25 November is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (330th day of leap years), with 36 days remaining until the end of the year.
On the 21st day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar, there are still 67 days before the Spring Festival.
1. The outstanding astronomer of the Tang Dynasty, the founder of Chinese Buddhist Tantra, was born
On 1348 years ago today, November 25, 673 (October 12, 673 in the lunar calendar), the outstanding astronomer of the Tang Dynasty and the founder of Chinese Buddhist tantra, Monk Yixing, was born.
Yixing (673.11.25~727), a famous Chinese astronomer and Buddhist scholar of the Tang Dynasty, whose real name was Zhang Sui, was a native of Julu, Hebei. He was born in the fourth year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and died in the fifteenth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign.
Zhang Sui's great-grandfather was Zhang Gongjin, a meritorious servant of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Shimin. The Zhang family had declined in the wu zetian era. Since childhood, Zhang Sui has studied the calendar and the five elements of yin and yang assiduously. In his youth, he was known for his profound knowledge in Chang'an. In order to avoid Wu Zetian's solicitation, he shaved his head as a monk and named him a line. He studied Buddhist classics and astronomical mathematics at Mount Song and Mount Tiantai. He translated a variety of Indian Buddhist scriptures and later became the leader of a school of Buddhism, Tantra.
After Wu Zetian abdicated in the first year of Emperor Zhongzong's reign (705 AD), the Li Tang Dynasty repeatedly summoned him back to Beijing, but was rejected. It was not until the fifth year of the new century (717 AD), when Emperor Xuanzong of Tang sent someone to pick him up, that he returned to Chang'an.
In the ninth year of the new century (721 AD), according to Li Chunfeng's "Lin De Calendar", several forecasts of solar eclipses were inaccurate, and Emperor Xuanzong ordered his party to preside over the revision of the new calendar. The main achievement of his life was the compilation of the Great Yan Calendar, and he also made many contributions in the manufacture of astronomical instruments, observation of celestial phenomena and presiding over astronomical geodesy.
Tang Xuanzong personally wrote the pagoda inscription, and the line of "Great Wisdom Zen Master" was numbered.
2. The Indians defeated the Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn River
On this day, 145 years ago, on November 25, 1876 (October 10, 1876 in the lunar calendar), the Indians defeated the Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn River.
On November 25, 1876, the Indians defeated the Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn River. The Sioux leader "Sitting Bull" and the Cheyenne leader "Crazy Horse" led about 1,000 Indian warriors, annihilated about 600 American cavalry in most of the way, and killed 268 people, including the commander General Custer. Some 200 Indians were also killed.
3. The modern literary scholar Ba Jin was born
On this day, 117 years ago, on November 25, 1904 (October 19, 1904 in the lunar calendar), the modern literary scholar Ba Jin was born.
On November 25, 1904, the modern writer and translator Ba Jin was born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, with his ancestral home in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Ba Jin's original name was Li Yaotang (李尧棠), and the character 芾甘( 芾甘).
In 1920, Ba Jin was admitted to the Chengdu Foreign Chinese School, initiated the organization "Junshe", and served as the editor-in-chief of the "Voice of the Commoners". In 1923, he went to Shanghai, Nanjing and other places to study. In 1925, he translated Kropotkin's "Bread Skimming" and other works. In 1927, he went to Paris to study, and the following year he wrote a novel "Annihilation". He returned to China at the end of 1928. Since 1931, when his literary creation entered a period of prosperity, he wrote 10 novellas, 10 short story collections, and 6 prose collections, including the novel "Torrent" (that is, "Home").
4. Marx's daughter and son-in-law, Lafarge and his wife, committed suicide
On this day, 110 years ago, on November 25, 1911 (October 5, 1911 in the lunar calendar), Marx's daughter and son-in-law, The Lafarges, committed suicide.
On November 25, 1911, Marx's daughter and son-in-law, Lafarge and his wife committed suicide.
Paul Lafague was born in Cuba in 1842. He returned to France in 1851. Studied medicine in Paris, concerned with political and social issues, but was influenced by Proudhonist ideas. In 1865, he went to London to study medicine, entered the First International, became a member of the General Committee, became acquainted with Marx and Engels, and married Laura, Marx's daughter, in 1868. He returned to France in 1870 and published a newspaper in Bordeaux. During the Commune, he went to Paris in April 1871. Fled to Spain in August. Actively participated in the struggle against Bakuninism within the First International. He then became one of the leaders of the French workers' movement, founded the French Workers' Party, propagated Marxist ideas, and was arrested and imprisoned in 1883. He was a member of parliament from 1885 to 1894, but opposed socialists to join the bourgeois government. The couple committed suicide on November 25, 1911, and Lenin attended their funeral at the Lachaise Cemetery.
5. Macau gambling king Ho Hung-sun was born
On 100 years ago today, on November 25, 1921 (October 26, 1921 in the lunar calendar), Macau gambling king Ho Hung Sun [shēn] was born.
Stanley Ho Hung Sun (born 25 November 1921), born in Hong Kong, a Hong Kong and Macau businessman who ran a Macau entertainment gambling company before the opening of the Macau gaming patent, had an exclusive position in macau's gaming industry and was known as the "Gambling King", and the Hong Kong Shun Tak Group's business was deeply involved in shipping, real estate, hotels and entertainment.
