November 23

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Events

Pre-1600

534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Cbignore</ref>
1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
1499 – Seven days after being convicted of treason, Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England, is hanged for attempting to escape from the Tower of London; his supporter John Atwater is executed with him.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1644 – John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1733 – The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
1808 – French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela.
1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1876 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
1890 – King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.

1901–present

1910 – Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
1914 – Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
1921 – Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, signs the Willis–Campbell Act into law, prohibiting doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.<ref>President Harding signed “anti-beer bill” [1] Template:Webarchive</ref>
1923 – The 1923 Irish hunger strikes ends, four Irish Republicans die from starvation.<ref>Deasy, Liam (1998), Brother Against Brother, Mercier Press, Cork pg 86.</ref>
1924 – Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1934 – An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
1939 – World War II: Template:HMS is sunk by the German battleships Template:Ship and Template:Ship.
1940 – World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
1943 – World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
1943 – World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
1944 – World War II: The Lotta Svärd Movement is disbanded under the terms of the armistice treaty in Finland after the Continuation War.<ref>Jukka Paakki: Arto Salomaa: Mathematician, Computer Scientist, and Teacher: A Thematic Biography, p. 14. (2019)</ref>
1946 – French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
1955 – The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1959 – French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who (An Unearthly Child) is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
1972 – The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at launching the N1 rocket.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1974 – Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1976 – Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of Template:Cvt undersea without breathing equipment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
1978 – The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – The 6.9 Template:M Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934.
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.
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.
1991 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
2001 – The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
2002 – Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
2004 – The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
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.
2007 – Template:MS, 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.
2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010 – Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

870 – Alexander, Byzantine emperor (d. 913)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
912 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 973)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1190 – Pope Clement IV (d. 1268)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1221 – Alfonso X of Castile (d. 1284)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1402 – Jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)
1417 – William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1496 – Clément Marot, French poet (d. 1544)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1508 – Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, youngest son of Henry the Middle (d. 1549)
1553 – Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (d. 1617)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1632 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (d. 1707)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1641 – Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch lawyer and politician (d. 1720)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1687 – Jean Baptiste Senaillé, French violinist and composer (d. 1730)
1705 – Thomas Birch, English historian and author (d. 1766)
1715 – Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer and author (d. 1799)
1719 – Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777)
1749 – Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (d. 1800)
1760 – François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist and activist (d. 1797)
1781 – Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Marburg (d. 1847)
1785 – Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1853)
1803 – Theodore Dwight Weld, American author and activist (d. 1895)
1804 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (d. 1869)
1820 – Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and author (d. 1884)
1837 – Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and thermodynamicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
1838 – Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1928)
1858 – Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (d. 1938)
1860 – Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)
1864 – Henry Bourne Joy, American businessman (d. 1936)
1868 – Mary Brewster Hazelton, American painter (d. 1953)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1869 – Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer (d. 1942)
1869 – Johan Scharffenberg, Norwegian psychiatrist (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1871 – William Watt, Australian accountant and politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (d. 1946)
1875 – Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (d. 1933)
1876 – Sara Prinsep, British salon organiser (d. 1959)<ref name=sadrb>Template:Citation</ref>
1876 – Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1946)
1878 – Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (d. 1941)
1883 – José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (d. 1949)
1886 – Eduards Smiļģis, Latvian actor and director (d. 1966)
1887 – Boris Karloff, English actor (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1887 – Henry Moseley, English physicist and chemist (d. 1915)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1888 – Harpo Marx, American comedian and musician (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1889 – Harry Sunderland, Australian-English journalist and businessman (d. 1964)
1890 – El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (d. 1941)
1892 – Erté, Russian-French illustrator and designer (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1896 – Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovak politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (d. 1953)
1896 – Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna (d. 1960)
1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri, British-Indian historian, author, and critic (d. 1999)
1897 – Karl Gebhardt, German physician and war criminal (d. 1948)
1899 – Manuel dos Reis Machado, Brazilian martial artist and educator (d. 1974)

