What Happened On November 23

What Happened On Nov 23 Events

1644 Nov 23 Battle of Jüterbog
Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson had unexpectedly marched into Jutland in September 1643. While engaged in operations there, an Imperial army under the command of Count Matthias Gallas ve...
1700 Nov 23 Giovanni Albani (Clement XI) elected Pope
Albani was born in Urbino, into a noble family that had established itself there from northern Albania in the 15th century and were originally soldiers of Scanderbeg against the Ottoman E...
1804 Nov 23 Franklin Pierce Is Born
Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Like his predecessor James K. Polk, Pierce was a little-known candidate r...
1859 Nov 23 Henry McCarty, aka 'Billy the Kid' is Born
The infamous Western outlaw known as "Billy the Kid" is born in a poor Irish neighborhood on New York City's East Side. Before he was shot dead at age 21, Billy reputedly killed 27 people...
1863 Nov 23 Third Battle Of Chattanooga
On November 23, 1863, the Battle of Chattanooga began. Over the next three days, Union forces drove Confederate troops away from Chattanooga, Tennessee, into Georgia, setting the stage f...
1914 Nov 23 Great Britain Officially Occupies Basra
General Barrett immediately began to make preparations to continue the offensive against the Turks at Baljaniya, when on the 20th on November, he received news from the Sheik of Mohammera...
1936 Nov 23 Life Magazine's first issue is published
In 1936 publisher Henry Luce paid $92,000 to the owners of Life magazine because he sought the name for Time Inc. Wanting only the old Life’s name in the sale, Time Inc. sold Life’s subsc...
1940 Nov 23 German Luftwaffe Commences Main Air Raid on English City of Southampton
Southampton Blitz The Second World War hit Southampton particularly hard. Pockets of Georgian architecture remain, but much of the city was leveled during the Blitz of November 1940. 476 ...
1953 Nov 23 First Lieutenant Felix Eugene Moncla, Jr. Disappears While Pursuing a UFO Over Lake Superior
The 23 November 1953 "Kinross Case," wherein a US Air Force F-89C jet fighter was scrambled from Kinross AFB Michigan on an "active air defense mission" to intercept an "unknown aircraft"...
1961 Nov 23 Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 322 Crashes
Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 322 was the flight number of a scheduled international passenger flight from Buenos Aires to Trinidad and New York City via Campinas, Brazil, which crashed an...
1980 Nov 23 Irpinia Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude (Ms) of 6.8 to 7.0 with a focal depth of 20 km. The area of severest shaking (Modified Mercalli Intensity X) was bounded by San Angelo del Lombardi, Calitri...
1981 Nov 23 AC/DC releases For Those About to Rock We Salute You
For Those About to Rock We Salute You is the eighth album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1981. The album was a follow-up to their highly successful album Back in Black. F...
1984 Nov 23 Doug Flutie of Boston College throws Hail Mary pass in win over Miami Hurricanes
"Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown, Boston College! He did it! He did it! Flutie did it...He hit Phelan in the end zone...Touchdown!" —Dan Davis, Announcer, WRKO-AM Radio
1985 Nov 23 EgyptAir Flight 648 is Hijacked by the Terrorist Abu Nidal Organization
On November 23, at 19:35 the EgyptAir Boeing 737 was hijacked by 3 men. The Egyptian security guard who was onboard shot and killed one of the hijackers before being shot and wounded hims...
1988 Nov 23 "Scrooged" Is Released
Scrooged is a 1988 comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the cinematography was by Michael...
1989 Nov 23 Nuclear Assault release Handle with Care
Handle with Care is an album by American thrash metal band Nuclear Assault released in 1989.
1990 Nov 23 Bad Religion releases Against the Grain
Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall) by punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990. This is the last album recorded with drummer Pete Fineston...
1990 Nov 23 "Mr. And Mrs. Bridge" Is Released
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 Merchant Ivory Film based on the novels by Evan S. Connell of the same name. It is directed by James Ivory, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produ...
1990 Nov 23 Roald Dahl Dies
On this day in 1990, Roald Dahl, the best-selling author of such children’s books as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, both of which were adapted for the bi...
1992 Nov 23 Miley Cyrus Is Born
Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 23, 1992. She is the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She has an older brother Trace a vocali...
1993 Nov 23 Guns N' Roses release "The Spaghetti Incident?"
"The Spaghetti Incident?" is the 5th studio album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The album is unique for the band, consisting entirely of cover versions, mostly of punk and glam rock so...
1993 Nov 23 Snoop Dogg Releases Album "Doggystyle"
Doggystyle is the debut solo album from American West Coast hip hop rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released November 23, 1993 on Death Row Records. The album was recorded soon following the rel...
1994 Nov 23 MST3K Ep. 615 - "Kitten with a Whip"
While running for Senator, a soft-hearted man (John Forsythe) finds himself alternately cajoled and blackmailed into helping Jody (Ann-Margret), a young woman who has broken out of a refo...
1996 Nov 23 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is Hijacked
''I pushed back my trolley and told the other girl to stop serving drinks,'' she said today. ''The terrorists said for everyone to be seated. They said they had explosives and they were g...
