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November 24 is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year It began on a Thursday and 30 days later ended on a Friday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September November 24, 2003 November 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 37 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. Events By Place Roman Empire January / February – Emperor Theodosius I is baptized. Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄ The adventus was a ceremony in Ancient Rome, in which an emperor was formally welcomed into a city either during a progress or after a military campaign often (but Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
• 1190 - Isabella of Jerusalem marries Conrad of Montferrat at Acre, making him de jure King. Isabella I of Jerusalem (1172 &ndash 1205 was Queen of Jerusalem 1190/1192&ndash1205 Conrad of Montferrat, or Conrad I of Jerusalem ( Piedmontese: Conrà ëd Monfrà; Italian Corrado del Monferrato; mid-1140s &ndash is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291 as well as claimants to the title up to the present day
• 1639 - Jeremiah Horrocks observes the transit of Venus, an event he had predicted. Jeremiah Horrocks (1618 &ndash January 3, 1641) sometimes given as Jeremiah Horrox (the Latinised version that he used on the Emmanuel College register A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the Planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, obscuring a small portion of the
• 1642 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania). Abel Janszoon Tasman ( 1603 - October 10 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and Merchant. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass
• 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Charles Darwin 's On the Origin of Species (published 24 November 1859) is a seminal work in Scientific literature and arguably the
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain - Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Third Battle of Chattanooga (popularly known as The Battle of Chattanooga, and including the Battle of Lookout Mountain and the Battle of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Braxton Bragg (March 22 1817 &ndash September 27 1876 was a career United States Army officer and then a General in the Confederate States Army, a
• 1898 - The International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists opens. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists was held between November 24 and December 21, 1898 following the assassination
• 1917 - Nine police officers and one civilian are killed when a bomb explodes at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin police headquarters building. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• 1922 - Author and Irish Republican Army member Robert Erskine Childers is executed by an Irish Free State firing squad for illegally carrying a revolver. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870&ndash24 November 1922 was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the nascent The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by
• 1932 - In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• 1935 - The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Senegalese Socialist Party (in French: Parti Socialiste Sénégalais) was a Political party in Senegal.
• 1941 - World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lend-Lease (Public Law 77-11 was the name of the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces
• 1943 - World War II: The USS Liscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks with nearly 650 men killed. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Construction history Her keel was laid down 9 December 1942 by Kaiser Company Inc Tarawa is an Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
• 1944 - World War II: Bombing of Tokyo - The first bombing raid against the Japanese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88 American aircraft. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1947 - Red Scare: After the so-called Hollywood 10 refuse to co-operate with the House Un-American Activities Committee concerning allegations of Communist influence in the movie industry, the United States House of Representatives votes 346 to 17 to approve citations of contempt of Congress against them. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Contempt of Congress is the act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees.
• 1962 - The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 The Socialist Unity Party of Germany ( German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED) was the governing party of the German Democratic Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin (in German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins) was a Political party in West Berlin.
• 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald is assassinated by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters on live television. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U Jacob Rubenstein (March 25 1911 – January 3 1967 who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947 was an American Nightclub operator from
• 1963 - Vietnam War: Newly sworn-in US President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam both militarily and economically. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• 1965 - Joseph Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Congo and becomes President; he goes on to rule the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga ( October 14, 1930 September 7, 1997) known commonly as Mobutu, or Mobutu The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
• 1966 - A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near Bratislava, Slovakia. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading
• 1966 - New York City experiences the smoggiest day in the city's history. The City of New York
• 1969 - Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to the Moon. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1971 - During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (AKA D.B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with US$200,000 in ransom money - neither he nor the money have ever been found. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed D B Cooper is the name attributed to a man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the United States on November 24 1971 received Northwest Airlines Inc (often abbreviated NWA) is the principal subsidiary
• 1974 - Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Donald Carl Johanson (born June 28, 1943 in Chicago) is an American paleoanthropologist. Australopithecus afarensis is an extinct Hominid which lived between 3 Lucy (also given a second ( Amharic) name dinqineš, or “Dinkenesh” meaning “You are beautiful” or "you are wonderful" is the common name of AL The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Disambiguation Lucy in the Sky redirects here For the heroine of this name see Karolina Dean. The Awash (sometimes spelled Hawash) is a major river of Ethiopia. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Afar Depression (also called the Danakil Depression or the Afar Triangle) is a Geological depression in the Horn of Africa, where it
• 1992 - In the People's Republic of China, a China Southern Airlines domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES China Southern Airlines ( Simplified Chinese: 中国南方航空公司 (,) is an Airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province
• 1993 - In Liverpool, 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Robert or Bob Thompson may refer to Robert A Thompson (1805-1876 American James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 &ndash 12 February 1993 was the victim of a Abduction and Murder. Note for practices of systematically killing very young children see Infanticide. James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 &ndash 12 February 1993 was the victim of a Abduction and Murder.
