Historical Events In November - 23

1960  Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year on this day in history.   

1962  Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1963  Horatio Alger Society founded on this day in history.   

1963  On November - 23 jFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House   

1964  Beatles release "I Feel Fine" &"She's a Woman" on November - 23.   

1965  On this day in history franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81   

1967  On November - 23 freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies   

1969  The first space-to-ground news conference was telecast this day. Reporters in Houston submitted written questions to a lieutenant at the Houston NASA base, who read them to astronauts aboard Apollo 12 on this day in history.   

1970  On November - 23 secretary of Defense Melvin Laird discloses the November 21U.S. raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. The raid was conducted almost flawlessly, but no prisoners of war were found in the camp. They had been moved earlier to other locations.   

1970  Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60 on November - 23.   

1971  China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council on November - 23.   

1971  On this day in history lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies   

1972  On November - 23 marie Wilson, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56   

1973  On November - 23 claire Dodd, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy), dies after illness at 64   

1974  Cornelius Ryan, war reporter/historian (Bridge too Far), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history andre Malraux, [Berger], author (Conquerors)/min of Culture, dies   

1977  On this day in history european weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral   

1979  Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68 on November - 23.   

1980  4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy on this day in history.   

1980  Herby Wade, cricketer (South African capt 10 Tests 1935-36), dies on November - 23.   

1982  Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6 on November - 23.   

1982  On November - 23 "Reverend" Grady Nutt, actor (Hee Haw), dies at 47   

1985  58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptair jet in Malta on this day in history.   

1985  On November - 23 retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China   

1987  The Chicago Board of Trade took its own precautionary steps, implementing a daily price ceiling on the Major Market Index future, as well as the Institutional Index future on this day in history.   

1988  South Africa Botha reprieves Sharpeville Six on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal   

1988  On November - 23 south Africa: Botha reprieves Sharpeville Six   

1989  On November - 23 pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines   

1990  On November - 23 bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at 37   

1991  Evander Hollyfield retains HW boxing title, KOs Bert Cooper in 7 on this day in history.   

1991  Ken Uehara, actor (Honolulu-Tokyo), dies of heart failure at 82 on November - 23.   

1992  Ray Acuff, country singer (Wahbash Cannonball), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history gerarda "Meik" Rueter, sculptor, dies at 89   

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

1402  Jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468) was born on this day in history.   

1417  William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born on November - 23.   

1616  On November - 23 birth of john Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis)   

1632  On this day in history birth of jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)   

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 November - 23 columbanus, Irish monastery founder/poet/saint (Poenitentiale), dies   

0947  On this day in history death of berthold, Duke of Bavaria   

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

1249  Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies on November - 23.   

1407  Death of Louis, duke of Orleans, murdered on November - 23.   

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

1499  Death of Perkin Warbeck, Flemish sailor, hanged on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history death of bona of Savoy, Italian noblewoman (b. 1449)