What are the important events that happened on November 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 24: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 24 is the 328^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 37 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 11, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,399,040 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosaoctagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 85 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,721 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 24 Historical Events

• 1227 –
  Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.
• 1835 –
  The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
• 1850 –
  Danish troops defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein.
• 1859 –
  Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, the anniversary of which is sometimes called “Evolution Day”
• 1940 –
  World War II: Slovakia becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis Powers.
• 1941 –
  World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French.
• 1965 –
  Joseph Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.
• 1969 –
  Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to the Moon.
• 1973 –
  A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasted only four months.
• 1980 –
  Assassination of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador.

Who were born on November 24?

• 1420 –
  John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473)
• 1774 –
  Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
• 1849 –
  Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-born author (d. 1924)
• 1952 –
  Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
• 1962 –
  John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses)
• 1970 –
  Doug Brien, American football player
• 1971 –
  Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
• 1976 –
  Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
• 1983 –
  José López, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1993 –
  Ivi Adamou, Greek-Cypriot singer

Who died on November 24?

• 1615 –
  Sethus Calvisius, German calendar reformer (b. 1556)
• 1770 –
  Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685)
• 1781 –
  James Caldwell, American Revolution figure (b. 1734)
• 1870 –
  Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (b. 1846)
• 1957 –
  Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (b. 1886)
• 1961 –
  Ruth Chatterton, American actress (b. 1893)
• 1985 –
  Big Joe Turner, American singer (b. 1911)
• 1999 –
  Hilary Minster, British actor (b. 1944)
• 2004 –
  Arthur Hailey, British-born author (b. 1920)
• 2009 –
  Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)