Summary of the Day ✨ 23 November (23/11)
Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhinoceros Imam died, officially making the species extinct in the country, while North Korean artillery killed four people on Yeonpyeong Island in South Korea. Blue Origin’s New Shepard became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and return for a controlled landing, while Dolce & Gabbana apologized for offensive advertisements that led to a canceled Shanghai fashion show, and Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh transferred power after 11 months of protests.
Historical Events 📜
- 2019: The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.
- 2018: Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.
- 2015: Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
- 2011: Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
- 2010: Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
- 2009: The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.
- 2007: MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities.
- 2006: A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.
- 2005: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
- 2004: The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
- 2003: Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
- 2002: Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss.
- 2001: The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
- 1996: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
- 1992: The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Famous Births 👶
- 2001: Tino Anjorin, English footballer
- 1999: Boubacar Kamara, French footballer
- 1998: Caoimhín Kelleher, Irish footballer
- 1996: Alexis Ren, American social media personality, model, and actress
- 1996: James Maddison, English footballer
- 1996: Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer
- 1995: Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer
- 1994: Wes Burns, Welsh footballer
- 1992: Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1992: Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1991: Christian Cueva, Peruvian footballer
- 1991: Willian José, Brazilian footballer
- 1991: Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer
- 1990: Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer
- 1990: Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Rico Carty, Dominican baseball player (born 1939)
- 2024: Fred R. Harris, American politician (born 1930)
- 2024: Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality (born 1941)
- 2020: Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (born 1934)
- 2017: Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (born 1935)
- 2016: Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (born 1948)
- 2016: Ralph Branca, American baseball player (born 1926)
- 2016: Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (born 1930)
- 2016: Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (born 1938)
- 2015: Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (born 1925)
- 2015: Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1980)
- 2015: Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
- 2014: Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (born 1936)
- 2014: Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (born 1916)
- 2014: Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church) - Christian feast day:
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church) - Christian feast day:
Columbanus - Christian feast day:
Felicitas of Rome - Christian feast day:
Paulinus of Wales - Christian feast day:
Pope Clement I (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church) - Christian feast day:
Trudo (or Trond) - Christian feast day:
Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude) - Christian feast day:
November 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
- Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States)
- St George’s Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba (Georgia)