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November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years ) of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 39 days remaining.
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1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links
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 North Carolina , 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 .
1859 - Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection 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 ).
1922 - Egyptology : Howard Carter , assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun .
1935 - The China Clipper 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 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 - Lebanese Independence Day . Lebanon gains independence from France .
1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination : In Dallas, Texas , US President John F. Kennedy is killed and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded by an assassin, identified as Lee Harvey Oswald , who is later captured and charged with the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit . That same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States .
1963 - The Beatles release album With the Beatles ; the album cover that was to be seen in the USA as Meet the Beatles with famous half-shadow shots by Robert Freeman.
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 1969 - In one of the greatest upsets in NCAA football history, the Michigan Wolverines beat top-ranked Ohio State by a score of 24-12.
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 World Cup .
2004 - The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine , resulting from the presidential elections.
2005 - Ted Koppel retires after hosting Nightline 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany .
2006 - At least ten people are killed in a burning leather factory in India .
Births 1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick , English politician (d. 1471 )
1458 - Jacob Obrecht , Dutch composer (d. 1505 )
1515 - Marie of Guise , Queen of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland (d. 1560 )
1564 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham , English conspirator (d. 1610 )
1602 - Elisabeth of Bourbon , 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 )
1698 - Pierre de Rigaud , Canadian-born French Governor (d. 1778 )
1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach , German composer (d. 1784 )
1721 - Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres , Swiss-born Canadian statesman (d. 1824 )
1722 - Hryhori Skovoroda , Ukrainian poet (d. 1794 )
1767 - Andreas Hofer , Tyrolian patriot (d. 1810 )
1787 - Rasmus Christian Rask , Danish linguist (d. 1823 )
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, Nobel laureate (d. 1924 )
1856 - Heber J. Grant , seventh 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 laureate (d. 1951 )
1877 - Endre Ady , Hungarian poet (d. 1919 )
1884 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi , Pakistani biographer of Muhammad (d. 1953 )
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 )
1898 - Wiley Post , American pilot (d. 1935 )
1899 - Hoagy Carmichael , American composer (d. 1981 )
1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo , Spanish composer (d. 1999 )
1902 - Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque , French general (d. 1947 )
1902 - Sir Humphrey Gibbs , Governor of Rhodesia (d. 1990 )
1902 - Albert Leduc , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990 )
1904 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel , French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000 )
1913 - Benjamin Britten , British composer (d. 1976 )
1914 - Peter Townsend , British Equerry and air pilot (d. 1995 )
1917 - Andrew Fielding Huxley , British scientist, Nobel laureate
1918 - Claiborne Pell , American politician
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield , American comedian (d. 2004 )
1921 - Brian Cleeve , Irish broadcaster (d. 2003 )
1923 - Dika Newlin , American composer and singer (d. 2006 )
1923 - Arthur Hiller , Canadian film director
1923 - Gunther Schuller , American composer and conductor
1924 - Geraldine Page , American actress (d. 1987 )
1926 - Lew Burdette , American baseball player (d. 2007 )
1929 - Aleksandar Popović , Serbian theatre writer (d. 1996 )
1932 - Robert Vaughn , American actor
1936 - Joachim Bißmeier , German actor
1939 - Tom West , American astrophysicist, computer engineer, inventor, yachtsman
1939 - Mulayam Singh Yadav , Indian politician
1940 - Terry Gilliam , American/British comedian
1941 - Tom Conti , British actor
1941 - Jacques Laperrière , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1943 - Billie Jean King , American tennis player
1943 - Yvan Cournoyer , Canadian ice hockey player
1945 - Tom Freston , American television executive