Born into the prestigious Ho Tung family in Hong Kong, Ho hung sin is one of the grandchildren of Sir Ho Tung's brother Ho Fook (one of Ho Tung's nephews), the son of Ho Sai Kwong, the ninth in the family (nicknamed the Ninth Master). His great-grandfather was Charles Henry Maurice Bosman, an English-Dutch Jew (Cantonese transliteration he Shiwen), and great-grandmother, Shi Di, a native of Bao'an, Guangdong, China. He Hongshen has Chinese, Dutch, and Jewish ancestry, but according to the tradition of the He Dong family, members of the He Dong family only follow their maternal line when they declare their ancestral home, claiming that they are from Bao'an, Guangdong, China. Stanley Ho studied at Queen's College in Hong Kong.
In 1941, he graduated from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, due to the outbreak of war, Hong Kong was lost, Ho Hung-sun entered the Macao CIMB Trading Company, he soon became the right-hand man of the company, and used the million dividends to independently found the Macau Fire water (kerosene) company, and later he turned to Hong Kong to develop, and jointly founded The Lion Construction Company, by the mid-1950s, he had become a well-known tycoon in Hong Kong.
In 1961, Ho formed an alliance with Ip Hon, Ye De Lee (Husband of Ho Wan Wan), Fok Ying Tung, etc., to bid for the patent rights of Macau Gaming, founded Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd., and built the Grand Lisboa Hotel.
Founded in Hong Kong in 1972 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1973 (HKEx: 0242), it operated a Macau entertainment gambling company before the opening of the Macau casino operation rights, and monopolized the casino operation rights in Macau.
On May 26, 2020, Ho passed away at the age of 98.
6. Mao Zedong summed up the experience of armed struggle at Jinggangshan
On 93 years ago today, on November 25, 1928 (October 14, 1928 in the lunar calendar), Mao Zedong summed up the experience of armed struggle at Jinggangshan.
On November 25, 1928, Mao Zedong, former secretary of the Fourth Army of the Red Army, wrote a report to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China summarizing the experience of armed struggle in the Jinggangshan base area and other areas in the second half of 1927 and 1928.
7. Mao Anying died in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
On 71 years ago today, on November 25, 1950 (October 16, 1950 in the lunar calendar), Mao Anying was killed in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Before returning to China, the personnel of the Volunteer Army Headquarters mourned in front of the tomb of Mao Anying, the son of Mao Zedong
On November 25, 1950, Mao Zedong's eldest son, Mao Anying, was killed in the Korean theater under the bombardment of American aircraft.
Mao Anying, a native of Xiangtan, Hunan. Born in Changsha on October 24, 1922. The eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. He returned to Bancang, Dongxiang, Changsha County, Hunan Province, with his mother Yang Kaihui and his two younger brothers (Mao Anqing and Mao Anlong).
In October 1950, he joined the Chinese Volunteer Army to fight on the Korean front. Worked as an interpreter and secretary at the headquarters of the Chinese Volunteer Army. On November 25 of the same year, he died in an air raid by the US military and was buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in Hinokura County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea.
8. Sanmenxia interception was successful
On this day, 63 years ago, on November 25, 1958 (October 15, 1958 in the lunar calendar), Sanmenxia was successfully intercepted.
On November 25, 1958, the Yellow River Sanmenxia Project Interception Headquarters announced that after seven days and 21:45 minutes of intense fighting, the Sanmenxia Interception Project was basically completed at 6:45 on the 25th. The drainage channel between the Shenmen River and Shenmen Island has all been blocked, and the gates of the Ghost Gate River have long been installed, and they can fall and intercept the flow at any time. Since then, the billowing Yellow River water flowing through this canyon has changed its fierce and stubborn character since ancient times, obediently obeying the will of the people, and rushing down from the twelve comb holes in the overflow part of the left bank and the Ghost Gate River on the right bank. The builders of Sanmenxia will successfully pile up cofferdams, dig right bank dam foundation pits and pour barrages.
9. Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed suicide by caesarean section
On 51 years ago today, on November 25, 1970 (October 27, 1970 in the lunar calendar), Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed suicide by caesarean section.
On November 25, 1970, Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed suicide by caesarean section at the Tokyo Self-Defense Force's Eastern Front Commandery.
Nakanoo Mishima was born in 1925. Formerly known as Hiraoka Gongwei, a native of Yotsuya, Tokyo, graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. In 1941, under the pseudonym Yukio Mishima, he published "Forest of Flowers". In 1946, he published "Tobacco" on the recommendation of Yasunari Kawabata and appeared on the literary scene. In 1947, he entered the Province of Tibet. In 1949, his literary play "Fire House" was put on the stage and was successful. Since then, he has published a series of works such as "Confession of a False Mask". Among them, "The Sound of Waves" won the Shinchosha Literature Award, "The Nest of Termites" won the Kishida Drama Award, and "Kinkaku-ji Temple" won the Yomiuri Literature Award. In 1965, he wrote and acted in the movie "Worried Country".
10. The Chinese Yangtze River Expedition Rafting Team conquered the Yangtze River
On this day, 35 years ago, on November 25, 1986 (October 24, 1986 in the lunar calendar), the Chinese Yangtze River Expedition Rafting Team conquered the Yangtze River.
At 2:30 p.m. on November 25, 1986, the warriors of the China Yangtze River Scientific Expedition Drifting Expedition Drove two red rubber boats and drifted safely to Hengsha Island near the mouth of the Yangtze River in the waves of the sixth-level wind, thus completing the heavy task of scientific expedition and rafting on the Yangtze River that lasted more than five months.