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Sorley MacLean, poet, died
Sorley MacLean, poet, died Sorley MacLean 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as “one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era” because of his “mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics”. …

Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born
Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born Sir William Connolly CBE, the Scottish comedian, actor, and musician, was born on November 24, 1942, in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland. Connolly is widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of his generation and has had a successful career spanning several decades. …

Irish republican Erskine Childers is executed by the Free State government
Irish republican Erskine Childers is executed by the Free State government Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers (/ˈɜːrskɪn ˈtʃɪldərz/[1]), was an English-born Irish nationalist who established himself as a writer with accounts of the Second Boer War, the novel The Riddle of the Sands about German preparations for a sea-borne invasion of England, and proposals for achieving Irish independence. …

James Stephens, Fenian, escapes from Richmond prison, Dublin
James Stephens, Fenian, escapes from Richmond prison, Dublin James Stephens ( 26 January 1825 – 29 March 1901) was an Irish Republican, and the founding member of an originally unnamed revolutionary organisation in Dublin. This organisation, founded on 17 March 1858, was later to become known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B). …

Arthur French, MP for Co. Roscommon, dies of excessive fox-hunting
Arthur French, MP for Co. Roscommon, dies of excessive fox-hunting Arthur French (1764 – 24 November 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. …

Henry Blosse Lynch, soldier and explorer, is born in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Henry Blosse Lynch, soldier and explorer, is born in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo Henry Blosse Lynch (1807—1873) was an Anglo-Irish explorer. …

Lawrence Sterne, clergyman, humorist, and author, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Lawrence Sterne, clergyman, humorist, and author, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, published sermons and memoirs, and indulged in local politics. …

John Knox, leading reformer of Church of Scotland, died
John Knox, leading reformer of Church of Scotland, died John Knox, (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Cnocc; c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) the prominent Scottish religious reformer and a key figure in the Protestant Reformation, died on November 24, 1572. He was born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian …

Rout of Solway Moss
Rout of Solway Moss The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish border on 24th of November 1542 between English and Scottish forces. …

David II (aged, 7) crowned at Scone.
David II (aged, 7) crowned at Scone. David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five, and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, becoming the first Scottish monarch to be anointed at their coronation. …