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On This Day · The 327th day of the year

November 23

50 years on from Jacques Mayol, November 23 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♐ZodiacSagittarius ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Sagittarius is the sign for November 23 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 23?

November 23 is the 327th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1863 and 2011. Famous people born on November 23 include Miley Cyrus, Franklin Pierce and Anatoly Lunacharsky.

Released on November 23

Movies, games, albums & shows

2022

  • TV Wednesday

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1863

    American Civil War

  2. 1867

    Manchester Martyrs

  3. 1939

    World War II

  4. 1943

    Tarawa

  5. 1976

    Jacques Mayol

  6. 1980

    1980 Irpinia earthquake

  7. 1991

    Queen (band)

  8. 2003

    Rose Revolution

  9. 2007

    MV Explorer (1969)

  10. 2011

    Arab Spring

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 23

Miley Cyrus

b. 1992

Franklin Pierce

b. 1804

Anatoly Lunacharsky

b. 1875

Anne Burns

b. 1915

Mary Landrieu

b. 1955

Otto the Great

b. 912

Angelo Sodano

b. 1927

Alfonso X of Castile

b. 1221

Deaths

  • 2014Dorothy Cheney
  • 1995Louis Malle
  • 1990Roald Dahl
  • 1905John Burdon-Sanderson
  • 1572Bronzino
  • 386Emperor Fei of Jin

Holidays & observances

  • —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)

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