• 2005 - Conservative leader Stephen Harper, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament, introduces a motion of no confidence, which NDP leader Jack Layton seconds. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion John Gilbert "Jack" Layton PC MP (born July 18, 1950) is a social democratic Canadian Politician The motion is passed on November 28 leading to the dissolution of the 38th Canadian Parliament. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4 2004 until November 29 2005.
• 2006 - Israeli rapist Benny Sela escapes from police custody while being transferred to a court hearing. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Benny Sela (Hebrew בני סלע; born 1971 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli serial rapist

Births

• 1273 - Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. Alphonso ( 24 November 1273 &ndash 19 August 1284) was the ninth child of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost 1284)
• 1394 - Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. Charles of Valois Duke of Orléans ( November 24, 1394 &ndash January 5, 1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407 following the murder 1465)
• 1420 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire ( 24 November 1420 &ndash 8 May 1473) was an English nobleman the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford 1473)
• 1583 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. There are other people known as Juan de Jáuregui. ---- Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar (also known as Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Hurtado 1641)
• 1615 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. Philip William (Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg Elector Palatine ( 24 November 1615 &ndash 2 September 1690) was Count Palatine of Neuburg 1690)
• 1630 - Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. Étienne Baluze ( November 24, 1630 - July 28, 1718) was a French scholar also known as Stephanus Baluzius. 1718)
• 1632 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (d. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Bento de Espinosa Benedictus de Spinoza ( November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677)
• 1655 - Charles XI of Sweden (d. Charles XI (Karl XI 24 November 1655old style &ndash 5 April 1697old style was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in an unruly period in 1697)
• 1690 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (d. Charles Theodore Pachelbel ( baptised Carl Theodorus, also Karl Theodor) ( November 24, 1690 &ndash buried September 15, 1750)
• 1713 - Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary (d. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fra Junípero Serra ( November 24, 1713 &ndash August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan Friar who founded 1784)
• 1713 - Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Laurence Sterne ( November 24, 1713 &ndash March 18, 1768) was an Irish -born English Novelist and an Anglican 1768)
• 1724 - Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maria Amalia Christina ( November 24, 1724 &ndash September 27 1760) was a Princess of Saxony and as wife of Charles 1760)
• 1729 - Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov 1800)
• 1745 - Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1792)
• 1774 - Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Reverend Thomas Dick ( November 24, 1774 in Hilltown, Dundee - July 29, 1857) was a Scottish church minister 1857)
• 1784 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1850)
• 1787 - Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about Franz Gruber the Austrian composer There is also an article on the actor in the Japanese Tokusatsu movie and TV productions named Franz Gruber (actor 1863)
• 1801 - Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Ludwig Bechstein ( November 24, 1801 - May 14, 1860) was a German Writer and collector of folk Fairy tales 1860)
• 1806 - William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 &ndash 24 January 1872 was a English Anglican Clergyman. 1872)
• 1811 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ulrich Ochsenbein ( November 24, 1811 - November 3, 1890) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1890)
• 1815 - Grace Darling, English heroine (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Grace Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842 is an English Victorian heroine on the strength of a celebrated maritime rescue in 1838 1842)
• 1826 - Carlo Collodi, Italian author (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Carlo Lorenzini ( November 24, 1826 &ndash October 26, 1890) better known by the Pen name C 1890)
• 1833 - Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle ( November 24, 1833 in Sainte-Rose-de-Lima – January 4, 1891 in Quebec City) was a 1891)
• 1849 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-born author (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frances Hodgson Burnett, ( November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English – American Playwright and 1924)
• 1853 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Barclay "Bat" Masterson ( November 26, 1853 &ndash October 25, 1921) was a figure of the American Old West 1921)
