Alistair Horne

Sir Alistair Allan Horne was a British historian and academic best known for his works about armed conflicts involving 19th- and 20th-century France, including his classic about the Algerian War, A Savage War of Peace. A former spy and journalist, Horne wrote more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography. ^{Alistair Horne, English-American journalist, historian, and author (d. 2017)}

9 November 1925

Born on the same birth day (9 November): Adam Dunn • Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg • Bob Nault • David Constant • David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale • Demetra Plakas • Donald Trelford • Eva Todor • Florence Chadwick • Gabrielle Miller • Gustav, Prince of Vasa • Jane Humphries • John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) • Lyrica Okano • Marie Dressler • Michel Pagliaro • Mikhail Tal • Nanda Bayin • Niccolò III d'Este • Omar Trujillo • Pepa (rapper) • Phil May (singer) • Ramona Milano • Ryan Murphy (producer)

Born in the same month (November 1925): Bill Gates Sr. • Charles Mackerras • Derroll Adams • Doris Roberts • Ernie Wise • Gene Mauch • Gigi Gryce • Gunther Schuller • Howard Baker • James Mellaart • Jean Faut • John Guillermin • John Maddox • Jonathan Winters • José Napoleón Duarte • June Christy • József Bozsik • Maryon Pittman Allen • Maya Plisetskaya • Minnie Miñoso • Richard Burton • Veljko Kadijević