November 23rd, 1221

Born on November 23rd, 1221

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 293,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 918 days, exactly on November 3rd, 2026, people who were born on November 23rd, 1221 will be 294,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 23rd?

November 23rd, 2011

Arab Spring: After months of protests in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to transfer power to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

November 23rd, 2009

A crowd of people on their way to register Esmael Mangudadatu's candidacy for governor of Maguindanao, Philippines, were kidnapped and killed by supporters of his rival, resulting in 58 deaths.

November 23rd, 2007

MS Explorer became the first cruise ship to sink in the Southern Ocean.

November 23rd, 2003

Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.

November 23rd, 1976

Jacques Mayol became the first person to freedive to a depth of 100 metres (330 ft).

November 23rd, 1963

The first episode of Doctor Who, the world's longest-running science fiction television show, was broadcast on BBC television, starring William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the title role.

November 23rd, 1924

The New York Times published evidence from Edwin Hubble (pictured) stating that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is in fact another galaxy.

November 23rd, 1876

William "Boss" Tweed, a New York City politician who had been arrested for embezzlement, was handed over to US authorities after having escaped from prison and fled to Spain.

November 23rd, 1867

The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England, for involvement in a scheme to free two Irish nationalists from custody in which a police officer was killed.

November 23rd, 1733

African slaves in the Danish West Indies began an insurrection in one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas.

November 23rd, 1700

A papal conclave, which had been deadlocked due to concerns over how a successor would respond to the impending death of Charles II of Spain, ended with the election of Clement XI.

November 23rd, 1644

In opposition to licensing and censorship during the English Civil War, John Milton's Areopagitica (title page pictured) was published, arguing for the right to free expression.

November 23rd, 2019

The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.

November 23rd, 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.

November 23rd, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 23rd

Born on November 23rd, 1221

62

Alfonso X of Castile and Leon

King of Castile from 1252 to 1284

*November 23rd, 1221, Toledo †April 4th, 1284, Seville

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 23rd?

40

Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1983, Skagen

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

31

Miley Cyrus

American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)

*November 23rd, 1992, Nashville

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

64

Franklin Pierce

President of the United States from 1853 to 1857

*November 23rd, 1804, Hillsborough †October 8th, 1869, Concord

44

Elizabeth Prestel

American actress

*November 23rd, 1979, Philadelphia

85

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Netherlandish physicist (1837-1923)

*November 23rd, 1837, Leiden †March 8th, 1923, Amsterdam

44

Kelly Brook

British actress and model

*November 23rd, 1979, Rochester

57

Jeppe Kaas

Danish actor and composer

*November 23rd, 1966, Denmark

61

Nicolás Maduro

President of Venezuela since 2013

*November 23rd, 1962, Caracas

69

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer

*November 23rd, 1876, Cádiz †November 14th, 1946, Alta Gracia

78

Clement IV

Pope (1265-1268), patron of Roger Bacon & Thomas Aquinas

*November 23rd, 1190, Saint-Gilles †November 29th, 1268, Viterbo

63

Robin Roberts

American television broadcaster

*November 23rd, 1960, Tuskegee

74

Peter Lindbergh

German photographer and director

*November 23rd, 1944, Leszno †September 3rd, 2019, Dallas

70

Francis Cabrel

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*November 23rd, 1953, Agen

35

Julien Bam

German web video producer

*November 23rd, 1988, Aachen

64

Maxwell Caulfield

British actor

*November 23rd, 1959, Duffield

57

Michelle Gomez

Scottish actress

*November 23rd, 1966, Glasgow

79

Christoph von Steiger

Swiss politician (1651–1731)

*November 23rd, 1651, Bern †August 18th, 1731, Bern

65

Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

80

Sue Nicholls

English actress

*November 23rd, 1943, Walsall

52

Chris Hardwick

American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician

*November 23rd, 1971, Louisville

81

Boris Karloff

English actor (1887–1969)

*November 23rd, 1887, Dulwich †February 2nd, 1969, Midhurst

86

Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer and conductor (1933–2020)

*November 23rd, 1933, Dębica †March 29th, 2020, Kraków

37

Robert Sassone

French racing cyclist (1978-2016)

*November 23rd, 1978, Noumea †January 21st, 2016, Noumea

80

Günther Beckstein

German politician

*November 23rd, 1943, Hersbruck

64

Hjalmar Branting

Prime Minister of Sweden (1860-1925)

*November 23rd, 1860, Klara Church Parish †February 24th, 1925, Stockholm City

57

Vincent Cassel

French actor and film producer

*November 23rd, 1966, Paris

41

Asafa Powell

Jamaican sprinter

*November 23rd, 1982, Spanish Town

22

Nico Porteous

New Zealand freestyle skier

*November 23rd, 2001, Hamilton

53

Oded Fehr

Israeli actor

*November 23rd, 1970, Tel Aviv

82

Franco Nero

Italian actor

*November 23rd, 1941, San Prospero Parmense

73

Chuck Schumer

American politician (born 1950)

*November 23rd, 1950, Midwood

68

Ludovico Einaudi

Italian pianist and composer (born 1955)

*November 23rd, 1955, Turin

86

John Wallis

English mathematician (*1616 – †1703)

*November 23rd, 1616, Ashford †October 28th, 1703, Oxford

36

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)

*November 23rd, 1760, Saint-Quentin †May 27th, 1797, Vendôme

49

Paul Celan

French Romanian poet and translator

*November 23rd, 1920, Chernivtsi †April 20th, 1970, Paris

21

Billy the Kid

American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)

*November 23rd, 1859, New York City †July 14th, 1881, Fort Sumner

27

Henry Moseley

English physicist

*November 23rd, 1887, Weymouth †August 10th, 1915, Gallipoli

35

Andrew Talansky

American racing cyclist

*November 23rd, 1988, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1221 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
November 1221