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November 24: Day of the Week
November 24, 2024 is the 329th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 37 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
November 24 Historical Event(s)
380
Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.
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.
1922
Author and Irish Republican Army member Robert Erskine Childers is executed by an Irish Free State firing squad for illegally carrying a revolver.
1932
In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
1940
World War II: Slovakia becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis Powers.
1944
World War II: Bombing of Tokyo – The first bombing raid against the Japanese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88 American aircraft.
1963
Vietnam War: Newly sworn-in US President Lyndon B. Johnson confirms that the United States intends to continue supporting South Vietnam both militarily and economically.
1971
During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (AKA D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.
1992
A China Southern Airlines domestic flight in the People’s Republic of China, crashes, killing all 141 people on-board.
Who were born on November 24?
1787
Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist (d. 1863)
1877
Alben W. Barkley, American politician and 35th Vice President of the United States (d. 1956)
1893
Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
1911
Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 1975)
1913
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. 2005)
1934
Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. 1998)
1947
Dwight Schultz, American actor
1961
Arundhati Roy, Indian writer
1962
John Kovalic, British-born cartoonist
1969
David Adeang, Nauruan politician
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters CIYGOIAZHU? Check your answers here: Word solver CIYGOIAZHU. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.