November 23

• 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/23/day-ancient-athenian-performer-invents-theatre-know/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/23/day-ancient-athenian-performer-invents-theatre-know/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=On this day: an ancient Athenian performer invents the theatre as we know it|website=The Telegraph|date=23 November 2016|author=Dominic Selwood|access-date=19 December 2019}}{{cbignore}}
• 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
• 1499 – 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.{{cite book|author=John Duncan Mackie|title=The earlier Tudors, 1485-1558|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1952|page=165}}

• 1644 – John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.{{cite book|author=Laura Lunger Knoppers|title=The Oxford Handbook of Literature and the English Revolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jTRQSJTIrsMC&pg=PA202|date=29 November 2012|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-956060-8|pages=202}}
• 1733 – The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
• 1808 – French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela.
• 1863 – 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.{{cite book|author=Society of the Army of the Cumberland. Reunion|title=Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdZBAQAAMAAJ|year=1923|publisher=Robert Clarke|page=65}}
• 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.{{cite book|author=Paul Bernard Rose|title=The Manchester martyrs: the story of a Fenian tragedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLFnAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=Lawrence & Wishart|page=132|isbn=978-0-85315-209-5}}
• 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 succeed him.

• 1910 – Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.
• 1914 – Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
• 1921 – Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, signs the Willis–Campbell Act into law, prohibiting doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.President Harding signed “anti-beer bill” [https://www.jurist.org/thisday/2009/11/23/president-harding-signed-anti-beer-bill/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123200104/https://www.jurist.org/thisday/2009/11/23/president-harding-signed-anti-beer-bill/|date=2022-11-23}}
• 1923 – The 1923 Irish hunger strikes ends, four Irish Republicans die from starvation.Deasy, Liam (1998), Brother Against Brother, Mercier Press, Cork pg 86.
• 1924 – Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.{{cite book|author1=Alexander S. Sharov|author2=Igor D. Novikov|author3=Igor Dmitrievitch Novikov|title=Edwin Hubble, The Discoverer of the Big Bang Universe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttEwkEdPc70C&pg=PA34|date=14 October 1993|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-41617-7|pages=34|access-date=23 November 2020|archive-date=13 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313184423/https://books.google.com/books?id=ttEwkEdPc70C&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
• 1934 – An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
• 1939 – World War II: {{HMS|Rawalpindi}} is sunk by the German battleships {{ship|German battleship|Scharnhorst||2}} and {{ship|German battleship|Gneisenau||2}}.
• 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.
• 1943 – World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
• 1944 – World War II: The Lotta Svärd Movement is disbanded under the terms of the armistice treaty in Finland after the Continuation War.Jukka Paakki: Arto Salomaa: Mathematician, Computer Scientist, and Teacher: A Thematic Biography, p. 14. (2019)
• 1946 – French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
• 1955 – The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2015-07-27_114114.html | title=Handover of Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Australia | date=27 July 2015 | website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg | publisher=Singapore Government Agency | access-date=2020-07-23 | archive-date=2023-05-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523015148/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2015-07-27_114114.html | url-status=live }}
• 1959 – French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
• 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who (An Unearthly Child) is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/november/doctor-who-first-episode | title=Doctor Who first episode 23 November 1963 | publisher=BBC | access-date=17 April 2020 | archive-date=16 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616144358/https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/november/doctor-who-first-episode | url-status=live }}
• 1971 – Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.
• 1972 – The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at launching the N1 rocket.{{cite book|author=Colin Burgess|title=Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969–1975|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q1gsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA71|date=June 2010|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=978-0-8032-2665-4|pages=71}}
• 1974 – Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.{{cite book|author=John H. Spencer|title=Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Selassie Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5q7NV-vSPwC&pg=PA342|date=July 2006|publisher=Tsehai Publishers|isbn=978-1-59907-000-1|pages=342}}
• 1976 – Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of {{cvt|100|m}} undersea without breathing equipment.{{cite web |title=Pushing the boundaries of human achievement |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191010-pushing-the-boundaries-of-human-achievement |website=France 24 |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122191653/https://www.france24.com/en/20191010-pushing-the-boundaries-of-human-achievement |url-status=live }}
• 1978 – Cyclone kills about 1,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
• 1978 – The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.{{cite web | url=https://www.ancom.ro/uploads/links_files/Legis_conf_reg_geneva_1975.pdf | title=Final Acts of the Regional Administrative LF/MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions 1 and 3) | year=1975 | publisher=International Telecommunication Union | website=Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii (ANCOM) | access-date=2020-04-17 | archive-date=2020-09-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134647/https://www.ancom.ro/uploads/links_files/Legis_conf_reg_geneva_1975.pdf | url-status=live }}
• 1980 – The 6.9 {{M|w}} Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483–4,900, and injuring 7,700–8,934.
• 1981 – Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
• 1985 – Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid.
• 1991 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.{{cite book |last=Bret |first=David |year=1996 |title=Living On the Edge: The Freddie Mercury Story |publisher= Robson Books |location=London |isbn=978-1-86105-256-8 |page=179}}
• 1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• 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 Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
• 2002 – Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss.{{cite news |date=10 November 2002 |title=Shuttle fueling begins |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-113_Archive.txt |access-date=30 August 2009 |work=CBS News}}
• 2003 – Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
• 2004 – The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
• 2005 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
• 2006 – A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.
• 2007 – {{MS|Explorer|1969|6}}, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities.
