Every yearNovember 23
Everything November 23 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 23 every year, and 8 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Espresso DayLead | Coffee | |
| 02 | National Cashew Day | Food | |
| 03 | Fibonacci Day | Tech | |
| 04 | Eat a Cranberry Day | Food | |
| 05 | Doctor Who Day | Celebration | |
| 06 | Wolfenoot | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 23 in some years.
Thanksgiving Day — 2028 and 2034
Black Friday — 2029 and 2035
Buy Nothing Day — 2029 and 2035
National Leftovers Day — 2029 and 2035
National Adoption Day — 2030
Stir-up Sunday — 2031
The Start of Ramadan — 2033
Tie One On Day — 2033
Born on November 23
Historic figures
- Franklin Pierce1804–1869American general, lawyer, and politician
- Johannes Diderik van der Waals1837–1923Dutch physicist and thermodynamicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Alfonso X of Castile1221–1284King of Castile and León from 1252 to 1284
- Pope Clement IV1190–1268Head of the Catholic Church from 1265 to 1268
- Sathya Sai Baba1926–2011Indian guru and philosopher
- Paul Celan1920–1970Romanian-French poet and translator
- Klement Gottwald1896–1953Czechoslovak politician
- Krzysztof Penderecki1933–2020Polish composer and conductor
- Boris Karloff1887–1969English actor
- François-Noël Babeuf1760–1797French journalist and activist
Celebrities & public figures
- Miley Cyrusb. 1992American singer-songwriter and actress
- Vincent Casselb. 1966French actor and producer
- Chuck Schumerb. 1950American politician
- Franco Nerob. 1941Italian actor and producer
- Kelly Brookb. 1979English model and actress
- Chris Hardwickb. 1971American comedian
- James Maddisonb. 1996English footballer
- Ludovico Einaudib. 1955Italian pianist and composer
- Asafa Powellb. 1982Jamaican sprinter
- Oded Fehrb. 1970Israeli-American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 23 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 23, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.