November 24th – Famous Birthdays!

Nov 24

November 24th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

* 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 Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641)
* 1630 – Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718)
* 1632 – Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (d. 1677)
* 1655 – Charles XI of Sweden (d. 1697)
* 1690 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (d. 1750)
* 1713 – Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary (d. 1784)
* 1713 – Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist (d. 1768)
* 1724 – Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760)
* 1745 – Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
* 1774 – Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
* 1784 – Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (d. 1850)
* 1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist (d. 1863)
* 1801 – Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
* 1806 – William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872)
* 1811 – Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)
* 1815 – Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
* 1826 – Carlo Collodi, Italian author (d. 1890)
* 1833 – Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
* 1849 – Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-born author (d. 1924)
* 1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
* 1864 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (d. 1901)
* 1868 – Scott Joplin, Ragtime Composer (d. 1917)
* 1869 – António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
* 1874 – Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)
* 1876 – Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (d. 1937)
* 1877 – Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (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)
* 1886 – Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
* 1888 – Dale Carnegie, American writer (d. 1955)
* 1888 – Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
* 1893 – Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
* 1894 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (d. 1978)
* 1899 – Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966)
* 1908 – Libertad Lamarque, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2000)
* 1910 – Larry Siemering, American college football head coach (d. 2009)
* 1911 – Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 1975)
* 1911 – Kirby Grant, American actor (d. 1985)
* 1912 – Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (d. 1993)
* 1912 – Garson Kanin, American writer (d. 1999)
* 1912 – Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist (d. 1986)
* 1913 – Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. 2005)
* 1916 – Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer (d. 2008)
* 1916 – Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. 1991)
* 1917 – Howard Duff, American actor (d. 1990)
* 1919 – David Kossoff, British actor (d. 2005)
* 1921 – John Lindsay, American politician (d. 2000)
* 1924 – Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
* 1925 – William F. Buckley Jr., American writer (d. 2008)
* 1925 – Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1926 – Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1927 – Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003)
* 1930 – Bob Friend, baseball player
* 1934 – Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. 1998)
* 1935 – Ronald Vernie Dellums, U.S. Representative from California
* 1938 – Oscar Robertson, American basketball player
* 1938 – Willy Claes, Belgian politician
* 1940 – Paul Tagliabue, retired commissioner of the National Football League
* 1940 – Don Metz, American architect
* 1940 – Eric Wilson, Canadian children’s author
* 1941 – Pete Best, British musician
* 1941 – Donald “Duck” Dunn, American musician (Booker T. and the M.G.’s)
* 1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
* 1942 – Marlin Fitzwater, White House Press Secretary
* 1943 – Dave Bing, American basketball player
* 1943 – Robin Williamson, Scottish musician
* 1944 – Bev Bevan, English rock drummer (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
* 1944 – Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
* 1944 – Dan Glickman, American political figure
* 1945 – Lee Michaels, American musician and singer
* 1946 – Penelope Jones Halsall (aka Caroline Courtney, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright, Annie Groves, Penny Jordan), English novelist
* 1947 – Dave Sinclair, English musician (Caravan, Hatfield and the North)
* 1947 – Dwight Schultz, American actor
* 1948 – Spider Robinson, science fiction author
* 1948 – Steve Yeager, baseball player
* 1949 – Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
* 1949 – Linda Tripp, American political figure
* 1951 – Mimis Androulakis, Greek politician and writer
* 1951 – Chet Edwards, American politician
* 1952 – Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
* 1952 – Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor
* 1953 – Glenn Withrow, American actor
* 1954 – Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker
* 1955 – Ian Botham, England test cricketer
* 1955 – Clem Burke, American drummer (Blondie)
* 1955 – Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
* 1955 – Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
* 1957 – Denise Crosby, American actress
* 1957 – Edward Stourton, British radio presenter
* 1958 – Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
* 1958 – Alain Chabat, French actor and director
* 1960 – Amanda Wyss, American actress
* 1960 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer
* 1961 – Carlos Carnero, Spanish member of parliament
* 1961 – Arundhati Roy, Indian writer
* 1962 – John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses)
* 1962 – John Kovalic, British-born cartoonist
* 1964 – Garret Dillahunt, American actor
* 1964 – Brad Sherwood, American comedian
* 1964 – Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
* 1965 – Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor
* 1965 – Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
* 1966 – Russell Watson, British singer
* 1967 – Cal Eldred, American baseball player
* 1968 – Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
* 1968 – Todd Beamer, American, acclaimed hero of United Airlines Flight 93 (d. 2001)
* 1969 – Rob Nicholson, American musician
* 1969 – David Adeang, Nauruan politician
* 1970 – Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer
* 1970 – Ashley Ward, British footballer
* 1970 – Doug Brien, American football player
* 1971 – Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
* 1971 – Keith Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1974 – Stephen Merchant, British comedian
* 1974 – Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor
* 1974 – Machel Montano, Trinidad & Tobago musician
* 1975 – Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
* 1976 – Dave Aizer, American television host
* 1976 – Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
* 1976 – Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1977 – Colin Hanks, American actor
* 1978 – Katherine Heigl, American actress (27 Dresses)
* 1980 – Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler
* 1982 – Sean O’Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
* 1983 – Dean Ashton, English footballer
* 1983 – Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
* 1983 – Karine Vanasse, Canadian actress
* 1985 – Julia Alexandratou, Greek fashion model and singer
* 1985 – Koo Hye Sun, South Korean actress
* 1985 – Tony Hunt, Football player
* 1989 – Johnny Exantus, Haitian footballer