• 2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/specialreports/177821/the-ampatuan-massacre-a-map-and-timeline/story|title=The Ampatuan Massacre: a map and timeline|author=Analyn Perez|work=GMA News|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215235458/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/177821/news/specialreports/the-ampatuan-massacre-a-map-and-timeline|url-status=live}}
• 2010 – Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.skorea.military.fire/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1 |title= Report: N. Korea fires on S. Korea, injuring at least 17 |publisher= CNN |date= 23 November 2010 |access-date= 2010-11-23 |archive-date= 2012-11-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121101061300/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/nkorea.skorea.military.fire/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1 |url-status= live }}
• 2011 – Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/23/yemen-president-quits?intcmp=239|title=Yemen president quits after deal in Saudi Arabia|date=November 23, 2011|author=Tom Finn|website=The Guardian|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330101754/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/23/yemen-president-quits?intcmp=239|url-status=live}}
• 2015 – Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.{{cite news |title=Blue Origin Makes Historic Rocket Landing |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/news/blue-origin-makes-historic-rocket-landing |access-date=24 November 2015 |work=Blue Origin |date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125051400/https://www.blueorigin.com/news/news/blue-origin-makes-historic-rocket-landing |archive-date=25 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
• 2018 – Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.{{Cite web|title=Dolce & Gabbana founders make video apology after racism accusations|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/dolce-gabbana-founders-make-video-apology-china-after-racism-accusations-n939461|access-date=2021-11-23|website=NBC News|date=23 November 2018|language=en|archive-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124044835/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/dolce-gabbana-founders-make-video-apology-china-after-racism-accusations-n939461|url-status=live}}
• 2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.{{Cite web|title=Malaysia's last Sumatran rhino Iman dies, making the species now extinct in the country|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/23/malaysia039s-last-sumatran-rhino-iman-dies-species-now-extinct-in-the-country|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Star|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327095309/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/23/malaysia039s-last-sumatran-rhino-iman-dies-species-now-extinct-in-the-country|url-status=live}}

• 870 – Alexander, Byzantine emperor (died 913){{cite book|author1=John Skylitzes|author2=John Wortley|title=John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057: Translation and Notes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vGE8Xq832A0C&pg=PA188|date=7 October 2010|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-48915-7|pages=188}}
• 912 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 973){{cite book|title = Die Ottonen|last = Keller|first = Hagen|publisher = C.H.Beck|year = 2008|isbn = 978-3-406-44746-4|edition = 4th|language = de|page=26}}
• 1190 – Pope Clement IV (died 1268){{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Kevin|title=Pope Clement IV|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04019a.htm|access-date=12 November 2020|website=New Advent|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114000258/https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04019a.htm|url-status=live}}
• 1221 – Alfonso X of Castile (died 1284){{citation |last=O'Callaghan |first=F. |date=1993 |title=The Learned King: The Reign of Alfonso X of Castile |location=Philadelphia, PA |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |page=46}}
• 1402 – Jean de Dunois, French soldier (died 1468)
• 1417 – William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1487){{cite book|author1=John Hutchins|author2=William Shipp|author3=James Whitworth Hodson|title=The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yR8qAQAAMAAJ|year=1973|publisher=EP Pub.|isbn=978-0-85409-856-9|page=323}}
• 1496 – Clément Marot, French poet (died 1544){{cite book|title=Zwingliana: Mitteilungen zur Geschichte Zwinglis der Reformation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BmyakJUigz8C|year=1974|publisher=Zürcher & Furrer|page=521|language=de}}
• 1508 – Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, youngest son of Henry the Middle (died 1549)
• 1553 – Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (died 1617){{cite book|title=A new and general biographical dictionary: containing an historical, critical, and impartial account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation in the world|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2W2fLobDSMC&pg=PA167|year=1795|publisher=Proprietors|pages=167}}

• 1632 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (died 1707){{cite book|author=James Stephen|title=Essays in Ecclesiastical Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1S41uYE44IwC&pg=PA249|year=1860|publisher=Longman, green, Longman and Roberts|pages=249}}
• 1641 – Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch lawyer and politician (died 1720){{cite book|title=Encyclopedia Britannica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQlXAAAAMAAJ|year=1970|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica, Incorporated|page=310}}
• 1687 – Jean Baptiste Senaillé, French violinist and composer (died 1730)
• 1705 – Thomas Birch, English historian and author (died 1766)
• 1715 – Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer and author (died 1799)
• 1719 – Spranger Barry, Irish actor (died 1777)
• 1749 – Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (died 1800)
• 1760 – François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist and activist (died 1797)
• 1781 – Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Marburg (died 1847)
• 1785 – Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (died 1853)
• 1803 – Theodore Dwight Weld, American author and activist (died 1895)
• 1804 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (died 1869)
• 1820 – Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and author (died 1884)
• 1837 – Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and thermodynamicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1923)
• 1838 – Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1928)
• 1858 – Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (died 1938)
• 1860 – Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1925)
• 1864 – Henry Bourne Joy, American businessman (died 1936)
• 1868 – Mary Brewster Hazelton, American painter (died 1953){{cite book|editor-last=Marquis|editor-first=Albert Nelson|title=Who's Who in America, 1928–1929, Volume 15: A Biographical Dictionary Of Notable Living Men And Women In The United States|location=Chicago|publisher=A. N. Marquis & Company|year=1928|page=998}}
• 1869 – Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer (died 1942)
• 1869 – Johan Scharffenberg, Norwegian psychiatrist (died 1965){{cite encyclopedia |title=Johan Scharffenberg |first1=Øivind |last1=Larsen |first2=Svein Atle |last2=Skålevåg |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=23 October 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Scharffenberg |language=no |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915070428/https://snl.no/Johan_Scharffenberg |url-status=live }}
• 1871 – William Watt, Australian accountant and politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (died 1946)
• 1875 – Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (died 1933)
• 1876 – Sara Prinsep, British salon organiser (died 1959){{Citation |last=Dakers |first=Caroline |title=Prinsep [née Pattle], Sara Monckton (1816–1887), creator and host of the Little Holland House salon |date=2024-05-09 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-90000382464 |access-date=2024-11-06 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382464 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|url-access=subscription }}
• 1876 – Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (died 1946)
• 1878 – Frank Pick, English lawyer and businessman (died 1941)
• 1883 – José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (died 1949)
• 1886 – Eduards Smiļģis, Latvian actor and director (died 1966)
• 1887 – Boris Karloff, English actor (died 1969){{cite book|author=Beverley Bare Buehrer|title=Boris Karloff: A Bio-bibliography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmd77kTyX_oC&pg=PA1|year=1993|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-27715-3|pages=1}}
• 1887 – Henry Moseley, English physicist and chemist (died 1915){{cite book|title=Manchester Memoirs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2S4oAQAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=The Society|page=66}}
• 1888 – Harpo Marx, American comedian and musician (died 1964){{cite book|author=Paul T. Hellmann|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA776|date=14 February 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-94859-3|pages=776}}
• 1889 – Harry Sunderland, Australian-English journalist and businessman (died 1964)
• 1890 – El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (died 1941)
• 1892 – Erté, Russian-French illustrator and designer (died 1990){{cite book|author=Deborah Andrews|title=Annual Obituary, 1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6VIYAAAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-092-6|page=236|access-date=2020-11-23|archive-date=2023-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207124838/https://books.google.com/books?id=6VIYAAAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}
• 1896 – Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovak politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (died 1953)
• 1896 – Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31st Yokozuna (died 1960)
• 1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri, British-Indian historian, author, and critic (died 1999)
