Who was born on November 24

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 24, including Simon van der Meer, Tsung-Dao Lee, Alfredo Kraus. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

51 documented historical events happened on November 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire: Genghis Khan defeated the renegade Khwarazmian prince Jalal al-Din at the Battle of the Indus. On the same day, in another year: Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces captured about 1,200 Scots at the Battle of Solway Moss. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.