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November 23: Day of the Week
November 23, 2024 is the 328th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 38 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
November 23 Historical Event(s)
1248
Conquest of Seville by the Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
1867
The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody.
1876
Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
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.
1940
World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis Powers.
1943
World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
1959
General Charles de Gaulle, President of France, declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for a “Europe, ”from the Atlantic to the Urals.\"
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.
2001
The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
2003
Rose Revolution: the Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
Who were born on November 23?
1221
King Alfonso X of Castile (d. 1284)
1632
Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
1912
George O'Hanlon, American actor (d. 1989)
1924
Colin Turnbull, British anthropologist (d. 1994)
1943
Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
1945
Steve Landesberg, American actor and comedian (d. 2010)
1953
Johan de Meij, Dutch conductor and composer
1967
Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer
1972
Chris Adler, American drummer (Lamb of God)
1983
Nasser Al-Shamrani, Saudi Arabian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters DWDYEZILO? Check your answers here: Word search DWDYEZILO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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