• 1897 – Karl Gebhardt, German physician and war criminal (died 1948)
• 1899 – Manuel dos Reis Machado, Brazilian martial artist and educator (died 1974)

• 1901 – Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (died 1962)
• 1902 – Aaron Bank, American colonel (died 2004)
• 1902 – Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (died 1982)
• 1903 – Joe Nibloe, Scottish footballer (died 1976)[http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/joenibloe.html (SFL player) Joe Nibloe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915205929/https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/joenibloe.html |date=2020-09-15 }}, London Hearts Supporters Club
• 1905 – K. Alvapillai, Sri Lankan civil servant (died 1979)
• 1906 – Betti Alver, Estonian author and poet (died 1989)
• 1907 – Lars Leksell, Swedish physician and neurosurgeon (died 1986)
• 1907 – Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (died 2014)
• 1908 – Nelson S. Bond, American author and playwright (died 2006)
• 1909 – Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (died 2000)
• 1912 – George O'Hanlon, American actor and screenwriter (died 1989)
• 1914 – Donald Nixon, American businessman (died 1987)
• 1914 – Wilson Tucker, American projectionist and author (died 2006)
• 1915 – Anne Burns, British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot (died 2001)
• 1915 – John Dehner, American actor (died 1992)
• 1915 – Marc Simont, French-American illustrator (died 2013)
• 1916 – Michael Gough, Malaysian-English actor (died 2011)
• 1916 – P. K. Page, English-Canadian author and poet (died 2010)
• 1920 – Paul Celan, Romanian-French poet and translator (died 1970)
• 1921 – Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (died 1960)
• 1922 – Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (died 2012)
• 1922 – Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vietnam (died 2008)
• 1923 – Daniel Brewster, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2007)
• 1923 – Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (died 2012)
• 1923 – Gloria Whelan, American author and poet{{cite web |title=Gloria Whelan Papers |url=http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum/public_html/html/research/findaids/DG1150f.html |website=The University of South Mississippi University Libraries |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801020021/http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum/public_html/html/research/findaids/DG1150f.html |url-status=live }}
• 1924 – Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (died 2014)
• 1924 – Josephine D'Angelo, American baseball player and educator (died 2013)
• 1924 – Paula Raymond, American model and actress (died 2003)
• 1924 – Colin Turnbull, English-American anthropologist and author (died 1994)
• 1925 – José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran engineer and politician, President of El Salvador (died 1990)
• 1925 – Johnny Mandel, American composer and conductor (died 2020){{Citation |title=Mandel, Johnny [John Alfred] |publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J286900 |year=2003 |last1=Strunk |first1=Steven }}
• 1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (died 2011)
• 1926 – R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
• 1927 – John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (died 2013)
• 1927 – Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (died 2005)
• 1927 – Angelo Sodano, Italian cardinal{{Cite web|url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/10/long-a-lightning-rod-sodano-figures-in-mccarrick-vigano-saga-too/|title=Long a lightning rod, Sodano figures in McCarrick/Viganò saga too|website=cruxnow.com|date=25 October 2018|access-date=2020-01-02|archive-date=2019-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223160719/https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/10/long-a-lightning-rod-sodano-figures-in-mccarrick-vigano-saga-too/|url-status=live}} (died 2022)
• 1928 – Jerry Bock, American composer (died 2010)
• 1928 – John Coleman, Australian rules footballer and coach (died 1973)
• 1928 – Elmarie Wendel, American actress and singer (died 2018)
• 1928 – Brendan Pereira, Indian advertising executive (died 2024)[https://www.exchange4media.com/advertising-news/great-thinker-a-fountain-of-ideas-industry-mourns-brendan-pereira-135815.html Great thinker, a fountain of ideas: Industry mourns Brendan Pereira]
• 1929 – Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian writer (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Stout |first=David |date=November 30, 2024 |title=Hal Lindsey, Author of ‘The Late, Great Planet Earth,’ Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/books/hal-lindsey-dead.html |access-date=December 1, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 1930 – Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (died 1972)
• 1930 – Jack McKeon, American baseball player and manager{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mckeoja99.shtml|title=Jack McKeon Managerial Record|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-date=2009-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616103153/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mckeoja99.shtml|url-status=live}}
• 1932 – Renato Martino, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (died 2024){{Cite web |last=CNA |title=Cardinal Renato Martino, longtime Vatican diplomat, dies at 91 |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260141/cardinal-renato-martino-longtime-vatican-diplomat-dies-at-91 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}
• 1932 – Michel David-Weill, French-American banker{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Michel-David-Weill-68/biography/|title=Michel David-Weill – Biography|last=MarketScreener|website=www.marketscreener.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101013542/https://www.marketscreener.com/business-leaders/Michel-David-Weill-68/biography/|url-status=live}} (died 2022)
• 1933 – Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor{{Cite web|url=https://culture.pl/en/artist/krzysztof-penderecki|title=Krzysztof Penderecki - - Biography {{!}} Artist|website=Culture.pl|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-date=2010-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522214520/http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_penderecki_krzysztof|url-status=live}} (died 2020)
• 1933 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and activist (died 1977)
• 1934 – Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (died 1994){{cite book|author=John Barrett|title=Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KWJYAAAAYAAJ|year=2001|publisher=CollinsWillow|isbn=978-0-00-711707-9|page=116}}
• 1934 – Robert Towne, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2024){{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/robert-towne|title=Robert Towne|date=December 27, 2019|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2020-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423220447/https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/robert-towne|url-status=live}}
• 1934 – James R. Hogg, American admiral (died 2025){{Cite web |date=January 4, 2025 |title=Obituaries in Newport, RI {{!}} Newport Daily News |url=https://www.newportri.com/obituaries/ppvp1048818 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=newportri.com |language=en}}
• 1935 – Ken Eastwood, Australian cricketer{{Cite web|url=https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/eastwood-made-our-day/|title=Eastwood made our day|last=Rees|first=Mic|date=2013-01-04|website=The Footy Almanac|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2020-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809091504/https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/eastwood-made-our-day/|url-status=live}}
• 1935 – Vladislav Volkov, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 1971)
• 1938 – Patrick Kelly, English archbishop{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/index.php?p=29|title=Archbishop of Liverpool|date=2019|website=The Archdiocese of Liverpool|access-date=2020-01-09|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913141048/http://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/index.php?p=29|url-status=dead}}
• 1939 – Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (died 2001)
• 1940 – Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Luis-Tiant|title=Luis Tiant {{!}} Biography, Stats, & Facts|last=Jamail|first=Milton|date=February 13, 2008|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2019-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619210604/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Luis-Tiant|url-status=live}} (died 2024){{Cite web |last=Schlachter |first=David Close, Thomas |date=2024-10-08 |title=Famed Cuban, MLB pitcher Luis Tiant dies at 83 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/sport/cuban-mlb-pitcher-luis-tiant-dies-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=CNN |language=en}}
• 1941 – Alan Mullery, English footballer and manager{{Cite web|url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/alan-mullery-mbe/|title=League Managers Association – ALAN MULLERY MBE|website=www.leaguemanagers.com|publisher=League Managers Association|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202192347/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/alan-mullery-mbe/|url-status=dead}}
• 1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor and producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/franco-nero-p52262|title=Franco Nero|last=Erickson|first=Hal|website=AllMovie.com|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2019-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907032819/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/franco-nero-p52262|url-status=live}}
• 1942 – Susan Anspach, American actress (died 2018){{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/11/susan-anspach-obituary|title=Susan Anspach obituary|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|date=2018-04-11|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-19|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
• 1943 – Andrew Goodman, American activist (died 1964)
• 1943 – Sue Nicholls, English actress{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba196822d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913152616/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba196822d|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2020|title=Sue Nicholls|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}
