Historical Events In November - 23
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1890 King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become his heir on this day in history.
1890 On November - 23 willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73
1892 On November - 23 battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed
1893 Harpo (Adolph) Marx comedian was born on November - 23.
1893 Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler (took 60 wickets for S Africa) on this day in history.
1894 Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912) on this day in history.
1896 On November - 23 joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher
1897 Eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, is issued a U.S. patent for his "motor carriage," a gasoline-powered vehicle that he constructed the year before on November - 23.
1897 Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars on this day in history.
1899 On this day in history the first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)
1899 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF) on November - 23.
1899 Norman Hunter, writer on November - 23.
1901 On November - 23 lieutenant LC Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, becomes the sixth and last Australian to be awarded a Victoria Cross in the Boer War
1902 Walter Reed, US bacteriologist (Yellow Fever), dies on this day in history.
1903 Enrico Caruso, famed Italian tenor, made his debut in the United States at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. He sang in the role of the Duke in Rigoletto on November - 23.
1903 Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto" on this day in history.
1904 On November - 23 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis
1905 On this day in history henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physician, named minister of Haiti
1905 On November - 23 henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti
1906 Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy on November - 23.
1906 Mervyn Roberts, composer on November - 23.
1908 On November - 23 leendert P J Braat, Dutch sculptor/screenwriter
1909 On November - 23 18.2 cm (7.17") of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state record)
1909 On November - 23 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
1909 On November - 23 nigel Tranter, author/historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce)
1910 On November - 23 hal Schumacher, baseball player
1910 On this day in history hawley H Crippen, doctor/murderer, executed
1911 On November - 23 post Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco renamed Letterman General Hospital
1911 On this day in history post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital
1911 On this day in history peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)
1911 On this day in history bernard Tancred, cricketer (87 runs in 1888-89 S Afr v England), dies
1912 On November - 23 hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game
1912 On November - 23 det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist
1914 On this day in history the US Army retreats from Mexico.
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