“Born Today”
- Sarah Hyland (25)
- Sabi (28)
- Elena Satine (28)
- Karine Vanasse (32)
- Leah Jenner (33)
- Katherine Heigl (37)
- Colin Hanks (38)
- Stephen Merchant (41)
- Lola Glaudini (44)
- Shirley Henderson (50)
- Dawn Robinson (50)
- Garret Dillahunt (51)
- Denise Crosby (58)
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson (59)
- Linda Tripp (66)
- Lee Michaels (70)
- Billy Connolly (73)
- Pete Best (74)
“Died Today”
- Diego Rivera (Born: December 8, 1886 / Died: November 24, 1957)
- Lee Harvey Oswald (Born: October 18, 1939 / Died: November 24, 1963)
- Freddy Mercury (Born: September 5, 1946 / Died: November 24, 1991)
- Arthur Hailey (Born: April 5, 1920 / Died: November 24, 2004)
- Pat Morita (Born: June 28, 1932 / Died: November 24, 2005)
- Florence Henderson (Born: February 14, 1934 / Died: November 24, 2016)
“Movies”
- 1965 – Harum Scarum
- 1968 – Faces
- 1974 – Murder on the Orient Express
- 1983 – Of Unknown Origin
- 1999 – End of Days
- 1999 – Felicia’s Journey
- 1999 – Flawless
- 1999 – Mansfield Park
- 1999 – Toy Story 2
“Music”
- 1962 – Brenda Lee topped the Adult Contemporary chart with “All Alone Am I”
- 1962 – “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by the Four Seasons was #1
- 1973 – Ringo Starr was #1 with “Photograph”
- 1979 – Barbra Streisand and Donna Summers were #1 with “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)”
- 1979 – The Eagles were at the top of Billboard 200 with The Long Run
- 1980 – Steely Dan released “Hey Nineteen”
- 1984 – Prince dominated the charts for 17 weeks with the album Purple Rain
- 1985 – Starship’s “We Built This City” was the #1 song
- 1990 – Mariah Carey remained #1 for her third week with “Love Takes Time”
- 1990 – Bette Midler was at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart with “From a Distance”
“TV/Radio”
- 1972 – The first episode of ABC-TV’s “In Concert” was aired. Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley and Seals & Croft appeared in the first episode. It was recorded September 21.
- 1981 – The first episode of “Simon & Simon” aired on CBS.
“Other Important Events”
- 1871 – The National Rifle Association was incorporated in the U.S.
- 1874 – Joseph F. Glidden was granted a patent for a barbed fencing material.
- 1903 – Clyde J. Coleman received the patent for an electric self-starter for an automobile.
- 1947 – John Steinbeck’s novel “The Pearl” was published for the first time.
- 1963 – Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.
- 1969 – Apollo 12 landed safely in the Pacific Ocean bringing an end to the second manned mission to the moon.
- 1996 – Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR event to be held in Japan.
- 1996 – Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.
- 1998 – AOL (America Online) announced a deal for their purchase of Netscape for $4.21 billion.