1946 - Aston Barrett , Jamaican musician (The Wailers Band )
1947 - Valerie Wilson Wesley , American author
1949 - Richard Carmona , Surgeon General of the United States
1950 - Lyman Bostock , American baseball player (d. 1978 )
1950 - Paloma San Basilio , Spanish singer
1950 - Steven Van Zandt , American musician
1950 - Tina Weymouth , American musician (Talking Heads , Tom Tom Club )
1951 - Kent Nagano , American conductor
1956 - Lawrence Gowan , Canadian singer (Styx )
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis , American actress
1958 - Lee Guetterman , American baseball player
1958 - Horse McDonald , Scottish singer/songwriter
1960 - Bruce Payne , English actor
1960 - Léos Carax , French film director
1961 - Mariel Hemingway , American actress
1961 - Randal L. Schwartz , American computer programmer
1961 - Stephen Hough , British concert pianist
1962 - Victor Pelevin , Russian writer
1963 - Scoop Jackson , American sports journalist
1965 - Mads Mikkelsen , Danish actor
1966 - Richard Stanley , South African film director
1967 - Mark Ruffalo , American actor
1967 - Boris Becker , German tennis player
1967 - Bart Veldkamp , Dutch-born speed skater
1968 - Rasmus Lerdorf , Creator of PHP
1970 - Marvan Atapattu , Sri Lankan cricket player
1970 - Stel Pavlou , British novelist
1974 - David Pelletier , Canadian figure skater
1975 - Aiko , Japanese singer
1976 - Ville Valo , Finnish singer (HIM )
1976 - Torsten Frings , German footballer
1976 - Regina Halmich , German female boxer
1977 - Michael Preston , English footballer
1978 - Karen O , American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs )
1979 - Chris Doran , Irish singer
1980 - Shawn Fanning , American creator of Napster
1980 - Yaroslav Rybakov , Russian athlete
1981 - Seweryn Gancarczyk , Polish footballer
1981 - Pape Sow , Senegalese basketball player
1982 - Aiyegbeni Yakubu , Nigerian footballer
1982 - Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin , Hong Kong singer, member of the Cantopop girl group Twins
1983 - Tyler Hilton , American singer/songwriter and actor
1983 - Corey Beaulieu , American guitarist (Trivium )
1984 - Scarlett Johansson , American actress
1986 - David Pasqualini , French pianist
1987 - Andrew Meehan , SkillsUSA National Champion
1987 - Arif Izzuddin , RMIT Student
1995 - Jose Fernandez Jr. , Creator of the popular hit show Oscar and Omar
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Deaths 1286 - Eric V of Denmark , Danish King (b. 1249 )
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 - Libéral 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 (b. 1725 )
1783 - John Hanson , American Continental Congressman (b. 1715 )
1794 - John Alsop , American Continental Congressman (b. 1724 )
1875 - Henry Wilson , Vice President of the United States (b. 1812 )
1886 - William Bliss Baker , American painter (b. 1859 )
1900 - Arthur S. Sullivan , British composer (b. 1842 )
1916 - Jack London , American writer (b. 1876 )
1917 - Teoberto Maler , German-born explorer (b. 1842 )
1919 - Francisco Moreno , Argentine explorer (b. 1852 )
1932 - William Walker Atkinson , American author (b. 1862 )
1943 - Lorenz Hart , American lyricist (b. 1895 )
1944 - Arthur Stanley Eddington , English astrophysicist (b. 1882 )
1946 - Otto Georg Thierack , German jurist (b. 1889 )
1953 - Syed Sulaiman Nadvi , Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of Muhammad (b. 1884 )
1955 - Shemp Howard , American actor (b. 1895 )
1956 - Theodore Kosloff , Russian-born choreographer (b. 1882 )
1963 - Aldous Huxley , English author (b. 1894 )
1963 - John F. Kennedy , 35th President of the United States (b. 1917 )
1963 - C. S. Lewis , Irish author (b. 1898 )
1967 - Pavel Korin , Russian painter (b. 1892 )
1980 - Norah McGuinness , Northern Irish painter (b. 1901 )
1980 - Mae West , American actress and writer (b. 1893 )
1980 - Jules Léger , Governor General of Canada (b. 1913 )
1981 - Hans Adolf Krebs , German physician and biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900 )
1986 - Scatman Crothers , American actor (b. 1910 )
1986 - William Bradford Huie , American writer (b. 1910 )
1988 - Luis Barragán , Mexican architect (b. 1908 )
1988 - Paul Vario , U.S. Italian Mafia of the Lucchese Family (b. 1914 )
1989 - Rene Moawad , President of Lebanon (b. 1925 )
1989 - C.C. Beck , American cartoonist (b. 1910 )
1992 - Sterling Holloway , American voice actor (b. 1905 )
1993 - Anthony Burgess , British author (b. 1917 )
1996 - Mark Lenard , American actor (b. 1924 )
1996 - María Casares , Spanish-born French actress (b. 1922 )
1997 - Michael Hutchence , Australian singer (b. 1960 )
1998 - Stu Unger , American poker player (b. 1953 )
2000 - Christian Marquand , French actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1927 )
2000 - Emil Zátopek , Czech athlete (b. 1922 )
2001 - Mary Kay Ash , American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (b. 1915 )
2005 - Bruce Hobbs , American jockey (b. 1920 )
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