• 1859 - Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cass Gilbert ( November 29, 1859 &ndash May 17, 1934) was a pioneering American Architect. 1934)
• 1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman 1901)
• 1868 - Scott Joplin, Ragtime Composer (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Scott Joplin (between June 1867 and January 1868 &ndash April 1 1917 was an American musician and Composer of Ragtime music 1917)
• 1869 - António Óscar Carmona, 97^th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11^th President of Portugal (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 1951)
• 1874 - Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles William Miller (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Muller who was born on November 24 1874 in São Paulo to a Scottish father John and a Brazilian 1953)
• 1876 - Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876 &ndash February 11, 1937) was a US Architect and Landscape architect, 1937)
• 1877 - Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alben William Barkley (November 24 1877 &ndash April 30 1956 was a Democratic member of the U The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1956)
• 1881 - Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Al Christie, ( October 23, 1881 &ndash April 14, 1951) was a Canadian -born motion picture 1951)
• 1884 - Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (יצחק בן צבי ( November 24, 1884 &ndash April 23, 1963) was a historian Labor Zionist leader and the second The President of the State of Israel (נשיא המדינה Nesi HaMedina, lit 1963)
• 1886 - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Margaret Caroline Anderson ( November 24, 1886 - October 18, 1973) was founder and editor of the celebrated literary magazine The 1973)
• 1887 - Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier 1973)
• 1888 - Dale Carnegie, American writer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later ( November 24 1888 – November 1 1955 1955)
• 1888 - Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Fredrick Arthur Willius (b November 24, 1888 in Saint Paul Minnesota d 1972)
• 1893 - Charles F. Hurley, 54^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Francis Hurley ( November 24, 1893 &ndash March 24, 1946) was a governor of the U The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1946)
• 1894 - Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert William Sutcliffe (born November 24, 1894, Summerbridge Harrogate, Yorkshire, England; died January 22 1978)
• 1897 - Lucky Luciano, American gangster (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania; November 24 1897 – January 26 1962 was a Sicilian Mobster. 1962)
• 1899 - Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ward Morehouse ( November 24, 1899 - December 8, 1966) was an American theater critic newspaper Columnist, Playwright, 1966)
• 1908 - Libertad Lamarque, Argentine actress and singer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Libertad Lamarque (born November 24 1908 in Rosario &mdashdied December 12 2000 in Mexico City) was an iconic 2000)
• 1911 - Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Michael Medwick ( November 24, 1911 &ndash March 21, 1975) nicknamed "Ducky" was an American player in Major 1975)
• 1911 - Kirby Grant, American actor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirby Grant (born Kirby Grant Hoon Jr in Butte Montana, November 24, 1911 - October 30, 1985) was a long-time B-movie 1985)
• 1912 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Bernardus Maria Ignatius "Bernard" Delfgaauw ( November 24, 1912, Amsterdam – August 20, 1993) was a Dutch 1993)
• 1912 - Garson Kanin, American writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Garson Kanin ( November 24 1912 &ndash March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films 1999)
• 1912 - Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Shaw "Teddy" Wilson ( November 24 1912 &ndash July 31 1986) was a jazz pianist from the United States 1986)
• 1913 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Geraldine Fitzgerald ( November 24, 1913 &ndash July 17, 2005) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish -American 2005)
• 1916 - Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer
• 1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916) is an American collector of Science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction Irwin Allen ( June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work 1991)
• 1917 - Howard Duff, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Howard Green Duff ( November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor of Film, Television, stage and 1990)
• 1919 - David Kossoff, British actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Kossoff ( November 24, 1919 - March 23, 2005) was a British actor 2005)
• 1921 - John Lindsay, American politician (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Vliet Lindsay ( November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American Politician who served as a member of the 2000)
• 1924 - Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Grinich ( November 24, 1924 - November 5, 2000) was a pioneer in the Semiconductor industry and a member of the Traitorous 2000)
