November 25 is a big day in the life of me. It is my birthday. I wonder who else was born on this date. Wait, I have an idea. I will look it up and write a post about it.
1753 – Robert Townsend, one of George Washington’s spies during the American Revolution
1787 – Franz Xavier Gruber, organist who composed the music for “Silent Night”
1835 – Andrew Carnegie, industrialist who led the expansion of the steel industry
1844 – Karl Benz, inventor of the first automobile to have an internal combustion engine
1846 – Carrie Nation, anti-alcohol activist who was known for attacking taverns with a hatchet
1881 – Pope John XXIII, who obviously served as pope
1883 – Harvey Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
1914 – Joe DiMaggio, center fielder for the Yankees who hit safely in 56 straight games
1920 – Ricardo Montalban, actor known for playing Mr. Roarke and Khan Noonien Singh
1926 – Jeffrey Hunter, who starred alongside John Wayne in The Searchers
1933 – Kathryn Crosby, actress and wife of Bing Crosby
1940 – Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman”
1944 – Ben Stein, speechwriter for Richard Nixon and later a game show host
1952 – Crescent Dragonwagon, writer who has an awesome pen name.
1960 – Amy Grant, former contemporary Christian singer who became a Country singer
1963 -Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Brown quarterback who could not get past John Elway
1968 – Jill Hennessy, actress known for roles on Law and Order and Crossing Jordan
I am stopping at that point. This list will not include anyone younger than me. It is my birthday, and that is my option.
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Happy Birthday! How many times in your life has your birthday corresponded with Thanksgiving? I know a lot of Christmas babies, but you are my first Thanksgiving friend. Have a good one!
Thanks. It lands on Thanksgiving every four or five years. I was always out of school for holiday on my birthday.
Happy Birthday! Some great people you share this day with!
Thanks. I had to pare down the list to make it fit.
Happy birthday, Rick!
Thanks. I appreciate it.
A very Happy Birthday to you !!!
You are in good company there too!!!
Have a wonderful day ..and a great one tomorrow as well !!
Thank you. I hope your Thanksgiving is great.
And you get a GREAT meal 🙂 Happy happy!
Oooo Nice!:
1787 – Franz Xavier Gruber, organist who composed the music for “Silent Night”
1835 – Andrew Carnegie, industrialist who led the expansion of the steel industry
1914 – Joe DiMaggio, center fielder for the Yankees who hit safely in 56 straight games
1920 – Ricardo Montalban, actor known for playing Mr. Roarke and Khan Noonien Singh
1940 – Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman”
1960 – Amy Grant, former contemporary Christian singer who became a Country singer
1968 – Jill Hennessy, actress known for roles on Law and Order and Crossing Jordan
Other things that happened on the 25th of November:
1965 – The first color broadcast of an NFL game aired on CBS. The Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts played to a 24-24 tie. (on-this-day.com in television history)
1783 – The British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States, during the Revolutionary War.
1947 – Movie studio executives agreed to blacklist the Hollywood 10, who were jailed a day earlier for contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
On Nov. 25, 1963, the body of slain President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
(NY Times
1980 – Sugar Ray Leonard took back his title (history.com
Thanks. Those are some awesome facts that you found. Thanks for the information.
Belated birthday wishes, Rick!
Thank you very much