Historical Events
- First flights of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
Tom Harmon's
Football team University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98
- Nazi Intelligence agency Sicherheitsdienst (SD) arrests Dutch resistance fighter Bernard Ijzerdraat, founder of De Geuzen
- SS Patria carrying illegal immigrants sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
- Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz's "Knock Knock"
Famous Birthdays
- Jan Jongbloed, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; DWS 353 games, FC Amsterdam, Roda JC, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2023)
Joe Gibbs (83 years old)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1982, 87, 91 Washington Redskins; NFL Coach of the Year 1982, 83) and auto race team owner (5 × NASCAR Cup Series), born in Mocksville, North Carolina
- Percy Sledge, American soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman), born in Leighton, Alabama (d. 2015)
- Reinhard Furrer, German physicist and astronaut (STS 22), born in Worgl, Germany
About November 25, 1940
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 83 years, 5 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Sagittarius
