What are the important events that happened on November 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 23 is the 327th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 38 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 10, 2022 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,669,161,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosaheptagon’ day.
Hey! How’s your lovelife today? Get a free love reading
with the most frank answers. Start to seize love opportunities in your life! Did I mention it’s F-R-E-E?
(Sponsored link; 18+ only)
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 60 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,624 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the November 23 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday! (Sponsored link)
November 23 Historical Events
- 1808 –French and Poles defeat the Spanish at battle of Tudela
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 become his heir.
- 1910 –Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
- 1914 –Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
- 1971 –Representatives of the People’s Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
- 1985 –Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 while en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid.
- 1990 –The first all woman expedition to the South Pole (3 Americans, 1 Japanese and 12 Russians), sets off from Antarctica on the 1st leg of a 70 day, 1287 kilometre ski trek.
- 2005 –Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
Who were born on November 23?
- 1820 –Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
- 1855 –Stevan Sremac, Serbian writer
- 1860 –Hjalmar Branting, Swedish diplomat; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)
- 1864 –Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (d. 1936)
- 1889 –Nelly’s, Greek photographer (d. 1998)
- 1923 –Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (d. 1986)
- 1969 –Jonathan Seet, Canadian singer
- 1970 –Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter
- 1972 –Alf-Inge Haaland, Norwegian footballer
- 1988 –Saab Magalona, Filipina actress
Who died on November 23?
- 1572 –Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)
- 1585 –Thomas Tallis, English composer (b. 1505)
- 1783 –Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (b. 1714)
- 1905 –Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, English physiologist (b. 1828)
- 1937 –George Albert Boulenger, Belgian naturalist (b. 1858)
- 1972 –Marie Wilson, American actress (b. 1916)
- 1979 –Judee Sill, American musician and songwriter (b. 1944)
- 1990 –Roald Dahl, British author (b. 1916)
- 2005 –Frank Gatski, American football player (b. 1919)
- 2010 –Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress (b. 1937)
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AIRBRNQHII? Check your answers here: Word scramble AIRBRNQHII. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)