• 1943 – David Nolan, American activist and politician (died 2010)
• 1943 – Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball player and coach (died 2022){{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/petar-skansi|title=Petar SKANSI – Olympic Basketball {{!}} Yugoslavia|date=2016-06-11|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913152904/https://www.olympic.org/petar-skansi|url-status=live}}
• 1944 – Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14c6d12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325140220/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14c6d12|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2017|title=Joe Eszterhas|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}
• 1944 – Peter Lindbergh, German-French photographer and director (died 2019){{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/sep/09/peter-lindbergh-obituary|title=Peter Lindbergh obituary|last=Horwell|first=Veronica|date=2019-09-09|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-19|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
• 1944 – James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/james-toback-p114247|title=James Toback|last=Erickson|first=Hal|website=AllMovie.com|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2019-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707041005/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/james-toback-p114247|url-status=live}}
• 1945 – Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
• 1945 – Jim Doyle, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Wisconsin{{Cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jim-doyle/|title=Jim Doyle|website=National Governors Association|date=3 January 2011|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=2019-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706180628/https://www.nga.org/governor/jim-doyle/|url-status=live}}
• 1945 – Tony Pond, English racing driver (died 2002)
• 1946 – Diana Quick, English actress{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fb9eac2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024050206/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fb9eac2|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2017|title=Diana Quick|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}
• 1946 – Bobby Rush, American activist and politician{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=r000515|title=Rush, Bobby L. (1946-)|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805113604/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=r000515|url-status=live}}
• 1947 – Jean-Pierre Foucault, French radio and television host{{Cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/people/jean-pierre-foucault-n-a-pas-tout-a-fait-dit-son-dernier-mot-17-01-2019-2286538_2116.php|title=Jean-Pierre Foucault n'a pas tout à fait dit son dernier mot|date=January 17, 2019|website=Le Point|language=fr|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527133505/https://www.lepoint.fr/people/jean-pierre-foucault-n-a-pas-tout-a-fait-dit-son-dernier-mot-17-01-2019-2286538_2116.php|url-status=live}}
• 1948 – Bård Breivik, Norwegian sculptor and art instructor (died 2016){{cite encyclopedia |title=Bård Breivik |first=Katrine |last=Kalleklev |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=22 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/B%C3%A5rd_Breivik |language=no |access-date=27 March 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927094523/https://snl.no/B%C3%A5rd_Breivik |url-status=live }}
• 1948 – Bruce Vilanch, American actor and screenwriter{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/bruce-vilanch-p73531|title=Bruce Vilanch|last=Southern|first=Nathan|website=AllMovie.com|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913155705/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/bruce-vilanch-p73531|url-status=live}}
• 1948 – Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager (died 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/frank-worthington-29985/|title=Frank Worthington|website=11v11.com|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913132953/https://www.11v11.com/players/frank-worthington-29985/|url-status=live}}
• 1949 – Alan Paul, American singer-songwriter and actor{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alan-paul-86975|title=Alan Paul|website=IBDB|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127001000/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alan-paul-86975|url-status=live}}
• 1949 – Sandra Stevens, English singer{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/86054518-cf41-4490-9098-e9be70afbdda|title=Sandra Stevens|website=BBC|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127001823/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/86054518-cf41-4490-9098-e9be70afbdda|url-status=dead}}
• 1950 – Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Indian indologist, author, and academic{{cite book|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt|title=Who's who of Indian Writers: 1999: In 2 Vol. Vol. 1 A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA131|access-date=17 December 2012|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|page=131}}
• 1950 – Carlos Eire, Cuban-born American author and academic{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/eire-carlos-mario-nieto-1950|title=Eire, Carlos M(ario) N(ieto) 1950- {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913150517/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/eire-carlos-mario-nieto-1950|url-status=live}}
• 1950 – Charles Schumer, American lawyer and politician{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000148|title=SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) (1950-)|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408091603/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000148|url-status=live}}
• 1950 – Paul Wilson, Scottish footballer (died 2017)[http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/paul-wilson/ Paul Wilson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913152534/http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/w/paul-wilson/ |date=2020-09-13 }}, MotherWELLnet
• 1951 – Maik Galakos, Greek footballer and manager{{Cite web|title=Maik Galakos – 1972/1973|url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/maik-galakos/|website=Fussballdaten|language=de|access-date=2020-05-29|archive-date=2020-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328074646/https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/maik-galakos/|url-status=live}}
• 1953 – Rick Bayless, American chef and author{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/chef-bios-rick-bayless|title=Chef Bios – Rick Bayless|last=Kim|first=David|date=August 2, 2011|website=The Daily Meal|publisher=Tribune Publishing|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127002320/https://www.thedailymeal.com/chef-bios-rick-bayless|url-status=live}}
• 1953 – Francis Cabrel, French singer-songwriter and guitarist{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/francis-cabrel-mn0000153563|title=Francis Cabrel {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2019-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223151802/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/francis-cabrel-mn0000153563|url-status=live}}
• 1953 – Johan de Meij, Dutch trombonist, composer, and conductor{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johan-de-meij-mn0001650712/biography|title=Johan De Meij {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913151457/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johan-de-meij-mn0001650712/biography|url-status=live}}
• 1953 – Martin Kent, Australian cricketer {{cite web |last1=Bland |first1=Gareth |title=Martin Kent – Cricket Web |url=http://www.cricketweb.net/martin-kent/ |website=www.cricketweb.net |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127203739/http://www.cricketweb.net/martin-kent/ |url-status=live }}
• 1954 – Pete Allen, English clarinet player and saxophonist {{cite web |title=Pete Allen – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9b9a5f2a-4d14-45b2-8e29-441f78a5e654 |website=BBC |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127222253/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9b9a5f2a-4d14-45b2-8e29-441f78a5e654 |url-status=dead }}
• 1954 – Glenn Brummer, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Glenn Brummer Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brummgl01.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424200512/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brummgl01.shtml |url-status=live }}
• 1954 – Bruce Hornsby, American singer-songwriter and pianist{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095945346|title=Bruce Hornsby|website=www.oxfordreference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-date=2020-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127070029/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095945346|url-status=live}}
• 1954 – Aavo Pikkuus, Estonian cyclist{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/aavo-pikkuus|title=Aavo Pikkuus|website=Olympic.org|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=January 22, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913150623/https://www.olympic.org/aavo-pikkuus|url-status=live}}
• 1955 – Steven Brust, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and author{{cite book |title=Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television |author1-first=Hal |author1-last=May |author2-first=Susan M. |author2-last=Trosky |page=72 |publisher=Gale |date=April 15, 1988 |isbn=978-0-8103-1923-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v6zy42FCEiQC&q=steven+brust+born+minnesota |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117162641/https://books.google.com/books?id=v6zy42FCEiQC&q=steven+brust+born+minnesota |url-status=live }}
• 1955 – Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist and composer{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ludovico-einaudi-mn0000083707|title=Ludovico Einaudi {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-date=2020-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702015946/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ludovico-einaudi-mn0000083707|url-status=live}}
