Died on
Who died on November 24
115 figures who shaped history died on November 24.
- 115deaths
- 51events
Best known
Best known
Bagrat IV of Georgia
King of Georgia from 1027 to 1072
Leszek I the White
High Duke of Poland intermittently between 1194 and 1227
Hugh Despenser the Younger
English peer and favourite of Edward II (c.1287/1289–1326)
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Duchess of Exeter
Jean de Dunois
15th-century French noble
Louis de Gruuthuse
Flemish courtier and bibliophile
Bagrat IV of Georgia — King of Georgia from 1027 to 1072, who died on November 24 1072.
Leszek I the White — High Duke of Poland intermittently between 1194 and 1227, who died on November 24 1227.
Hugh Despenser the Younger — English peer and favourite of Edward II (c.1287/1289–1326), who died on November 24 1326.
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter — Duchess of Exeter, who died on November 24 1426.
Jean de Dunois — 15th-century French noble, who died on November 24 1468.
Louis de Gruuthuse — Flemish courtier and bibliophile, who died on November 24 1492.
All entries
- 654
Emperor KōtokuGreat King of Yamato - 1265MMagnús ÓláfssonKing of Mann and the Isles
- 1530
Mingyi NyoKing of Toungoo - 1531
Johannes OecolampadiusGerman Protestant reformer - 1572
John KnoxScottish clergyman, writer and historian - 1577
Ismail IISafavid Shah of Iran from 1576 to 1577 - 1583
René de BiragueItalian-French Chancellor of France - 1615
Sethus CalvisiusGerman composer - 1642
Walatta PetrosEthiopian saint - 1650MManuel Cardoso (composer)Portuguese composer and organist
- 1675
Guru Tegh BahadurNinth Sikh guru from 1664 to 1675 - 1722
Johann Adam ReinckenDutch/German composer and organist - 1741
Ulrika Eleonora of SwedenQueen of Sweden from 1718 to 1741 - 1770
Charles-Jean-François HénaultFrench writer and historian - 1775
Lorenzo RicciSuperior General of the Society of Jesus - 1781
James Caldwell (clergyman)American Presbyterian minister and revolutionary - 1793CClément Charles François de LaverdyFrench politician
- 1801
Franz Moritz von LacyAustrian military leader - 1801PPhilip HamiltonEldest child of Alexander Hamilton
- 1807
Joseph BrantMohawk leader - 1848
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbournePrime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834; 1835–1841) - 1870
Comte de LautréamontUruguayan-born French author - 1885
Nicolás Avellaneda3rd President of Argentina
- 1890
August BelmontUnited States banker, financier and diplomat - 1895
Ludwik TeichmannPolish anatomist - 1916
Hiram MaximAmerican and British inventor - 1920
Lado Aleksi-Meskhishvili - 1920
Alexandru MacedonskiRomanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic - 1922
Erskine Childers (author)Irish nationalist and author - 1929
Georges ClemenceauPrime Minister of France (1906–1909, 1917–1920) - 1932
William Arnon HenryAmerican professor - 1943
Doris MillerNavy Cross recipient - 1948
Anna JarvisFounder of Mother's Day - 1954
Mamie DillardAmerican educator, clubwoman and suffragist - 1956
Guido CantelliItalian conductor - 1957
Diego RiveraMexican muralist - 1958
Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodBritish lawyer, politician and diplomat - 1959
Dally MessengerAustralian rugby league footballer - 1960
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess of Russia - 1961
Ruth ChattertonAmerican actress - 1963
Lee Harvey OswaldAssassin of John F. Kennedy - 1965
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-SabahRuler of Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 1950 to 1965 - 1968
D. A. LevyAmerican poet - 1973JJohn G. NeihardtAmerican poet
- 1978NNelly MorettoArgentine composer and pianist
- 1980
Herbert AgarAmerican journalist and historian - 1980
George RaftAmerican actor - 1980MMolly ReillyCanadian pilot
- 1980
Henrietta Hill SwopeAmerican astronomer - 1982
Barack Obama Sr.Kenyan economist - 1987
Jehane BenoîtCanadian chef - 1990
Juan Manuel BordeuArgentine racing driver - 1990
Fred SheroCanadian former ice hockey player and coach - 1990
Dodie SmithEnglish novelist and playwright - 1990
Marion Post WolcottAmerican photographer - 1990BBülent ArelTurkish composer
- 1991
Freddie MercuryBritish rock singer and songwriter - 1991
Eric CarrAmerican drummer - 1993
Albert CollinsAmerican blues guitarist and singer - 1995EEduard OleEstonian painter
- 1996
Sorley MacLeanScottish poet - 1997
Barbara (singer)French singer - 2002
John RawlsAmerican philosopher - 2003
Warren SpahnAmerican baseball player - 2004
Arthur HaileyBritish Canadian writer - 2004
Joseph Hansen (writer)American crime writer and poet - 2004
James Wong JimHong Kong lyricist and songwriter - 2005
Pat MoritaAmerican actor and comedian - 2006
Juice LeskinenFinnish singer-songwriter - 2006GGeorge W. S. TrowAmerican writer
- 2006
Zdeněk Veselovský - 2007
Hawthorne HeightsAmerican rock band - 2008KKenny MacLeanScottish-born Canadian musician
- 2008
Cecil H. UnderwoodAmerican politician - 2009
Abe PollinAmerican sports businessman - 2009
Samak SundaravejPrime Minister of Thailand in 2008
- 2009JJun RossFilipino basketball player
- 2010
Huang HuaChinese revolutionary, politician and diplomat - 2012
Héctor CamachoPuerto Rican boxer - 2012
Antoine KohnLuxembourgish footballer and manager - 2012
Jimmy Stewart (baseball)American baseball player - 2012NNicholas Turro
- 2012
Ernie WarlickAmerican gridiron football player - 2013
Matthew BucksbaumAmerican businessman and philanthropist - 2013
Arnaud CoyotFrench cyclist
- 2013LLou HyndmanCanadian politician
- 2013JJune KeithleyFilipina actress and broadcast journalist
- 2013
Jean KingAmerican politician - 2013RRobin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron KingsdownBritish banker and peer
- 2013
Matti RaninFinnish actor - 2014JJorge Herrera DelgadoMexican politician
- 2014
Murli DeoraIndian politician, Mayor of Mumbai - 2014
Peter Henderson (sportsman)Rugby player - 2014
Nenad ManojlovićWater polo player and coach, Yeguslavia, Serbia - 2014
Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930)Russian ice hockey player - 2015RRobert Ford (British Army officer)British general
- 2015JJohn Forrester (historian)British philosopher
- 2015QQuincy MonkAmerican football player
- 2015
Heinz OberhummerAustrian physicist and skeptic - 2015DDouglas W. ShorensteinAmerican lawyer
- 2016PPaul FutcherEnglish footballer
- 2016
Florence HendersonAmerican actress - 2019
Goo HaraSouth Korean singer and actress - 2022
Börje SalmingSwedish ice hockey player - 2024
Barbara Taylor BradfordBritish novelist - 2024
Breyten BreytenbachSouth African writer and painter - 2024
Helen GallagherAmerican actress and singer - 2025
Jimmy CliffJamaican musician - 2025
DharmendraIndian actor and politician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 24?
115 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 24, including Bagrat IV of Georgia, Leszek I the White, Hugh Despenser the Younger. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 24?
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.
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