Almanac of Absurdities 11/23

On this day in 534 BC, Thespis of Icaria becomes the first actor to portray a character onstage. How they got this exact date, I have no idea, were there stone ticket stubs or what? In 1910, Johan Ander is the last person to be executed in Sweden. Guillotine. Birthdays: Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, The Great, Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, and Dr. Who, first broadcast on the BBC on this day in 1963.