Events for November 23

November 23, 1845

Charlotte Grace O'Brien, social reformer who campaigned against conditions on emigrant ships, is born

Charlotte Grace O’Brien (23 November 1845 – 3 June 1909) was an Irish author and philanthropist and an activist in nationalist causes and the protection of female emigrants. She is known also as a plant collector. She was the Irish social reformer and campaigner against poor conditions on emigrant ships,

November 22, 1869

Clipper ship Cutty Sark was launched

In Dumbarton, Scotland the clipper ship Cutty Sark (Scots for short shirt) which was built by the firm of Scott & Linton, for Captain John Willis is launched. It was one of the last clipper ships to be built, and the only one surviving to the present

November 23, 1876

Sir Richard Dawson Bates, unionist politician and minister in Northern Ireland is born in Belfast

Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 1st Baronet OBE PC JP DL (23 November 1876 – 10 June 1949), known as Dawson Bates, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland.

November 23, 1867

Manchester Martyrs, 3 Fenians are executed - Michael Larkin, William Philip Allen, and Michael O'Brien

The Manchester Martyrs (Irish: Mairtirígh Mhanchain) were three Irish nationalists – William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O’Brien – who were hanged in 1867 following their conviction of murder after an attack on a police van in Manchester, England, in which a police officer was accidentally shot dead, an incident that was known at the time as the Manchester Outrages.