November 23

Events

 * - arrives at  to examine the alleged crimes of.
 * - Polish  is assassinated at an assembly of  dukes at.
 * - Conquest of by the Christian troops under King.
 * - Pretender to the throne is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the . He had invaded  in, claiming to be the lost son of King.
 * - The results in the dissolution of the Protestant alliance in.
 * -  by is published.
 * - French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher experiences an intense mystical vision that marks him for life.
 * - Independence of the from.
 * - : begins -  forces led by General  reinforce troops at  and counter-attack  troops.
 * - The were hanged in,  for rescuing two Irish men from jail.
 * - In, , the   is launched - one of the last clippers ever to be built, and the only one still surviving to this day.
 * - Corrupt leader William Marcy Tweed (better known as ) is delivered to authorities in  after being captured in.
 * - The first goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in.
 * - King dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter  to become Queen.
 * - The first ever rivalry match-up between  and  takes place.
 * - Governor  sends the state militia into the town of  to break up a miners' strike.
 * 1903  - Opera tenor  makes his American debut in  with the  in .
 * - The retreats from.
 * - An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the discovers an Italian garrison at, which lay well within n territory. This leads to the.
 * - The first edition of  is published.
 * - : The on Bismarckstraße in the  neighborhood of  is destroyed. It will  eventually be rebuilt in  and be called the.
 * 1943  - :  and   fall to American forces.
 * - The is founded.
 * - For the first time, the closes above the peak it reached just before the.
 * - The are transferred from the control of the  to.
 * - General, , declares in a speech in his vision for a ", from the  to the ."
 * - crashes killing all 17 on-board.
 * - The first episode of the long-running series ', ',  airs on the.
 * - The representatives of the first attended the, including the , as 's representatives (See ).
 * -  is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment.
 * - In, , member  is sentenced to life in prison for the assassination of.
 * - A series of s in southern kills approximately 4,800 people.
 * - : signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the  the authority to recruit and support  rebels in.
 * - quarterback  throws a game-winning 48-yard  to  to defeat the  Hurricanes 47-45. It is one of the most famous plays in American college  history.
 * - Gunmen hijack while en route from  to . When the plane lands in, ian commandos storm the  jetliner, but 60 people die in the raid.
 * - The first all woman expedition to the (3 Americans, 1 Japanese and 12 Russians), sets off from  on the 1st leg of a 70 day, 1287 kilometre ski trek.
 * - wins both the £20,000  award for best British modern artist and the £40,000  for the worst artist of the year.
 * - is hijacked, then crashes into the  off the coast of  after running out of fuel, killing 123.
 * 1996  - The  officially joins the.
 * - Agreement between n Prime Minister and his rival, prince.
 * - n president resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
 * -, elected , is the first woman to lead an n country.
 * -, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sank in the south of  after hitting an  near the.

Births

 * -, Holy Roman Emperor (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Italian physician and botanist (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. )
 * -, Dutch statesman (d. )
 * -, English historian (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, Irish actor (d. )
 * -, U.S. statesman (d. )
 * -, French revolutionary (d. )
 * -, Dutch priest (d. )
 * -, 14th (d. )
 * -, British mathematician (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, outlaw (d. (?))
 * -, , and laureate (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American automobile executive (d. )
 * -, Danish engineer (d. )
 * -, Russian literary critic and politician (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, Mexican painter (d. )
 * -, Spanish-born dancer (d. )
 * 1887  -, British actor (d. )
 * 1887  -, English physicist (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, Russian artist and architect (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )
 * -, Indian writer (d. )
 * 1897  -, Nazi doctor (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, Swedish physician (d. )
 * -, American science fiction writer (d. )
 * -, British historian and writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Durham actor (d. )
 * 1914  -, English actor
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Romanian-born German poet (d. )
 * 1920  -, American painter
 * -, Italian singer and actor (d. )
 * -, president of Spanish Galicia
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1923  -, American democrat (d. )
 * 1923  -, American harness driver and trainer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1924  -, British-born anthropologist (d. )
 * -, American songwriter
 * 1925  -,  (d. )
 * -, Indian guru and philosopher
 * -, American author, artist, and scholar
 * -, American evangelist and Christian writer
 * -, American baseball manager
 * -, Irish traveller and author
 * 1931  -, American singer
 * -, Polish composer
 * -, American writer, director, producer, and actor
 * 1934  -, Australian tennis player (d. )
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, British mystery writer
 * -, Finnish actor
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Cuban baseball player
 * -, Italian actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American civil rights activist (d. )
 * 1943  -, British actress
 * -, Hungarian-born film producer and writer
 * 1944  -, American writer and director
 * -, English singer-songwriter
 * 1945  -, American actor
 * 1945  -, Scottish serial killer
 * -, American politician
 * 1946  -, Greek footballer
 * 1946  -, English actress
 * -, American comedy writer
 * -, American politician
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, musician
 * -, French singer
 * -, American musician
 * 1954  -, American baseball player
 * 1954  -, British engineer
 * -, American author
 * 1955  -, Italian composer and pianist
 * -, British actor
 * 1959  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American television reporter
 * -, British television director
 * 1963  -, Japanese mass murderer and rapist (d. )
 * -, Bahamian athlete
 * -, American poet and historian
 * -, French actor
 * 1966  -, American professional golfer
 * -, Iranian lexicographer
 * 1968  -, Scottish television journalist
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, British television and radio presenter
 * 1970  -, Israeli actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American rapper
 * -, American football player
 * 1974  -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian diver
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, English actor
 * -, English actress/model
 * -, American nano-technologist
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian ice-hockey player
 * 1982  -, Jamaican sprinter
 * -, American actor and singer
 * -, American actress and singer

Deaths

 * -, King of England (b. c. )
 * -, brother of (murdered) (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Flemish imposter (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Italian artist and poet (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, German soldier (b. )
 * -, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (b. )
 * -, Japanese mathematician (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American bacteriologist (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * -, Indian physicist (b. )
 * 1937  -, Belgian naturalist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, President of Ireland (b. )
 * -, first President of Singapore (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Japanese actor (b. )
 * -, Irish-born author (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * 1979  -, American musician and songwriter (b. )
 * -, Estonian artist (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * 1990  -, Venezuelan baseball player (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1992  -, Belgian politician (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 1994  -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * 1995  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Kenyan photojournalist (b. )
 * 1996  -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, anti- activist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2001  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Chilean painter (b. )
 * -, American talk radio host (b. )
 * -, American-born British actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, English radio presenter (b. )
 * 2006  -, American lyricist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Russian spy (b. )
 * 2006  -, French actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2007  -, Bolivian footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand rugby union footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand rugby union footballer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Feast of Qawl (Speech) - First day of the 14th month of the
 * 's in the
 * - Kinro kansha no hi
 * - Day
 * / (2007)
 * - Day
 * / (2007)