• 1925 - William F. Buckley Jr., American writer
• 1925 - Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1926 - Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1927 - Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Frank Buckley Jr ( November 24 1925  – February 27 2008) was an American Author and conservative Simon van der Meer (born November 24, 1925, The Hague) is a Dutch accelerator Physicist who invented the concept of The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tsung-Dao Lee ( TD Lee,) (born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese -born American Physicist, well known for his work The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmadou Kourouma, ( November 24, 1927 &ndash December 11, 2003) was an Ivorian novelist 2003)
• 1930 - Bob Friend, baseball player
• 1934 - Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the British newscaster see Bob Friend (newscaster. Robert Bartmess Friend (born November 24, 1930 in Lafayette Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке November 24, 1934 Engels - August 3, 1998 Hamburg 1998)
• 1935 - Ronald Vernie Dellums, U. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums (born November 24 1935 is the current Mayor of Oakland, California S. Representative from California
• 1938 - Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Raymond Starkweather ( November 25, 1938 &ndash June 25, 1959) was a Spree killer who murdered 11 victims in 1959)
• 1938 - Oscar Robertson, American basketball player
• 1938 - Willy Claes, Belgian politician
• 1940 - Paul Tagliabue, retired commissioner of the National Football League
• 1940 - Don Metz, American architect
• 1940 - Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24 1938 in Charlotte Tennessee) nicknamed " The Big O " is a former American NBA player with Willy Werner Hubert Claes (born 24 November 1938 was Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian Politician. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul John Tagliabue (born November 24 1940 in Jersey City New Jersey) was the Commissioner of the National Football League The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Donald Metz (born 24 November 1940) is an Architect known for his earth-integrated house that was built in the 1970s to take advantage of Thermal This article is about the Canadian author For the American author see Eric Wilson (suspense writer.
• 1941 - Pete Best, British musician
• 1941 - Donald "Duck" Dunn, American musician, Booker T. and the M.G.'s
• 1942 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
• 1942 - Marlin Fitzwater, White House Press Secretary
• 1943 - Dave Bing, American basketball player
• 1943 - Robin Williamson, Scottish musician
• 1944 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
• 1945 - Lee Michaels, American musician and singer
• 1946 - Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pete Best (b 24 November 1941 in Madras, British India) is a Donald "Duck" Dunn (born November 24 1941) is an American Bass guitarist Record producer, and Songwriter Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Max Marlin Fitzwater (born November 24, 1942) was White House Press Secretary for six years under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Bing (born November 24 1943 in Washington DC) is a retired American professional Basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Robin Williamson (born November 24, 1943, Edinburgh) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist musician singer songwriter and storyteller who first Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born on November 24, 1944 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lee Michaels (born 24 November 1945, in Los Angeles, California) plays the Hammond organ, Piano, and Guitar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Robert Bundy (November 24 1946 &ndash January 24 1989 known as Ted Bundy, was an American Serial killer. 1989)
• 1946 - Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)
• 1947 - Dave Sinclair, English musician (Caravan, Hatfield and the North)
• 1947 - Dwight Schultz, American actor
• 1948 - Spider Robinson, science fiction author
• 1948 - Steve Yeager, baseball player
• 1949 - Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
• 1951 - Chet Edwards, American politician
• 1952 - Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
• 1952 - Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor
• 1953 - Glenn Withrow, American actor
• 1954 - Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker
• 1955 - Ian Botham, England test cricketer
• 1955 - Elvis Ramone, American drummer (The Ramones)
• 1955 - Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
• 1955 - Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
• 1957 - Denise Crosby, American actress
• 1957 - Edward Stourton, British radio presenter
• 1958 - Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
• 1958 - Alain Chabat, French actor and director
• 1960 - Amanda Wyss, American actress
• 1960 - Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer
• 1961 - Carlos Carnero, Spanish member of parliament
• 1961 - Arundhati Roy, Indian writer
• 1962 - John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses)
• 1962 - John Kovalic, British-born cartoonist
