Famous people born on November 25 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 25, you share it with Karl Benz, Joe DiMaggio, Christina Applegate — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for November 25
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
329th
Day of the year
November 25 is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years), with 36 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 25
Karl Benz — German engineer who built the first gasoline-powered automobile (born 1844).
Joe DiMaggio — American baseball legend with a record 56-game hitting streak (born 1914).
Christina Applegate — American actress (born 1971).
Also sharing the day:
Andrew Carnegie (b. 1835) — steel magnate who gave away his fortune to build thousands of libraries.
John Larroquette (b. 1947) — four-time Emmy winner for the sitcom Night Court.
John F. Kennedy Jr. (b. 1960) — magazine publisher and son of President John F. Kennedy.
November 25 in history
1783 — The last British troops left New York City at the end of the American Revolution, celebrated as Evacuation Day.
1867 — Alfred Nobel patented dynamite, the invention whose fortune later funded the Nobel Prizes.
1952 — Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opened in London, becoming the longest-running play in history.
1915 — Albert Einstein presented the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
1940 — Woody Woodpecker made his screen debut in the cartoon Knock Knock.
1984 — Pop stars gathered in London as Band Aid to record the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
November 25 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 25?
Anyone born on November 25 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for November 25?
The birthstone for a November 25 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 25?
Karl Benz is among the best known — German engineer who built the first gasoline-powered automobile (born 1844).
What happened on November 25?
In 1783, The last British troops left New York City at the end of the American Revolution, celebrated as Evacuation Day.
What day of the year is November 25?
November 25 is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years), with 36 days still to come.
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