• 1955 – Mary Landrieu, American politician{{Cite web|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=l000550|title=LANDRIEU, Mary L. (1955-)|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=2018-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702175908/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=l000550|url-status=live}}
• 1956 – Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36951.html|title=Bruce Edgar|website=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212023103/http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36951.html|url-status=live}}
• 1956 – Shane Gould, Australian swimmer and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shane-Gould|title=Shane Gould {{!}} Australian athlete|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201044222/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shane-Gould|url-status=live}}
• 1956 – Karin Guthke, German diver{{cite web |title=Karin GUTHKE – Olympic Diving {{!}} German Democratic Republic (1955–1990 |url=https://www.olympic.org/karin-guthke |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=14 June 2016 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913164042/https://www.olympic.org/karin-guthke |url-status=live }}
• 1957 – Andrew Toney, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Andrew Toney |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78351/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222039/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78351/career |url-status=live }}
• 1958 – Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricketer and lawyer{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38398.html|title=Martin Snedden|website=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203054037/http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38398.html|url-status=live}}
• 1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/maxwell-caulfield-p11837|title=Maxwell Caulfield {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913145047/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/maxwell-caulfield-p11837|url-status=live}}
• 1960 – Robin Roberts, American sportscaster and journalist{{Cite web|url=https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/robin-roberts/|title=Robin Roberts|last=Jeanes|first=Peggy W.|date=July 11, 2017|website=Mississippi Encyclopedia|publisher=Center for Study of Southern Culture|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202193326/https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/robin-roberts/|url-status=live}}
• 1961 – Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/ablow-keith-russell-1961|title=Ablow, Keith Russell 1961-|date=December 29, 2019|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202194250/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/ablow-keith-russell-1961|url-status=live}}
• 1961 – Nicolas Bacri, French composer{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicolas-bacri-mn0001649687|title=Nicolas Bacri|website=AllMusic.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204162156/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicolas-bacri-mn0001649687|url-status=live}}
• 1961 – Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5726.html|title=Merv Hughes|website=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-date=2020-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201082340/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5726.html|url-status=live}}
• 1961 – Peter Stanford, English journalist and author{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/stanford-peter-1961|title=Stanford, Peter 1961– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204164131/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/stanford-peter-1961|url-status=live}}
• 1962 – Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolas-Maduro|title=Nicolas Maduro {{!}} Biography, Facts, & Presidency|last=Wallenfeldt|first=Jeff|date=April 9, 2013|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404165142/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolas-Maduro|url-status=live}}
• 1963 – Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (died 2023){{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/60772/arto-heiskanen|title=Arto Heiskanen|website=Elite Prospects|access-date=2023-02-08|archive-date=2023-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326152956/https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/60772/arto-heiskanen|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url= https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000009381099.html | title= Jääkiekkolegenda Arto Heiskanen, 59, on kuollut | last= Touru | first= Ville | date= 8 February 2023 | access-date= 8 February 2023 | work= Ilta-Sanomat | language= fi | archive-date= 8 February 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230208175834/https://www.is.fi/sm-liiga/art-2000009381099.html | url-status= live }}
• 1963 – Gwynne Shotwell, American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/06/gwynne-shotwell.html|title=Gwynne Shotwell – The CNBC Next List|date=2014-10-06|website=CNBC.com|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2023-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111141233/https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/06/gwynne-shotwell.html|url-status=live}}
• 1964 – Steve Alford, American basketball player and coach{{cite web |title=Steve Alford |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76024/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201032550/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76024/career |url-status=live }}
• 1964 – Marilyn Kidd, Australian rower{{cite web |title=Marilyn KIDD |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/34994/results/kidd-marilyn |website=worldrowing.com |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913151212/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/34994/results/kidd-marilyn |url-status=live }}
• 1964 – Frank Rutherford, Bahamian triple jumper{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/frank-rutherford|title=Frank RUTHERFORD – Olympic Athletics {{!}} Bahamas|date=2016-06-17|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2020-01-27|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131136/https://www.olympic.org/frank-rutherford|url-status=live}}
• 1965 – Jennifer Michael Hecht, American historian, author, and poet{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/hecht-jennifer-michael-1965|title=Hecht, Jennifer Michael 1965- {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204165704/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/hecht-jennifer-michael-1965|url-status=live}}
• 1966 – Vincent Cassel, French actor and producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baef058ce|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014184703/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baef058ce|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2016|title=Vincent Cassel|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}
• 1966 – Kevin Gallacher, Scottish footballer and sportscaster{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/87/Kevin-Gallacher/overview|title=Kevin Gallacher Profile, News & Stats {{!}} Premier League|website=www.premierleague.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204165153/https://www.premierleague.com/players/87/Kevin-Gallacher/overview|url-status=live}}
• 1966 – Michelle Gomez, Scottish actress{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 23, 2022 includes celebrity Miley Cyrus, Michelle Gomez |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-23-2022-includes-celebrity-miley-cyrus-michelle-gomez.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=21 November 2023 |date=23 November 2022 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222037/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-23-2022-includes-celebrity-miley-cyrus-michelle-gomez.html |url-status=live }}
• 1966 – Jerry Kelly, American golfer{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.08075.jerry-kelly.html|title=Jerry Kelly PGA TOUR Champions Profile – News, Stats, and Videos|website=PGATour|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17|archive-date=2017-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912092146/http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.08075.html|url-status=live}}
• 1967 – Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer and coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155376.html|title=Gary Kirsten – Five Cricketers of the Year, 2004|last=Henderson|first=Jon|website=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2015-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424162035/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155376.html|url-status=live}}
• 1967 – Salli Richardson, American actress, director, and producer{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/salli-richardson|title=Salli Richardson {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2022-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422134653/https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/salli-richardson|url-status=live}}
• 1968 – Miloš Babić, Serbian basketball player{{cite web |title=Milos Babic |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76079/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222040/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76079/career |url-status=live }}
• 1968 – Robert Denmark, English runner and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/robert-denmark-3622|title=Robert DENMARK {{!}} Profile|website=www.worldathletics.org|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230035745/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/robert-denmark-3622|url-status=live}}
• 1968 – Anthony Sullivan, English rugby league and union player{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/13767.html|title=Anthony Clive Sullivan|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2013-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706175030/http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/13767.html|url-status=live}}
• 1968 – Kirsty Young, Scottish journalist{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba803ec99|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510225131/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba803ec99|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2019|title=Kirsty Young|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}
