Birthday November 23, 0912 Otto I (the Great), German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
Birthday November 23, 1221 Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile and Leon (1252)
Birthday November 23, 1749 Gov. Edward Rutledge, of S.C., signer of Declaration of Independence
Birthday November 23, 1749 Reluctant Patriot Edward Rutledge is born
Birthday November 23, 1804 Franklin Pierce is born
Birthday November 23, 1804 Franklin Pierce, 14th Pres (1853-1857)
Birthday November 23, 1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss born
Birthday November 23, 1859 Billy the Kid born
Birthday November 23, 1859 Billy the Kid (William H. Bonney), criminal
Birthday November 23, 1860 Karl Branting, Swedish statesman, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
Birthday November 23, 1887 Boris Karloff, bogeyman (Frankenstein, Isle of the Dead)
Birthday November 23, 1930 Vera Miles, in Okla
Birthday November 23, 1930 William Brock, Sen
Birthday November 23, 1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer (Hiroshima Threnody)
Birthday November 23, 1935 Vladislav N. Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11)
Birthday November 23, 1952 Francie Larrieu, Track runner
History November 23, 1499 Flemish pretender executed in London
History November 23, 1852 just past midnight a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30 feet
History November 23, 1863 Patent granted for a process of making color photographs
History November 23, 1874 Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is published
History November 23, 1876 Boss Tweed delivered to authorities
History November 23, 1903 Colorado governor sends militia to Cripple Creek
History November 23, 1911 Post Hospital at Presidio SF renamed Letterman General Hospital
History November 23, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia
History November 23, 1936 Blues legend Robert Johnson makes first-ever recording
History November 23, 1940 Romania becomes an Axis power
History November 23, 1948 Lens to provide zoom effects patented - FG Back
History November 23, 1959 The Birdman of Alcatraz is allowed a small taste of freedom
History November 23, 1966 Elvis Presley's Spinout opens in U.S. theaters
History November 23, 1970 Laird discloses the details of the Son Tay Raid
History November 23, 1972 Paris peace talks deadlocked
History November 23, 1979 Merle Oberon dies at 68
History November 23, 1979 IRA member sentenced for Mountbatten's assassination
History November 23, 1980 Mae West dies at 88
History November 23, 1980 Southern Italy rocked by earthquake
History November 23, 1981 Reagan gives CIA authority to establish the Contras
History November 23, 1984 BC wins on Hail Mary
History November 23, 1990 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory creator Roald Dahl dies
History November 23, 2012 Larry Hagman, star of Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie, dies
November 23, 0912 Otto I (the Great), German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
November 23, 1221 Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile and Leon (1252)
November 23, 1749 Gov. Edward Rutledge, of S.C., signer of Declaration of Independence
November 23, 1749 Reluctant Patriot Edward Rutledge is born
November 23, 1804 Franklin Pierce is born
November 23, 1804 Franklin Pierce, 14th Pres (1853-1857)
November 23, 1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss born
November 23, 1859 Billy the Kid born
November 23, 1859 Billy the Kid (William H. Bonney), criminal
November 23, 1860 Karl Branting, Swedish statesman, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
November 23, 1887 Boris Karloff, bogeyman (Frankenstein, Isle of the Dead)
November 23, 1930 Vera Miles, in Okla
November 23, 1930 William Brock, Sen
November 23, 1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer (Hiroshima Threnody)
November 23, 1935 Vladislav N. Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11)
November 23, 1952 Francie Larrieu, Track runner
November 23, 1499 Flemish pretender executed in London
November 23, 1852 just past midnight a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30 feet
November 23, 1863 Patent granted for a process of making color photographs
November 23, 1874 Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is published
November 23, 1876 Boss Tweed delivered to authorities
November 23, 1903 Colorado governor sends militia to Cripple Creek
November 23, 1911 Post Hospital at Presidio SF renamed Letterman General Hospital
November 23, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia
November 23, 1936 Blues legend Robert Johnson makes first-ever recording
November 23, 1940 Romania becomes an Axis power
November 23, 1948 Lens to provide zoom effects patented - FG Back
November 23, 1959 The Birdman of Alcatraz is allowed a small taste of freedom
November 23, 1966 Elvis Presley's Spinout opens in U.S. theaters
November 23, 1970 Laird discloses the details of the Son Tay Raid
November 23, 1972 Paris peace talks deadlocked
November 23, 1979 Merle Oberon dies at 68
November 23, 1979 IRA member sentenced for Mountbatten's assassination
November 23, 1980 Mae West dies at 88
November 23, 1980 Southern Italy rocked by earthquake
November 23, 1981 Reagan gives CIA authority to establish the Contras
November 23, 1984 BC wins on Hail Mary
November 23, 1990 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory creator Roald Dahl dies
November 23, 2012 Larry Hagman, star of Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie, dies