Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 23
This is a list of selected November 23 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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| 1644 – In opposition to licensing and censorship during the English Civil War, John Milton's Areopagitica was published, arguing for the right to free expression. | unreferenced section |
| 1890 – William III of the Netherlands died without a living male heir, allowing his ten-year-old daughter Wilhelmina to succeed him to the Dutch throne. | refimprove |
| 1980 – An earthquake struck the Irpinia region of Italy, killing 2,914 people, injuring more than 10,000 and leaving 300,000 homeless. | short |
| 1985 – Omar Rezaq and two others from the Abu Nidal terrorist group hijacked EgyptAir Flight 648 over the Mediterranean Sea. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1733 – African slaves from Akwamu in the Danish West Indies revolted against their owners, one of the earliest and longest slave revolts in the Americas.
- 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while helping two Irish nationalists escape from police custody.
- 1955 – The Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean were transferred from British to Australian control.
- 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who, the world's longest-running science fiction television show, was broadcast on BBC television, starring William Hartnell as the first incarnation of the title role.
- 1992 – IBM introduced the Simon, a handheld, touchscreen mobile phone and PDA that is considered the first smartphone.
- 1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked, then crashed into the Indian Ocean near Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125 of the 175 people on board.
- 2003 – Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.
- 2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the Liberian general election, making her the first democratically elected female head of state in Africa.
- 2007 – MS Explorer became the first cruise ship to sink in the Antarctic Ocean.
- 2010 – In response to artillery exercises held near the border between the two nations, North Korea bombarded Yeonpyeong Island, killing four South Koreans and injuring 19 others.
- 2011 – Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, the Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to transfer power to Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
- 2012 – "Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy almost seventy years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.
November 23: St George's Day in Georgia; Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan
- 1499 – Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII, was hanged after reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London.
- 1876 – William "Boss" Tweed, a New York City politician who had been arrested for embezzlement, was handed to US authorities after having escaped from prison to Spain.
- 1924 – Edwin Hubble (pictured) published evidence in a newspaper that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is actually another galaxy, one of many in the universe.
- 1934 – An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden encountered a garrison of Somalis in Italian service at Walwal, which led to the Abyssinia Crisis.
- 2009 – A crowd of people on their way to register the candidacy of Esmael Mangudadatu in the upcoming election for Governor of Maguindanao, Philippines, were attacked by supporters of his rival, resulting in at least 57 deaths.