• 1969 – Olivier Beretta, Monégasque racing driver{{Cite web|url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/olivier-beretta|title=Olivier Beretta {{!}} Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=2017-06-12|website=Motor Sport Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204173516/https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/olivier-beretta|url-status=live}}
• 1969 – Mike Lünsmann, German footballer{{cite web |title=Mike Lünsmann |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mike-luensmann/ |website=Worldfootball.net |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153753/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mike-luensmann/ |url-status=live }}
• 1969 – Robin Padilla, Filipino actor, martial artist, and screenwriter{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robin-padilla-p441514|title=Robin Padilla {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125140319/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/robin-padilla-p441514|url-status=live}}
• 1970 – Zoë Ball, English radio and television host{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiorelations.co.uk/zoeuml-ball.html|title=Zoe Ball – Radio Relations|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913141047/https://www.radiorelations.co.uk/zoeuml-ball.html|url-status=dead}}
• 1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli-American actor{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/oded-fehr-p270036|title=Oded Fehr {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913150914/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/oded-fehr-p270036|url-status=live}}
• 1970 – Danny Hoch, American actor and screenwriter{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hoch-danny-1970|title=Hoch, Danny 1970– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204174244/https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hoch-danny-1970|url-status=live}}
• 1970 – Karsten Müller, German chess player and author{{Cite book|title=Chess international titleholders, 1950–2016|last=Di Felice|first=Gino|publisher=McFarland|year=2018|isbn=978-1-4766-3361-9|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|pages=223|oclc=1020637239}}
• 1971 – Khaled Al-Muwallid, Saudi Arabian footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/162788/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204174700/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/162788/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2020|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Players – Khaled AL MUWALLID – FIFA.com|last=FIFA.com|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-04}}
• 1971 – Ashraf Amaya, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Ashraf Amaya |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/732/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222038/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/732/career |url-status=live }}
• 1971 – Vin Baker, American basketball player and coach{{Cite book|title=Basketball: a biographical dictionary|publisher=Greenwood Press|others=Porter, David L., 1941-|year=2005|isbn=978-0-313-06197-4|location=Westport, Conn.|pages=20–21|oclc=562553759}}
• 1971 – Chris Hardwick, American comedian, actor, producer, and television host{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/chris-hardwick-p223197|title=Chris Hardwick {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie|language=en-us|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=2020-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204180117/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/chris-hardwick-p223197|url-status=live}}
• 1972 – Christopher James Adler, American drummer{{Cite web|url=http://www.drumlessons.com/drummers/chris-adler/|title=Chris Adler Biography|website=Drumeo|language=en-us|access-date=2020-05-06|archive-date=2020-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222141611/http://www.drumlessons.com/drummers/chris-adler/|url-status=live}}
• 1972 – Alf-Inge Haaland, Norwegian footballer{{cite web|title=Alf Inge Haaland|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/938/Alf-Inge-Haaland/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=23 November 2024}}
• 1972 – Kurupt, American rapper and producer
• 1972 – Helen Luz, Brazilian basketball player{{cite web |title=Helen Luz |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/gamelog/_/id/266/helen-luz |publisher=ESPN |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222038/https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/gamelog/_/id/266/helen-luz |url-status=live }}
• 1974 – Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/saku-koivu-8459442|title=Saku Koivu Stats and News|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-date=2020-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327193427/https://www.nhl.com/player/saku-koivu-8459442|url-status=live}}
• 1974 – Malik Rose, American basketball player, sportscaster, and executive{{cite web |title=Malik Rose |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/990/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222037/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/990/career |url-status=live }}
• 1976 – Page Kennedy, American actor and rapper
• 1976 – Tony Renna, American race car driver (died 2003){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8960514/tony_renna_obituary/|title=Anthony James "Tony" Renna|date=October 25, 2003|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|access-date=February 15, 2017|page=B5|via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216063013/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8960514/tony_renna_obituary/|archive-date=February 16, 2017|url-status=live}}{{Open access}}
• 1976 – Murat Salar, German-Turkish footballer and manager{{cite web|url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=27213|title=Hikmet Murat Salar|website=Turkish Football Federation|access-date=29 October 2020|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153753/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=27213|url-status=live}}
• 1976 – Kohei Suwama, Japanese wrestler{{cite web |title=Suwama |url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/suwama-2991.html |website=The Internet Wrestling Database |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109070332/http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/suwama-2991.html |archive-date=9 January 2020}}
• 1977 – Myriam Boileau, Canadian diver{{Cite web|date=2011-09-19|title=Myriam Boileau|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/myriam-boileau/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712130226/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/myriam-boileau/|url-status=live}}
• 1977 – Adam Eaton, American baseball player{{Cite web|title=Adam Eaton Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=eatonad01|access-date=2020-07-12|website=www.baseball-almanac.com|archive-date=2020-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711121136/https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=eatonad01|url-status=live}}
• 1979 – Kelly Brook, English model and actress{{Cite web|title=Kelly Brook {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-brook/249798|access-date=2020-09-07|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322071747/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-brook/249798/|url-status=live}}
• 1979 – Ivica Kostelić, Croatian skier{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/ivica-kostelic|title=Ivica KOSTELIC|access-date=2020-01-24|archive-date=2020-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913132953/https://www.olympic.org/ivica-kostelic|url-status=live}}
• 1980 – Ishmael Beah, Sierra Leonean child soldier and American author{{cite book |last1=Rosen |first1=David M. |title=Child Soldiers in the Western Imagination: From Patriots to Victims |date=2015 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=978-0-8135-6372-5 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PV-mCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6}}
• 1980 – Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player{{Cite web|title=Jonathan Papelbon Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/papeljo01.shtml|access-date=2020-06-20|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=2011-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626024522/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/papeljo01.shtml|url-status=live}}
• 1980 – Kirk Penney, New Zealand basketball player{{cite web |title=Kirk Penney |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2632/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121222038/https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2632/career |url-status=live }}
• 1982 – Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/colby-armstrong-8469474|title=Colby Armstrong Stats and News|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-date=2020-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116091648/https://www.nhl.com/player/colby-armstrong-8469474|url-status=live}}
• 1982 – Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/asafa-powell-189571|title=Asafa Powell profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=26 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426173628/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/asafa-powell-189571|url-status=live}}
• 1983 – Fatih Yiğituşağı, Turkish footballer{{Cite web|title=Fathi Yigitusagi|url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/fathi-yigitusagi/|access-date=18 September 2020|website=Fussballdaten|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153753/https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/fathi-yigitusagi/|url-status=live}}
• 1984 – Lucas Grabeel, American actor, singer, and songwriter
• 1984 – Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Amruta-Khanvilkar|title=Amruta Khanvilkar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726032648/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Amruta-Khanvilkar|url-status=live}}