1901–present

1901 – Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (d. 1962)
1902 – Aaron Bank, American colonel (d. 2004)
1902 – Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (d. 1982)
1903 – Joe Nibloe, Scottish footballer (d. 1976)<ref>(SFL player) Joe Nibloe Template:Webarchive, London Hearts Supporters Club</ref>
1905 – K. Alvapillai, Sri Lankan civil servant (d. 1979)
1906 – Betti Alver, Estonian author and poet (d. 1989)
1907 – Lars Leksell, Swedish physician and neurosurgeon (d. 1986)
1907 – Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (d. 2014)
1908 – Nelson S. Bond, American author and playwright (d. 2006)
1909 – Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (d. 2000)
1912 – George O'Hanlon, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1914 – Donald Nixon, American businessman (d. 1987)
1914 – Wilson Tucker, American projectionist and author (d. 2006)
1915 – Anne Burns, British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot (d. 2001)
1915 – John Dehner, American actor (d. 1992)
1915 – Marc Simont, French-American illustrator (d. 2013)
1916 – Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (d. 2011)
1916 – P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 2010)
1920 – Paul Celan, Romanian-French poet and translator (d. 1970)
1921 – Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (d. 1960)
1922 – Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (d. 2012)
1922 – Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2008)
1923 – Daniel Brewster, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2007)
1923 – Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (d. 2012)
1923 – Gloria Whelan, American author and poet<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (d. 2014)
1924 – Josephine D'Angelo, American baseball player and educator (d. 2013)
1924 – Paula Raymond, American model and actress (d. 2003)
1924 – Colin Turnbull, English-American anthropologist and author (d. 1994)
1925 – José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 1990)
1925 – Johnny Mandel, American composer and conductor (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 2011)
1926 – R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1927 – John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (d. 2013)
1927 – Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (d. 2005)
1927 – Angelo Sodano, Italian cardinal<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2022)
1928 – Jerry Bock, American composer (d. 2010)
1928 – John Coleman, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 1973)
1928 – Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer (d. 2018)
1928 – Brendan Pereira, Indian advertising executive (d. 2024)<ref>Great thinker, a fountain of ideas: Industry mourns Brendan Pereira</ref>
1929 – Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1930 – Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (d. 1972)
1930 – Jack McKeon, American baseball player and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1932 – Michel David-Weill, French-American banker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2022)
1933 – Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2020)
1933 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and activist (d. 1977)
1934 – Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1934 – Robert Towne, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1934 – James R. Hogg, American admiral (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Ken Eastwood, Australian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1935 – Vladislav Volkov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 1971)
1938 – Patrick Kelly, English archbishop<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (d. 2001)
1940 – Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Alan Mullery, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1942 – Susan Anspach, American actress (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1943 – Andrew Goodman, American activist (d. 1964)
1943 – Sue Nicholls, English actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1943 – David Nolan, American activist and politician (d. 2010)
1943 – Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball player and coach (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1944 – Peter Lindbergh, German-French photographer and director (d. 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1944 – James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1945 – Jim Doyle, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Wisconsin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1945 – Tony Pond, English racing driver (d. 2002)
1946 – Diana Quick, English actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1946 – Bobby Rush, American activist and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 – Jean-Pierre Foucault, French radio and television host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Bård Breivik, Norwegian sculptor and art instructor (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1948 – Bruce Vilanch, American actor and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Alan Paul, American singer-songwriter and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Sandra Stevens, English singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Indian indologist, author, and academic<ref name="Dutt1999">Template:Cite book</ref>
1950 – Carlos Eire, Cuban-born American author and academic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – Charles Schumer, American lawyer and politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1950 – Paul Wilson, Scottish footballer (d. 2017)<ref>Paul Wilson Template:Webarchive, MotherWELLnet</ref>
1951 – Maik Galakos, Greek footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Rick Bayless, American chef and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Francis Cabrel, French singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Johan de Meij, Dutch trombonist, composer, and conductor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Martin Kent, Australian cricketer <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Pete Allen, English clarinet player and saxophonist <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Glenn Brummer, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Bruce Hornsby, American singer-songwriter and pianist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1954 – Aavo Pikkuus, Estonian cyclist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Steven Brust, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1955 – Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist and composer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1955 – Mary Landrieu, American politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Shane Gould, Australian swimmer and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1956 – Karin Guthke, German diver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1957 – Andrew Toney, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricketer and lawyer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 – Robin Roberts, American sportscaster and journalist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Nicolas Bacri, French composer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 – Peter Stanford, English journalist and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1962 – Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1963 – Gwynne Shotwell, American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Steve Alford, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Marilyn Kidd, Australian rower<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1964 – Frank Rutherford, Bahamian triple jumper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – Jennifer Michael Hecht, American historian, author, and poet<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Vincent Cassel, French actor and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Kevin Gallacher, Scottish footballer and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Michelle Gomez, Scottish actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Jerry Kelly, American golfer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Salli Richardson, American actress, director, and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Miloš Babić, Serbian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Robert Denmark, English runner and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Anthony Sullivan, English rugby league and union player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 – Kirsty Young, Scottish journalist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Olivier Beretta, Monégasque racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Mike Lünsmann, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Robin Padilla, Filipino actor, martial artist, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Zoë Ball, English radio and television host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli-American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Danny Hoch, American actor and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 – Karsten Müller, German chess player and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1971 – Khaled Al-Muwallid, Saudi Arabian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Ashraf Amaya, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1971 – Vin Baker, American basketball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1971 – Chris Hardwick, American comedian, actor, producer, and television host<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Christopher James Adler, American drummer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Alf-Inge Haaland, Norwegian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1972 – Kurupt, American rapper and producer<ref name="AP" />
1972 – Helen Luz, Brazilian basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1974 – Malik Rose, American basketball player, sportscaster, and executive<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Page Kennedy, American actor and rapper<ref name="AP" />
1976 – Tony Renna, American race car driver (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>
1976 – Murat Salar, German-Turkish footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1976 – Kohei Suwama, Japanese wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Myriam Boileau, Canadian diver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 – Adam Eaton, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Kelly Brook, English model and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Ivica Kostelić, Croatian skier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Ishmael Beah, Sierra Leonean child soldier and American author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1980 – Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1980 – Kirk Penney, New Zealand basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1983 – Fatih Yiğituşağı, Turkish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Lucas Grabeel, American actor, singer, and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
1984 – Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1984 – Justin Turner, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 – Viktor An, South Korean speed skater<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Snooki, American reality television personality<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1990 – Christopher Quiring, German footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed
1991 – Christian Cueva, Peruvian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Willian José, Brazilian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Wes Burns, Welsh footballer<ref name="afc profile">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>
1995 – Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Alexis Ren, American social media personality, model, and actress<ref name="AP" />
1996 – James Maddison,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Caoimhín Kelleher, Irish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Boubacar Kamara, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Tino Anjorin, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

