Charles de Gaulle
b. 1890
French general and politician, President of France
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November 22
A look at November 22 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Charles de Gaulle and Yaroslav Rybakov, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 1987
Max Headroom signal hijackings
The Max Headroom signal hijacking incident takes place, in which a pirate broadcast interrupts television broadcasts in Chicago.
1987 Chicago television hijacking - 1971
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, the Cairngorm Plateau Disaster, five children and one of their leaders are found dead from exposure in the Scottish mountains.
1971 Scottish mountaineering disaster - 1963
John F. Kennedy
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, who also kills Dallas Police officer J. D. Tippit after fleeing the scene. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States afterwards.
President of the United - 1943
Lebanon
Lebanon gains independence from France, nearly two years after it was first announced by the Free French government.
Country in West Asia - 1940
World War II
World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1873
SS Ville du Havre
The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
French steamship sunk in - 1855
Birmingham
In Birmingham, England, Albert, Prince Consort lays the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute.
City in the West - 1635
Dutch Formosa
Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
Colony in Taiwan (1624–1662, - 1574
Juan Fernández (explorer)
Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
Spanish explorer and navigator - 845
Brittany
The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
Cultural area in northwestern
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Famous birthday twins
Born on November 22Yaroslav Rybakov
b. 1980
Russian high jumper
Terry Gilliam
b. 1940
American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter
Ville Valo
b. 1976
Finnish singer-songwriter
Chris Smalling
b. 1989
English footballer
Scarlett Johansson
b. 1984
American actress
Mark Ruffalo
b. 1967
American actor
André Gide
b. 1869
French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate
Deaths
- 2006Asima Chatterjee, Indian chemist
- 1963John F. Kennedy, American politician, 35th President of the United States
- 1963C. S. Lewis, British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian
- 1916Jack London, American novelist and journalist
- 1718Blackbeard, English pirate
- 365AD 365, Calendar year
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Cecilia
- —Christian feast day: Pedro Esqueda Ramírez
- —Christian feast day: Philemon and Apphia
- —Christian feast day: Pragmatius of Autun
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Salvatore Lilli
- —Christian feast day: November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- —Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan.
- —Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943.
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