November 23rd, 1678

Born on November 23rd, 1678

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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, 1980

An earthquake struck the Irpinia region of Italy, killing at least 2,483 people, injuring more than 7,700 and leaving 250,000 homeless.

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.

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

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

79

Christoph von Steiger

Swiss politician (1651–1731)

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

31

Miley Cyrus

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

*November 23rd, 1992, Nashville

64

Franklin Pierce

President of the United States from 1853 to 1857

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

85

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Netherlandish physicist (1837-1923)

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

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

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

44

Elizabeth Prestel

American actress

*November 23rd, 1979, Philadelphia

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

63

Robin Roberts

American television broadcaster

*November 23rd, 1960, Tuskegee

69

Manuel de Falla

Spanish composer

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

70

Francis Cabrel

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*November 23rd, 1953, Agen

74

Peter Lindbergh

German photographer and director (1944-2019)

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

64

Maxwell Caulfield

British actor

*November 23rd, 1959, Duffield

35

Julien Bam

German web video producer

*November 23rd, 1988, Aachen

57

Michelle Gomez

Scottish actress

*November 23rd, 1966, Glasgow

86

Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer and conductor (1933–2020)

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

80

Sue Nicholls

English actress

*November 23rd, 1943, Walsall

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63

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)

*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, Vienna

32

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711

*July 26th, 1678, Vienna †April 17th, 1711, Vienna

56

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, Beijing

78

Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole

English diplomat; (1678-1757)

*December 8th, 1678, Houghton Hall †February 5th, 1757, Whitehall

64

Daniel Neal

English historian (1678–1743)

*December 14th, 1678, London †April 4th, 1743, London

64

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Led government army against Jacobites in 1715

*October 10th, 1678, Petersham †October 4th, 1743, Petersham

35

Anna Waser

Painter from Switzerland (1678-1714)

*October 16th, 1678, Zürich †September 20th, 1714, Zürich

73

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)

*September 16th, 1678, Battersea †December 12th, 1751, Battersea

57

Filippo Juvarra

Italian architect and stage set designer

*March 7th, 1678, Messina †January 31st, 1736, Madrid

69

Amaro Rodríguez Felipe

Spanish corsair (1678–1747)

*May 3rd, 1678, San Cristóbal de La Laguna †October 4th, 1747, San Cristóbal de La Laguna

72

Peter von Lacy

Irish general in Russia

*October 30th, 1678, Killeedy †April 19th, 1751, Riga

60

Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow

Generalfeldmarschall and Prussian statesman

*October 4th, 1678, Berlin †March 18th, 1739, Berlin

64

Dominique Marie Varlet

French bishop (1678-1742)

*March 15th, 1678, Paris †May 14th, 1742, The Hague

59

Adolf of Dalberg

German Prince-Abbot

*May 29th, 1678, Speyer †November 3rd, 1737, Schloss

69

Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German noble (1678-1747)

*November 26th, 1678, Grabow †November 28th, 1747, Dömitz

70

Heinrich Nicolaus Trebs

Organ builder

*August 10th, 1678, Bad Frankenhausen †August 16th, 1748, Weimar

87

Adrien Maurice de Noailles

Marshal of France (1678-1766)

*September 29th, 1678, Paris †June 24th, 1766, Paris

41

Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø

17th and 18th-century Danish nobleman and admiral (1678-1719)

*June 14th, 1678, Samsø †December 8th, 1719, Copenhagen

69

Madeleine de Verchères

Canadian battle hero (1678-1747)

*March 3rd, 1678, Verchères †August 8th, 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

70

Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678-1749)

*July 16th, 1678, Kassel †May 30th, 1749, Bützow

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No: With 365 days 1678 is a normal year and no leap year.

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