• 1964 - Garret Dillahunt, American actor
• 1964 - Brad Sherwood, American comedian
• 1964 - Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
• 1965 - Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor
• 1965 - Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
• 1966 - Paul Robinett, American internet personality
• 1966 - Russell Watson, British singer
• 1967 - Cal Eldred, American baseball player
• 1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
• 1969 - Rob Nicholson, American musician
• 1970 - Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer
• 1970 - Doug Brien, American football placekicker
• 1971 - Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
• 1971 - Keith Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Stephen Merchant, British comedian
• 1974 - Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor
• 1975 - Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
• 1976 - Dave Aizer, American television host
• 1976 - Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
• 1976 - Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 - Colin Hanks, American actor
• 1978 - Katherine Heigl, American actress
• 1980 - Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler
• 1982 - Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
• 1983 - Dean Ashton, English footballer
• 1983 - Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
• 1983 - Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress
• 1985 - Julia Alexandratou, Greek fashion model and singer
• 1985 - Tony Hunt, National Football League player
• 1987 - Megan Mullins, American singer
• 1998 - Bridger Palmer, American child actor
• 1998 - Brecken Palmer, American child actor

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• 654 - Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Penny Halsall, neé Penelope Jones (b November 24, 1946 in Preston Lancashire, England) is a best-selling English Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David (Dave Sinclair (born November 24, 1947 in Herne Bay, Kent, England) is a Keyboardist (organ pianos synthesizer Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair Hatfield and the North was an experimental Canterbury scene Rock band that lasted from October 1972 to June 1975 with some reunions thereafter William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American stage television and film Actor. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula award winning Science fiction Stephen Wayne "Steve" Yeager (born November 24, 1948, in Huntington West Virginia) is an American Right-handed former Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shane Bourne (born 24 November 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian stand-up Comedian and Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards' (born November 24, 1951) is a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norbert Haug (born November 24, 1952 in Engelsbrand, Baden-Württemberg) is a German Journalist, and the President in charge Throughout its long history Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of Motorsport activities including Sportscar racing and rallying Thierry Lhermitte (born November 24, 1952) is a French actor known for his comedic roles Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Withrow (born November 24, 1953 in Highland Heights Kentucky) is an American actor Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Emir Nemanja Kusturica, OF ( Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица ˈku Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current Clem Burke (born Clement Anthony Bozewski, November 24 1955 was the Drummer for the band Blondie. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Takashi Yuasa (湯浅卓 Yuasa Takashi, born on November 24, 1955 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Lawyer (admitted in Washington Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth (born November 24, 1955 in Spånga) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician Member of the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Denise Michelle Crosby (born November 24, 1957) is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Security Chief Edward John Ivo Stourton (born November 24 1957, Lagos, Nigeria) is a BBC Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (born 24 November 1958) is a former footballer who went on to become a coach with Leeds United and Alain Chabat (born November 24, 1958 in Oran, Algeria) is a French Jewish Actor and director who appeared in Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American actress. Wyss was born in Manhattan Beach, California. Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is a prominent contemporary bassist. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Carnero (born November 24, 1961, Madrid) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born November 24, 1961) is an Indian Writer and Activist who won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Squire (born John Thomas Squire on 24 November, 1962) is an English Musician, Songwriter and Artist. The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Garret Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American Actor. Bradley Ramone Sherwood (born November 24, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Actor, Comedian, and corporate Tony Rombola (born November 24, 1964) is a American musician who has been the lead guitarist for the Boston -based hard rock band Godsmack Godsmack is an American Hard Rock / Alternative Metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1996 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Kim Roe-ha (김뢰하 b November 24, 1965, Gyeonggi Province) is a South Korean Actor. Shirley Henderson (born 24 November, 1965) is an award-winning Scottish actress. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Paul Robinett, better known by his Screen name renetto, is an American Internet personality and Entrepreneur. Russell Watson (born 24 November 1966) is an English Tenor who has released singles and Albums of both operatic Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Calvin John Eldred (born November 24, 1967 in Cedar Rapids Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for 14 seasons Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968 in Malatya) is a retired Turkish football Centre back. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rob "Blasko" Nicholson is a Hard rock Bassist who was born on November 24, 1969. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a Mexican Singer, Instrumentalist Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) was an American football Placekicker. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Cosmas Ndeti (born November 24, 1971) is a three time winner of the Boston Marathon. Keith Primeau (born November 24 1971 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974 is a British Comedy Award - BAFTA - Emmy - and Golden Globe -award winning British writer is a Japanese Actor. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Kohnstamm is an American author and Travel writer who worked previously for Lonely Planet. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Aizer (born November 24, 1974) is a television host and writer Chen Lu ( (born 24 November 1976) is a Chinese Figure skater. Christian Laflamme (born 24 November, 1976 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse Quebec, Canada) is a former professional Ice hockey Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress best known for her roles in Roswell Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Carolan née Kocanski (born November 24 1980 better known by her Ring name "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, is an American Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Sean O'Loughlin is an English Rugby league player He is a loose forward and also the current captain of Wigan Warriors. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward Meredith Henderson (born November 24, 1983) is a Canadian actress known for playing the title role in Heartstopper. Karine Vanasse is a French-Canadian actress Born in Drummondville, Québec on November 24, 1983; Vanasse is the daughter of council Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Julia Alexandratou (Τζούλια Αλεξανδράτου is a beautiful and highly sought-after Greek model actress and pop singer Antonio Christopher Hunt (born November 24 1985 in San Antonio Texas) is an American football Fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Megan Mullins (born November 24, 1987, in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter signed to the independent Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bridger Palmer (born on November 24, 1998) is an American actor who played Otter Beardsley in Yours Mine and Ours. Brecken Palmer (born on November 24, 1998) played Ely Beardsley in Yours Mine and Ours. Events By Place Europe Rhodes is invaded by an Arab force remains of the Colossus of Rhodes are sold off ( 596 - November 24, 654) was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 596)
• 1468 - Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. Events By Topic Religion King Ethelbert of Kent asks for missionaries to visit his kingdom John of Orléans Count of Dunois ( French Jean d'Orléans comte de Dunois, also known as John of Orléans and Bastard of Orléans) ( November 1402)
• 1531 - Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (b. Johannes Œcolampadius or Œkolampad ( 1482 - November 24 1531) was a German religious reformer whose real name was Hussgen 1482)
• 1541 - Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (b. Margaret Tudor ( 28 November, 1489 &ndash 18 October 1541) was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England James IV ( 17 March 1473 &ndash 9 September 1513) was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death 1489)
• 1572 - John Knox, Scottish reformer (b. John Knox (c 1510 – 24 November 1572 was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian 1510)
• 1583 - René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (b. René de Birague ( Renato Biragro) ( Milan, February 2, 1506 &ndash November 24, 1583 in Paris) was a Milanese 1506)
• 1615 - Sethus Calvisius, German calendar reformer (b. Sethus Calvisius, originally Seth Kalwitz (b February 21, 1556 in Gorsleben, Germany; d 1556)
• 1650 - Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese composer (b. Manuel Cardoso (baptized December 11, 1566 &ndash November 24, 1650) was a Portuguese composer and organist. 1566)
