November 22: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 39 days remaining.

Events

• 498 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
• 1718 - Off the coast of Virginia, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
• 1830 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Confederate General John Bell Hood invades Tennessee in an unsuccessful attempt to draw Union General William T. Sherman from Georgia.
• 1880 - Vaudeville actress Lillian Ruell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City.
• 1917 - In Montreal, Canada, the National Hockey Association breaks up (on November 26 it was replaced with the National Hockey League).
• 1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun.
• 1935 - The China Clipper takes off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the[Pacific Ocean]] (the airplane later reached its destination, Manila, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail).
• 1940 - World War II: Following the Italian invasion, Greek troops advance into Albanian soil and liberate Korytsa.
• 1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
• 1943 - World War II: War in the Pacific - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)
• 1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.
• 1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. C. S. Lewis, a theologian and writer (famed for The Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy, dies in Oxford.
• 1967 - UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted by the UN Security Council, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
• 1968 - The Beatles release the double-album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
• 1974 - The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
• 1975 - Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
• 1977 - British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
• 1986 - Boxing: Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
• 1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
• 1989 - In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
• 1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 1999 - Wayne Gretzky is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, his number 99 permanently retired by the NHL.
• 2002 - In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
• 2003 - In Tbilisi, Georgia, opponents of President Eduard Shevardnadze seize the parliament building and demand the president's resignation.
• 2003 - The Heritage Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the NHL, is played in Edmonton, Alberta
• 2003 - England defeat Australia to win England's first rugby union world cup.
• 2004 - The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
• 2005 - The Xbox 360 releases in North America. First of the "new next-gen" consoles.
• 2005 - Ted Koppel retires after hosting Nightline for over 26 years.
• 2005 - Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany

• 1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, English politician (d. 1471)
• 1515 - Marie of Guise, Queen of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland (d. 1560)
• 1564 - Henry Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham, English conspirator (d. 1610)
• 1602 - Elisabeth of France, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)
• 1635 - Francis Willughby, English biologist (d. 1672)
• 1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (d. 1687)
• 1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (d. 1784)
• 1721 - Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Swiss-born cartographer and Canadian statesman (d. 1824)
• 1722 - Hryhori Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, philosopher and composer (d. 1794)
• 1767 - Andreas Hofer, Tyrolian patriot (d. 1810)
• 1808 - Thomas Cook, British travel entrepreneur (d. 1892)
• 1819 - George Eliot, British novelist (d. 1880)
• 1849 - Christian Rohlfs, German artist (d. 1938)
• 1852 - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
• 1856 - Heber J. Grant, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1945)
• 1868 - John Nance Garner, U.S. Vice President (d. 1967)
• 1869 - André Gide, French writer and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
• 1877 - Endre Ady, Hungarian poet (d. 1919)
• 1890 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (d. 1970)
• 1893 - Harley J. Earl, automobile designer (d. 1969)
• 1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (d. 1989)
• 1899 - Hoagy Carmichael, American composer (d. 1981)
• 1899 - Wiley Post, American pilot (d. 1935)
• 1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (d. 1999)
• 1902 - Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Rhodesia (d. 1990)
• 1904 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
• 1913 - Benjamin Britten, British composer (d. 1976)
• 1917 - Andrew Fielding Huxley, British scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1918 - Claiborne Pell, U.S. Senator
• 1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor (d. 2004)
• 1923 - Arthur Hiller, Canadian film director
• 1923 - Gunther Schuller, American composer and conductor
• 1924 - Geraldine Page, American actress (d. 1987)
• 1932 - Robert Vaughn, American actor
• 1940 - Terry Gilliam, American/British comedian and director
• 1941 - Tom Conti, British actor
• 1943 - Billie Jean King, American tennis player
• 1950 - Lyman Bostock, baseball player (d. 1978)
• 1950 - Steve Van Zandt, American musician
• 1950 - Tina Weymouth, American musician (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club)
• 1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress
• 1961 - Mariel Hemingway, American actress
• 1961 - Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer
• 1962 - Victor Pelevin, Russian writer
• 1967 - Boris Becker, German tennis player
• 1967 - Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-born speed skater
• 1974 - David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater
• 1976 - Ville Valo Finnish singer (HIM)
• 1982 - Aiyegbeni Yakubu, Nigerian footballer
• 1984 - Scarlett Johansson, American actress

• 1318 - Mikhail Yaroslavich, Russian prince (b. 1271)
• 1594 - Martin Frobisher, English explorer
• 1617 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1590)
• 1694 - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
• 1697 - Liberal Bruant, French architect
• 1710 - Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (b. 1637)
• 1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach), British pirate
• 1758 - Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680)
• 1774 - Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general and statesman (b. 1725)
• 1783 - John Hanson, American Continental Congressman (b. 1715)
• 1794 - John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
• 1875 - Henry Wilson, United States Vice President (b. 1812)
• 1900 - Arthur S. Sullivan, British composer (b. 1842)
• 1916 - Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
• 1917 - Teoberto Maler, German-born explorer (b. 1842)
• 1943 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (b. 1895)
• 1955 - Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian (heart attack) (b. 1895)
• 1963 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
• 1963 - C. S. Lewis, Irish author (b. 1898)
• 1963 - Aldous Huxley, British author (b. 1894)
• 1980 - Mae West, American actress and writer (b. 1893)
• 1981 - Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1900)
• 1986 - Scatman Crothers, American actor (b. 1910)
• 1986 - William Bradford Huie, American writer (b. 1910)
• 1988 - Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (b. 1908)
• 1989 - Rene Moawad, President of Lebanon (b. 1925)
• 1993 - Anthony Burgess, British author (b. 1917)
• 1996 - Mark Lenard, American actor (b. 1924)
• 1997 - Michael Hutchence, Australian singer and songwriter (b. 1960)
• 2005 - Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (b. 1920)

• R.C. Saints - Feast of Saint Cecilia
• Also see November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Lebanon - Independence Day (from France, 1943)
• United States - If a Thursday, Thanksgiving is celebrated; Family Day begins in 2005
• Astrology: usually the first day of sun sign Sagittarius

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