November 25

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on November 25, include:

• Blase Day 
• International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 
  
• International Hat Day 
• National Parfait Day 
• Shopping Reminder Day

2024 Weekly Holidays that include November 25, are:

• Better Conversation Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
• Church / State Separation Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
• GERD Awareness Week (Gastroesophaseal Reflux Disease) - November 24-30, 2024 (Week of Thanksgiving)
• National Adoption Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Week of U.S. Thanksgiving)
• National Bible Week - November 24 - December 1, 2024 (Week of U.S. Thanksgiving - Sunday to Sunday) 
• National Family Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Thanksgiving Week and also on May 5-11, 2024 - First Full Week of May)
• National Farm-City Week - November 22-28, 2024 (Week that always ends on Thanksgiving Day)
  
• National Game & Puzzle Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Sunday-Saturday of Thanksgiving Week)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include November 25, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 25 is Sagittarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1609 - Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1669)
• 1880 - John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (d. 1951)
• 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999)
• 1960 - Amy Grant, American singer-songwriter
• 1960 - John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher (George) and son of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy

Famous Deaths

• 1885 - Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician who became the 21st Vice President of the United States (b. 1819)
• 2016 - Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba (b.1926)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1795 - William Henry Harrison, eventual 95th U.S. President marries Anna Symes 
• 1908 - Will Rogers, Vaudeville performer marries Betty Blake
• 1961 - Mario Andretti, Racing car driver marries Dee Ann Hoch

Quote of the Day

November 24, 2023 was Black Friday, the start of the Holiday Shopping Season, and Shopping Reminder Day! 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Info. to Come Shortly!

This Day in History

• 1120 - William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England is drowned when the White Ship sinks in the English Channel
• 1343 - Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi are devasted by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea
• 1487 - Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England
• 1759 - Beirut and Damascus are destroyed and 30,000-40,000 people killed when an earthquake hits the Mediterranean
• 1783 - Three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the last British troops leave New York City
• 1833 - A massive tsunami hits all along the Indonesian coast after an 8.7 - 9.2 massive undersea earthquake hits Sumatra
• 1839 - An estimated 300,000 deaths occur when a cyclone hits south-eastern India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge destroying the City of Coringa. The storm wave swept inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people
• 1908 - As the SS Sardinia was leaving Malta's Grand Harbour, a fire broke out which resulted in the death of 118 people and the ship's grounding
• 1926 - The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history results in the death of 76 people and more than 400 injured
• 1941 - During World War II, the HMS Barnham of England is sunk by a German torpedo
• 1950 - During the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, 22 U.S. States are impacted, 353 people are killed, over 160 people injured, and over $66.7 million in damages
• 1952 - The murder-mystery play The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opens in London and will become the longest continuously running play in history
• 1952 - During the Korean War, after 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends in a Chinese victory.
• 1963 - State funeral of John F. Kennedy when the U.S. President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery after lying in state at the U.S. Capitol followed by Mass at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
• 1975 - Suriname gains their independence from the Netherlands
• 1987 - The Philippines is hit with Typhoon Nina with category 5 winds up to 165 mph and a storm surge that destroys entire villages and causes over 1,000 deaths
• 1992 - Effective January 1, 1993, the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• 2009 - Rain swamps the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage with 3,000 cars swept away, 122 people killed and 350 people missing

This Day in Music

• 1995 - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) by Whitney Houston hits #1 on the Hot 100
• 1997 - Sevens is the eighth album released by Garth Brooks that includes hits Two Pina Coladas and Longneck Bottle
• 1997 - She's Not There and Time of the Season (video below) are performed by the original Zombies lineup when they reunite onstage for the first time in 30 years
• 2015 - Alicia Keys starts her two episodes as Skye Summers on the hip-hop centered TV series Empire
• 2021 - Get Back, a three-part series of The Beatles debuts on Disney+. It features outtakes from their Let It Be documentary
  
  

This Day in Sports

• 1979 - One of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history for 22 years begins with Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcasting a game together
• 1981 - Rollie Fingers is the first relief pitcher to win the American League MVP
• 1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazer in one round to win the heavyweight boxing title
• 1986 - Jose Canseco of the Oakland A's wins the American League Rookie of the Year
• 2019 - In his first 2 NFL seasons, Baltimore's 2nd-year quarterback Lamar Jackson becomes the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 3,000 passing yards and rush for 1,500 yards

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!