November 25th Birthdays

American singer, Percy Sledge was born on this day in 1940, in Leighton, Alabama. He passed away on April 14, 2015. Here is his blockbuster hit from 1966, “When a Man Loves a Woman”

Also born on November 25th:

1932
Takayo Fischer, American actress
1933
Kathryn Crosby, American actress
1940
Joe Gibbs, American football coach
1944
Ben Stein, American actor
1947
John Larroquette, American actor
Tracey Walter, American actor
1948
Lars Eighner, American author
1950
Alexis Wright, Australian author
1951
Bucky Dent, American baseball player
Bill Morrissey, American musician
1959
Steve Rothery, British guitarist
1960
Amy Grant, American singer
1963
Kevin Chamberlin, American actor
Bernie Kosar, American football player
1964
Mark Lanegan, American musician
1965
Cris Carter, American football player
1966
Tim Armstrong, American musician
Billy Burke, American actor
Stacy Lattisaw, American R&B singer
1967
Rodney Sheppard, American musician
Gregg Turkington, American comedian, musician
1968
Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress
Erick Sermon, American rap artist
1971
Christina Applegate, American actress
1972
Mark Morton, American musician
1976
Donovan McNabb, American football player
1979
Thea Gilmore, British songwriter
Michael Lehan, American football player
1980
Nick Swisher, American baseball player
1984
Gaspard Ulliel, French actor
1986
Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress

Died on November 25th:

1949
Bill Robinson, American actor, dancer (age 71)
1968
Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic (age 90)
1974
U Thant, Burmese diplomat, 3rd U.N. Secretary-General (age 65)
1981
Jack Albertson, American actor, singer (age 74)
1998
Flip Wilson, American comedian, actor, screenwriter (age 64)
2012
Dinah Sheridan, English actress (age 92)
2016
Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba (age 90)
Ron Glass, American actor (age 71)
2022
Irene Cara, American singer, actress (age 63)
2024
Earl Holliman, American actor (age 96)