Historical Events In November - 23
Monday, 29 April 2024
1890 On November - 23 king William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become his heir.
1890 Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1892 Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed on November - 23.
1893 On this day in history harpo (Adolph) Marx comedian was born
1893 Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler (took 60 wickets for S Africa) on this day in history.
1894 Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912) on this day in history.
1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher on November - 23.
1897 On this day in history eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, is issued a U.S. patent for his "motor carriage," a gasoline-powered vehicle that he constructed the year before.
1897 On November - 23 andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars
1899 On November - 23 the first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)
1899 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF) on November - 23.
1899 Norman Hunter, writer on this day in history.
1901 Lieutenant LC Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, becomes the sixth and last Australian to be awarded a Victoria Cross in the Boer War on November - 23.
1902 Walter Reed, US bacteriologist (Yellow Fever), dies on November - 23.
1903 On this day in history enrico Caruso, famed Italian tenor, made his debut in the United States at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. He sang in the role of the Duke in Rigoletto.
1903 Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto" on this day in history.
1904 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis on November - 23.
1905 Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physician, named minister of Haiti on November - 23.
1905 Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti on this day in history.
1906 On November - 23 joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy
1906 On this day in history mervyn Roberts, composer
1908 On November - 23 leendert P J Braat, Dutch sculptor/screenwriter
1909 18.2 cm (7.17") of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state record) on this day in history.
1909 On this day in history 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
1909 Nigel Tranter, author/historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce) on November - 23.
1910 On November - 23 hal Schumacher, baseball player
1910 Hawley H Crippen, doctor/murderer, executed on November - 23.
1911 On November - 23 post Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco renamed Letterman General Hospital
1911 Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital on November - 23.
1911 On November - 23 peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)
1911 Bernard Tancred, cricketer (87 runs in 1888-89 S Afr v England), dies on this day in history.
1912 Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game on November - 23.
1912 On November - 23 det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist
1914 The US Army retreats from Mexico on this day in history.
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