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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)
1227
Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.
1429
Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité.
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.
1941
World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French.
1950
The “Storm of the Century”, a violent snowstorm, takes shape on this date before paralyzing the northeastern United States and the Appalachians the next day, bringing winds up to 100 mph and sub-zero temperatures. Pickens, West Virginia, records 57 inches of snow. 353 people would die as a result of the storm.
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.
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.
1974
Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed “Lucy” (after The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia’s Afar Depression.
1980
Assassination of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador.
Who were born on November 24?
1729
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
1745
Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
1801
Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
1934
Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. 1998)
1940
Don Metz, American architect
1951
Chet Edwards, American politician
1955
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
1974
Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor
1975
Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
1983
Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
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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 NVXIVOUAYT? Check your answers here: Word scramble NVXIVOUAYT. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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