November 23 in history
Events on November 23
Notable events that happened on November 23 in past years.
- 2019
The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.
Wikipedia article: Sumatran rhinoceros - 2010
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
Wikipedia article: 2010 Yeonpyeongdo bombardment - 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 article: 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings - 2002
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Endeavour - 1992
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wikipedia article: IBM Simon - 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 article: 1980 Irpinia earthquake - 1976
Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m (330 ft) undersea without breathing equipment.
Wikipedia article: Jacques Mayol - 1963
The first episode of Doctor Who ("An Unearthly Child") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
Wikipedia article: Doctor Who - 1946
French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
Wikipedia article: Haiphong - 1940
World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
Wikipedia article: Kingdom of Romania - 1924
Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
Wikipedia article: Edwin Hubble - 1910
Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
Wikipedia article: Johan Alfred Ander - 1867
The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
Wikipedia article: Manchester Martyrs - 1644
John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
- 534 BC
Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
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