Events on Nov 23
- 1165Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
- 1334St. Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish / Zeeuwse / Dutch coast
- 1556King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
- 1577Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enter Amsterdam
- 1584English parliament throws out Jesuits
- 1700Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
- 1744English Premier John Carteret resigns
- 1783Annapolis Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784)
- 1832French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium
- 1835Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy NY)
- 1848Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston
- 1863Battle of Chattanooga and Orchard Knob, TN begins
- 1863Patent granted for a process of making color photographs
- 1868Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process
- 1871Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
- 1876Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association
- 1885Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
- 1887Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan
- 1889Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)
- 1892Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed
- 1892P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
- 1897Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler, " to connect railroad cars
- 1897Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love
- 18991st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)
- 1899Battle at Belmont, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
- 1903Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto"
- 19043rd Olympic games close in St. Louis
- 1905Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named Minister of Haiti
- 1906Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy
- 19097.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
Born on Nov 23
- 0912Otto I [the Great]: German King, Holy Roman Emperor (962-73)
- 1221Alfonso X [the Wise]: King of Castile and Leon (1252-84)
- 1553Prospero Alpini: Italy -- Botanist / Physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
- 1616John Wallis: English mathematician / cryptographer (product of Wallis)
- 1669Johann K Amman: Swiss / Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)
- 1690Ernst J Earl van Biron: Russian Duke of Koerland / regent of Ivan VI
- 1748Etienne Joseph Floquet: Composer
- 1749Edward Rutledge: (Gov-South Carolina) / attorney / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1760Gracchus Babeuf: French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)
- 1765Thomas Attwood: Composer
- 1785Joannes P Roothaan: 1st Dutch General of the Jesuits (1829-53)
- 1794Joan F Van Oordt: Vicar (Groninger direction)
- 1797Gabor Matray: Composer
- 1800Michail P Pogodin: Russian historian / author (Povesti)
- 1804Franklin Pierce: Hillsboro, New Hampshire -- (D) 14th President (1853-1857)
- 1809Horatio Phillips Van Cleve: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1815William Dennison: Postmaster / General (Union), died in 1882
- 1819Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901
- 1820John Willis Ellis: Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861
- 1821Charles Meryon: British / French etcher
- 1826Agustin Bethencourt: Venezuela -- Publisher on Curacao
- 1830Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch: German / Austria sculptor
- 1837John van der Waals: Physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid & Gas States)
- 1843Josef Sucher: Composer
- 1860Karl Branting: Sweden -- Statesman / diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
- 1862Alberto Williams: Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Composer (Etrerno Reposo)
- 1862Theo van Rysselberghe: Belgian painter (pointillism)
- 1878Andre Caplet: Composer
- 1878Ernest J King: US fleet Admiral / Chief of Naval Operations (WWII)
- 1878Holcombe Ward: Tennis champ (US Open-1904)
Died on Nov 23
- 0615Columbanus: Irish monastery founder / Poet / Saint (Poenitentiale)
- 1249Ajjoeb: Sultan of Egypt
- 1457Ladislaus V Posthumus: King of Hungary / Bohemia, dies at 17
- 1499Perkin Warbeck: Flemish sailor, hanged
- 1558Charles: Earl of Lalaing / land guardian of the Netherlands, dies at 52
- 1585Thomas Tallis: Composer
- 1709Hans Willem baron Bentinck: Dutch / English Earl of Portland, dies at 60
- 1752Conrad Michael Schneider: Composer, dies at 79
- 1787Anton Schweitzer: Composer, dies at 52
- 1814Elbridge Gerry: US Merchant / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 70
- 1848Alfred Julius Becher: Composer, dies at 45
- 1853Francisco Andrevi y Castellar: Composer, dies at 67
- 1853Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider: Composer, dies at 67
- 1865Josef Leopold Zvonar: Composer, dies at 41
- 1872Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen): US Poet / Comanche chief
- 1902Walter Reed: US bacteriologist (Yellow Fever)
- 1910Hawley H Crippen: Doctor / murderer, executed
- 1914Elbrige Gerry: VP (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70
- 1916Eduard Napravnik: Composer, dies at 77
- 1920Mohammed ibn Addoellah: Somalian resistances leader "Mad Molla"
- 1926Frederic Ayers: Composer, dies at 50
- 1927S Przybyszewski: Writer
- 1931Evert Cornelis: Dutch conductor / pianist
- 1932Percy Pitt: Composer, dies at 63
- 1937Louis Victor Saar: Composer, dies at 68
- 1938August TC Kiehl: Actor (Hope of Blessing), dies at 84
- 1940Catherina van Rennes: Composer, dies at 82
- 1946Fawzi Husseini: Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered
- 1948Stanner E V Taylor: US director / writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71