386 – Jin Feidi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 342)
947 – Berthold, Duke of Bavaria (b. 900)
955 – Eadred, English king (b. 923)
1161 – Adam, Abbot of Ebrach
1183 – William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (b. 1116)
1407 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans (b. 1372)
1457 – Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (b. 1440)
1464 – Blessed Margaret of Savoy (b. 1390)
1499 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne (b. c. 1474)
1503 – Bona of Savoy (b. 1449)
1503 – Margaret of York (b. 1446)
1534 – Beatriz Galindo, Spanish Latinist and educator (b. c. 1465)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1572 – Bronzino, Italian painter and poet (b. 1503)
1585 – Thomas Tallis, English composer (b. c.1505)

1601–1900

1616 – Richard Hakluyt, English priest and author (b. 1552)
1682 – Claude Lorrain, French-Italian painter and engraver (b. 1604)
1763 – Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, German field marshal and diplomat (b. 1673)
1769 – Constantine Mavrocordatos, Greek prince (b. 1711)
1803 – Roger Newdigate, English politician (b. 1719)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1804 – Richard Graves, English minister and author (b. 1715)
1804 – Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1747)
1807 – Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (b. 1747)
1814 – Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (b. 1744)
1844 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer (b. 1798)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1833 – Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1762)
1890 – William III of the Netherlands (b. 1817)
1896 – Ichiyō Higuchi, Japanese writer (b. 1872)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1899 – Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded White Star Line (b. 1837)