• 1722 - Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Adam Reincken ( Jan Adams Reinken) ( April 27, 1623 - November 24, 1722) was a distinguished North German Organist 1623)
• 1741 - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (b. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ulrika Eleonora ( 23 January 1688 – 24 November 1741) also known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, was Queen regnant 1688)
• 1770 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Charles-Jean-François Hénault ( February 8, 1685 - November 24, 1770) was a French Historian. 1685)
• 1775 - Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lorenzo Ricci ( August 1 1703, Florence, Italy - November 24, 1775, Rome was an Italian Jesuit elected the 18th Superior General 1703)
• 1781 - James Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Reverend James Caldwell (April 1734 &ndash November 24, 1781) was a clergyman who played a prominent part in the American Revolution. 1734)
• 1793 - Clément Charles François de Laverdy, French statesman (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clément Charles François de Laverdy (1723 &ndash 24 November 1793) was a French Statesman. 1723)
• 1801 - Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy or Lascy (English Count Francis Maurice von Lacy, Russian Boris Petrovich Lassi) ( October 21, 1725 1725)
• 1807 - Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant ( c 1743 &ndash 24 November 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during 1742)
• 1848 - William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (15 March 1779 &ndash 24 November 1848 was a British Whig Statesman who The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1779)
• 1870 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Comte de Lautréamont (lotʁeaˈmɔ̃ in French was the Pen name of Isidore Lucien Ducasse ( April 4 1846)
• 1890 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common August Belmont Sr ( December 8 1813 - November 24 1890) was born in Alzey, Hesse, to a Jewish family 1816)
• 1916 - Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born gunsmith (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim ( February 5, 1840 &ndash November 24, 1916) was an American born Inventor who emigrated to 1840)
• 1920 - Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian writer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Alexandru Macedonski (also spelled Alexandru Macedonschi; March 14, 1854, Bucharest — November 24, 1920) the grandson 1854)
• 1922 - Robert Erskine Childers, Irish nationalist (executed) (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870&ndash24 November 1922 was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the nascent 1870)
• 1929 - Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Benjamin Clemenceau ( Mouilleron-en-Pareds ( Vendée) 28 September 1841 24 November 1929 was a French statesman physician and Journalist The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1841)
• 1943 - Doris Miller, American navy cook (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris "Dorie" Miller ( October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was an African American cook in the United States Navy 1919)
• 1956 - Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guido Cantelli (April 27 1920 – November 24 1956 was an Italian orchestral conductor. 1920)
• 1957 - Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Diego Rivera (December 8 1886 &ndash November 24 1957 was born Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez 1886)
• 1958 - Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British politician, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC ( 14 September 1864 &ndash 24 November The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1864)
• 1959 - Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger (born April 12, 1883 in Balmain New South Wales, died November 24, 1959) was an Australian 1883)
• 1960 - Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (О́льга Алекса́ндровна Рома́нова Olga Alexandrovna Romanova) (&ndash November 24, 1960 1882)
• 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of John F. Kennedy (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of 1939)
• 1965 - Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah GCMG, CIE ( 1895 - November 24 1965) (عبد 1895)
• 1967 - Louis Fratto, American gangster (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Louis Thomas Fratto (aka Lewis Farrell, born Luigi Tomaso Giuseppi Fratto ( July 17, 1908 - November 24, 1967) nicknamed 1908)
• 1973 - John Neihardt, American writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Johnathan (John Gneisenau Neihardt ( January 8, 1881 – November 24, 1973) was an American Author of Poetry 1881)
• 1980 - George Raft, American actor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified 1895)
• 1980 - Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Herbert Sebastian Agar ( 29 September 1897 in New York - 24 November 1980) was American journalist and an editor of the 1897)
• 1985 - Big Joe Turner, American singer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For the Ice hockey player see Joe Turner Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr 1911)
