Calendar page 2023: November 23
The current calendar page for November 23, 2023:
47th calendar week, 327th day of the year
38 days until the end of the year
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Name day: Felizitas, Klemens, Kolumban, Trudo
HISTORICAL DATES
2022 - The EU Parliament condemns Russia as a state supporter of terrorism. In addition, the European Parliament wants the EU to create a terror list for states such as Russia in order to punish them more severely.
2021 - A coach overturns on the highway near the Bulgarian capital Sofia at night and catches fire. At least 46 passengers die, including twelve children.
2003 - Georgia's President Eduard Shevardnadze resigns after a three-week power struggle. Opposition supporters had previously stormed the parliament building in Tbilisi in protest against falsifications in the parliamentary elections.
1998 - Deutsche Bank announces the acquisition of the American investment house Bankers Trust. The purchase for around 17 billion German marks makes it the world's largest financial services provider at the time, displacing Citigroup USA and the major Swiss bank UBS.
1998 - The new Office of the Federal President is officially inaugurated in Berlin. This is the first supreme federal authority to take up its work entirely in the capital.
1973 - A six-month strike by air traffic controllers ends in Germany. Around 47,000 flights have been canceled since May because the tower and radar personnel, who were still civil servants at the time, were "working to rule". The strike is considered one of the most costly labor disputes in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
1963 - The first episode of the long-running cult series "Doctor Who" is broadcast in the UK. It is now the longest-running science fiction series of all time.
1928 - Max Schmeling wins his first boxing match in the United States against Joe Monte with a knockout victory in the eighth round.
1923 - Chancellor Gustav Stresemann (DVP) resigns after losing a vote of confidence in the Reichstag.
BIRTHDAYS
1948 - Gaby Seyfert (75), German figure skater, daughter of figure skating coach Jutta Müller, twice world champion, three times European champion
1948 - Reiner Calmund (75), German soccer manager, managing director of Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH 1999-2004
1943 - Eberhard Feik, German actor ("Tatort" commissioner Christian Thanner), died 1994
1943 - Günther Beckstein (80), German politician (CSU), Bavarian Minister President 2007-2008, Bavarian Minister of the Interior 1993-2007
1938 - Herbert Achternbusch, German filmmaker ("Andechser Gefühl", "Servus Bayern", "Das Gespenst"), writer and painter, died 2022
DAYS OF DEATH
2018 - Nicolas Roeg, British film director ("The Man Who Fell from the Sky", "When the Gondolas Mourn") and cinematographer, born 1928
2013 - Walter Frosch, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern, FC St. Pauli), born 1950
This year, on November 23, we can reflect on significant historical events that happened on this day, such as the resignation of Georgia's President Eduard Shevardnadze in 2003 due to election fraud protests. Additionally, the study of History can provide insights into how societal changes and political upheavals have shaped our world, as demonstrated by the EU Parliament condemning Russia in 2022.
Source: www.dpa.com
