Events for November 24

November 24, 1996

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”.

November 24, 1713

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.

November 24, 1265

Magnus, the last King of the Isle of Man died

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 region. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency located in the Irish Sea.

November 24, 1820

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

Arthur French (1764 – 24 November 1820) was an Irish Whig politician.