Famous Birthdays on November 24

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• 1273 Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. 1284)
• 1394 Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. 1465)
• 1420 John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473)

• 1583 Juan de Jáuregui, Spanish poet, scholar and painter of the Spanish Golden Age, born in Seville, Andalusia, Spain (d. 1641)
• 1615 Philipp Wilhelm, Elector of Palatine (d. 1690)
• 1630 Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718)
• 1632 Baruch Spinoza, Dutch rationalist philosopher, born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1677)
• 1642 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, French naval commander and national hero under Louis XIV, Marshal of France, born in Paris, France (d. 1701)
• 1655 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), born in Tre Kronor, Sweden (d. 1697)
• 1690 Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel), one of the first European composers to emigrate to America, born in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
• 1712 Willem Bachiene, Dutch theologist, geographer and astronomer (Ecclesiastical) (d. 1783)

• 1713 Laurence Sterne, Anglo-Irish novelist and satirist (Tristram Shandy), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 1768)
• 1724 Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760)
• 1729 Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
• 1740 John Bacon, English sculptor - most successful public sculptor of his time, born in London, England (d. 1799)
• 1745 Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Palace of San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain (d. 1792)
• 1747 Felice Alessandri, Italian organist, harpsichordist, pianist, and opera composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1798)
• 1766 Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect, born in Karlsruhe (d. 1826)
• 1773 Shadrach Bond, American politician (1st Governor of Illinois, 1818 to 1822), born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 1832)
• 1774 Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
• 1784 Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Swiss traveller and orientalist, 1st European to discover Petra and Abu Simbel, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1817)

• 1795 Josif Josifovich Genishta, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1853)
• 1801 Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
• 1806 Omar Pasha [Mihajlo Latas], Serbian-Ottoman field marshal (Crimean War) and Governor (Bosnia, Iraq), born in Janja Gora, Military Frontier, Austrian Empire (d. 1871)
• 1806 William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872)
• 1811 Ditler Monrad, Danish politician and bishop (Council President of Denmark 1863-65), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1887)
• 1811 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)
• 1815 Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
• 1815 James Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
• 1817 Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave, Guatemalan-Spanish Cardinal (Archbishop of Toledo, first Cardinal born in America and of Creole parents), born in Guatemala (d. 1884)
• 1824 Charles Verlat, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1890)
• 1826 Carlo Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (The Adventures of Pinocchio), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1890)
• 1829 William Passmore Carlin, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Greene County, Illinois (d. 1903)
• 1833 Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
• 1848 Lilli Lehmann, German opera singer (Tristan und Isolde), born in Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1929)
• 1849 Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American playwright and children's author ("The Secret Garden"; "Little Lord Fauntleroy"), born in Manchester (d. 1924)
• 1859 Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
• 1861 João da Cruz, Brazilian poet, born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (d. 1898)
• 1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and printmaker (At the Moulin Rouge), born in Albi, France (d. 1901)
• 1866 Edwin Binney, American inventor and businessman (carbon black, 1st dustless white chalk, Crayola crayon), born in Shrub Oak, New York (d. 1934) [1]

• 1869 António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
• 1873 Herbert Roper Barrett, British tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1909, 12, 13; Wimbledon singles 1908, 11 runner-up; Olympic gold indoor doubles 1908), born in London, England (d. 1943)
• 1873 L. Martov [Yuly Osipovich Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary (leader of the Mensheviks), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1923)
• 1874 Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)
• 1876 Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (L-shaped floor plan, Carport) who designed Australia's capital Canberra and the NSW towns of Griffith and Leeton, born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 1937)
• 1877 Alben W. Barkley, American politician (US Representative, Senator and 35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53), born in Graves County, Kentucky (d. 1956)
• 1877 Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941)
• 1881 Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951)
• 1884 Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
• 1884 Michel de Klerk, Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1823)
• 1886 Georges Vandertongerloo, Belgium sculptor and painter (De Stijl Group, L'art et Son Avenir), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
• 1886 Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
• 1887 Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973)
• 1888 Cathleen Nesbitt, British actress (The Farmer's Daughter), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1982)
• 1888 Dale Carnegie, American writer and public speaker (How to Win Friends & Influence People), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1955)
• 1888 Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
• 1888 Rudolf Klein-Rogge, German actor and prototype for silent films master criminal (Metropolis, Spies), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1955)
• 1889 Cissy van Marxfield [Setske Beek-de Haan], Dutch author of children's books, born in Oranjewoud, Netherlands (d. 1948)
• 1892 Isidor Achron, American composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1948)
• 1893 Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
• 1893 Fern Andra [Vernal Edna Andrews], German-American actress (Eyes of the World), born in Watseka, Illinois (d. 1974)
• 1894 Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (all-time great opening batsman for England), born in Summerbridge, England (d. 1978)

