- 1499 23 Nov Perkin Warbeck, defeated pretender to the throne of Henry VII, is hanged at Tyburn as a traitor.
- 1942 23 Nov Adolf Hitler orders German troops in Stalingrad to 'dig in', ensuring they will be encircled and cut off.
- 1971 23 Nov The People's Republic of China takes its seat at the UN, replacing the Republic of China (Taiwan).