November 23 in History

• 1407

  November 23, 1407:

  Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless assassinates Duke of Orleans, Louis I during a fight over who gets to control King Charles VI of France.

• 1644

  November 23, 1644:

  “Areopagitica”, a pamphlet by English poet John Milton speaking against censorship and licensing, is published.

• 1863

  November 23, 1863:

  The American Civil War’s Battle of Chattanooga starts.

• 1923

  November 23, 1923:

  The silent religious epic film, “The Ten Commandments” is released.

• 1936

  November 23, 1936:

  Life magazine is issued for the first time.

• 1963

  November 23, 1963:

  The British science fiction television series, “Doctor Who” premieres on BBC TV.

• 1991

  November 23, 1991:

  Singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury of the Queen band fame reveals that he has been battling with AIDS and dies a day later.

• 1993

  November 23, 1993:

  “Doggystyle”, Snoop Dogg’s debut album, is released.

• 2011

  November 23, 2011:

  President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen signs an agreement to transfer power to his vice-president in the midst of the Arab Spring.

• 2019

  November 23, 2019:

  The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Iman, dies aged 25, resulting in authorities labelling the specie as extinct in the country.