Born on 24 November 1973

At A Glance

24 November 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

24 November 1973 was a Saturday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Angie” by The Rolling Stones was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 24 November is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 24 November 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 November 1973 was New Moon.

On this day: 24 November

• 1962 Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.
• 1965 Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.
• 1969 Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
• 1973 A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.
• 1974 Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.

Famous people born on 24 November

• Garret Dillahunt, American actor (born 1964)
• Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer (born 1978)
• Colin Hanks, American actor (born 1977)
• Sarah Hyland, American actress (born 1990)

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