• 1987 - Jehane Benoît, French Canadian culinary author (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jehane Benoît (née Patenaude ( March 21, 1904 &ndash November 24, 1987) was a Canadian culinary author speaker commentator and 1904)
• 1990 - Fred Shero, National Hockey League player and coach (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fred Alexander Shero ( October 23, 1925 - November 24, 1990) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and coach The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 1925)
• 1990 - Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith ( May 3, 1896 - November 24, 1990) was an English Novelist and Playwright 1896)
• 1990 - Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Juan Manuel Bordeu ( Balcarce Buenos Aires, January 28, 1934 - November 24, 1990) was a racing driver from Argentina. 1934)
• 1991 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist 1946)
• 1991 - Eric Carr, American drummer (KISS) (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Charles Caravello ( July 12 1950 - November 24 1991) better known as Eric Carr, was an American musician best known as Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 1950)
• 1993 - Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Albert Collins ( October 1 1932 — November 24 1993 Career Born in Leona, Texas After falling 1932)
• 1996 - Sorley MacLean, British poet (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Sorley MacLean ( Somhairle MacGill-Eain, sometimes "MacGilleathain" in earlier publications ( 26 October, 1911 - 24 November, 1911)
• 2001 - Melanie Thornton, American dance/pop singer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Melanie Janene Thornton ( May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American - German pop singer who found 1967)
• 2002 - John Rawls, political philosopher (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Rawls ( February 21, 1921  &ndash November 24, 2002) was an American Philosopher, a Professor of 1921)
• 2003 - Floquet de Neu, Ecuato Guinean albino gorilla (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1964)
• 2003 - Warren Spahn, Major League Baseball player (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 1921)
• 2004 - Wong Jim, Hong Kong songwriter (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 1940)
• 2004 - Arthur Hailey, British-born author (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Hailey ( April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British / Canadian novelist 1920)
• 2005 - Pat Morita, American actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Morita Noriyuki)--> ( 1932)
• 2006 - Juice Leskinen, Finnish rock singer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Juhani Juice Leskinen (former Pauli Matti Juhani "Juice" Leskinen better known as Juice Leskinen ( pronounced, not like the English word 1950)
• 2006 - George W. S. Trow, American writer (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George William Swift Trow Jr ( September 28, 1943 &ndash November 24, 2006) was an American essayist novelist playwright and media critic 1943)
• 2006 - Zdeněk Veselovský, Czech zoologist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prof Zdeněk Veselovský ( August 26, 1928 &ndash November 24, 2006) was one of the most important Czech Zoologists 1938)
• 2007 - Casey Calvert, American musician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hawthorne Heights is a band based in America. The band formed in Dayton Ohio, in June 2001 their line-up currently consists of vocalist and guitarist JT Woodruff 1981)

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - in the Byzantine empire the Brumalia (a wine festival) were celebrated from this day until the winter solstice
• R.C. Saints - Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and other Vietnamese Martyrs
• Feast Day of Saint Colman of Cloyne - Cobh, Ireland
• Teacher's Day in Turkey
• Lachit Divas is observed on 24th November each year in Assam, India to commemorate the heroism of the Assamese General Lachit Borphukan and the victory of Assamese army over the Mughal army in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually Brumalia was an Ancient Greek solstice festival honoring Dionysus, generally held on December 25. The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Andrew Dũng Lạc (1785&ndash 21 December 1839) is a Roman Catholic Saint and Martyr, executed by Beheading. The Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin Martyrs of Annam or Martyrs of Indochina, are Saints on the Roman Catholic calendar The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin) (522 &ndash 600 was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Ireland. Cobh (pronounced /koːv/ "cove" An Cóbh is a sheltered seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Lachit Borphukan was a commander and Borphukan in the Ahom kingdom known in particular for his successful leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat The Battle of Saraighat was fought in 1671 between the Mughal empire (led by the Kachwaha king Raja Ramsingh I) and the Ahom Kingdom
• Evolution Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Evolution Day is the Anniversary of the first publication of The Origin of Species on November 24, 1859.

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