Historical Events In November - 23

1942  On this day in history steward Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat was torpedoed   

1942  On this day in history the V-173, a full-scale model of a fighter aircraft with an almost circular wing, made its first flight at the Vought-Sikorsky plant, Stratford, Conn. A military version of this aircraft, the XF5U-1, was constructed later but never flown.   

1942  3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history for the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1,315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4,000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300.   

1943  On this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history uS forces seized control of Tarawa &Makin from Japanese   

1943  1st printing of illegal "Warheid" on November - 23.   

1943  On November - 23 ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies   

1944  On November - 23 uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

1945  Steve Landesberg actorwas born Barney Miller on this day in history.   

1945  On November - 23 susan Anspach actresswas born Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again, Sam, The Yellow Rose, The Slap Maxwell Story   

1945  Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends on this day in history.   

1945  Steve Landesberg actorwas born: Barney Miller on this day in history.   

1946  "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances on November - 23.   

1946  Fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered on November - 23.   

1947  On this day in history french govt of Schumann, forms   

1948  On November - 23 formation of the Australian Regiment, which becomes the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) on 10mar1949   

1948  Lens to provide zoom effects patented-FG Back on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects   

1948  Stanner E V Taylor, US director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71 on November - 23.   

1949  Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres   

1951  On November - 23 david Rappaport actorwas born L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries   

1951  David Rappaport actorwas born : L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries on November - 23.   

1952  On November - 23 aaro A Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, dies at 59   

1953  On November - 23 kVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast   

1954  On November - 23 for the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.   

1955  British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61   

1958  One of the last drama programs on radio debuted. It was unusual in that it followed the TV show of the same name. Have Gun Will Travel was broadcast on CBS radio and starred John Dehner as Paladin. Richard Boone played Paladin on TV on this day in history.   

1958  On November - 23 ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared together in the GE Theatre production of A Turkey for the President.   

1959  On this day in history "Fiorello!" premiers on Broadway   

1959  On November - 23 "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances   

1960  On November - 23 tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched   

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1221  Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84) was born on November - 23.   

1402  On November - 23 birth of jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)   

1417  William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487) was born on November - 23.   

1553  On this day in history birth of prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)   

1616  John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1641  Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On November - 23 birth of johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)   

0615  On this day in history columbanus, Irish monastery founder/poet/saint (Poenitentiale), dies   

0947  Death of Berthold, Duke of Bavaria on this day in history.   

0955  On this day in history death of edred, King of England (b. c. 923)   

1249  On this day in history ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies   

1407  Death of Louis, duke of Orleans, murdered on this day in history.   

1457  On November - 23 ladislaus V Posthumus, king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 17   

1499  Death of Perkin Warbeck, Flemish sailor, hanged on November - 23.   

1503  Death of Bona of Savoy, Italian noblewoman (b. 1449) on November - 23.