- 1948Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov: Composer, dies at 63
Historical events on November 24
- 0496Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope
- 0642Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1105Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
- 1434Thames River freezes
- 1542Battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James
- 1587Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins
- 1601Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
- 16391st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event)
- 1643Battle at Tuttlingen: Beiers army under General Mercy beats France
- 1655English Lord Protector Cromwell bans Anglicans
- 1688General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III
- 17031st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Philadelphia
- 1715Thames River freezes
- 1759Destructive eruption of Vesuvius
- 1832South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification
- 1835Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Provisional Government
- 1859Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
- 1863Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee
- 1871National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
- 1874Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
- 1880Southern University forms
- 18961st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
- 1897Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston
- 1903Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter
- 1905Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel
- 1914Dutch Overseas Trustmaatschappij (NOT) forms
- 1915Serbian leader flees to Albania
- 1922Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
- 19251st radio-broadcast of Dutch KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcast)
- 1926KVI-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
Born on November 24
- 1632Baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rationalist philosopher
- 1642Anne Hilarion de Cotentin: Earl of Tourville / Knight / Admiral / Marshal
- 1655Charles XI: King of Sweden (1660-97)
- 1690Charles Theodore Pachelbel: Composer
- 1712Willem Bachiene: Theologist / geographer / astronomer (Ecclesiastical)
- 1713Junipero Serra: California, United States
- 1713Laurence Sterne: Ireland -- Novelist / satirist (Tristram Shandy)
- 1740John Bacon: English sculptor
- 1747Felice Alessandri: Composer
- 1766J J Friedrich Weinbrenner: German architect / archaeologist
- 1768Jean-Engelbert Pauwels: Composer
- 1784Zachary Taylor: (Whig) 12th President (March 5, 1849-July 9, 1850)
- 1795Josif Josifovich Genishta: Composer
- 1806Omar Pasha [Michael Lats]: Croatian Governor / Viceroy of Bosnia / Iraq
- 1811Ditler G Monrad: Danish theologist / Bishop / Premier (1863- )
- 1815James Hewward Trapier: General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
- 1817Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave: Guatemala
- 1824Karel M M Verlat: Flemish painter / graphic artist
- 1826Collodi [Carlo Lorenzini]: Italian author (Pinocchio)
- 1829William Passmore Carlin: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
- 1848Lilli Lehmann: Opera singer
- 1849Frances Hodgson Burnett: Author of childrens book (My Secret Garden)
- 1864Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: France -- Painter (At the Moulin Rouge)
- 1868Scott Joplin: United States -- Entertainer / composer (The Entertainer)
- 1873L Martov [Yuly O Tsederbaum]: Russian revolutionary
- 1876Walter Griffin: US architect
- 1877Alben W Barkley: Graves County, Kentucky -- (35th Vice President D-1949-53)
- 1878Mark N Tod: English classicist / historian
- 1884Michel de Klerk: Architect (Amsterdam School)
- 1888Dale Carnegie: Author (How to Win Friends & Influence People)
Died on November 24
- 1115Mathilde: Markgravin of Toscane
- 1192Albert I van Leuven / Luik: Belgian Bishop of Luik / saint, dies at 27
- 1555French Vervoort: Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65
- 1571Jan Blahoslav: Czech Bishop, dies at 48
- 1572John Knox: Scottish preacher, dies at about 67
- 1615Sethus Calvisius: Composer, dies at 59
- 1650Manuel Cardoso: Composer, dies at 83
- 1674Franciscus van Enden: Flemish Jesuit / free thinker, executed at 72
- 1722Johann Adam Reincken: German Organist / composer, dies at 99
- 1822Karl Jacob Wagner: Composer, dies at 50
- 1827Harman W Muntinghe: Lawyer / colonial director, dies at 54
- 1838Karl Ludwig Hellwig: Composer, dies at 65
- 1840Cornelis RT Krayenhoff: Fortress Architect / cartographer, dies at 82
- 1842Pehr Frigel: Composer, dies at 92
- 1848William Lamb 2nd viscount Melbourne: British Prime Minister (1834-41), dies at 69
- 1863Claudius Charles Wilson: Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 32
- 1880Hanri Reber: Composer, dies at 73
- 1903Charles Dupee Blake: Composer, dies at 56
- 1914Louis de Raet: Belgian economist / Flemish People Party
- 1916John Francis Barnett: Composer, dies at 79
- 1923Michel de Klerk: Architect (Amsterdam School), dies at 39
- 1929Georges Clemenceau: French journalist / Premier (1917-20), dies at 88
- 1943Martin Raschke: German Author / war correspondent, dies at 38
- 1943Reina Prince Geerligs [Leentjes Vandendriesch]: Anti-fascist
- 1944EMHCH Houtappel: Resistance fighter: in Neuengamme
- 1944Vaclav Stepan: Composer, dies at 54
- 1946Alfonso Broqua: Composer, dies at 70
- 1948Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski: Composer, dies at 64
- 1953George Alexander Russell: Composer, dies at 73
- 1953Robert H Lightfoot: English Theologist / exegetist, dies at 70
Events on Nov 25
- 1120English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm
- 1165RC German Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
- 1185Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III
- 1277Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III
- 1357Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
- 1500Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus
- 1659Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg
- 1688Princess Anne flies from London to Nottingham
- 17151st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
- 1744Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague
- 1758Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French
- 1766Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings
- 1783Britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US
- 18171st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)
- 184135 Amistad survivors return to Africa
- 1847Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)
- 1863Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
- 1864Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails
- 1864Confederate retreat at Sandersville, Georgia
- 1867Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
- 1867US Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of President Andrew Johnson
- 1884John B Meyenberg of St. Louis patents evaporated milk
- 1894Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
- 1897Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
- 1899Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
- 1908Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yards
- 19113rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7
- 1912American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Illinois
- 1912Socialist International rejects that world war is coming
- 19201st Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
Born on Nov 25
- 1507Joost de Damhoudere: Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)
- 1562Lope Felix de Vega: Madrid, Spain -- Dramatist / poet (Angelica, Arcadia)
- 1697Gerhard Tersteegen: German evangelist / poet (wrote in blood)
- 1721Willem Crul: Admiral (West-Indies)
- 1734Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel: Composer
- 1737Christian Friedrich Penzel: Composer
- 1741Johann Christian Frischmuth: Composer
- 1752Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Composer
- 1753Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth: Composer
- 1787Franz Xavier Gruber: Austria -- Organist / composer (Silent Night)
- 1823Joseph Alexander Cooper: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
- 1825Edward Augustus Wild: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
- 1828Franjo Racki: Croatian historian / politician
- 1834Jean-Baptist Colyns: Composer
- 1835Andrew Carnegie: Scottish / US industrialist / philanthropist
- 1839Stanislaw Duniecki: Composer
- 1840Hugo Verriest: Flemish author / poet (Flemish Movement)
- 1844Karl F Benz: German designer / auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)
- 1846Carry Nation: Scourge of barkeepers and drinkers
- 1852Johan N Salvator [Johann Orth]: Archduke of Austria
- 1856Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev: Russia -- Composer (Oresteia)
- 1862Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin: Composer
- 1871Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast: Actor / director (Ghost Hotel)
- 1877Harley Granville-Barker: London, England -- Dramatist / producer / critic
- 1878Georg Kaiser: Writer
- 1880Leonard S Woolf: English author / husband of Virginia Woolf
- 1881John XXIII [Angelo Roncalli]: Bergamo, Italy -- 261st Pope (1958-63)
- 1881Peder Gram: Composer
- 1883Percy Marmont: London, England -- Actor (Captain Apache)
- 1886Rex Maupin: St. Joseph, Missouri -- Orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV)
Died on Nov 25
- 0992Mieszko I: Polish advisor to Pope John XV
- 1120Countess of Perche: Bastard Daughter of English King Henry I, drowns
- 1120William: English crown prince / Son of Henry I, drowns at 17
- 1185Lucius III [Ubaldo Allucingoli]: Italian Pope (1181-85)
- 1456Jacques Coeur: French Merchant / banker, dies in battle
- 1640Giles Farnaby: Composer
- 1750Francesco Feroci: Composer, dies at 77
- 1755Johann Georg Pisendel: German violist / composer, dies at 76
- 1773Carl Hockh: Composer, dies at 66
- 1815Johann Peter Saloman: Composer, dies at 70
- 1830Pierre Rode: Composer, dies at 56
- 1854John G Lockhart [scorpion]: English biographer, dies at 60
- 1883Ludwig Erk: Composer, dies at 76
- 1885Thomas A Hendricks: 21st VP, dies 8 months after taking office at 66
- 1887Johann J Bachofen: Swiss historic rights, dies at 71
- 1895Edmond van der Straeten: Belgian lawyer / musicologist, dies at 68
- 1899Robert Lowry: Composer, dies at 73
- 1901Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: German Composer / music theorist, dies at 62
- 1913Robert S Ball: Irish Mathematician / astronomer (Ball Screw)
- 1914Davorin Jenko: Composer, dies at 79
- 1923Ernst Debes: German cartographer (Moon Atlas), dies at 83
- 1935Maria H "Mina" Beersmans: Flemish actress (After 30 Years), dies at 72
- 1944Kenesaw Mountain Landis: Judge / baseball commisioner, dies at 78
- 1948Charles D Brown: Actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61
- 1949Luther "Bill" Robinson: "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71
- 1951Raden Mas Noto Suroto: Indonesian Poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63
- 1952Antonio Guarnieri: Composer, dies at 72
- 1952Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin: Composer, dies at 71
- 1958Charles F Kettering: Invented auto self-starter, dies at 82
- 1964Clarence Kolb: Actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90