Timeline November 1925

Events in November 1925 9

• 1844 – 1925 Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) Died 20 November 1925, aged 80 Alexandra of Denmark, queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King Edward VII, died at Sandringham House. She had been a prominent public figure for over six decades, known for her charitable work and fashion influence. She was the mother of King George V.
• 1925 – 1928 Hot Five and Hot Seven -- the greatest recordings in jazz Between November 1925 and December 1928, Armstrong records 65 tracks for Okeh Records under the names the Hot Five and the Hot Seven -- the most important series of recordings in jazz history. These studio-only ensembles (Armstrong's regular performing band at the time was different) include Kid Ory, Johnny Dodds, Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. The recordings document jazz's transformation from collective improvisation (New Orleans style) to soloist-driven music centred on Armstrong's trumpet. 'Cornet Chop Suey,' 'Potato Head Blues,' 'West End Blues' and 'Weather Bird' are defining masterpieces.
• 1925 – 1984 Richard Burton (1925-1984) Died 5 August 1984, aged 58 Welsh actor Richard Burton, a seven-time Academy Award nominee known for films including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and his turbulent marriage to Elizabeth Taylor, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Switzerland.
• 1925 First Surrealist group exhibition opens in Paris La Peinture Surrealiste showcases the new art movement The Galerie Pierre in Paris hosted the first group exhibition of Surrealist painting, featuring works by Joan Miro, Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray and others. It followed the publication of Andre Breton's Surrealist Manifesto the previous year. The show helped establish Surrealism as a major force in twentieth-century art.
• 1925 – 2026 Roy Medvedev (1925-2026) Died 13 February 2026, aged 100 Russian historian and Soviet-era dissident, among his country's foremost historiographers of the late twentieth century.
• 1925 – 1985 Rock Hudson (1925-1985) Died 25 July 1985, aged 59 Hudson was a leading Hollywood actor known for films including Giant and Pillow Talk. His death from AIDS-related illness in Los Angeles on 25 July 1985 made him the first major celebrity to publicly reveal an AIDS diagnosis, transforming public awareness of the disease. His death is widely credited with increasing funding for AIDS research.
• 1925 – 1990 José Napoleón Duarte (1925-1990) Died 23 February 1990, aged 64 José Napoleón Duarte was president of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989, governing during the height of the country's civil war. He sought a negotiated end to the conflict while maintaining close ties with the United States. He died of cancer in San Salvador.
• 1925 – 2008 William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) Died 27 February 2008, aged 82 American conservative writer and commentator who founded National Review magazine and hosted the television program Firing Line. He was a central figure in shaping the modern American conservative movement.
• 1925 Grand Ole Opry radio program begins Nashville barn dance broadcast launches a country music institution Nashville radio station WSM launched the Barn Dance program that would later be renamed the Grand Ole Opry, showcasing country and folk musicians. It grew into the longest-running radio broadcast in United States history and a cornerstone of the country music industry. The Opry remains based in Nashville, Tennessee, to this day.