On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
November 23 2023
Historical Events
Abu Hussein school airstrike
disaster23 November 2023 Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip
Jabalia Refugee Camp
Born on This Day
Anatoly Lunacharsky
deceasedactor · 1875–1933
Days lived
21,217
Andreas Schmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor and director (1963-2017) · 1963–2017
Days lived
19,668
Anselmo Sacasas🇨🇺
deceasedCuban bandleader · 1912–1998
Days lived
31,106
Bobby Rush🇺🇸
American politician · b. 1946
Days alive
28,124
Bruno Visintin🇮🇹
deceasedboxer (1932–2015) · 1932–2015
Days lived
29,999
Chris Hardwick🇺🇸
American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician · b. 1971
Days alive
18,993
Christoph Bechmann🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1971
Days alive
18,993
Darina Laščiaková🇸🇰
Slovak singer · b. 1931
Days alive
33,603
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
politician · b. 1943
Days alive
29,220
Doug Morris🇺🇸
American record executive (born 1938) · b. 1938
Days alive
31,046
Eberhard Feik🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1943-1994) · 1943–1994
Days lived
18,592
Esther Maliepaard
Dutch baseball player · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
Frank Giering🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1971-2010) · 1971–2010
Days lived
14,092
Frode Kjekstad🇳🇴
jazz guitarist · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
Guy Victor Molinari🇺🇸
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,751
Harpo Marx🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican comedian · 1888–1964
Days lived
27,702
Herbert Achternbusch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022) · 1938–2022
Days lived
30,364
Hjalmar Branting
deceasedNotable Trials · 1860–1925
Days lived
23,468
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Itzik Feffer
deceasedSoviet Yiddish poet (1900-1952) · 1900–1952
Days lived
18,890
Jiří Stivín🇨🇿
Czech flautist, composer, jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, educator and saxophonist · b. 1942
Days alive
29,585
John Rabe🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1882–1950
Days lived
24,514
Karl Gebhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician and convicted war criminal (1897–1948) · 1897–1948
Days lived
18,453
Karl Mildenberger🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer (1937–2018) · 1937–2018
Days lived
29,535
Karsten Müller🇩🇪
Chess grandmaster, author · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Kea Bouman
deceasedDutch tennis player (1903–1998) · 1903–1998
Days lived
34,693
Ken Kavanaugh🇺🇸
deceasedCHOF player, NFL '40s All-Decade Team (1916-2007) · 1916–2007
Days lived
32,935
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
deceasedGerman astronomer (1853–1916) · 1853–1916
Days lived
23,029
Lucas Grabeel🇺🇸
singer · b. 1984
Days alive
14,244
Ludwig Rellstab🇩🇪
deceasedGerman chess player (1904-1983) · 1904–1983
Days lived
28,572
Mary Landrieu🇺🇸
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
24,837
Miguel de Icaza🇺🇸
entrepreneur · b. 1972
Days alive
18,627
Miley Cyrus
Music · b. 1992
Days alive
11,322
Mohamed Suleiman🇶🇦
Athletics competitor · b. 1969
Days alive
19,723
Nicolás Maduro🇻🇪
President of Venezuela · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
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Paul Celan🇦🇹
deceasedFrench-Romanian poet and translator (1920–1970) · 1920–1970
Days lived
18,045
Poornitha🇮🇳
actor · b. 1990
Days alive
12,053
Rachel Fuller Brown🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
29,636
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Regev Fanan🇮🇱
Israeli basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
15,340
Władysław Pobóg-Malinowski
deceasedPolish historian (1899–1962) · 1899–1962
Days lived
23,008
Died on This Day
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Alfonso Montemayor🇲🇽
deceasedMexican footballer (1922-2012) · 1922–2012
Days lived
33,082
André Malraux🇫🇷
deceasedPolitician · 1901–1976
Days lived
27,414
Andrew Sachs🇬🇧
deceasedBritish actor (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,642
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Chun Doo-hwan🇰🇷
deceased11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021) · 1931–2021
Days lived
33,182
Clarissa Allen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican author and educator (1859-1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,003
Dorothy Cheney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican tennis player (1916-2014) · 1916–2014
Days lived
35,877
Ernst Gaupp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anatomist (1865–1916) · 1865–1916
Days lived
18,760
Heinrich Triepel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman jurist (1868–1946) · 1868–1946
Days lived
28,773
Heinz Oberhummer🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian physicist (1941–2015) · 1941–2015
Days lived
27,216
Joe Kennedy🇺🇸
deceasedprofessional baseball player (1979–2007) · 1979–2007
Days lived
10,410
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Klaus Kinski🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1926–1991) · 1926–1991
Days lived
23,777
Larry Hagman🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1931–2012) · 1931–2012
Days lived
29,649
Louis Malle🇫🇷
deceasedFrench film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932-1995) · 1932–1995
Days lived
23,034
Lucy Weston Pickett🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chemist (1904-1997) · 1904–1997
Days lived
34,277
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Miguel Pro🇲🇽
deceasedMexican Jesuit priest and martyr (1891–1927) · 1891–1927
Days lived
13,462
Nicolas Roeg🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish film director and cinematographer (1928–2018) · 1928–2018
Days lived
32,972
Patrick Jansen🇮🇳
deceasedIndian field hockey player (1920–2003) · 1920–2003
Days lived
30,294
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria🇪🇸
deceasedmilitary person · 1859–1949
Days lived
32,904
Roald Dahl🇳🇴
deceasedBritish writer and poet (1916–1990) · 1916–1990
Days lived
27,099
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Udo Kier🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1944–2025) · 1944–2025
Days lived
29,625
Zhang Yang🇨🇳
deceasedChinese general of the People's Liberation Army (1951-2017) · 1951–2017
Days lived
24,221
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
62,417
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,095
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,443
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,106
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,981
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,886
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,791
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,951
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,138
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,415
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,261
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,958
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,531
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,973
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,939
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,573
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
54,017
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,669
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,468
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,982
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
77,000
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,669
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
36,021
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,564
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,474
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,451
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,911
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,333
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,871
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,688
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,983
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,296
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,253
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
16,032