Birthdays in History on November 24

Junípero Serra (1713-1784)

Spanish missionary priest who founded the 1st missions in California, born in Petra, Majorca

1713 Laurence Sterne, Anglo-Irish novelist and satirist (Tristram Shandy), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 1768)
1724 Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760)
1729 Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
1740 John Bacon, English sculptor - most successful public sculptor of his time, born in London, England (d. 1799)
1745 Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Palace of San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain (d. 1792)
1766 Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect, born in Karlsruhe (d. 1826)
1773 Shadrach Bond, American politician (1st Governor of Illinois, 1818 to 1822), born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 1832)
1774 Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
1784 Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Swiss traveller and orientalist, 1st European to discover Petra and Abu Simbel, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1817)

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)

12th US President (1849-50) and major general in the Mexican–American War, born in Barboursville, Virginia

1801 Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
1806 Omar Pasha [Mihajlo Latas], Serbian-Ottoman field marshal (Crimean War) and Governor (Bosnia, Iraq), born in Janja Gora, Military Frontier, Austrian Empire (d. 1871)
1811 Ditler Monrad, Danish politician and bishop (Council President of Denmark 1863-65), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1887)
1811 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)
1815 Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
1815 James Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
1817 Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave, Guatemalan-Spanish Cardinal (Archbishop of Toledo, first Cardinal born in America and of Creole parents), born in Guatemala (d. 1884)
1824 Charles Verlat, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp, Belgian (d. 1890)
1826 Carlo Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (The Adventures of Pinocchio), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1890)
1829 William Passmore Carlin, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Greene County, Illinois (d. 1903)
1833 Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
1849 Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American playwright and children's author ("The Secret Garden"; "Little Lord Fauntleroy"), born in Manchester (d. 1924)
1859 Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
1861 João da Cruz, Brazilian poet, born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (d. 1898)
1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and printmaker (At the Moulin Rouge), born in Albi, France (d. 1901)
1869 António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
1873 L. Martov [Yuly Osipovich Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary (leader of the Mensheviks), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1923)
1876 Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (L-shaped floor plan, Carport) who designed Australia's capital Canberra and the NSW towns of Griffith and Leeton, born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 1937)
1877 Alben W. Barkley, American politician (US Representative, Senator and 35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53), born in Graves County, Kentucky (d. 1956)
1877 Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941)
1884 Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
1884 Michel de Klerk, Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1823)
1886 Georges Vandertongerloo, Belgium sculptor and painter (De Stijl Group, L'art et Son Avenir), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1965)
1886 Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
1887 Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973)
1888 Dale Carnegie, American writer and public speaker (How to Win Friends & Influence People), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1955)
1888 Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
1889 Cissy van Marxfield [Setske Beek-de Haan], Dutch author of children's books, born in Oranjewoud, Netherlands (d. 1948)
1893 Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)

Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1896-1962)

Italian-American gangster of the New York mafia, born in Sicily, Italy

1898 Paul Faucher, French author and pioneering children's publisher (Père Castor), born in Pougues-les-Eaux, France (d. 1967)
1899 Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966)
1901 Andre Victor Tchelistcheff "the dean of American winemaking", Russian-born American winemaker (Beaulieu wines, Napa Valley), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1994) [1]
1906 Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Air Bridge monument Berlin), born in Mühlhausen, Germany (d. 1960)
1908 Harry Kemelman, American detective author (rabbi-omnibus), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1909 Hotze de Roos, Dutch youth book author (Chameleon) (d. 1991)
1911 Walter Goetz, German-British illustrator, cartoonist and painter (Colonel Up and Mr. Down), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1995)
1912 Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
1916 Forrest J. Ackerman, American literary agent and writer who invented the term "sci-fi (Famous Monsters of Filmland), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 208)
1919 John Silverlight, British journalist (The Observer) (d. 1995)
1920 Anthony Griffin, British Royal Navy admiral (Controller of the Navy, 1971–75; chairman of British Shipbuilders 1977–80), born in Peshawar, British India (d. 1996)
1920 Joseph Olutola Olu Odutola Oguntala, soho club owner
1921 John V Lindsay, (Mayor-R/D-NY, 1965-73)
1924 Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
1925 Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1925 William F. Buckley Jr, American conservative author and commentator (National Review, Firing Line), born in NYC (d. 2008)
1926 Alan Owen, English author (Maggie May, Ronnie Barker Show)
1926 Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese physicist (1957 Nobel Prize for work on parity laws), born in Shanghai, China
1927 Agustín Edwards, Chilean media tycoon (El Mercurio), born in Paris (d. 2017)
1927 Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003)
1935 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal and politician, world's longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020), born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
1935 Ron Dellums, American politician (D-House representative from California, 1971-1998), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018)
1936 Ken Kragen, American television producer (The Smothers Brothers), music artist manager (Lionel Richie; Kenny Rogers), and charity organizer (USA for Africa - "We Are The World"), born in Alameda County, California (d. 2021)
1938 Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
1938 David Newell, American (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - "Mr. McFeely"), born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
1938 Spencer Johnson, American author (Who Moved My Cheese?), born in Watertown, South Dakota (d. 2017)
1938 Willy Claes, Belgian politician
1940 Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1941 John de Andrea, US sculptor
1942 Marlin Fitzwater, American journalist and press secretary to US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, born in Salina, Kansas
1944 Claudia Dreifus, interviewer/author (7 Stories)
1944 Dan Glickman, American politician (US Sec of Agriculture 1995-2001, Rep-D-KS, 1977-95), born in Wichita, Kansas
1944 Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
1944 Jules Deelder, Dutch poet (T of Vondel)
1946 Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)

Ted Bundy (1946-1989)

American serial killer of up to 100 women during the 1970s, born in Burlington, Vermont

1948 Spider Robinson, Canadian sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret)
1949 Martin Duiser, pop producer (Vanessa, Lee Towers)
1951 Chet Edwards, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1991-2011), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1955 Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
1955 Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
1959 Alejandro Mayorkas, American lawyer, Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-), born in Havana, Cuba
1961 Arundhati Roy, Indian activist and writer (The God of Small Things), born in Shillong, Meghalaya
1961 Carlos Carnero, Spanish member of parliament
1961 Matt Hayes, British TV angler (Discovery Real Time), born in Smethwick, England
1966 Paul Robinett, American internet personality

Todd Beamer (1968-2001)

American passenger and hero on United Airlines Flight 93, born in Flint, Michigan

1970 Marlon James, Jamaican writer (A Brief History of Seven Killings), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1971 Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
1975 Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
1985 Tony Hunt, National Football League player