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.