• 1984 – Justin Turner, American baseball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/turner_justin00.html?view=bio|title=BIO Preview for /sports/m-basebl/mtt/turner_justin00.html|website=Cal State Fullerton Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2019-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519073516/http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/turner_justin00.html?view=bio|url-status=dead}}
• 1985 – Viktor An, South Korean speed skater{{Cite web|url=http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D302037%26SportID%3D302%26Personid%3D429826%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?432949|title=ST – Person Bio|website=www.isu.html.infostradasports.com|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003821/http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D302037%26SportID%3D302%26Personid%3D429826%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?432949|url-status=live}}
• 1987 – Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-backstrom-8473563|title=Nicklas Backstrom Stats and News|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-date=2020-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303074026/https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-backstrom-8473563|url-status=live}}
• 1987 – Snooki, American reality television personality{{cite web |last1=Nessif |first1=Bruna |title=Happy Birthday, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi! Jersey Shore Star Turns 25 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/365477/happy-birthday-nicole-snooki-polizzi-jersey-shore-star-turns-25 |publisher=E! |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=23 November 2012 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115213923/https://www.eonline.com/news/365477/happy-birthday-nicole-snooki-polizzi-jersey-shore-star-turns-25 |url-status=live }}
• 1990 – Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer{{Cite web|title=Shaun Hutchinson|url=https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/shaun-hutchinson/|access-date=18 September 2020|website=Millwall FC}}
• 1990 – Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist{{Cite web|date=4 January 2017|title=Eddy Kim|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=artist&id=&board_seq=237713&page=0|access-date=16 September 2020|website=KBS WORLD Radio|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027062022/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=artist&id=&board_seq=237713&page=0|url-status=live}}
• 1990 – Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010055.htm|title=Alena Leonova|website=International Skating Union|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=10 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410051141/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010055.htm|url-status=live}}
• 1990 – Christopher Quiring, German footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/christopher-quiring/|title=Christopher Quiring|access-date=2019-12-18|archive-date=2022-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030142136/https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/christopher-quiring/|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=October 2020}}
• 1991 – Christian Cueva, Peruvian footballer{{Cite web|title=Christian Cueva|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/christian-cuevas/40529/#:~:text=Christian%20Cueva%20is%20an%20Al,a%20substitute%20on%20four%20occasions.|website=Soccerway|access-date=23 November 2024}}
• 1991 – Willian José, Brazilian footballer{{Cite web|title=Willian José|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5806/Willian-Jos%C3%A9/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=23 November 2024}}
• 1991 – Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer{{Cite web|title=Ahmed Shehzad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259410.html|access-date=16 September 2020|website=ESPNCricinfo|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001060356/https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259410.html|url-status=live}}
• 1992 – Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress {{cite web |title=Miley Cyrus Biography |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/miley-cyrus |website=biography |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329210100/https://www.biography.com/musician/miley-cyrus |url-status=live }}
• 1992 – Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/gabriel-landeskog-8476455|title=Gabriel Landeskog Stats and News|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-date=2023-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628082129/https://www.nhl.com/player/gabriel-landeskog-8476455|url-status=live}}
• 1994 – Wes Burns, Welsh footballer{{cite web|title=Wes Burns player profile|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/teams/first_team_profiles.php?PlayId=12300|publisher=Aberdeen F.C.|access-date=22 October 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 1995 – Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250041439/profile/index.html|title=Kelly Rosen|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02|archive-date=2014-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506182518/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250041439/profile/index.html|url-status=dead}}
• 1996 – Alexis Ren, American social media personality, model, and actress
• 1996 – James Maddison,{{cite web|title=James Maddison|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/8456/James-Maddison/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=23 November 2024}}
• 1996 – Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer{{Cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102719.htm|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.isuresults.com|archive-date=2021-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309161105/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102719.htm|url-status=live}}
• 1998 – Caoimhín Kelleher, Irish footballer{{cite web |title=Caoimhin Kelleher: Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14723/Caoimhin-Kelleher/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023 |archive-date=15 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615162403/https://www.premierleague.com/players/14723/Caoimhin-Kelleher/overview |url-status=live }}
• 1999 – Boubacar Kamara, French footballer{{cite web|title=Boubacar Karamar|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/25067/Boubacar-Kamara/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=23 November 2024}}
• 2001 – Tino Anjorin, English footballer{{cite web|title=Tino Anjorin|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/24708/Tino-Anjorin/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=23 November 2024}}

• 386 – Jin Feidi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 342)
• 947 – Berthold, Duke of Bavaria (born 900)
• 955 – Eadred, English king (born 923)
• 1161 – Adam, Abbot of Ebrach
• 1183 – William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (born 1116)
• 1407 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans (born 1372)
• 1457 – Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (born 1440)
• 1464 – Blessed Margaret of Savoy (born 1390)
• 1499 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne (born c. 1474)
• 1503 – Bona of Savoy (born 1449)
• 1503 – Margaret of York (born 1446)
• 1534 – Beatriz Galindo, Spanish Latinist and educator (born c. 1465){{cite book |last1=Bailey Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn |last2=Harvey| first2=Joy |title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science | location=London |publisher=Routledge| year=2000 |isbn=978-0-415-92039-1 |page=481}}
• 1572 – Bronzino, Italian painter and poet (born 1503)
• 1585 – Thomas Tallis, English composer (born c.1505)

• 1616 – Richard Hakluyt, English priest and author (born 1552)
• 1682 – Claude Lorrain, French-Italian painter and engraver (born 1604)
• 1763 – Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, German field marshal and diplomat (born 1673)
• 1769 – Constantine Mavrocordatos, Greek prince (born 1711)
• 1803 – Roger Newdigate, English politician (born 1719){{cite book|author=Donna C. Kurtz|title=The Reception of Classical Art in Britain: An Oxford Story of Plaster Casts from the Antique|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2NPVAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Archaeopress|isbn=978-1-84171-092-1|page=121}}
• 1804 – Richard Graves, English minister and author (born 1715)
• 1804 – Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (born 1747)
• 1807 – Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (born 1747)
• 1814 – Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (born 1744)
• 1844 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer (born 1798){{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Virginia |last2=Williams |first2=Thomas |last3=Bracher |first3=Katherine |last4=Jarrell |first4=Richard |last5=Marché |first5=Jordan D. |last6=Ragep |first6=F. Jamil |title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=18 September 2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-0-387-30400-7 |page=482 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-BF1CHkc50C&pg=PA482 |language=en |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326164802/https://books.google.com/books?id=t-BF1CHkc50C&pg=PA482 |url-status=live }}
• 1833 – Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1762)
• 1890 – William III of the Netherlands (born 1817)
• 1896 – Ichiyō Higuchi, Japanese writer (born 1872){{cite book|first1=Melek|last1=Ortabasi|first2=Rebecca L.|last2=Copeland|title=The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan|location=New York|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2006|page=131|isbn=978-0-23113-775-1}}
• 1899 – Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded White Star Line (born 1837)

• 1905 – John Burdon-Sanderson, English physiologist and academic (born 1828)
• 1907 – Naimuddin, Bengali writer and Islamic scholar (born 1832){{cite Banglapedia|author=Wakil Ahmed|article=Naimuddin, Mohammad}}
• 1910 – Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician and murderer (born 1862){{cite ODNB | first= Martin | last= Fido|title=Crippen, Hawley Harvey (1862–1910), murderer|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39420 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39420 |year=2004 |access-date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
• 1923 – Andy O'Sullivan, Irish Republican Hunger StrikerFlynn, Barry, Pawns in the Game, The Collins Press, Cork, 2011, pg 83, {{ISBN|978-1-84889-116-6}}
