Reuters historical calendar - November 25

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 25 since 1900: 1952 - Agatha Christie's play ''The Mousetrap'' opened in London. Still playing to audiences today, it holds the record for the longest continuous run of any show in the world.

1963 - US President John F. Kennedy was buried with full military honours at Arlington National Cemetery, three days after his assassination.

1973 - The Greek military dictator George Papadopoulos was overthrown by rival officers in a bloodless coup.

1974 - Myanmar diplomat U Thant died. He became UN secretary-general after the death of Dag Hammarskjold in 1961 and held the post until 1971.

1986 - John Poindexter resigned as US national security adviser and Lt-Col Oliver North was dismissed from the National Security Council after the Iran-Contra scandal broke.

1997 - Malawi's former leader, Kamuzu Banda, died aged 99.

As Hastings Banda, he became president in 1966 and proclaimed himself ruler for life in 1971. He was defeated in 1994 in Malawi's first democratic election.

2001 - Advanced Cell Technology Inc of Massachusetts became the first organisation to report the successful cloning of a human embryo. The company said it did not intend to create a human being but to use the stem cells to treat disease.

2004 - The Revolutionary Council of the Palestinians' dominant political faction Fatah approved Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat who had died on November 11.

2005 - Richard Burns, the only Englishman to win the world rally championship, died of a brain tumour at the age of 34.

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