• 1898 Paul Faucher, French author and pioneering children's publisher (Père Castor), born in Pougues-les-Eaux, France (d. 1967)
• 1899 Jan Maklakiewicz, Polish composer, chiefly of choral music (Kołysanka - Lullaby; Ave Maria), conductor, and educator, born in Chojnata, Poland (d. 1954)
• 1899 Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966)
• 1900 Cornelius Kee, Dutch organist and composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1997)
• 1900 Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), born in Kharkov, Ukraine (d. 1995)
• 1901 Andre Victor Tchelistcheff "the dean of American winemaking", Russian-born American winemaker (Beaulieu wines, Napa Valley), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1994) [1]
• 1905 [Irene] Ireene Wicker, American singer and actress (Singing Lady), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 1987)
• 1906 Andreina Pagnani, Italian actress (Il Commandante), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1981)
• 1906 Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Air Bridge monument Berlin), born in Mühlhausen, Germany (d. 1960)
• 1908 Harry Kemelman, American detective author (rabbi-omnibus), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
• 1908 Libertad Lamarque, Agentinan actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada), born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2000)
• 1908 Ray Carter, American orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
• 1909 Hans Melchior Brugk, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1999)
• 1909 Hotze de Roos, Dutch youth book author (Chameleon) (d. 1991)
• 1910 Lennox Brown, South African cricketer (South African leg-spinner on 1931-32 Aust/NZ tour), born in Randfontein, South Africa (d. 1983)
• 1911 Joe Medwick, American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1934, Triple Crown & NL MVP 1937 St. Louis Cardinals; 10 x MLB All Star), born in Carteret, New Jersey (d. 1975)
• 1911 Kirby Grant, American actor (Rustlers Round-Up, Yukon Gold, Sky King), born in Butte, Montana (d. 1985)
• 1911 Walter Goetz, German-British illustrator, cartoonist and painter (Colonel Up and Mr. Down), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1912 Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
• 1912 Garson Kanin, American playwright, director, and producer (Double Life; Born Yesterday), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1993)
• 1912 Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money), born in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland (d. 2005)
• 1912 Joan Sanderson, English actress (Please Sir!), born in Bristol, England (d. 1992)
• 1912 Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist and arranger (Billie Holiday; Benny Goodman), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1986) [1]
• 1913 Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1913 Howard Duff, American actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing), born in Bremerton, Washington (d. 1990)
• 1914 Elise Hoomans, Dutch director and actress (Jane Eyre, Barocco), born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1991)
• 1916 Forrest J. Ackerman, American literary agent and writer who invented the term "sci-fi" (Famous Monsters of Filmland), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 208)
• 1917 Richard Hervig, American classical composer (Woman with a Torch; Epitaph), and teacher, born in Story City, Iowa (d. 2010)
• 1917 Rita Corita [Hendrika Sturm], Dutch pop singer ("Koffie, koffie, lekker bakkie koffie - Coffee, coffee, nice cup of coffee"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1998)
• 1918 "Wild" Bill Davis, American jazz pianist, arranger, and electronic organ pioneer (Louis Jordan's Tympani Five), born in Glasgow, Missouri (d. 1995)
• 1918 Captain Stubby [Tom Fouts], American author and comedian (Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers), born in Carroll County, Indiana (d. 2004)
• 1918 Roley Jenkins, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 32 wickets), born in Worcester, England (d. 1995)
• 1919 David Kossoff, British actor and anti-drug campaigner (The Young Lovers, The Larkins), born in Hackney, London, England (d. 2005)
