Holidays Calendar for November 25, 2023
The autonomous entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has its own public holiday, Statehood Day, that isn't celebrated in the Republika Srpska. This holiday annually falls on November 25.
Independence Day is celebrated in Suriname every year on November 25. Back in 1975 Suriname declared full independence from the Netherlands.
National Day is the only non-religious public holiday in Myanmar, when people have an additional day off. The date of the holiday changes every year and it falls on the tenth day after the full moon in the month of Tazaungmon of the Myanmar lunar calendar.
Roses Revolution Day is observed annually on November 25, coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It is an international awareness campaign that focuses on obstetric violence.
Every year teachers of Indonesia celebrate National Teachers' Day on November 25. This is not a public holiday or national observance, however, special memorial ceremonies are often held in schools across Indonesia.
Russian Military Peacekeepers’ Day is a professional observance celebrated in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on November 25 every year. It was officially proclaimed by a presidential decree in August 2016.
Vajiravudh Day is celebrated annually on November 25 in Thailand. This national day of remembrance was established to commemorate the death of King Vajiravudh in 1925. It is also known as Primary Education Day.
Although Evacuation Day isn’t a U.S. federal holiday, it commemorates a very important event in the country’s history. On November 25, 1783, British troops departed from New York City after the end of the American Revolutionary War, and General Washington led the Continental Army in a triumphal march across the city.
Remembrance Day for the Victims of Holodomors is annually observed in Ukraine on the fourth Saturday in November. This remembrance day is dedicated to the events of 1932-1933, that took millions of lives of the Ukrainians.
The National Parfait Day is celebrated on November 25. This food-related holiday is dedicated to a delicious frozen dessert of French origin.
Kadripäev is one of the beloved folk festivals in Estonia. It's English name is St Catherine's Day, and the holiday retained its popularity in many countries throughout the centuries.
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is one of the international observances established by the United Nations. This day is observed annually on November 25, and the UN calls on all member countries to organize appropriate events and activities.
Small Business Saturday is an annual shopping holiday that takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It was created as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Festivals on November 25, 2023
- Stockholm Christmas Market in Stockholm, Sweden
- Primavera Sound in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Barcelona Christmas Market (Feria de Santa Lucia) in Barcelona, Spain
- Cavalcade of Lights in Toronto, Canada
- Guadalajara International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi, Thailand
- Liège Christmas Market in Liège, Belgium
- Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France
- Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco
- Merano Christmas Market in Merano, Italy
- Brussels Christmas Market in Brussels, Belgium
- Wroclaw Christmas Market in Wroclaw, Poland
- Bolzano Christmas Market in Bolzano, Italy
- Krakow Christmas Market in Krakow, Poland
- Warsaw Christmas Market in Warsaw, Poland
This Day in History
- 2020 Died: Diego Maradona, Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
- 2016 Died: Fidel Castro, Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba for 47 years as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2006.
- 2012 Died: Dinah Sheridan, English actress whose career spanned seven decades. Her credits include the films Genevieve and The Railway Children and the BBC comedy series Don't Wait Up.
- 2009 Heavy rains flooded the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during an ongoing Haji pilgrimage. 3,000 cars were swept away by the torrents, 122 people died and 350 others went missing.
- 2005 Died: Richard Burns, English rally driver. Burns was the 2001 World Rally Champion. He died from a brain tumor.
- 1997 Died: Hastings Banda, Malawian physician and politician. He led Malawi to independence from the United Kingdom, eventually becoming its 1st President. He served in office from July 6, 1966 to May 24, 1994.
- 1992 The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia voted to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The decision came into effect on January 1, 1993.
- 1990 Born: Stephanie Hsu, American actress of stage and screen. She received critical acclaim for her dual role as Joy Wang and Jobu Tupaki in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
- 1986 Born: Katie Cassidy, American actress who rose to fame as a scream queen after starring in several horror films. She is known for her roles on Supernatural and Arrow.
- 1984 Born: Gaspard Ulliel, French actor and model. He was a well-known actor both in France and internationally, but his life was cut short by a skiing accident when Ulliel was only 37 years old.
- 1984 36 top musicians gatherer in a Notting Hill studio to record Band Aid's album Do They Know it's Christmas?. The album was sold to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- 1981 Died: Jack Albertson, American actor, singer and musician. He is best remembered for the role as Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
- 1979 Born: Joel Kinnaman, Swedish actor known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in The Killing, Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon, and Governor Will Conway in House of Cards.
- 1974 Died: U Thant, Burmese diplomat. He served as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.
- 1971 Born: Christina Applegate, American actress and dancer. She gained recognition as a child actress, playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children.
- 1970 Died: Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, actor, and director. He is considered to be one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He died of seppuku after participating in a coup attempt.
- 1959 Died: Gérard Philipe, French actor. Philipe was very prominent in France, appearing in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.
- 1952 Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theater in London. It became the longest continuously running play in history.
- 1951 Born: Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Spanish novelist and journalist. He is best known outside of Spain for his Alatriste series of novels that have been translated into many languages.
- 1950 Died: Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author who is often considered to be the greatest Danish writer of the 20th century. In 1944, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1947 Born: John Larroquette, American actor known for his television roles on Baa Baa Black Sheep, Night Court, The Practice, Boston Legal, The Librarians, and many more.
- 1944 Born: Ben Stein, American writer, lawyer and actor. He became prominent as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Later he became a host of the Emmy Award-winning game show Win Ben Stein's Money.
- 1940 Born: Karl Offmann, Mauritian politician, the 3rd President of Mauritius, serving from February 25, 2002 to October 7, 2003.
- 1926 Born: Poul Anderson, American fantasy and science fiction author. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, and was nominated many more times for awards.
- 1925 Born: Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican and American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades. He is known for portraying Khan in the Star Trek franchise.
- 1923 Born: Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician, the 9th President of Finland. His administration lasted from January 27, 1982 to March 1, 1994.
- 1920 Died: Gaston Chevrolet, French-born American racer, the younger brother of Louis Chevrolet, the founder of the Chevrolet car company. He died in a car crash during the National Championship.
- 1915 Born: Augusto Pinochet, Chilean politician and general, the 30th President of Chile from December 17, 1974 to March 11, 1990.
- 1895 Born: Ludvík Svoboda, Czech politician and general. He fought in both World Wars, becoming a national hero. He served as the 8th President of Czechoslovakia from march 30, 1969 to May 28, 1975.
- 1864 A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan started fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.
- 1844 Born: Karl Benz, German designer and manufacturer. He is generally regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. Together with Bertha Benz, he founded Mercedes-Benz.
- 1839 A powerful cyclone slammed India with winds. The port city of Coringa was destroyed (and never completely rebuilt). 20,000 ships and thousands of people were swept by the waves. An estimated 300,000 deaths resulted from the disaster.
- 1833 A massive tsunami was produced all along the Indonesian coast by an undersea earthquake, with an estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2.
- 1795 The last king of independent Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, was forced to abdicate the throne and exiled to Russia.
- 1759 The cities of Beirut and Damascus in Lebanon were destroyed by an earthquake. 30,000-40,000 people were killed.
- 1748 Died: Isaac Watts, English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician, often considered the Father of English Hymnody. He is credited with some 750 hymns.
- 1562 Born: Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright, poet and novelist. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century of Baroque literature. He wrote over 2,000 plays, including the most famous The Dog in the Manger.
- 1487 Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen of England as the wife of King Henry VII.