Tukuk-OS📅 November 23
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on November 23? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2011 — Arab Spring: After months of protests in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to transfer power to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
- 2009 — A crowd of people on their way to register Esmael Mangudadatu's candidacy for governor of Maguindanao, Philippines, were kidnapped and killed by supporters of his rival, resulting in 58 deaths.
- 2007 — MS Explorer became the first cruise ship to sink in the Southern Ocean.
- 2003 — Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.
- 1980 — An earthquake struck the Irpinia region of Italy, killing at least 2,483 people, injuring more than 7,700 and leaving 250,000 homeless.
- 1976 — Jacques Mayol became the first person to freedive to a depth of 100 metres (330 ft).
- 1963 — The first episode of Doctor Who, the world's longest-running science fiction television show, was broadcast on BBC television, starring William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the title role.
- 1924 — The New York Times published evidence from Edwin Hubble (pictured) stating that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is in fact another galaxy.
- 1876 — William "Boss" Tweed, a New York City politician who had been arrested for embezzlement, was handed over to US authorities after having escaped from prison and fled to Spain.
- 1867 — The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England, for involvement in a scheme to free two Irish nationalists from custody in which a police officer was killed.
- 1733 — African slaves in the Danish West Indies began an insurrection in one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas.
Danish West Indies1733 slave insurrection on St. JohnSlave rebellion
- 1700 — A papal conclave, which had been deadlocked due to concerns over how a successor would respond to the impending death of Charles II of Spain, ended with the election of Clement XI.
- 1644 — In opposition to licensing and censorship during the English Civil War, John Milton's Areopagitica was published, arguing for the right to free expression.
- 1635 — Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa: Soldiers from the Dutch East India Company (flag depicted) razed the village of Mattau, now part of modern-day Tainan, Taiwan.
Dutch pacification campaign on FormosaDutch East India CompanyMadou District
Births
- 2001 — Tino Anjorin, English footballer
- 1999 — Boubacar Kamara, French footballer
- 1998 — Caoimhín Kelleher, Irish footballer
- 1996 — Alexis Ren, American social media personality, model, and actress
- 1996 — James Maddison, English footballer
- 1996 — Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer
- 1995 — Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer
- 1994 — Wes Burns, Welsh footballer
- 1992 — Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1992 — Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1991 — Christian Cueva, Peruvian footballer
- 1991 — Willian José, Brazilian footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Rico Carty, Dominican baseball player (born 1939)
- 2024 — Fred R. Harris, American politician (born 1930)
- 2024 — Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality (born 1941)
- 2020 — Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (born 1934)
- 2017 — Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (born 1935)
- 2016 — Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (born 1948)
- 2016 — Ralph Branca, American baseball player (born 1926)
- 2016 — Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (born 1930)
- 2016 — Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (born 1938)
- 2015 — Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (born 1925)
- 2015 — Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1980)
- 2015 — Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)
- Christian feast day: Columbanus
- Christian feast day: Felicitas of Rome
- Christian feast day: Paulinus of Wales
- Christian feast day: Pope Clement I (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church)
- Christian feast day: Trudo (or Trond)
- Christian feast day: Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude)
- Christian feast day: November 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
- Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States)
- St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba (Georgia)
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