November 24

Events

 * - makes his adventus, or formal entry, into.
 * - marries  at, making him de jure.
 * - observes the.
 * - becomes the first European to discover the island  (later renamed ).
 * - publishes .
 * - : - Near,  forces under General  capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the  siege of the city led by General.
 * - The opens.
 * - The first successful is made.
 * - Nine police officers and one civilian are killed when a bomb explodes at the police headquarters building.
 * - Author and member  is executed by an  firing squad for illegally carrying a revolver.
 * - In, the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
 * - The holds its second congress.
 * - : The grants  to the.
 * - World War II: The is torpedoed near  and sinks with nearly 650 men killed.
 * - World War II: - The first bombing raid against the ese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88  aircraft.
 * - : After the so-called refuse to co-operate with the  concerning allegations of  influence in the  industry, the  votes 346 to 17 to approve citations of  against them.
 * 1947  -  becomes Prime Minister of.
 * - pulls down 55 rebounds in one game, setting an  record.
 * - The branch of the  forms a separate party, the.
 * - is assassinated by  in the basement of  police department headquarters.
 * 1963  - : Newly sworn-in US President  confirms that the  intends to continue supporting  both militarily and economically.
 * - seizes power in the  and becomes ; he goes on to rule the country (which he renames  in ) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in.
 * - A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near.
 * 1966  -  experiences the smoggiest day in the city's history.
 * - : The command module splashes down safely in the, ending the second manned mission to the.
 * - During a severe over  state, a  calling himself Dan Cooper (AKA ) parachutes from a  plane with US$200,000 in ransom money - neither he nor the money have ever been found.
 * - and  discover the 40% complete  skeleton, nicknamed "" after  song "," in the  of 's.
 * - In the, a domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board.
 * - In, 11-year-olds and  are convicted of the  of 2-year-old.
 * - announces it will acquire  in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$4.2 billion.
 * 2005  - Conservative leader, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament, introduces a , which NDP leader  seconds. The motion is passed on  leading to the dissolution of the.

Births

 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French scholar (d. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Spanish missionary (d. )
 * 1713  -, Irish novelist (d. )
 * -, queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. )
 * -, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. )
 * -, 12th (d. )
 * -, Austrian organist (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. )
 * -, English heroine (d. )
 * -, Italian author (d. )
 * -, Quebec catholic priest (d. )
 * -, British-born author (d. )
 * -, American gunfighter (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Ragtime Composer (d. )
 * -, Brazilian footballer (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, German military commander (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1888  -, American cardiologist (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American gangster (d. )
 * -, Argentine actress and singer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1911  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (d. )
 * 1912  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1912    -, American jazz pianist (d. )
 * -, Irish-born actress (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * 1916  -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Croatian-American businessman (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * 1925  -,  laureate
 * -, laureate
 * -, Ivorian writer (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Representative from California
 * -, American Spree Killer (d. )
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1938  -, Belgian politician
 * -, retired commissioner of the
 * 1940  -, American architect
 * 1940  -, Canadian children's author.
 * -, British musician
 * 1941  -, American musician,
 * -, Scottish comedian
 * 1942  -, White House Press Secretary
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1943  -, Scottish musician
 * -, Nigerian scholar
 * -, American musician and singer
 * -, American serial killer (d. )
 * 1946  -  (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)
 * -, English musician
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, science fiction author
 * 1948  -, baseball player
 * -, Australian comedian and actor
 * -, American politician
 * -, French comedian and actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Serbian filmmaker
 * -, England test cricketer
 * 1955  -, American drummer
 * 1955  -, Japanese lawyer
 * 1955  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1957  -, British radio presenter
 * -, Scottish former footballer
 * 1958  -, French actor and director
 * -, American actress
 * 1960  -, American bassist and composer
 * -, Spanish member of parliament
 * -, Indian writer
 * -, British guitarist
 * 1962  -, British-born cartoonist
 * -, American actor
 * 1964  -, American comedian
 * 1964  -, American guitarist
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1965  -, Scottish actress
 * -, American internet personality
 * 1966  -, British singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Turkish footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Mexican singer
 * 1970  -,  placekicker
 * -, three-time Boston Marathon winner
 * 1971  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British comedian
 * 1974  -, Japanese actor
 * -, American writer
 * -, American television host
 * 1976  -, Chinese figure skater
 * 1976  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English rugby league footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1983  -, Canadian actress
 * 1983  -, Quebec actress
 * -, Greek fashion model and singer

Deaths

 * - of Japan
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, German religious reformer (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Scottish reformer
 * -, French cardinal and chancellor (b. )
 * -, German calendar reformer (b. )
 * -, Portuguese composer (b. )
 * -, German organist (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, Italian Jesuit leader (b. )
 * -, American revolutionary (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Mohawk leader (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Prussian-born financier (b. )
 * - Sir, American-born gunsmith (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. )
 * -, Irish nationalist (executed) (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American navy cook (b. )
 * -, Italian conductor (b. )
 * -, Mexican painter (b. )
 * -, British politician, (b. )
 * -, Australian rugby player (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, accused assassin of (b. )
 * -, Emir of Kuwait (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1980  -, American journalist and historian (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian culinary author (b. )
 * -, player and coach (b. )
 * 1990  -, English novelist and playwright (b. )
 * 1990  -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, Zanzibar-born singer (b. )
 * 1991  -, American drummer  (b. )
 * -, British poet (b. )
 * -, American dance/pop singer (b. )
 * -, political philosopher (b. )
 * -, Ecuato Guinean albino gorilla (b. )
 * 2003  -,  player (b. )
 * -, Hong Kong songwriter (b. )
 * 2004  -, British-born author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Finnish rock singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American writer  (b. )
 * 2006  -, Czech zoologist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - in the the  (a wine festival) were celebrated from this day until the
 * - Saint and other
 * of Saint - ,
 * in
 * Lachit Divas is observed on 24th November each year in, to commemorate the heroism of the Assamese General  and the victory of Assamese army over the  army in the  in 1671.