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Nov 24 1273

Alphonso Earl of Chester son of Edward I of England (d. 1284)

Nov 24 1394

Charles Duke of Orlans French poet (d. 1465)

Nov 24 1420

John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire English politician (d. 1473)

Nov 24 1583

Juan Martnez de Juregui y Aguilar Spanish poet (d. 1641)

Nov 24 1632

Baruch Benedict de Spinoza Amsterdam rationalist philosopher

Nov 24 1642

Anne Hilarion de Cotentin earl of Tourvilleknightadmiralmarshal

Nov 24 1712

Willem Bachiene theologistgeographerastronomer (Ecclesiastical)

Nov 24 1713

Laurence Sterne Irish novelistsatirist (Tristram Shandy)

Nov 24 1724

Maria Amalia of Saxony queen of Spain (d. 1760)

Nov 24 1745

Maria Louisa of Spain Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)

Nov 24 1766

Friedrich Weinbrenner German architect born in Karlsruhe (d. 1826)

Nov 24 1774

Thomas Dick Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)

Nov 24 1806

Omar Pasha [Michael Lats] Croatian governorviceroy of BosniaIraq

Nov 24 1806

William Webb Ellis credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872)

Nov 24 1811

Ditler G Monrad Danish theologistbishoppremier (1863- )

Nov 24 1811

Ulrich Ochsenbein Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)

Nov 24 1815

James Trapier N Gen (Confederate Army) (d. 1865)

Nov 24 1824

Charles Verlat Flemish painter born in Antwerp Belgian (d. 1890)

Nov 24 1826

Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini] Italian author (Pinocchio)

Nov 24 1829

William Passmore Carlin American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Greene County Illinois (d. 1903)

Nov 24 1833

Antoine Labelle Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)

Nov 24 1849

Frances Hodgson Burnett British-American playwright and childrens author (The Secret Garden) born in Manchester (d. 1924)

Nov 24 1864

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French painter (At the Moulin Rouge)

Nov 24 1869

Antnio scar Carmona 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)

Nov 24 1873

L Martov [Yuly O Tsederbaum] Russian revolutionary

Nov 24 1874

Charles William Miller Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)

Nov 24 1876

Walter Griffin US architect city planner designed Canberra Aust

Nov 24 1877

Alben W Barkley Graves County Ky (35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53)

Nov 24 1877

Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941)

Nov 24 1881

Al Christie Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951)

Nov 24 1886

Georges Vandertongerloo Flemish artist (Lart et Son Avenir)

Nov 24 1886

Margaret Caroline Anderson American publisher (d. 1973)

Nov 24 1887

Erich von Manstein German military commander (d. 1973)

Nov 24 1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

Nov 24 1542 Battle of Solway Moss English beat Scottish King James V

Nov 24 1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy

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