Births on November 25

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Born on November 25, 1895

Helen Hooven Santmyer, American poet and author (d. 1986)

Helen Hooven Santmyer (November 25, 1895 – February 21, 1986) was an American writer, educator, and librarian. She is primarily known for her best-selling epic "...And Ladies of the Club", published when she was in her 80s.

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Events on 1895

13 Jan

Battle of Coatit
First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
24 Feb

Cuban War of Independence
Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
3 Apr

Oscar Wilde
The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
6 Apr

John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
7 May

Alexander Stepanovich Popov
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.

Births on November 25

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Born on November 25, 1895

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Events on 1895

Battle of Coatit

Cuban War of Independence

Oscar Wilde

John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

Alexander Stepanovich Popov