Tuesday, 25th November 2025 in London
Welcome to your daily snapshot of London! It's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Explore 61 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day in London. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Today's weather in London brings cloudy with temperatures between 3°C and 6°C. Tonight's moon is in its waning gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Sagittarius. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Tuesday, 25th November in London, GB.
On 25 November 2025, London experiences cloudy conditions as the city continues its daily rhythms. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, serves as a global financial and cultural centre, with a population exceeding 9 million people spread across its 32 boroughs. The city remains one of Europe's most significant metropolitan areas, hosting diverse industries from banking to entertainment.
Today marks several notable historical occasions. In 1984, Band Aid, a supergroup of more than 30 British and Irish pop musicians, recorded the song Do They Know It's Christmas? to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. This charitable effort represented a significant moment in popular music's engagement with humanitarian causes. Additionally, in 1970, Japanese author Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide after his failed attempt to instigate a military coup to restore the powers of the Emperor of Japan, an event that shocked the literary world and remains a subject of historical and cultural analysis.
Astrologically, those born today fall under the sign of Sagittarius, characterised in traditional astrology as adventurous and intellectually curious. The moon is in its waning gibbous phase, having passed its full illumination and gradually diminishing as it moves towards the new moon. This lunar position occurs in the latter part of the lunar cycle, typically associated with reflection and release in popular astronomical observation.
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What the Weather Had in Store for London on 25th November 2025
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Fortune of the Day
25th November in the Stars – Star Sign Pisces
Personality Profile
Personality Those born on November 25 radiate Sagittarian fire amplified by solar vitality. They think expansively, speak candidly, and perpetually seek fresh experiences and meaning. Their philosophical nature merges with striking self-confidence and infectious enthusiasm.
Strengths & Weaknesses These individuals shine through optimism, courage, and intellectual hunger. However, impatience and bluntness can alienate others; they tend to act before reflecting and jump to conclusions too readily.
Love Partners appreciate their honesty and adventurous spirit. They crave freedom and independence in relationships, though emotional restlessness can make commitment feel constraining to them.
Caree & Finance Professionally, they thrive in autonomous roles: entrepreneurship, education, media. Financially, they embrace risk and expansion over caution, sometimes overlooking practical consequences.
Health Movement and outdoor activity are essential for wellbeing. Restless energy and constant stimulation-seeking can trigger anxiety and insomnia; mindfulness practices offer valuable balance.
That night, the moon was in its waning gibbous phase.
Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).
Fun Facts About 25th November
Name Days in Your Language: Caitlin, Caitlyn, Carina, Caryn, Catherine, Cathleen, Cathy, Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Kara, Karen, Kari, Karina, Kate, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katharine, Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Treena, Trina, Trinity
Someone born on this day would be just 139 days old today — roughly 3,343 hours, 200,590 minutes, or 12,035,452 seconds spent on Earth so far.
It's the 329. day of the year.
There are 36 days still to come.
We’re currently in Week 48 — the year marches on.
Famous Birthdays on 25th November
- Pedri, Spanish footballer (2002)
- Talen Horton-Tucker, American basketball player (2000)
- Kaja Juvan, Slovenian tennis player (2000)
- Dennis Smith Jr., American basketball player (1997)
- Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer (1993)
- Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player (1992)
- Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player (1991)
- Stephanie Hsu, American actress (1990)
- Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (died 2010) (1988)
- Jay Spearing, English footballer (1988)
Lives Remembered on 25th November
- Bernardo Álvarez Afonso, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop (born 1949) (2025)
- Earl Holliman, American actor (born 1928) (2024)
- Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (born 1929) (2024)
- Terry Venables, English football player and manager (born1943) (2023)
- Diego Maradona, Argentinian football player (born 1960) (2020)
Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 25th November
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Alexandria and its related observances
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Reute
- Christian feast day: Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)
- Christian feast day: James Otis Sargent Huntington (Episcopal Church)
- Christian feast day: November 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Roses Revolution Day, against obstetric violence
What Happened on 25th November?
- Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. (2009)
- Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades. (2008)
- The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0 kills 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, being the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years. (2000)
- A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elián González, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast. (1999)
- The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993. (1992)
- Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. (1987)
- Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua. (1986)
- The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf. (1986)
- A Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12 is shot down near Menongue in Angola's Cuando Cubango Province, killing 21. (1985)
- Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. (1984)