What are the important events that happened on November 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 23: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 23 is the 327^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 38 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 10, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 489,960 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosaheptagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 86 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,720 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 23 Historical Events

• 1918 –
  Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• 1936 –
  Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
• 1971 –
  Representatives of the People’s Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
• 1976 –
  Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment.
• 1980 –
  A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.
• 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.
• 1993 –
  Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.
• 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.
• 2004 –
  The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
• 2010 –
  The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong occurs on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. The North Korean artillery attack kills 2 civilians and 2 South Korean marines.

Who were born on November 23?

• 1883 –
  José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (d. 1949)
• 1912 –
  George O'Hanlon, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1915 –
  John Dehner, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1927 –
  Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (d. 2005)
• 1932 –
  Michel David-Weill, French investment banker
• 1945 –
  Jim Doyle, American politician
• 1949 –
  Tom Joyner, American radio personality
• 1970 –
  Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter
• 1976 –
  Page Kennedy, American actor
• 1987 –
  Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player

Who died on November 23?

• 955 –
  King Edred of England (b. c. 923)
• 1407 –
  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (b. 1372)
• 1572 –
  Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)
• 1682 –
  Claude Lorrain, French painter (b. 1604)
• 1803 –
  Roger Newdigate, British politician (b. 1719)
• 1970 –
  Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean politician (b. 1910)
• 1972 –
  Marie Wilson, American actress (b. 1916)
• 1990 –
  Roald Dahl, British author (b. 1916)
• 2006 –
  Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
• 2006 –
  Willie Pep, American boxer (b. 1922)