On This Day — November 24

🕰️ Notable Events on November 24

• 2015 — A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet is shot down by the Turkish Air Force over the Syria-Turkey border, killing one of the two pilots; a Russian marine is also killed during a subsequent rescue effort. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — A terrorist attack on a hotel in Al-Arish, Egypt, kills at least seven people and injures 12 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — An explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunisia's capital Tunis leaves at least 14 people dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby, a nightclub operator, in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. Oswald was being led by two detectives to an armoured car to take him to the nearby county jail. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: at the battle of Makin the USS Liscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — A 13-6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — Danish troops defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety). Wikipedia ↗
• 1642 — Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania). Wikipedia ↗
• 1542 — Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1429 — Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité. Wikipedia ↗
• 1248 — In the middle of the night a mass on the north side of Mont Granier suddenly collapsed, in one of the largest historical rockslope failures known in Europe. Wikipedia ↗
• 1227 — Polish Prince Leszek the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa. Wikipedia ↗
• 380 — Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 24

• 1994 — Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Reece Mastin, English-Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Ivi Adamou, Cypriot-Greek singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Joe Pigott, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Sergei Kulbach, Ukrainian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Sarah Hyland, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tom Odell, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Michael Oldfield, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mario Gaspar, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Pedro León, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Mohamed Massaquoi, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Julia Alexandratou, Greek model, actress, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tony Hunt, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Maria Höfl-Riesch, German skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dean Ashton, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lars Eckert, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — André Laurito, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — José López, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Karine Vanasse, Canadian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ryan Fitzpatrick, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Cristian Hernandez Gonzalez, Chilean Poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kabir Ali, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Beth Phoenix, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Joseba Llorente, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Colin Hanks, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Celaleddin Koçak, German-Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Thomas Kohnstamm, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Stephen Merchant, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Machel Montano, Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Marek Lemsalu, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ruxandra Dragomir, Romanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Cosmas Ndeti, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Keith Primeau, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Doug Brien, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Julieta Venegas, American-Mexican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ashley Ward, English footballer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — David Adeang, Nauruan lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rob Nicholson, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Henrik Brockmann, Danish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Cal Eldred, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Russell Watson, English tenor and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Dawn Robinson, American R&B singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Garret Dillahunt, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Brad Sherwood, American actor and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — John Kovalic, English author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — John Squire, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Paul Thorburn, German-Welsh rugby player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ioannis Topalidis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tracey Wickham, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Carlos Carnero, Spanish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Todd Brooker, Canadian skier and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Roy Aitken, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Margaret Curran, Scottish academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Denise Crosby, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Edward Stourton, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ruben Santiago-Hudson, American actor, playwright, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Scott Hoch, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Culture Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Najib Mikati, Lebanese businessman and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Lebanon Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Ian Botham, English cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Clem Burke, American rock drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Emir Kusturica, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Margaret Wetherell, English psychologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Parveen Shakir, Pakistani Urdu poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Rachel Chagall, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Norbert Haug, German journalist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Thierry Lhermitte, French actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jim Sheridan, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Mimis Androulakis, Greek author and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Chet Edwards, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Margaret Mountford, Northern Irish-British lawyer and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Graham Price, Egyptian-Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Stanley Livingston, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Shane Bourne, Australian comedian, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Sally Davies, English hematologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Spider Robinson, American-Canadian author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Steve Yeager, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dwight Schultz, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dave Sinclair, English keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Tony Clarkin, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Penny Jordan, English author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Lee Michaels, American rock singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bev Bevan, English rock drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Candy Darling, American model and actress (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian academic and diplomat, 9th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Dan Glickman, American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Dave Bing, American basketball player and politician, 70th Mayor of Detroit Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Richard Tee, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Robin Williamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Margaret E. M. Tolbert, American chemist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Marlin Fitzwater, American soldier and journalist, 17th White House Press Secretary Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Andrew Stunell, English minister and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Pete Best, Indian-English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Paul Tagliabue, American lawyer and businessman, 5th Commissioner of the National Football League Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Eric Wilson, Canadian author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Willy Claes, Belgian conductor and politician, 8th Secretary General of NATO Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Oscar Robertson, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini politician, Prime Minister of Bahrain Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Ron Dellums, American soldier and politician, 48th Mayor of Oakland Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mordicai Gerstein, American author, illustrator, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Alfred Schnittke, German-Russian journalist and composer (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — John Sheridan, English rugby player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Claudio Naranjo, Chilean psychiatrist Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Fred Titmus, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Tommy Allsup, American rockabilly and western swing guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ken Barrington, English cricketer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bob Friend, American baseball player and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Franciszek Kokot, Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — George Moscone, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian-French author and playwright (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — William F. Buckley, Jr., American publisher and author, founded the National Review (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Simon van der Meer, Dutch-Swiss physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Eileen Barton, American singer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Lorne Munroe, Canadian-American cellist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Claus Moser, Baron Moser, German-English statistician and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — David Kossoff, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Shabtai Rosenne, English-Israeli academic, jurist, and diplomat (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Forrest J Ackerman, American soldier and author (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Bessie Blount Griffin, American physical therapist, inventor and forensic scientist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Howard Duff, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-American actress (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Charles Schneeman, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Teddy Wilson, American pianist and educator (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Kirby Grant, American actor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Joe Medwick, American baseball player and manager (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Larry Siemering, American football player and coach (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Libertad Lamarque, Argentinian actress and singer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Albert Ross Tilley, Canadian captain and surgeon (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Ward Morehouse, American author, playwright, and critic (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, English tennis player (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and businessman (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Charles F. Hurley, American soldier and politician, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist and author (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Raoul Paoli, French boxer and rower (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Erich von Manstein, German field marshal (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Theodor Altermann, Estonian actor, director, and producer (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Christian Wirth, German SS officer (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 24 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on November 24

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Guru Nanak Jayanti (IN)

✡️ Religious Observances

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