November 25 in history — What Happened Today in History

Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.

Coup of 25 November 1975, a failed military coup d'état by Portuguese far-left activists seeking to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy to establish a communist regime.

Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.

Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.

In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.

The Old Student House in Helsinki, Finland is occupied by a large group of University of Helsinki students.

State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.

French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community.

Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It will become the longest continuously running play in history.

Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends in a Chinese victory. American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".

The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).

Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.

World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

World War II: HMS Barham is sunk by a German torpedo.

In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation.

Wilhelm Schäfer leaves the Nazi Party and hands over the Boxheim Documents to the Frankfurt police.

The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria-Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians prior to World War II, ceases its publications.

A fire breaks out on SS Sardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.

Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

Remona Fransen, Dutch pentathlete

Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer

Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (died 2022)

Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer

Michael Garnett, Canadian ice hockey player

Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer

Lee Bum-ho, South Korean baseball player

Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist

Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist

Jared Jeffries, American basketball player

John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player

Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer

Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer

Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (born 1924)

Sitara Devi, Indian dancer, and choreographer (born 1920)

Petr Hapka, Czech composer and conductor (born 1944)

Denham Harman, American biogerontologist and academic (born 1916)

Lou Brissie, American baseball player (born 1924)

Ricardo Fort, Argentinian businessman (born 1968)

Bill Foulkes, English footballer and manager (born 1932)

Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (born 1921)

Egon Lánský, Czech journalist and politician (born 1934)

Al Plastino, American author and illustrator (born 1921)

Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and educator (born 1931)

Dave Sexton, English footballer and manager (born 1930)

Dinah Sheridan, English actress (born 1920)