23 November
Notable Births
Tino Anjorin
b. 2001
English footballer (born 2001)
Boubacar Kamara
b. 1999
French footballer (born 1999)
Caoimhín Kelleher
b. 1998
Irish footballer (born 1998)
Alexis Ren
b. 1996
American model (born 1996)
James Maddison
b. 1996
English footballer (born 1996)
Anna Yanovskaya
b. 1996
Russian ice dancer (born 1996)
Kelly Rosen
b. 1995
Estonian footballer
Wes Burns
b. 1994
Welsh footballer
Miley Cyrus
b. 1992
American singer and actress (born 1992)
Gabriel Landeskog
b. 1992
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1992)
Christian Cueva
b. 1991
Peruvian footballer (born 1991)
Willian José
b. 1991
Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
Ahmed Shehzad
b. 1991
Pakistani cricketer
Eddy Kim
b. 1990
South Korean musician (born 1990)
Alena Leonova
b. 1990
Russian figure skater
Christopher Quiring
b. 1990
German footballer (born 1990)
Nicklas Bäckström
b. 1987
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1987)
Snooki
b. 1987
American reality television personality
Viktor An
b. 1985
Korean-Russian short track speed skater
Krzysztof Penderecki
b. 1933
Polish composer and conductor (1933–2020)
Notable Deaths
Rico Carty
d. 2024
Dominican baseball player (1939–2024)
Fred R. Harris
d. 2024
American politician (1930–2024)
Chuck Woolery
d. 2024
American game show host (1941–2024)
Tarun Gogoi
d. 2020
13th Chief minister of Assam (1936–2020)
Stela Popescu
d. 2017
Romanian actress
Rita Barberá
d. 2016
Spanish politician (1948–2016)
Ralph Branca
d. 2016
American baseball player (1926–2016)
Andrew Sachs
d. 2016
British actor (1930–2016)
Joe Esposito (author)
d. 2016
American writer
Manmeet Bhullar
d. 2015
Canadian politician
Douglass North
d. 2015
American economist and Nobel laureate (1920–2015)
Marion Barry
d. 2014
Mayor of the District of Columbia (1979–1991; 1995–1999)
Dorothy Cheney
d. 2014
American tennis player (1916–2014)
Murray Oliver
d. 2014
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and scout
Pat Quinn (ice hockey)
d. 2014
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive (1943–2014)
Connie Broden
d. 2013
Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2013)
Costanzo Preve
d. 2013
Italian philosopher and political theorist
Chuck Diering
d. 2012
American baseball player (1923–2012)
Larry Hagman
d. 2012
American actor (1931–2012)
Diana Isaac
d. 2012
New Zealand conservationist and businesswoman
On This Day in History
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2019
The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.
Sumatran rhinoceros
2018
Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.
Dolce & Gabbana
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.
Blue Origin
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.
Arab Spring
2010
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
2010 Yeonpyeongdo bombardment
2009
The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.
Maguindanao massacre
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.
MV Explorer (1969)
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.
23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings
2005
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
2004
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
2003
Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
Rose Revolution
2002
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
2001
The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
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.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
1992
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
IBM Simon
1991
Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.
Queen (band)
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.
Aircraft hijacking
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.
Iran–Contra affair
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.
1980 Irpinia earthquake
1978
Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
1978 Sri Lanka cyclone