Birthdays
Henry David Cooke
Turns 34 on this date
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson
Turns 27 on this date
William Dennison Jr.
Turns 44 on this date
Henry Haverstick
Turns 52 on this date
Franklin Pierce
Turns 55 on this date
Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss
Turns 41 on this date
Theodore Dwight Weld
Turns 56 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | Juan Cortina publishes his second proclamation on Mexican-American rights in Brownsville, Texas | 11/23/1859 |
| Legal/Political | Kentucky man sends Governor Wise the rope with which to hang John Brown | 11/23/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Rebellion in Dickinson College,” November 23, 1859 | 11/23/1859 |