• 1919 John Silverlight, British journalist (The Observer) (d. 1995)
• 1920 Anthony Griffin, British Royal Navy admiral (Controller of the Navy, 1971–75; chairman of British Shipbuilders 1977–80), born in Peshawar, British India (d. 1996)
• 1921 John Lindsay, American politician (Mayor of New York 1966-73, Rep-D-NY 1959-65), born in New York City (d. 2000)
• 1922 Stanford Robert Ovshinsky, American inventor and scientist (nickel-metal hydride battery), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2012)
• 1924 Eileen Barton, American singer (Broadway Open House; "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
• 1924 Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
• 1925 Alun Owen, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (The Rise Affair, A Hard Day's Night), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
• 1925 Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2011)
• 1925 William F. Buckley Jr, American conservative author and commentator (National Review, Firing Line), born in New York City (d. 2008)
• 1926 Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese physicist (1957 Nobel Prize for work on parity laws), born in Shanghai, China
• 1927 Agustín Edwards, Chilean media tycoon (El Mercurio), born in Paris (d. 2017)
• 1927 Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003)
• 1927 Alfredo Kraus, Spanish bel canto tenor (Massenet - "Werther"; La Scala; New York Metroplolitan Opera, 1966-94), born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands (d. 1999)
• 1927 Emma Lou Diemer, American classical composer (Songs for the Earth; Fantasy for Carillon), and educator, born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1930 Bob Friend, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; World Series 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; MLB wins leader 1958), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2019)
• 1930 C T Patankar, cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56)
• 1930 Ken Barrington, English cricketer (82 tests as batsman for England ), born in Reading, England (d. 1981)
• 1930 Yale Lary, American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
• 1932 Bill Squires, American track & field coach (Greater Boston Track Club: Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, Greg Meyer; Boston State College 1965-78), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
• 1932 Fred Titmus, English cricket all-rounder (53 Tests, 153 wickets, 10 x 50s; Middlesex), born in London, England (d. 2011)
• 1933 René Enriquez, Nicaraguan-American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Ray Calletano"), born in Granada, Nicaragua (d. 1990)
• 1934 Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (St Florian; Life With An Idiot), born in Engels, Volga-German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 1998)
• 1934 Claudio Prieto, Spanish composer (Solo a Solo; Cantata manriqueña), born in Muñeca de la Peña, Spain (d. 2015)
• 1934 Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), born in New York City (d. 2019)
• 1935 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal and politician, world's longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020), born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
• 1935 Ron Dellums, American politician (D-House representative from California, 1971-1998), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018)
• 1936 Ken Kragen, American television producer (The Smothers Brothers), music artist manager (Lionel Richie; Kenny Rogers), and charity organizer (USA for Africa - "We Are The World"), born in Alameda County, California (d. 2021)
• 1937 Brian Kan, Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer; 5 x HK Derby winners), born in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong (d. 2022)
• 1937 Jeremy Taylor, British teacher, folk singer, songwriter ("Ag Pleez Deddy"; "Piece of Ground"), born in Newbury, England
• 1938 Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
• 1938 David Newell, American (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - "Mr. McFeely"), born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania

