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Who was born on November 25

160 notable people were born on November 25. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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John Flynn (minister) — Australian Presbyterian minister and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, born on November 25 1880.

Pope John XXIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, born on November 25 1881.

Harvey Spencer Lewis — American writer and mystic, born on November 25 1883.

Nikolai Vavilov — Russian botanist and geneticist, born on November 25 1887.

Reşat Nuri Güntekin — Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright, born on November 25 1889.

Isaac Rosenberg — English poet, born on November 25 1890.

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Who was born on November 25?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 25, including John Flynn (minister), Pope John XXIII, Harvey Spencer Lewis. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on November 25?

61 documented historical events happened on November 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots. On the same day, in another year: Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Granada between Castile-Aragon and the Emirate of Granada. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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