25 November It Happened Today

1914  Birth of American baseball star Joe Di Maggio.

1949  Death of Mr Bojangles, American tap dancer and entertainer.

1952  Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap opens in London.

1974  Death of U Thant, Burmese secretary general of the UN 1962-1972.

1984  “Do They Know It’s Christmas” is recorded at Sarm Studios in London.

1995  Ceasefire declared in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia.