Famous Personalities Born In November - 23
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
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 November - 23. 

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

1553 On November - 23 birth of prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) 

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 On November - 23 birth of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720) 

1669 On this day in history birth of johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens) 

1690 On November - 23 birth of ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI 

1705 On this day in history birth of thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766) 

1715 On this day in history birth of pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799) 

1719 On November - 23 birth of spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777) 

1748 On this day in history birth of etienne Joseph Floquet, composer 

1749 Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) was born on November - 23. 

1760 On this day in history birth of gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) 

1765 Thomas Attwood, composer was born on this day in history. 

1785 On this day in history birth of joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53) 

1794 Joan F Van Oordt, vicar (Groninger direction) was born on this day in history. 

1797 On November - 23 birth of gabor Matray, composer 

1800 Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/author (Povesti) was born on November - 23. 

1804 Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro NH, (D) 14th Pres (1853-1857) was born on November - 23. 

1809 Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on November - 23. 

1815 On November - 23 birth of william Dennison, postmaster/general (Union), died in 1882 

1819 On this day in history birth of benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1901 

1820 John Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861 was born on this day in history. 

1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884) was born on November - 23. 

1821 Charles Meryon, British/French etcher was born on November - 23. 

1826 Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuela publisher on Curacao was born on November - 23. 

1830 On this day in history birth of kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor 

1837 On November - 23 birth of john van der Waals, Hol, physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid & Gas States) 

1842 On November - 23 birth of james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain) 

1843 Josef Sucher, composer was born on this day in history. 

1858 Frank Hearne, cricketer (bro of George & Alec, Eng & S Afr) was born on this day in history. 

1859 Billy the Kid, [William H Bonney], NYC, criminal was born on this day in history. 

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