Page 6: Historical Events In November - 23

1942  Steward Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat was torpedoed on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history the V-173, a full-scale model of a fighter aircraft with an almost circular wing, made its first flight at the Vought-Sikorsky plant, Stratford, Conn. A military version of this aircraft, the XF5U-1, was constructed later but never flown.   

1942  On this day in history 3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders   

1943  For the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1,315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4,000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history on this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself   

1943  On November - 23 uS forces seized control of Tarawa &Makin from Japanese   

1943  1st printing of illegal "Warheid" on November - 23.   

1943  On November - 23 ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies   

1944  On November - 23 uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

1945  Steve Landesberg actorwas born Barney Miller on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history susan Anspach actresswas born Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again, Sam, The Yellow Rose, The Slap Maxwell Story   

1945  Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends on November - 23.   

1945  On November - 23 steve Landesberg actorwas born: Barney Miller   

1946  On November - 23 "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances   

1946  On November - 23 fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered   

1947  On November - 23 french govt of Schumann, forms   

1948  Formation of the Australian Regiment, which becomes the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) on 10mar1949 on November - 23.   

1948  On November - 23 lens to provide zoom effects patented-FG Back   

1948  On November - 23 dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects   

1948  Stanner E V Taylor, US director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71 on November - 23.   

1949  On November - 23 gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies   

1950  On November - 23 howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres   

1951  On this day in history david Rappaport actorwas born L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries   

1951  On this day in history david Rappaport actorwas born : L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries   

1952  On November - 23 aaro A Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, dies at 59   

1953  On this day in history kVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast   

1954  On November - 23 for the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.   

1955  British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia on this day in history.   

1956  Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61 on November - 23.   

1958  On November - 23 one of the last drama programs on radio debuted. It was unusual in that it followed the TV show of the same name. Have Gun Will Travel was broadcast on CBS radio and starred John Dehner as Paladin. Richard Boone played Paladin on TV.   

1958  On November - 23 ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared together in the GE Theatre production of A Turkey for the President.   

1959  "Fiorello!" premiers on Broadway on this day in history.   

1959  "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances on November - 23.   

1960  Tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched on November - 23.   

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1221  On this day in history birth of alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84)   

1402  On this day in history birth of jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)   

1417  William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487) was born on November - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0615  On this day in history columbanus, Irish monastery founder/poet/saint (Poenitentiale), dies   

0947  Death of Berthold, Duke of Bavaria on November - 23.   

0955  Death of Edred, King of England (b. c. 923) on this day in history.   

1249  Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies on this day in history.   

1407  On this day in history death of louis, duke of Orleans, murdered   

1457  Ladislaus V Posthumus, king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 17 on November - 23.   

1499  On this day in history death of perkin Warbeck, Flemish sailor, hanged   

1503  Death of Bona of Savoy, Italian noblewoman (b. 1449) on this day in history.