1901–present

1905 – John Burdon-Sanderson, English physiologist and academic (b. 1828)
1907 – Naimuddin, Bengali writer and Islamic scholar (b. 1832)<ref>Template:Cite Banglapedia</ref>
1910 – Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician and murderer (b. 1862)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1923 – Andy O'Sullivan, Irish Republican Hunger Striker<ref>Flynn, Barry, Pawns in the Game, The Collins Press, Cork, 2011, pg 83, Template:ISBN</ref>
1934 – Giovanni Brunero, Italian cyclist (b. 1895)
1937 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bangladeshi-Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (b. 1858)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1937 – George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (b. 1858)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1940 – Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1867)
1958 – Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880)
1966 – Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish politician, 2nd President of Ireland (b. 1882)
1970 – Yusof Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (b. 1910)<ref name="roots.sg">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>
1972 – Marie Wilson, American actress (b. 1916)
1973 – Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor, director, and producer (b. 1889)
1974 – Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:
- Abiye Abebe, Ethiopian general and politician (b. 1918)
- Aman Andom, Ethiopian general and politician, President of Ethiopia (b. 1924)
- Aklilu Habte-Wold, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1912)
- Asrate Kassa, Ethiopian commander (b. 1922)
- Endelkachew Makonnen, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1927)
1974 – Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1920)
1976 – André Malraux, French theorist and author (b. 1901)
1979 – Merle Oberon, Indian-born British actress (b. 1911)<ref>* Higham, Charles and Roy Moseley. Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon. New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1983. Template:ISBN, page 24</ref>
1979 – Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
1982 – Grady Nutt, American minister and author (b. 1934)
1983 – Juhan Muks, Estonian painter (b. 1899)
1983 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
1984 – Leonard Baker, American historian and author (b. 1931)
1990 – Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1991 – Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (b. 1926)
1992 – Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1903)
1992 – Jean-François Thiriart, Belgian politician (b. 1922)
1994 – Art Barr, American wrestler (b. 1966)
1994 – Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (b. 1911)
1995 – Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
1995 – Junior Walker, American singer and saxophonist (b. 1931)
1996 – Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (b. 1943)
1996 – Art Porter, Jr., American saxophonist and songwriter (b. 1961)
1996 – Idries Shah, Indian author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition.<ref>Idries Shah, 72, Indian-Born Writer Of Books on Sufism Template:Webarchive [2] Template:Webarchive</ref>
1997 – Jorge Mas Canosa, Cuban-American businessman (b. 1939)
2001 – Bo Belinsky, American baseball player (b. 1936)
2001 – Mary Whitehouse, English educator and activist (b. 1910)
2002 – Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1911)
2004 – Pete Franklin, American radio host (b. 1928)
2005 – Constance Cummings, American-English actress (b. 1910)
2005 – Frank Gatski, American football player and soldier (b. 1919)
2006 – Jesús Blancornelas, Mexican journalist, co-founded Zeta Magazine (b. 1936)
2006 – Nick Clarke, English journalist (b. 1948)
2006 – Betty Comden, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
2006 – Alexander Litvinenko, Russian spy and defector (b. 1962)
2006 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
2006 – Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919)
2006 – Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (b. 1922)
2007 – Joe Kennedy, American baseball player (b. 1979)
2007 – Óscar Carmelo Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
2007 – Robert Vesco, American-Cuban financier (b. 1935)
2007 – Pat Walsh, New Zealand rugby union player (b. 1936)
2009 – José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (b. 1921)
2010 – Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
2010 – Joyce Howard, English-American actress (b. 1922)
2011 – Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (b. 1928)
2012 – José Luis Borau, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2012 – Chuck Diering, American baseball player (b. 1923)
2012 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012 – Diana Isaac, English-New Zealand businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1921)
2013 – Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1932)
2013 – Costanzo Preve, Italian philosopher and theorist (b. 1943)
2014 – Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (b. 1936)
2014 – Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (b. 1916)
2014 – Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
2014 – Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1943)
2015 – Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
2015 – Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1980)
2015 – Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
2016 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2016 – Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (b. 1930)
2016 – Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (b. 1938)
2017 – Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (b. 1935)
2020 – Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (b. 1934)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Rico Carty, Dominican baseball player (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Fred R. Harris, American politician (b. 1930)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality (b. 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)
- Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)
- Columbanus
- Felicitas of Rome
- Paulinus of Wales
- Pope Clement I (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church)
- Trudo (or Trond)
- Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude)
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States)
Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia)
St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba (Georgia)

References

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External links

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