• 1938 Spencer Johnson, American author (Who Moved My Cheese?), born in Watertown, South Dakota (d. 2017)
• 1938 Willy Claes, Belgian politician
• 1938 Wynne Bradburn, New Zealand cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v South Africa 1964), born in Thames, New Zealand
• 1939 Jim Northrup, baseball player
• 1939 Jim Yester, American rock vocalist and guitarist (The Association - "Cherish"; "Windy"; "Time For Living"), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1939 Yoshinobu Miyake, Japan, featherweight (Olympic gold 1964, 68)
• 1940 Arthur Tress, American surrealist photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1940 Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author, born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1940 Paul Tagliabue, American NFL commissioner, born in Jersey City, Jersey
• 1940 Wendell Morris Logan, American composer (Oberlin Conservatory of Music), born in Thomson, Georgia (d. 2010)
• 1941 Donald "Duck" Dunn, American session bassist (Stax; Booker & The MG's; The Blues Brothers), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2012)
• 1941 Gary Boyle, British rock and jazz-fusion guitarist (The Echoes; Isotope), born in Patna, British India
• 1941 John de Andrea, US sculptor

• 1941 Wayne Lamar Jackson, American soul and R&B trumpeter (Mar-Keys, The Memphis Horns), born in West Memphis, Arkansas (d. 2016)
• 1942 Bayani Mendoza de Leon, Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay), born in Manilla, Philippines (d. 2013)
• 1942 Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
• 1942 Chinary Ung, Cambodian-American composer and music educator, born in Krong Doun Kaev, Cambodia
• 1942 Marlin Fitzwater, American journalist and press secretary to US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, born in Salina, Kansas
• 1943 Barry Milburn, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Otago CA), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
• 1943 Dave Bing, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (7-time NBA All Star), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1943 Joël Robert, Belgian motocross racer (Motocross World C'ships 250cc 1964, 68–72), born in Grandrieu, Belgium (d. 2021)
• 1943 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
• 1943 Robin Williamson, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and storyteller (Incredible String Band), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1944 Candy Darling [James Slattery], American transgender actress (Flesh, Women in Revolt), born in Queens, New York (d. 1974)
• 1944 Claudia Dreifus, interviewer/author (7 Stories)
• 1944 Dan Glickman, American politician (US Sec of Agriculture 1995-2001, Rep-D-KS, 1977-95), born in Wichita, Kansas
• 1944 Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
• 1944 Jules Deelder, Dutch poet (T of Vondel)
• 1945 Lee Michaels [Olsen], American rock Hammond B-3 organist and singer ("Do You Know What I Mean"), and restaurateur (Killer Shrimp), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1946 Jimmy Collins, American basketball shooting guard (Chicago Bulls) and coach (University of Illinois, Chicago 1996-2010), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2020)
• 1946 Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)

• 1947 Dave Sinclair, British progressive rock keyboard player (Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England
• 1947 Dwight Schultz, American actor (A-Team - "Murdock"; Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Barclay"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1948 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969)
• 1948 Spider Robinson, Canadian sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret)
• 1948 Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger)
• 1949 Anita Louis, American R&B singer (The Soul Children - "I'll Be the Other Woman"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1949 Jim Warren, American artist whose work includes album cover art for Bob Seger and Prince, born in Long Beach, California
• 1949 Martin Duiser, pop producer (Vanessa, Lee Towers)
• 1949 Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
• 1950 Bob Burns, American rock drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1964-74), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2015)
• 1950 Damon Evans, American actor (The Jeffersons), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1950 Stanley Livingston, American actor (My Three Sons - "Chip"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1951 Chet Edwards, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1991-2011), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
• 1951 Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model (Model of the Rear)
• 1951 Graham Price, British rugby union prop (41 Tests Wales, 12 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool RFC, Barbarians RFC), born in Moascar, Egypt
• 1952 Brijesh Patel, Indian cricket batsman (21 Tests, 1 x 100; Karnataka, Wellington CA), born in Baroda, India
• 1952 Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
• 1952 Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor
• 1953 Glenn Withrow, American actor
• 1953 Tod Machover, American classical and electro-acoustic composer, conductor, and educator (MIT), born in Mount Vernon, NY
• 1954 Emir Kusturica, Serbian-French filmmaker (When Father Was Away on Business; Black Cat, White Cat), and punk rock bassist (No Smoking), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
• 1955 Clem Burke [Clement Bozewski], American rock drummer (Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
• 1955 Elvis Ramone [Clement Bozewski], American drummer (The Ramones, August 1987), born in Bayonne, New Jersey

• 1955 Jerry Holland, Irish rugby union lock (3 Tests; Munster RUFC) and coach (Munster RUFC 1994-97), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
• 1955 Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
• 1955 Scott Hoch, American golfer (US Masters 1989 runner-up, Ryder Cup 1997, 2002), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1955 Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
• 1957 Chris Hayes, American rock guitarist (Huey Lewis & The News, 1980-2001 - “I Want A New Drug”), born in Sacramento, California
• 1957 Denise Crosby, actress (Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen), born in Hollywood, California
• 1958 Alain Chabat, actor (French Twist, Six Days Six Night)
• 1958 Carmel [McCourt], British rock and soul-jazz singer (Storm, More More More), born in Wrawby, England
• 1958 Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
• 1959 Alejandro Mayorkas, American lawyer, Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-), born in Havana, Cuba
• 1960 Amanda Wyss, American actress
• 1960 Edgar Meyer, American classical, jazz, and bluegrass bassist, and composer, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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