November 23
This day in history:
- 1923 – The 1923 Irish hunger strikes ends, four Irish Republicans die from starvation.
- 1946 – French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
- 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
- 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.
Births:
- 1902 – Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (d. 1982)
- 1964 – Marilyn Kidd, Australian rower
- 1942 – Susan Anspach, American actress (d. 2018)
Deaths:
- 2016 – Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
- 2011 – Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (b. 1928)
- 955 – Eadred, English king (b. 923)
Holidays:
- Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States)
- Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
- Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia)
Random Article of the day:
Maeda-Minami Station
Maeda-Minami Station (前田南駅, Maeda-Minami-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.