 7th, 2015, 11th arrondissement of Paris

72

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Spanish writer and journalist

*November 25th, 1951, Cartagena

81

John XXIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963 (1881-1963)

*November 25th, 1881, Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII †June 3rd, 1963, Apostolic Palace

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Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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