November 24th, 1880

Born on November 24th, 1880

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 52,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 618 days, exactly on January 3rd, 2026, people who were born on November 24th, 1880 will be 53,000 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

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

89

Agustín Edwards Eastman

Chilean publisher and journalist

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

81

Rafael Cansinos Assens

Spanish writer (1882-1964)

*November 24th, 1882, Seville †July 6th, 1964, Madrid

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

26

Marion Borras

French bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1997, Pontcharra

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

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

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

72

Sibylle Tönnies

German opinion journalist, sociologist and jurist

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

39

Michel de Klerk

Dutch architect (1884–1923)

*November 24th, 1884, Amsterdam †November 24th, 1923, Amsterdam

81

Philipp August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)

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

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

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

46

Colin Hanks

American actor (born 1977)

*November 24th, 1977, Sacramento

78

Alben W. Barkley

Vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953

*November 24th, 1877, Lowes †April 30th, 1956, Lexington

29

Theodor Altermann

Estonian actor and stage designer

*November 24th, 1885, Pahkla †April 1st, 1915, Tallinn

22

Paulius Pultinevičius

Lithuanian chess player

*November 24th, 2001, Marijampolė

66

Dale Carnegie

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)

*November 24th, 1888, Maryville †November 1st, 1955, Forest Hills

72

Raoul Paoli

French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960)

*November 24th, 1887, Courtalain †March 23rd, 1960, 14th arrondissement of Paris

69

Al Christie

Film director, producer, and screenwriter (1886-1951)

*November 24th, 1881, London †April 14th, 1951, Hollywood

78

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi

Israeli politician, 2nd president of Israel (1884-1963)

*November 24th, 1884, Poltava †April 23rd, 1963, Jerusalem

Same year
Born in 1880

47

Nikolai Astrup

Norwegian painter (1880-1928)

*August 30th, 1880, Bremanger Municipality †January 21st, 1928, Førde

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)

*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace

77

Christabel Pankhurst

Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)

*September 22nd, 1880, Manchester †February 13th, 1958, Santa Monica

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

87

Helen Keller

American author and activist (1880–1968)

*June 27th, 1880, Tuscumbia †June 1st, 1968, Easton

36

Franz Marc

German painter (1880-1916)

*February 8th, 1880, Munich †March 4th, 1916, Braquis

90

John Boyd Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)

*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

84

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

*January 26th, 1880, Little Rock †April 5th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

92

Johannes Aavik

Estonian philologist and Fennophile

*December 8th, 1880, Randvere †March 18th, 1973, Stockholm

77

Alfred Noyes

English poet

*September 16th, 1880, Wolverhampton †June 28th, 1958, Ventnor

53

Charlotte Fränkel

German classical archaeologist

*August 25th, 1880, Berlin †December 7th, 1933, Berlin

78

Walter von Molo

Austrian writer (1880–1958)

*June 14th, 1880, Šternberk †October 27th, 1958, Murnau am Staffelsee

86

Rudolf von Gutmann

Austrian industrialist and art collector (1880–1966)

*May 21st, 1880, Vienna †July 9th, 1966, Victoria

38

Guillaume Apollinaire

French poet

*August 26th, 1880, Rome †November 9th, 1918, Paris

86

Ludwig von Ficker

Austrian publisher and writer

*April 13th, 1880, Munich †March 20th, 1967, Innsbruck

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg

84

Seán O'Casey

Irish writer (1880-1964)

*March 30th, 1880, Dublin †September 18th, 1964, Torquay

82

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)

*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace

55

Oswald Spengler

German historian and philosopher (1880-1936)

*May 29th, 1880, Blankenburg †May 8th, 1936, Munich

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Public holidays on November 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on November 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1880 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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