This Day In European History

23rd November

Events
1852: The first pillar box is erected in Britain.
1890: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands accedes to the throne.
1890: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg becomes separate from the Netherlands.
1963: The first episode of Doctor Who is broadcast in Britain.

Births
1616: John Wallis, English cleric, mathematician and inventor of the infinity symbol.
1632: Jean Mabillon, French monk and historian.
1705: Thomas Birch, English historian.
1887: Boris Karloff, British actor.
1892: Erté, Russian designer.

Deaths
615: St. Columban, Irish scholar.
1499: Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, executed.
1572: Il Bronzino, Florentine painter.
1585: Thomas Tallis, English composer.
1616: Richard Hakluyt, British geographer.
1682: Claude Lorrain, French painter.
1833: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshal.
1864: Friedrich von Struve, Russo-German astronomer.

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