On This Day
Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 24 2007
Born on This Day
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Alexander Maslyakov🇷🇺
deceasedSoviet and Russian television presenter (1941–2024) · 1941–2024
Days lived
30,239
Arundhati Roy🇮🇳
Indian novelist, essayist, and activist · b. 1961
Days alive
16,801
August Bier🇩🇪
deceasedsurgeon (1861-1949) · 1861–1949
Days lived
31,884
Billy Connolly🇬🇧
Scottish actor and comedian · b. 1942
Days alive
23,741
Carlos Ulrrico Cesco🇦🇷
deceasedArgentine astronomer (1910-1987) · 1910–1987
Days lived
28,105
Carmelita Jeter🇺🇸
American female 100m sprinter · b. 1979
Days alive
10,227
Dave Hansen🇺🇸
film director · b. 1968
Days alive
14,244
Dejen Gebremeskel🇪🇹
Ethiopian long-distance runner · b. 1989
Days alive
6,574
Dmitry Ivashintsov🇷🇺
Russian scientist · b. 1944
Days alive
23,010
Eberhard Kloke🇩🇪
musician · b. 1948
Days alive
21,549
Emir Kusturica🇫🇷
Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician · b. 1954
Days alive
19,358
Erich Scheurmann🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and painter (1878-1957) · 1878–1957
Days lived
28,650
Erich von Manstein
deceasedNotable Trials · 1887–1973
Days lived
31,243
Forrest J Ackerman🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1916–2008
Days lived
33,613
François Blancard🇫🇷
chief executive officer · b. 1957
Days alive
18,262
George Krugers🇳🇱
deceasedFilm director · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,981
Gerhard Gentzen
deceasedphilosopher · 1909–1945
Days lived
13,037
Gisela Mauermayer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman discus thrower (1913–1995) · 1913–1995
Days lived
29,631
Heinrich Eberbach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1895–1992) · 1895–1992
Days lived
35,295
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec🇫🇷
deceasedFrench painter and illustrator (1864–1901) · 1864–1901
Days lived
13,437
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Hermann Otto Solms🇩🇪
entrepreneur · b. 1940
Days alive
24,471
Horacio Ramírez🇺🇸
film director · b. 1979
Days alive
10,227
Ilja Richter🇩🇪
German actor and television presenter (born 1952) · b. 1952
Days alive
20,088
Ivi Adamou
singer · b. 1993
Days alive
5,113
Jagatjit Singh I of Kapurthala🇮🇳
deceasedKing of Kapurthala (1872-1949) · 1872–1949
Days lived
27,965
James Joseph Dresnok🇺🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1941–2016
Days lived
27,371
Jarrod Parker🇺🇸
baseball player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,939
Josef Friedrich Schmidt
deceasedentrepreneur · 1871–1948
Days lived
28,067
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
deceasedPrime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020) · 1935–2020
Days lived
31,034
Kurt Richter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1900–1969) · 1900–1969
Days lived
25,237
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Liu Shaoqi🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1898–1969
Days lived
25,920
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Lucky Luciano
deceasedNotable Trials · 1897–1962
Days lived
23,438
Marit Paulsen🇸🇪
deceasedwriter · 1939–2022
Days lived
30,195
Matthew Kneale🇬🇧
writer · b. 1960
Days alive
17,166
Max Amann🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1891–1957
Days lived
23,866
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Mohamed Agha
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
18,993
Monty Lopez🇺🇸
Entrepreneur · b. 1975
Days alive
11,688
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Norbert Haug🇩🇪
journalist · b. 1952
Days alive
20,088
Oscar Robertson🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1938
Days alive
25,202
Parveen Shakir🇵🇰
deceasedPakistani writer and poet (1952–1994) · 1952–1994
Days lived
15,372
Rainer Grenkowitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1955–2024) · 1955–2024
Days lived
24,953
Rein de Waal🇳🇱
deceasedfield hockey player (1904–1985) · 1904–1985
Days lived
29,408
Rudolf Biebrach🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and film director (1866-1938) · 1866–1938
Days lived
26,217
Stanford R. Ovshinsky🇺🇸
deceasedentrepreneur · 1922–2012
Days lived
32,835
Stefan Tewes🇩🇪
German field hockey player · b. 1967
Days alive
14,610
Stephen Merchant🇬🇧
actor · b. 1974
Days alive
12,053
Ted Bundy
deceasedNotable Trials · 1946–1989
Days lived
15,402
Urs Güntensperger🇨🇭
Swiss footballer (b. 1967) · b. 1967
Days alive
14,610
Zlatko Čajkovski🇭🇷
deceasedfootball player · 1923–1998
Days lived
27,274
Died on This Day
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Barbara🇫🇷
deceasedsinger · 1930–1997
Days lived
24,640
Bayume Mohamed Husen🇹🇿
deceasedGerman actor and victim of National Socialism (1904-1944) · 1904–1944
Days lived
14,886
Buck Buchanan🇮🇪
deceasedrugby union player (1904-1956) · 1904–1956
Days lived
19,180
David Defiagbon🇨🇦
deceasedboxer (1970–2018) · 1970–2018
Days lived
17,697
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Eric Carr🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican drummer, member of the rock band Kiss (1950–1991) · 1950–1991
Days lived
15,110
Frances A. Genter🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican racehorse owner (1898-1992) · 1898–1992
Days lived
34,613
Freddie Mercury🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1946–1991
Days lived
16,516
Grès🇫🇷
deceasedFrench grand couturier (1903–1993) · 1903–1993
Days lived
32,867
Hans Magnus Enzensberger🇩🇪
deceasedjournalist · 1929–2022
Days lived
33,981
Héctor Camacho🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican boxer (1962–2012) · 1962–2012
Days lived
18,447
Heidelinde Weis🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1940–2023
Days lived
30,383
Hu Weide
deceasedChinese politician (1863-1933) · 1863–1933
Days lived
25,894
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Jimmy Cliff🇫🇷
deceasedJamaican musician (1944–2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,702
John Vlissides🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican Software scientist (1961–2005) · 1961–2005
Days lived
16,185
Luai al-Atassi
deceasedpolitician · 1926–2003
Days lived
28,451
Ludwig Hartau🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1877-1922) · 1877–1922
Days lived
16,713
Nikolay Kamov
deceasedscientist · 1902–1973
Days lived
26,004
Peter Christopherson🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish musician, photographer, director (1955–2010) · 1955–2010
Days lived
20,359
Robert Cecil🇬🇧
deceasedlawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958) · 1864–1958
Days lived
34,403
Saida Gunba🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1959–2018
Days lived
21,636
Tony Leblanc🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish actor, director, and comedian (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,074
Wilhelm Adam
deceasedGerman politician (1893–1978) · 1893–1978
Days lived
31,286
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
56,574
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
45,252
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,600
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
42,263
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
40,138
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
39,043
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
37,948
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
64,245
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
9,888
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Stubbs🇺🇸
deceasedOrange tabby cat · 1997–2017
Days lived
7,405
Tama🇯🇵
deceasedCalico cat · 1999–2015
Days lived
5,898
Harambe🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1999–2016
Days lived
6,211
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,418
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
62,115
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,688
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
52,130
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
51,096
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
50,730
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
48,174
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
46,826
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
667,625
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
147,139
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,157
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
51,826
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
30,178
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
27,721
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
25,631
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
23,608
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
25,068
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
18,490
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,028
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
11,845
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
11,140
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,453
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
10,410
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
10,189