What Happened on November 23, 1897

Historical Events

  • American inventor Andrew Jackson Beard invents the "jerry coupler" to connect railroad cars
  • Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love

Famous Birthdays

  • Karl Gebhardt, Nazi doctor (executed for war crimes for conducting experiments on concentration camp inmates), born in Haag in Oberbayern, Germany (d. 1948)
  • Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian), born in Kishoregunj, East Bengal, British India (d. 1999)

About November 23, 1897

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 126 years, 5 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Sagittarius