November 22

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

Events

• 1718 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times.
• 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 Russell 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).
• 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).
• 1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - The situation for the German attackers of Stalingrad seems desperate during the Soviet counter-attack Operation Uranus and 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, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States.
• 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 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 dictator Francisco Franco.
• 1977 - British Airways inaugurates regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
• 1985 - According to ancient aztec mythology, the future saviour of the world would be born on this date.
• 1986 - Mike Tyson knocks-out Trevor Berbick in a round 2 fight, becoming the youngest world heavyweight-boxing champion (20 years, 4 months old).
• 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.
• 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 National Hockey League is played in Edmonton, Alberta
• 2003 - England beat Australia to win England's first rugby union world cup.

Births

• 1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, English politician (d. 1471)
• 1515 - Marie of Guise, Regent of Scotland (d. 1560)
• 1616 - John Wallis, English mathematician (d. 1703)
• 1635 - Francis Willughby, English biologist (d. 1672)
• 1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (d. 1687)
• 1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer, eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach (d. 1784)
• 1767 - Andreas Hofer, Tyrolian patriot (d. 1810)
• 1808 - Thomas Cook, entrepreneur (d. 1892)
• 1819 - George Eliot, English novelist (d. 1880)
• 1849 - Christian Rohlfs, painter and graphic artist (d. 1938)
• 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 novelist (d. 1951)
• 1890 - Charles de Gaulle, general, President of France (d. 1970)
• 1893 - Harley J. Earl, automobile designer (d. 1969)
• 1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, astronomer (d. 1989)
• 1899 - Hoagy Carmichael, composer (d. 1981)
• 1899 - Wiley Post, pilot (d. 1935)
• 1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo, Spanish composer (d. 1999)
• 1913 - Benjamin Britten, English composer (d. 1976)
• 1917 - Andrew Fielding Huxley, British physiologist
• 1918 - Claiborne Pell, former U.S. Senator
• 1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, comedian, actor (d. 2004)
• 1923:
  • Arthur Hiller, director
  • Gunther Schuller, American jazz compose and conductor
• 1924 - Geraldine Page, actress (d. 1987)
• 1932 - Robert Vaughn, actor
• 1940 - Terry Gilliam, comedian, director, member of Monty Python
• 1941 - Tom Conti, actor
• 1943 - Billie Jean King, tennis player
• 1950:
  • Lyman Bostock, Major League Baseball player (d. 1978)
  • Steve Van Zandt, musician
• 1950 - Tina Weymouth, musician
• 1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, actress
• 1961:
  • Mariel Hemingway, actress
  • Randal L. Schwartz, computer professional
• 1967 - Boris Becker, tennis player
• 1974 - David Pelletier, figure skater
• 1976 - Ville Valo lead singer of Finnish rock band HIM
• 1980 - Charlie Hunnam, actor
• 1982 - Aiyegbeni Yakubu, Nigerian Footballer
• 1984 - Scarlett Johansson, actress
• 1987 - Jesse Bordwin, actor, author

Deaths

• 1617 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (b. 1590)
• 1694 - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
• 1697 - Liberal Bruant, French architect
• 1710 - Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (b. 1637)
• 1718 - Edward Teach ("Blackbeard"), English pirate
• 1774 - Robert Clive, English general and statesman (b. 1725)
• 1875 - Henry Wilson, United States Vice President (b. 1812)
• 1900 - Arthur S. Sullivan, English composer (b. 1842)
• 1916 - Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
• 1943 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (b. 1895)
• 1955 - Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian (heart attack) (b. 1895)
• 1963 - Aldous Huxley, English-born author (b. 1894)
• 1963 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
• 1963 - C. S. Lewis, Irish author (b. 1898)
• 1980 - Mae West, American actress and writer (b. 1893)
• 1981 - Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist (b. 1900)
• 1986 - Scatman Crothers, American actor (b. 1910)
• 1986 - William Bradford Huie, American writer (b. 1910)
• 1989 - Rene Moawad, President of Lebanon (b. 1925)
• 1995 - Leonardo Bercovici, writer, director
• 1996 - María Casares, actress
• 1996 - Mark Lenard, American actor (b. 1924)
• 1997 - Michael Hutchence, Australian singer and songwriter (b. 1960)
• 2000 - Emil Zatopek, Czech athlete (b. 1922)

Holidays and observances

• Catholicism - Feast of Saint Cecilia
• United States - If a Thursday, Thanksgiving is celebrated
• Astrology: First day of sun sign Sagittarius
• Independence of Lebanon in 1943

External links

• BBC: On This Day

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