November 23
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Alexander Nevsky(Repose,Russian Orthodox Church), BlessedMiguel Agustín Pro– one ofSaints of the Cristero War(Roman Catholic Churchand theLutheran Church), Columbanus, Felicitas of Rome, Paulinus of Wales, Pope Clement I(Roman Catholic Church, theAnglican Communion, and theLutheran Church), Trudo(or Trond), Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude)
A Christian feast day commemorating multiple saints including Alexander Nevsky, Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, and others across various denominations.
Labor Thanksgiving Day(Japan)
A national holiday in Japan dedicated to honoring labor, production, and community, rooted in ancient harvest festivals.
Repudiation Day(Frederick County, Maryland,United States)
Local observance in Frederick County commemorating the 1765 protest against the British Stamp Act.
Rudolf Maister Day(Slovenia)
Memorial day in Slovenia honoring General Rudolf Maister’s defense of Maribor in 1919.
St George's Day (Georgia)orGiorgoba(Georgia)
Major religious feast in Georgia celebrating St. George, patron saint of the country.
Alexander Nevsky(Repose,Russian Orthodox Church)
Commemoration of Prince Alexander Nevsky’s repose, a celebrated saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.
BlessedMiguel Agustín Pro– one ofSaints of the Cristero War(Roman Catholic Churchand theLutheran Church)
Feast day of Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Mexican Jesuit martyr of the Cristero War.
Columbanus
Feast of Saint Columbanus, the Irish missionary who shaped monastic life in Europe.
Felicitas of Rome
Feast day of Saint Felicitas, venerated as a martyr who offered steadfast faith in ancient Rome.
Events
Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
In 534 BC, Thespis of Icaria became the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage, marking the origins of Western theatre.
Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
In 1248, King Ferdinand III of Castile's Christian forces captured Seville, a pivotal victory in the Reconquista.
Seven days after being convicted of treason, Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England, is hanged for attempting to escape from the Tower of London; his supporter John Atwater is executed with him.
In 1499, pretender Perkin Warbeck and his supporter John Atwater were executed at the Tower of London after a failed escape attempt.
John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
In 1644, John Milton published Areopagitica, a landmark pamphlet arguing passionately against censorship.
The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
The 1733 slave insurrection on St. John ignited a major uprising in the Danish West Indies.
French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela.
In 1808, French and Polish forces defeated the Spanish army at the Battle of Tudela during the Peninsular War.
American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
The Battle of Chattanooga began on November 23, 1863, as Union forces under Grant lifted the Confederate siege.
The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.
In 1867, the Manchester Martyrs were executed for killing a police officer while freeing Irish nationalists from custody.
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.
In 1876, New York boss William M. Tweed, leader of Tammany Hall, was returned to authorities after his capture in Spain.
Births
Alexander
Byzantine Emperor from 912 to 913, nephew of Leo VI.
Otto I
Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973 who consolidated German territories and laid foundations of the Holy Roman Empire.
Pope from 1265 to 1268 known for his efforts to promote crusades and involvement in Italian politics.
King of Castile and León (1252–1284) renowned for his patronage of learning and culture.
Jean de Dunois
Also known as the 'Bastard of Orléans,' a key French commander alongside Joan of Arc.
William FitzAlan
16th Earl of Arundel, an influential English noble and politician during the Wars of the Roses.
Clément Marot
French Renaissance poet known for his lyric verse and translations of the Psalms.
Francis
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a territorial ruler and nobleman during the Reformation era.
Prospero Alpini
Italian physician and botanist who introduced exotic plants to Europe and advanced medical botany.
Deaths
Jin Feidi
4th-century emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty in China.
Berthold
10th-century Duke of Bavaria in the early Holy Roman Empire.
Eadred
10th-century King of England who consolidated control over Northumbria.
Adam
12th-century Cistercian abbot of Ebrach Abbey in Bavaria.
William Fitz Robert
12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and 2nd Earl of Gloucester.
Louis I
14th-century French duke and influential brother of King Charles VI.
Ladislaus the Posthumous
15th-century monarch of Hungary and Bohemia, known for his brief reign.
15th-century Italian noblewoman turned Benedictine nun and founder.
Perkin Warbeck
15th-century pretender who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York.