1999 Nov 23 Nas Releases Nastradamus
Nastradamus is Nas' fourth studio album released under Columbia Records, and his first album to be released under his new imprint Ill Will Records. The LP was released to the public in No...
1999 Nov 23 St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Wins Division III State Title with Freshman LeBron James
As a freshman, James averaged 18 points per game. He helped the team to a Division III state title by scoring 25 points in the championship game. Word of his advanced basketball skills sp...
1999 Nov 23 Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Alchemy"
Alchemy is an album released by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen in 1999. He plays very fast.
2001 Nov 23 "In The Bedroom" Is Released
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American film directed by Todd Field, and dedicated to Andre Dubus whose short story Killings is the source material from which the screenplay, by Field and Rober...
2003 Nov 23 New England Patriots defeat Houston Texans, 23-20
There are at least 1,000 ways to win a football game, and the New England Patriots obviously intend on sampling every one. Yesterday they showed 70,719 at Reliant Stadium that you can ...
2003 Nov 23 Opeth releases Lamentations (live album)
Lamentations is Opeth's first live DVD, released under the Music For Nations label in 2004. This live recording at Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday 25 September, 2003 features Opeth pla...
2004 Nov 23 Fantasia Barrino Releases 'Free Yourself'
Fantasia is a compelling presence on television, and she has more charisma on record than any of her peers, but without the visuals, her vocals seem mannered and overly histrionic, which ...
2004 Nov 23 FDA Approves Biogen's Tysabri
Tysabri is a monoclonal antibody that affects the actions of the body's immune system. Monoclonal antibodies are made to target and destroy only certain cells in the body. This may help t...
2004 Nov 23 Nirvana Releases "With the Lights Out"
With the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released in November 2004. The title refers to the line "with the lights out, i...
2004 Nov 23 World of Warcraft Launches
World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warc...
2005 Nov 23 America's Next Top Model Cycle 5 Episode 11
For this week's challenge, the girls had to pose as statues in a park. Nicole struggled as pigeons surrounded her, while Nik won, and chose Jayla and Bre for the prize - a shopping spree....
2005 Nov 23 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is Elected President of Liberia, Becoming the Only Female Head of State in Africa
Sirleaf once again stood for president as the candidate of the Unity Party in the 2005 general election. She placed second in the first round of voting behind footballer George Weah. In t...
2005 Nov 23 "Rent" The Movie Is Released
Rent is a 2005 American film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. It details the struggles of a group of young friends in the East Village area of New York City in the lat...
2007 Nov 23 Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 107-94
Many Celtics fans wore shirts that read, "Beat LA." The sellout crowd of 18,624 at TD Banknorth Garden included a long list of celebrities. And it was the first time the Celtics' star tri...
2008 Nov 23 Boston Celtics defeat Toronto Raptors, 118-103
TORONTO - The Big Three once again got a chance to pace themselves yesterday, this time thanks to their relatively small teammate - Rajon Rondo. Rondo energized the Celtics in the earl...
2008 Nov 23 Entourage Season 5 Episode 12 - Return to Queens Blvd
Nearly broke, the guys return to Queens. But thanks to a tip from Vince and Drama's mom, Rita Chase (Mercedes Ruehl), Eric tries to get filmmaker Gus Van Sant to cast Vince in a role. Van...
2008 Nov 23 Guns N' Roses officially release Chinese Democracy
Chinese Democracy is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti...
2008 Nov 23 Hannah Montana Season 3 Episode 4
Miley is excited when she gets a raise on her allowance and her own checking account, but they lead to unwise spending habits when she shops at the mall.
2008 Nov 23 New England Patriots defeat Miami Dolphins, 48-28
MIAMI GARDENS - We're finished talking about Matt Cassel "managing the game," right? It's an insult of sorts. You never heard anyone talk about Joe Namath, Dan Marino, or Johnny Unitas...
2008 Nov 23 Rascal Flatts Wins At The AMA's
Rascal Flatts won the award for FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP for the third year in a row! Congrats to the guys, and thanks to YOU for voting! You've proven time and time again that Rascal ...
2009 Nov 23 Adam Lambert Releases 'For Your Entertainment'
Critical response to For Your Entertainment was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received ...
2009 Nov 23 Boston Bruins defeat St. Louis Blues, 4-2
ST. LOUIS - Last night, after missing more than a month because of a broken left foot, Marc Savard made his return to the Bruins lineup against the Blues at the Scottrade Center and contr...
2009 Nov 23 CDC Reports that H1N1 Flu Activity is Down
Although 43 states have reported widespread influenza activity for the week ended Nov. 14, numbers appear to be dropping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted Friday. I...
2009 Nov 23 Los Angeles Clippers defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 91-87
There's a reason they call Craig Smith "Rhino." And it's not because he's a guy likely to cartwheel. Yet when his agent woke him in Los Angeles early one morning last summer with wo...
2009 Nov 23 Maguindanao Massacre
The massacre of journalists in Maguindanao Monday is the worst death toll for the press in recent history, an international media watchdog said yesterday. The Committee to Protect Jour...
2009 Nov 23 New York Rangers defeat Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-4
The Rangers' goals Wednesday night are modest enough: Carry their one-game scoring surge with them on the road, win a second game in a row for the first time in more than a month and allo...