November 24th, 1768

Born on November 24th, 1768

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 93,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 708 days, exactly on April 6th, 2026, people who were born on November 24th, 1768 will be 94,000 days old!

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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

Born on November 24th, 1768

55

Andreas Georg Friedrich von Rebmann

German judge

*November 24th, 1768, Sugenheim †September 16th, 1824, Wiesbaden

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65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

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

81

Philipp August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)

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

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

26

Marion Borras

French bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1997, Pontcharra

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

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

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

89

Agustín Edwards Eastman

Chilean publisher and journalist

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

44

Benedictus de Spinoza

Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)

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

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

46

Colin Hanks

American actor (born 1977)

*November 24th, 1977, Sacramento

22

Paulius Pultinevičius

Lithuanian chess player

*November 24th, 2001, Marijampolė

59

Conleth Hill

Irish actor

*November 24th, 1964, Ballycastle

81

Billy Connolly

Scottish actor and comedian

*November 24th, 1942, Glasgow

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

40

Luis León Sánchez

Spanish road bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1983, Mula

93

Albert Wolsky

American costumer designer

*November 24th, 1930, Paris

45

Katherine Heigl

American actress (born 1978)

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

82

Pete Best

British musician, former member of the Beatles

*November 24th, 1941, Chennai

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29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

62

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

*March 21st, 1768, Auxerre †May 16th, 1830, Paris

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, Paris

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

60

Jacques Lauriston

French diplomat (1768-1828)

*February 1st, 1768, Pondicherry †June 11th, 1828, Paris

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

76

Joseph Bonaparte

Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

*January 7th, 1768, Corte †July 28th, 1844, Florence

59

Maria Reynolds

Wife of James Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)

*March 30th, 1768, New York City †March 25th, 1828, United States of America

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

79

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

*September 4th, 1768, Saint-Malo †July 4th, 1848, Paris

64

Joseph Vitus Burg

German Roman Catholic bishop

*August 27th, 1768, Offenburg †May 22nd, 1833, Mainz

25

Rozalia Lubomirska

Polish noble (1768-1794)

*September 16th, 1768, Chernobyl †June 30th, 1794, Paris

73

Joseph Desha

American politician (1768-1842)

*December 9th, 1768, Monroe County †October 11th, 1842, Georgetown

63

Paul Usteri

Swiss botanist (1768-1831)

*February 14th, 1768, Zürich †April 9th, 1831, Zürich

73

Sebastian Fahrländer

Politician

*January 14th, 1768, Ettenheim †February 19th, 1841, Aarau

69

Agustín Eyzaguirre

President of Chile (1768-1837)

*May 3rd, 1768, Santiago †July 19th, 1837, Santiago

37

Johann Philipp Palm

Executed German bookseller (1766-1806)

*December 17th, 1768, Schorndorf †August 26th, 1806, Braunau am Inn

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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