November 24

1265

Magnus, the last King of the Isle of Man died

Scotland

Magnus Olafsson, also known as Magnus III, was the last King of the Isle of Man, and he died in 1265. Magnus ruled over the Isle of Man during a time of political turbulence in the …

1331

David II (aged, 7) crowned at Scone.

Scotland

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 …

1542

Rout of Solway Moss

Scotland

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 …

1572

John Knox, leading reformer of Church of Scotland, died

Ireland

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, …

1713

Lawrence Sterne, clergyman, humorist, and author, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Ireland

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 …

1807

Henry Blosse Lynch, soldier and explorer, is born in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

Ireland

Henry Blosse Lynch (1807—1873) was an Anglo-Irish explorer. Henry Blosse Lynch was third of the eleven sons of Major Henry Blosse Lynch (1778-1823) of Partry House, Ballinrobe, …

1820

Arthur French, MP for Co. Roscommon, dies of excessive fox-hunting

Ireland

Arthur French (1764 – 24 November 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. He belonged to the long-established French family of Frenchpark, County Roscommon, who were substantial …

1865

James Stephens, Fenian, escapes from Richmond prison, Dublin

Ireland

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, …

1922

Irish republican Erskine Childers is executed by the Free State government

Ireland

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 …

1942

Comedian and actor Billy Connolly born

Scotland

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 …

1996

Sorley MacLean, poet, died

Ireland

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 …