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November 24

A look at November 24 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Carmelita Jeter and Maria Höfl-Riesch, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2023

    Hibiscus Rising

    Hibiscus Rising, commemorating David Oluwale, is unveiled in Leeds.

    Sculpture by Yinka Shonibare
  2. 2016

    Colombia

    The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army sign a revised peace deal, bringing an end to the country's more than 50-year-long civil war.

    Country in South America
  3. 2013

    Iran

    Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.

    Country in West Asia
  4. 2009

    Avdhela Project

    The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.

    Aromanian digital library and
  5. 1976

    1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake

    The Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.

    November 1976 earthquake in
  6. 1971

    Washington (state)

    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.

    U.S. state
  7. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  8. 1863

    American Civil War

    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.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  9. 1859

    Charles Darwin

    British naturalist Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is published.

    English naturalist and biologist
  10. 1221

    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan defeats the renegade Khwarazmian prince Jalal al-Din at the Battle of the Indus, completing the Mongol conquest of Central Asia.

    Khan of the Mongol
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Famous birthday twins

Born on November 24

Carmelita Jeter

b. 1979

American sprinter "fastest woman alive".

Maria Höfl-Riesch

b. 1984

German skier

Zachary Taylor

b. 1784

American general and politician, 12th President of the United States

Oscar Robertson

b. 1938

American basketball player and sportscaster

Forrest J Ackerman

b. 1916

American soldier and author

Stephen Merchant

b. 1974

English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Baruch Spinoza

b. 1632

Dutch philosopher and scholar

Parveen Shakir

b. 1952

Pakistani Urdu poet

Deaths

  • 1997Barbara (singer), French singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1991Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Queen, and producer
  • 1963Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of John F. Kennedy
  • 1958Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1741Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, Queen of Sweden
  • 1227Leszek I the White, High Duke of Poland (born c. 1186)

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Albert of Louvain
  • —Christian feast days: Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Pierre Dumoulin-Borie, and other Vietnamese Martyrs
  • —Christian feast days: Chrysogonus
  • —Christian feast days: Colmán of Cloyne
  • —Christian feast days: Eanflæd
  • —Christian feast days: Firmina
  • —Christian feast days: Flavian of Ricina
  • —Christian feast days: Flora and Maria

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