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Hande Erçel

Turkish actress and model who became an international star in the romantic series Aşk Laftan Anlamaz and Sen Çal Kapımı

Did you know? She is one of the most followed Turkish actresses on Instagram.

Hande Erçel (born 24 November 1993) is a Turkish actress, known for her work in television and films such as Güneşin Kızları (2015–16), Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (2016–17), Sen Çal Kapımı (2020–21) and Bambaşka Biri (2023–24).

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Tom Odell

Chichester-born piano balladeer whose debut topped the UK chart and whose song Another Love became a global streaming hit

Did you know? He was the first male winner of the Brit Critics' Choice award.

Thomas Peter Odell (born 24 November 1990) is an English singer-songwriter. His debut EP, Songs from Another Love, was released in 2012, earning him a BRITs Critics' Choice Award.

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Naoya Kikuchi

Retired Japanese footballer and professional football coach

Did you know? He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as part of the Japan national under-23 team.

Naoya Kikuchi (菊地 直哉, Kikuchi Naoya; born November 24, 1984) is a Japanese football coach and former professional player. he is the currently assistant manager of J2 League club Sagan Tosu.

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Tatiana Santo Domingo

Tatiana Santo Domingo Rechulski (born 24 November 1983), also known as Tatiana Casiraghi, is an American-born Colombian-Monégasque socialite, heiress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion company Muzungu Sisters.

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Katherine Heigl

Emmy-winning actress known for the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy

Did you know? She began her career as a child model, appearing in national advertisements before finding success in film and television.

Katherine Heigl ( HY-gəl; born November 24, 1978) is an American actress and model. She portrayed Dr.

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Politician who was elected as the ninth President of Sri Lanka

Did you know? He is the first person from his political alliance to hold the presidency, winning a historic election in 2024.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the president of Sri Lanka since 2024.

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Najib Mikati

Lebanese businessman and multi-term Prime Minister of Lebanon

Did you know? He co-founded the telecommunications company Investcom with his brother, eventually selling it to become one of the wealthiest men in Lebanon.

Najib Azmi Mikati (born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who served as the 52nd prime minister of Lebanon from 2021 to 2025.

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Emir Kusturica

Serbian film director and two-time winner of the Palme d'Or

Did you know? He built a traditional wooden village called Drvengrad for one of his films, which has since become a popular tourist destination.

Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица, pronounced; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s.

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Ted Bundy

Infamous American serial killer active during the 1970s

Did you know? He once worked at a suicide prevention crisis centre, where he was described by colleagues as a kind and empathetic listener.

Theodore Robert Bundy (né Cowell; November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989), also known by the alias Chris Hagen, was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls between 1974 and 1978.

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Takaji Mori

Japanese footballer who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968

Did you know? He transitioned into management after retiring as a player and later took charge of the Japanese national team.

Takaji Mori (森 孝慈, Mori Takaji; November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

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Billy Connolly

Influential Scottish comedian, actor and musician

Did you know? Before finding fame as a performer, he spent several years working as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards.

Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, musician, television presenter, artist and retired stand-up comedian. He is sometimes known by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One").

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Pete Best

Original drummer for The Beatles during their early years

Did you know? He was the only member of the band who didn't adopt the famous fringe hairstyle, keeping his hair in a quiff instead.

Randolph Peter Best (né Scanland; born 24 November 1941) is a British retired musician who was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. He was dismissed shortly before the band attained global fame and is one of several people referred to as a fifth Beatle.

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Tsung-Dao Lee

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work on parity violation

Did you know? He was only thirty when he received the Nobel Prize, making him the second youngest physics laureate in the history of the award.

Tsung-Dao Lee (Chinese: 李政道; pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào; November 24, 1926 – August 4, 2024) was a Chinese-American physicist known for his work on parity violation, the Lee–Yang theorem, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons, and soliton stars.

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Simon van der Meer

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped discover W and Z particles

Did you know? He invented a technique called stochastic cooling, which allowed scientists at CERN to store and concentrate beams of particles.

Simon van der Meer (24 November 1925 – 4 March 2011) was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.

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Liu Shaoqi

Former President of the People's Republic of China and revolutionary leader

Did you know? Although once the designated successor to Mao Zedong, he was later purged and died in prison during the Cultural Revolution.

Liu Shaoqi (Chinese: 刘少奇; pronounced; 24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician.

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Dale Carnegie

Author of the influential self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People

Did you know? He changed the spelling of his surname to match the wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie to help promote his early public speaking courses.

Dale Carnegie ( KAR-nig-ee; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.

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Erich von Manstein

German Field Marshal and leading military strategist during World War II

Did you know? He was born into a family with strong military traditions; both his biological father and his adoptive father were generals.

Erich von Manstein (born Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski; 24 November 1887 – 10 June 1973) was a German military officer who served as a Generalfeldmarschall (Field marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Alben W. Barkley

Vice President of the United States under Harry S. Truman

Did you know? He is credited with popularising the term Veep as a shorthand nickname for the office of the Vice President.

Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative.

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Georgy Chicherin

Soviet diplomat who served as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs

Did you know? An accomplished amateur pianist, he wrote a book about Mozart while serving as a high-ranking official in the Soviet government.

Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin (or Tchitcherin; Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Чиче́рин; 24 November 1872 – 7 July 1936) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and a Soviet politician who served as the first People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs in the Soviet government from March 1918 to July 1930.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

French Post-Impressionist painter of Parisian nightlife and cabaret

Did you know? His growth was stunted due to a genetic condition and breaking both legs during his youth.

Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French:), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett

Author of the classic children's novel The Secret Garden

Did you know? Despite writing about English gardens, she spent much of her adult life in America and died on Long Island, New York.

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).

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Carlo Collodi

Author who wrote The Adventures of Pinocchio

Did you know? In his original newspaper serial, he intended for the puppet to be hanged, but his editors insisted on a more light-hearted ending.

Carlo Lorenzini (Italian:; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi ( kə-LOH-dee, Italian:), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

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Zachary Taylor

Mexican-American War general nicknamed Old Rough and Ready who became the 12th US President and died after 16 months in office

Did you know? He died in office after falling ill following an Independence Day celebration where he consumed large amounts of cherries and milk.

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th president of the United States, serving from 1849 until his death in 1850.

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Alexander Suvorov

Russian military commander who never lost a battle

Did you know? He wrote a highly influential military manual titled The Science of Victory, which focused on speed and aggressive bayonet charges.

Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy (24 November 1729 or 1730 – 18 May 1800) was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire. Born in Moscow, he studied military history as a young boy and joined the Imperial Russian Army at the age of 17.

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