• 1934 – Giovanni Brunero, Italian cyclist (born 1895)
• 1937 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (born 1858){{Cite journal| last1 = Saha | first1 = M. N.| title = Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose. 1858–1937| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1940.0001| journal = Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society| volume = 3| issue = 8| pages = 2–12| year = 1940| s2cid = 176697911}}
• 1937 – George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (born 1858){{cite book|author=George Albert Boulenger|title=Contributions to American Herpetology: Collected Papers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBkiAQAAMAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles|page=vii}}
• 1940 – Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (born 1867)
• 1958 – Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (born 1880)
• 1966 – Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish politician, 2nd President of Ireland (born 1882)
• 1970 – Yusof Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (born 1910){{cite web |title=Yusof Ishak |url=https://www.roots.gov.sg/learn/stories/yusof-ishak/story |website=www.roots.sg |publisher=National Heritage Board |access-date=8 November 2020 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 1972 – Marie Wilson, American actress (born 1916)
• 1973 – Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor, director, and producer (born 1889)
• 1974 – Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:
• Abiye Abebe, Ethiopian general and politician (born 1918)
• Aman Andom, Ethiopian general and politician, President of Ethiopia (born 1924)
• Aklilu Habte-Wold, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (born 1912)
• Asrate Kassa, Ethiopian commander (born 1922)
• Endelkachew Makonnen, Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (born 1927)
• 1974 – Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (born 1920)
• 1976 – André Malraux, French theorist and author (born 1901)
• 1979 – Merle Oberon, Indian-born British actress (born 1911)* Higham, Charles and Roy Moseley. Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon. New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1983. {{ISBN|978-0-69811-231-5}}, page 24
• 1979 – Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
• 1982 – Grady Nutt, American minister and author (born 1934)
• 1983 – Juhan Muks, Estonian painter (born 1899)
• 1983 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
• 1984 – Leonard Baker, American historian and author (born 1931)
• 1990 – Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (born 1916){{cite book|author=St James Press|title=Contemporary Popular Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MkUAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-216-6|page=107}}
• 1991 – Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (born 1926)
• 1992 – Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1903)
• 1992 – Jean-François Thiriart, Belgian politician (born 1922)
• 1994 – Art Barr, American wrestler (born 1966)
• 1994 – Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (born 1911)
• 1995 – Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)
• 1995 – Junior Walker, American singer and saxophonist (born 1931)
• 1996 – Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (born 1943)
• 1996 – Art Porter, Jr., American saxophonist and songwriter (born 1961)
• 1996 – Idries Shah, Indian author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition.[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/02/us/idries-shah-72-indian-born-writer-of-books-on-sufism.html Idries Shah, 72, Indian-Born Writer Of Books on Sufism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127182249/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/02/us/idries-shah-72-indian-born-writer-of-books-on-sufism.html|date=2015-11-27}}[https://pakistanspace.tripod.com/khurram/idries.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210104547/https://pakistanspace.tripod.com/khurram/idries.htm|date=2023-12-10}}
• 1997 – Jorge Mas Canosa, Cuban-American businessman (born 1939)
• 2001 – Bo Belinsky, American baseball player (born 1936)
• 2001 – Mary Whitehouse, English educator and activist (born 1910)
• 2002 – Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (born 1911)
• 2004 – Pete Franklin, American radio host (born 1928)
• 2005 – Constance Cummings, American-English actress (born 1910)
• 2005 – Frank Gatski, American football player and soldier (born 1919)
• 2006 – Jesús Blancornelas, Mexican journalist, co-founded Zeta Magazine (born 1936)
• 2006 – Nick Clarke, English journalist (born 1948)
• 2006 – Betty Comden, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (born 1917)
• 2006 – Alexander Litvinenko, Russian spy and defector (born 1962)
• 2006 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (born 1930)
• 2006 – Anita O'Day, American singer (born 1919)
• 2006 – Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (born 1922)
• 2007 – Joe Kennedy, American baseball player (born 1979)
• 2007 – Óscar Carmelo Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager (born 1971)
• 2007 – Robert Vesco, American-Cuban financier (born 1935)
• 2007 – Pat Walsh, New Zealand rugby union player (born 1936)
• 2009 – José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (born 1921)
• 2010 – Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter and sculptor (born 1914)
• 2010 – Joyce Howard, English-American actress (born 1922)
• 2011 – Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (born 1928)
• 2012 – José Luis Borau, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)
• 2012 – Chuck Diering, American baseball player (born 1923)
• 2012 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1931){{cite web|last=Memmott|first=Carol|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/11/24/larry-hagman-dallas-iconic-jr-ewing/1723837|title=Larry Hagman dead at 81|work=USA Today|date=November 24, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124111716/http://usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/11/24/larry-hagman-dallas-iconic-jr-ewing/1723837/|url-status=live}}
• 2012 – Diana Isaac, English-New Zealand businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1921)
• 2013 – Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1932)
• 2013 – Costanzo Preve, Italian philosopher and theorist (born 1943)
• 2014 – Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (born 1936)
• 2014 – Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (born 1916)
• 2014 – Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
• 2014 – Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1943)
• 2015 – Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (born 1925)
• 2015 – Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1980)
• 2015 – Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920){{cite web|last1=Everding|first1=Gerry|title=Obituary: Douglass C. North, Nobel Prize-winning economist, 95|url=https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/douglass-north-obituary-11.24.15.aspx|publisher=Washington University in St. Louis|access-date=November 24, 2015|date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125165422/http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/douglass-north-obituary-11.24.15.aspx|url-status=live}}
• 2016 – Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (born 1948)
• 2016 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player (born 1926)
• 2016 – Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (born 1930)
• 2016 – Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (born 1938)
• 2017 – Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (born 1935)
• 2020 – Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (born 1934){{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-assam-chief-minister-tarun-gogoi-dies-at-86-2329157|title=Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi dies at 86|publisher=NDTV|website=ndtv.com|date=23 November 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201124193517/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-assam-chief-minister-tarun-gogoi-dies-at-86-2329157|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-assam-chief-minister-tarun-gogoi-passes-away-at-84/story-nTAP0tWJDNHxuIwdk9WEDI.html|title=Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi passes away at 84|publisher=Hindustan Times|website=hindustantimes.com|date=23 November 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123122914/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-assam-chief-minister-tarun-gogoi-passes-away-at-84/story-nTAP0tWJDNHxuIwdk9WEDI.html|url-status=live}}
• 2024 – Rico Carty, Dominican baseball player (born 1939){{Cite news |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=November 24, 2024 |title=Rico Carty, Exceptional Hitter Who Was Stymied by Injuries, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/sports/baseball/rico-carty-dead.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 2024 – Fred R. Harris, American politician (born 1930){{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=November 23, 2024 |title=Fred R. Harris, Oklahoma Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/fred-r-harris-dead.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 2024 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality (born 1941){{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=November 24, 2024 |title=Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83 |url=https://apnews.com/article/obituary-chuck-woolery-508f37c136ccbc4c8ad48a4fd582674b?taid=6742c3a877dbbf00014b4480&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter |access-date=November 24, 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}

• Christian feast day:
• Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church)
• Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church)
• Columbanus
• Felicitas of Rome
• Paulinus of Wales
• Pope Clement I (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church)
• Trudo (or Trond)
• Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude)
• Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
• Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States)
• Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia)
• St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba (Georgia)

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