November 24: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

November 24^th is Sardines Day and Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day.

Welcome to day 328 of the year folks, there are 37 days left of the year.

November 24 was a varied day in years gone by. Here you’ll learn about inventions, music, crimes, and space that all happened on this day in history.

Did you know that on this day in 1995, Ireland ended its ban on divorce? About two-thirds of registered voters turned out and voted on the issue, with the winning vote being 50.28%.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about November 24^th in history!

What Events Happened On November 24 In History?

2019 Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards including Artist of the Year, and Artist of the Decade.

OTD in 2019: Taylor Swift won six awards at the American Music Awards including Artist of the Year

2018 A party boat on Lake Victoria in Uganda capsized and killed 29 people.

The incident was thought to have been due to the vessel being overloaded with 100 onboard.

2016 An international research team published their discovery of 1,500 new viruses that were in invertebrates in Australia and China.

2012 Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video became the most viewed video on YouTube, passing 800 million views.

His music video views passed Justin Bieber's "Baby."

1995 Ireland ended its ban on divorce on this day.

1991 STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.

It was the US's 7th spacecraft launch.

1905 Photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession in Manhattan, New York.

This was a turning point in history for the recognition of art photography. Stieglitz introduced photography to America as an art form, and this gallery gained respect for photography as a medium of making art like oil painting and printmaking.

1887 George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.

1859 Charles Darwin published his revolutionary work, On the Origin of Species.

At its time of writing, Darwin's claim that all life as we know it descended from a set of common ancestors was laughed at by many. It wasn't until the 20th century that Darwin's theories were taken as seriously as he would have wanted.

1639 Astronomers Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree recorded the first known observation of a transit of Venus across the sun.

1434 From this day until February 10, 1435, London’s Thames river completely froze.

In 1806, English author B. Lambert wrote about the event in his book "The History and Survey of London and its Environs" after studying the Thames' patterns of freezing over.

1248 A catastrophic landslide on Mont Granier destroyed five villages.

Located between Savoie and Isère in France, the natural disaster is remembered as one of Europes biggest and deadliest landslides.

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Famous People Born On November 24

If you were born on this day, you share your birthday with Katherine Heigl. Find out who else was born on November 24^th below!

1990 Sarah Hyland

American Actress

Age:: 31 years old
Born In:: New York, USA

1978 Katherine Heigl

American Actress

Age:: 43 years old
Born In:: Washington D.C., USA

Special Holidays On November 24

If you’re looking to try something new today, here are some special holidays that might just give you an idea.

National Sardines Day

Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

November 24 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone

Everyone who was born on this day shares the same star sign, Sagittarius.

People born Sagittarians tend to be optimistic and are very trusting of others. Sagittarians like to believe those around them and will take everyone on their own merits.

Topaz is the birthstone given to people born in November. The Topaz birthstone provides great strength and protection from a range of common illnesses.

People born on Nov 24 were likely conceived the same year on March 3.