November 25

November 25: This Day in History

• 1952— Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opened in London's West End, beginning the longest continuously running theatrical show in history.
• 1963— President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, three days after his assassination.
• 1970— Japanese author Yukio Mishima killed himself by ritual suicide (seppuku) after a failed attempt to inspire a nationalist military coup.
• 1986— The Iran-Contra affair became public when the Reagan administration confirmed it had sold arms to Iran and diverted profits to Nicaraguan rebels.

Famous Birthdays on November 25

• Andrew Carnegie (1835) — scottish-american industrialist and philanthropist
• Joe DiMaggio (1914) — new york yankees baseball legend
• Christina Applegate (1971) — actress known for married with children and dead to me
• John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960) — lawyer and magazine publisher, son of president kennedy
• Amy Grant (1960) — christian pop singer known as the queen of christian pop

What Happens on November 25?

Did You Know? November 25 Fun Facts

• The Mousetrap, which opened on this date, has been performed over 25,000 times in London and has never closed.
• Andrew Carnegie donated over $350 million (equivalent to billions today) to libraries, universities, and other institutions.

Count Down to Events on November 25

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