On This Day — November 23

🕰️ Notable Events on November 23

• 2015 — Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Iran-Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483-4,900, and injuring 7,700-8,934. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at successfully launching the N1 rocket. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The BBC broadcasts the first episode of An Unearthly Child (starring William Hartnell), the first story from the first series of Doctor Who, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals". Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: HMS Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1867 — The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — Sarah Booth debuts at the Royal Opera House. Wikipedia ↗
• 1808 — French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela. Wikipedia ↗
• 1733 — The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1644 — John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1531 — The Second War of Kappel results in the dissolution of the Protestant alliance in Switzerland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1510 — First campaign of the Ottoman Empire against the Kingdom of Imereti (modern western Georgia). Ottoman armies sack the capital Kutaisi and burn Gelati Monastery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1499 — Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1248 — Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1174 — Saladin enters Damascus, and adds it to his domain. Wikipedia ↗
• Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 23

• 1996 — Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Wes Burns, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Sebastian Nachreiner, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ossi Kanervo, Finnish figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Viktor Ahn, South Korean speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mike Tolbert, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Nasser Al-Shamrani, Saudi Arabian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Fatih Yiğituşağı, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kevin Clancy, Scottish football referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Igor Kuzmin, Estonian rower Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ishmael Beah, Sierra Leonean child soldier and American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — David Britz, American nanotechnologist and engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kelly Brook, English model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nihat Kahveci, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ali Güneş, German-Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tommy Marth, American saxophonist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Alison Mosshart, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kayvan Novak, English actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Myriam Boileau, Canadian diver Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Adam Eaton, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — David Lucas, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Cüneyt Çakır, Turkish footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Page Kennedy, American actor and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tony Renna, American race car driver (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Murat Salar, German-Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kohei Suwama, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Juventud Guerrera, Mexican wrestler and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Malik Rose, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jamie Sharper, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Khaled Al-Muwallid, Saudi Arabian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lisa Arch, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Vin Baker, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chris Hardwick, American comedian, actor, producer, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Zoë Ball, English radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Oded Fehr, Israeli-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Danny Hoch, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Karsten Müller, German chess player and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Olivier Beretta, Monégasque racing driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mike Lünsmann, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Robin Padilla, Filipino actor, martial artist, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jonathan Seet, Singaporean-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Robert Denmark, English runner and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Hamid Hassani, Iranian lexicographer, linguist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Anthony Sullivan, English rugby league and union player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kirsty Young, Scottish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Salli Richardson, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Vincent Cassel, French actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Kevin Gallacher, Scottish footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jerry Kelly, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jennifer Michael Hecht, American historian, author, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Frank Rutherford, Bahamian triple jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Gwynne Shotwell, American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Lance King, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Nicolas Bacri, French composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — John Schnatter, American businessman, founded Papa John's Pizza Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Peter Stanford, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Robin Roberts, American sportscaster and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricketer and lawyer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Shane Gould, Australian swimmer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Steven Brust, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and author (Cats Laughing) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Dinos Kouis, Greek footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mary Landrieu, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Pete Allen, English clarinet player and saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Glenn Brummer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Bruce Hornsby, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Aavo Pikkuus, Estonian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Rick Bayless, American chef and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Francis Cabrel, French singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Johan de Meij, Dutch trombonist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Martin Kent, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bill Troiano, American tuba player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Maik Galakos, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Indian indologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Carlos Eire, Cuban-born American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Charles Schumer, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alan Paul, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Sandra Stevens, English singer (Brotherhood of Man) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bruce Vilanch, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jean-Pierre Foucault, French radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Diana Quick, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bobby Rush, American activist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jim Doyle, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Wisconsin Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Keith Hampshire, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jerry Harris, American sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Tony Pond, English race car driver (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Lindbergh, German-French photographer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Andrew Goodman, American activist (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Sue Nicholls, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — David Nolan, American activist and politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Susan Anspach, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Alan Mullery, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Franco Nero, Italian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Patrick Kelly, English archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Graham Hearne, English lawyer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Robert Barnard, English author, critic, and educator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Steve Landesberg, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Mats Traat, Estonian poet and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Ken Eastwood, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Vladislav Volkov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Robert Towne, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and activist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Michel David-Weill, French-American banker Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Kunie Tanaka, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Robert Easton, American actor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Jack McKeon, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Gloria Lynne, American singer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Jerry Bock, American composer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — John Coleman, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Angelo Sodano, Italian cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗

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