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

1700-1899

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.

1900-1949

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.

1950-1999

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.

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.

2000-2099

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

1400-1899

1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, English politician (d. 1471)

1515 - Marie of Guise, Regent of Scotland (d. 1560)

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, 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 - Andr� Gide, novelist (d. 1951)

1890 - Charles de Gaulle, general, President of France (d. 1970)

1893 - Harley J. Earl, automobile designer, father of the Chevrolet Corvette (d. 1969)

1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, astronomer (d. 1989)

1899 - Hoagy Carmichael, composer (d. 1981)

1899 - Wiley Post, pilot who in 1933 became first person to fly solo around the world (d. 1935)

1978 - Josh Allen, Ceramicist, became first person to develope and use the Bar technique, now common throughout the world of sculpture and ceramics.

1900-1999

1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo, composer (d. 1999)

1913 - Benjamin Britten, 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 Third Stream Jazz composer, conductor, horn-player

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

1984 - Scarlett Johansson, actress

after 2000

2065 - At 12:45 UTC Venus will occult Jupiter. This event will be the first occultation of a planet by another since January 3, 1818. Unfortunately this event will be very difficult to observe because the elongation of Venus and Jupiter from the sun on November 22, 2065 will be only 7 degrees.