November 24th, 1491

Born on November 24th, 1491

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 194,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 535 days, exactly on October 15th, 2025, people who were born on November 24th, 1491 will be 195,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 24th?

November 24th, 2015

A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course.

November 24th, 2012

A fire at a clothing factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least 117 people.

November 24th, 2009

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

November 24th, 1976

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying 80 per cent of the buildings in the area, with at least 4,000 casualties.

November 24th, 1971

After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper (depicted) parachuted out of the rear stairway of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.

November 24th, 1963

During a live television broadcast, businessman Jack Ruby shot and fatally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy, fueling numerous conspiracy theories.

November 24th, 1950

The "Great Appalachian Storm", a large extratropical cyclone, struck the east coast of the United States before moving northeast.

November 24th, 1943

World War II: Following the American capture of Makin Atoll, USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-175, killing 644.

November 24th, 1941

The Holocaust: The Theresienstadt Ghetto was founded as a waystation to Nazi extermination camps and a "retirement settlement" for elderly and prominent Jews to mislead their communities about the Final Solution.

November 24th, 1925

The Eugene O'Neill Theatre opened on Broadway, New York, with a production of the musical Mayflowers.

November 24th, 1922

Irish Civil War: Irish nationalist author Erskine Childers was executed by the Irish Free State for illegally carrying a semi-automatic pistol.

November 24th, 1906

The second of two games between two Ohio football teams took place, after which accusations were made that players conspired to deliberately lose games.

November 24th, 1863

American Civil War: As part of the Chattanooga campaign in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces captured Lookout Mountain, helping them to begin breaking the Confederate siege of the city.

November 24th, 1859

British naturalist Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published, and sold out its initial print run on the first day.

November 24th, 1750

Tarabai, the former regent of the Maratha Empire, had Rajaram II, whom she had previously claimed to be her grandson, arrested as an impostor.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 24th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 24th?

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

44

Benedictus de Spinoza

Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)

*November 24th, 1632, Amsterdam †February 21st, 1677, The Hague

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

26

Marion Borras

French bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1997, Pontcharra

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

81

Philipp August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)

*November 24th, 1785, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1867, Berlin

89

Agustín Edwards Eastman

Chilean publisher and journalist

*November 24th, 1927, 8th arrondissement of Paris †April 24th, 2017, Graneros

60

Tilemann Platner

German theologian

*November 24th, 1490, Stolberg †November 6th, 1551, Stolberg

46

Colin Hanks

American actor (born 1977)

*November 24th, 1977, Sacramento

86

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Founder of the Congress party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

*November 24th, 1929, Srinagar †August 28th, 2016, New Delhi

72

Sibylle Tönnies

German opinion journalist, sociologist and jurist

*November 24th, 1944, Potsdam †March 25th, 2017

22

Paulius Pultinevičius

Lithuanian chess player

*November 24th, 2001, Marijampolė

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

*November 24th, 1826, Florence †October 26th, 1890, Florence

59

Conleth Hill

Irish actor

*November 24th, 1964, Ballycastle

55

Pietro Torrigiano

Italian artist (1472-1528)

*November 24th, 1472, Florence †January 1st, 1528, Seville

40

Luis León Sánchez

Spanish road bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1983, Mula

81

Billy Connolly

Scottish actor and comedian

*November 24th, 1942, Glasgow

45

Katherine Heigl

American actress (born 1978)

*November 24th, 1978, Washington, D.C.

54

Friedrich Leibniz

German philosopher

*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, Leipzig

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65

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo

55

Henry VIII of England

King of England from 1509 until 1547

*June 28th, 1491, Palace of Placentia †January 28th, 1547, Palace of Whitehall

64

Ignatius of Loyola

Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)

*October 23rd, 1491, Holy House †July 31st, 1556, Rome

29

Zhengde Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*October 26th, 1491, Beijing †April 20th, 1521, Beijing

66

Francisco de Sá de Miranda

Portuguese poet (1481–1558)

*August 28th, 1491, Coimbra †November 30th, 1557, Amares

58

Innocenzo Cybo

Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop

*August 25th, 1491, Genoa †April 13th, 1550, Rome

59

Martin Bucer

Protestant reformer

*November 11th, 1491, Sélestat †February 28th, 1551, Cambridge

94

Nicolò da Ponte

Diplomat (1491-1585)

*January 15th, 1491, Venice †July 30th, 1585, Venice

58

Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel

French nobility (1491-1549)

*March 25th, 1491, Cuffy †October 27th, 1549, Paris

75

Johannes Lening

German theologian

*February 14th, 1491, Butzbach †May 3rd, 1566, Melsungen

60

Martin Cleß

German theologian

*November 25th, 1491, Uhingen †August 13th, 1552, Stuttgart

53

Francis de Bourbon, Count of Saint-Pol

French noble

*October 6th, 1491, Ham †September 1st, 1545, Reims

53

Teofilo Folengo

Italian poet and writer

*November 8th, 1491, Mantua †December 9th, 1544, Campese

87

Andreas Imhoff

German merchant

*November 29th, 1491, Nuremberg †October 24th, 1579, Nuremberg

52

Maria of Jülich-Berg

Spouse of John III, Duke of Cleves

*August 3rd, 1491, Jülich †August 29th, 1543

43

Richard Reynolds

English Brigittine monk and Roman Catholic Martyr

*November 30th, 1491, Devon †May 4th, 1535, Tyburn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1491 is a normal year and no leap year.

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