Famous Personalities Born In November - 23
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1221 On November - 23 birth of alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84)
1402 On November - 23 birth of jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)
1417 On this day in history birth of william FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487)
1553 Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born on November - 23.
1616 John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) was born on November - 23.
1632 On this day in history birth of jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
1641 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.
1669 Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens) was born on November - 23.
1690 On November - 23 birth of ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI
1705 Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history birth of pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799)
1719 Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777) was born on November - 23.
1748 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer was born on this day in history.
1749 Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1760 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) was born on November - 23.
1765 On November - 23 birth of thomas Attwood, composer
1785 Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53) was born on this day in history.
1794 On November - 23 birth of joan F Van Oordt, vicar (Groninger direction)
1797 On this day in history birth of gabor Matray, composer
1800 On this day in history birth of michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/author (Povesti)
1804 On this day in history birth of franklin Pierce, Hillsboro NH, (D) 14th Pres (1853-1857)
1809 On this day in history birth of horatio Phillips Van Cleve, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1815 William Dennison, postmaster/general (Union), died in 1882 was born on November - 23.
1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on November - 23.
1820 John Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861 was born on this day in history.
1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884) was born on this day in history.
1821 Charles Meryon, British/French etcher was born on November - 23.
1826 On November - 23 birth of agustin Bethencourt, Venezuela publisher on Curacao
1830 Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor was born on November - 23.
1837 John van der Waals, Hol, physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid & Gas States) was born on this day in history.
1842 On this day in history birth of james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)
1843 On November - 23 birth of josef Sucher, composer
1858 Frank Hearne, cricketer (bro of George & Alec, Eng & S Afr) was born on November - 23.
1859 On November - 23 birth of billy the Kid, [William H Bonney], NYC, criminal