On This Day — November 22

🕰️ Notable Events on November 22

• 2015 — A landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar killed at least 116 people near a jade mine, with around 100 more missing. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album). Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — William Clay Ford Sr. buys the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The Humane Society of the United States is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Lebanon gains independence from France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin-Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1837 — Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1718 — Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1635 — Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1574 — Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1307 — Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Wikipedia ↗
• 845 — The first King of all Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon. Wikipedia ↗
• 498 — After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 22

• 2000 — Auli'i Cravalho, Hawaiian-American actress and singer. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Baby Ariel , American social media vlogger and singer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Madison Davenport, American actress and singer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Katherine McNamara, American actress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Jang Dongwoo, South Korean singer and dancer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Brock Osweiler, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Candice Glover, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Minehiro Kinomoto, Japanese actor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Chris Smalling, English footballer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Gabriel Torje, Romanian footballer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jamie Campbell Bower, English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Austin Romine, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Martti Aljand, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Elias Samson, American professional wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Erika Padilla, Filipino actress and host Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Oscar Pistorius, South African sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Austin Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Dieumerci Mbokani, Congolese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ava Leigh, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mandy Minella, Luxembourgian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — James Roby, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — DeVon Walker, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Scarlett Johansson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nathalie Nordnes, Norwegian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Sei Ashina, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Peter Ramage, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Xiao Yu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Xavier Doherty, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alasdair Duncan, Australian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Isild Le Besco, French actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (Arabic: أسماء عبد الحميد), Arab-Danish social worker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ben Adams, English-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Song Hye-kyo, South Korean actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jenny Owen Youngs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Shangela Laquifa Wadley, American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — David Artell, English-Gibraltarian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shawn Fanning, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Rait Keerles, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jeremy Dale, American illustrator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Christian Terlizzi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Colin Best, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mélanie Doutey, French actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Karen O, South Korean-American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kerem Gönlüm, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Annika Norlin, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Michael Preston, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Torsten Frings, German footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Regina Halmich, German boxer and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ville Valo, Finnish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Aiko, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Joshua Wheeler, American sergeant (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Joe Nathan, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Dmitri Linter, Russian-Estonian activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Chad Trujillo, American astronomer and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Andrew Walker, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Olivier Brouzet, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Russell Hoult, English footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jay Payton, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Cath Bishop, English rower Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kyran Bracken, Irish-English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Cecilia Suárez, Mexican actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Stel Pavlou, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Byron Houston, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sidse Babett Knudsen, Danish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Rasmus Lerdorf, Greenlandic-Canadian computer scientist and programmer, created PHP Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sarah MacDonald, Canadian organist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Boris Becker, German-Swiss tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Quint Kessenich, American lacrosse player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mark Ruffalo, American actor and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-Belgian speed skater, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Ed Ferrara, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Mark Pritchard, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Richard Stanley, South African director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michael K. Williams, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Valeriya Gansvind, Estonian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jörg Jung, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Robbie Slater, English-Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Hugh Millen, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Tony Mowbray, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Kennedy Pola, Samoan-American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Brian Robbins, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Corinne Russell, English model, actress, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Sumi Jo, South Korean soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Victor Pelevin, Russian engineer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Rezauddin Stalin, Bangladeshi poet and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Mariel Hemingway, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Stephen Hough, English-Australian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jim Bob, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Carter USM) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Leos Carax, French actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lenore Zann, Australian-Canadian actress, singer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Eddie Frierson, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Horse, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Chic McSherry Scottish musician, businessman and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lee Guetterman, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Donny Deutsch, American businessman and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Lawrence Gowan, Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Richard Kind, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ron Randall, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — James Edwards, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — George Alagiah, British journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician, 57th Prime Minister of Italy Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Wayne Larkins, English cricketer and footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Kent Nagano, American conductor, director, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jim Jefferies, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Art Sullivan, Belgian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tina Weymouth, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Richard Carmona, American physician and politician, 17th Surgeon General of the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Radomir Antić, Serbian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Stewart Guthrie, New Zealand police officer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Sandy Alderson, American businessman and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Salt Walther, American race car driver (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Valerie Wilson Wesley, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Aston Barrett, Jamaican bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Elaine Weyuker, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Billie Jean King, American tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — William Kotzwinkle, American novelist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Mushtaq Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Roger L. Simon, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Guion Bluford, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Tom Conti, Scottish actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jacques Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Youngbloods) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Terry Gilliam, American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Roy Thomas, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Andrzej Żuławski, Polish director and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Tom West, American engineer and author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 24th Indian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Eleuthère du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Delaware Museum of Natural History (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Henry Lee, Chinese-American criminologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John Bird, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Archie Gouldie, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Rita Sakellariou, Greek singer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Ray Farabee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Robert Vaughn, American actor and director (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Peter Hall, English actor, director, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Peter Hurford, English organist and composer Wikipedia ↗

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