November 22

Events

 * - After the death of, is elected Pope in the , while  is elected Pope in.
 * - Off the coast of, pirate  (best known as "") was killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant.
 * -, became  of the.
 * - : : General  invaded  in an unsuccessful attempt to draw  General  from.
 * - actress  made her debut at 's Theatre in.
 * - In, , the broke up (on  it was replaced with the ).
 * - :, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opened the tomb of.
 * - The  took off from in an attempt to deliver the first  cargo across the  (the airplane later reached its destination,, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of ).
 * - : Following the Italian invasion, Greek troops advanced into Albanian soil and liberated.
 * 1940 - succeeds founder  as president of the.
 * - : - General  sent  a  saying that the German 6th army was surrounded.
 * - World War II: - U.S. President, British Prime Minister , and Chinese leader  met in , , to discuss ways to defeat  (see )
 * 1943  - .  gained independence from.
 * - : In, US President was killed and  Governor  was seriously wounded by an assassin, identified as , who was later captured and charged with the murder of  . That same day, US Vice-President  was sworn in as the 36th.
 * - was adopted by the, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an -i peace settlement.
 * - : The loses its first  of the war.
 * - The grants the  observer status.
 * - is declared  following the death of.
 * - inaugurates a regular  to  supersonic  service.
 * 1977 - First three nodes of the are connected, in what would eventually become the.
 * - : knocks out  in the second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
 * - Two Chicago television stations are by an unknown pirate dressed as
 * - In, the first prototype stealth bomber is revealed.
 * - In West, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of President , killing him.
 * - resigns as the.
 * - is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
 * - In, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the contest.
 * - In, , opponents of President seize the parliament building and demand the president's resignation.
 * 2003  - The, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the , is played in
 * - The begins in, resulting from the presidential elections.
 * 2005  -  becomes the first female Chancellor of.

Births

 * -, Dutch composer (d. )
 * -, Queen of and regent of Scotland (d. )
 * -, English conspirator (d. )
 * -, Queen of (d. )
 * -, English biologist (d. )
 * -, French explorer (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born French Governor (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born Canadian statesman (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian poet (d. )
 * -, Tyrolian patriot (d. )
 * -, Danish linguist (d. )
 * -, British travel entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, German artist (d. )
 * -, French diplomat, (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French writer and (d. )
 * -, Hungarian poet (d. )
 * 1877  -, Swiss-born businessman and founder of  (d. )
 * -, Pakistani biographer of (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American automobile designer (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, American pilot (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * 1902  - Sir, Rhodesian politician (d. )
 * 1902  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, French physicist, (d. )
 * -, Russian constructor of Mil helicopters and founder of the (d. )
 * -, British composer (d. )
 * -, British Equerry and air pilot (d. )
 * -, British scientist,
 * -, American politician
 * -, Irish Civil Rights leader (Murdered )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1921  -, Irish broadcaster (d. )
 * -, American composer and singer (d. )
 * 1923  -, Canadian film director
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1925  -, American composer and conductor
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1926  -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Serbian theatre writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, German actor
 * -, Chinese American criminologist
 * -, American astrophysicist
 * 1939 -, Indian politician
 * -, American-born British comedian
 * -, British actor
 * 1941  -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * 1941  -, American musician
 * 1941  -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1943  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American television executive
 * -, Jamaican musician
 * -, American author
 * 1947  -, American baseball executive
 * 1947  -, Spanish singer
 * -, Serbian football manager
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1950  -, American musician
 * 1950  -, American musician
 * -, American conductor
 * -, American rocket scientist
 * -, Canadian singer
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1958  -, American baseball player
 * 1958  -, Scottish singer/songwriter
 * -, Colombian cyclist
 * -, English actor
 * 1960  -, French film director
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, American computer programmer
 * 1961  -, British concert pianist
 * -, Russian writer
 * -, American sports journalist
 * -, Danish actor
 * -, South African film director
 * -, American actor
 * 1967  -, German tennis player
 * 1967  -, Dutch speed skater
 * -, Greenlandic computer programmer
 * -, Sri Lankan cricket player
 * 1970  -, British novelist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Finnish singer
 * 1976  -, German footballer
 * 1976  -, German female boxer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Irish singer
 * -, American creator of
 * 1980  -, Russian athlete
 * -, Polish footballer
 * 1981  -, Senegalese basketball player
 * 1981  -, English Singer/Songwriter
 * -, Nigerian footballer
 * 1982  -, Hong Kong singer
 * 1982  -, Australian novelist
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1983  -, American singer and actor
 * 1983  -, English footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, Canadian adult internet model
 * -, Ghanaian footballer
 * -, French pianist
 * 1986  -, South African paralympic athlete
 * - and, twins, British and Indian novelists
 * - and, twins, British and Indian novelists

Deaths

 * - King
 * -, Danish King (b. )
 * -, Russian prince (b. )
 * -, English explorer
 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French architect
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * - (Edward Teach), British pirate (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, American Continental Congressman (b. )
 * -, American Continental Congressman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, 5th President of the (b. )
 * -, British composer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, German-born explorer (b. )
 * -, Argentine explorer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American lyricist (b. )
 * -, English astrophysicist (b. )
 * -, German jurist (b. )
 * -, Pakistani religious scholar and biographer of (b. )
 * -, Professional Wrestling/Boxing Booker (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Russian-born choreographer (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * 1963  -, 35th  (b. )
 * 1963  -, Irish author (b. )
 * 1963  -, Nazi physician (b. )
 * 1963  -,  (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish painter (b. )
 * 1980  -, American actress and writer (b. )
 * 1980  -,  (b. )
 * -, German physician and biochemist,  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1986  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Mexican architect (b. )
 * -, U.S. Italian Mafia of the Lucchese Family (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1989  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1996  -, Spanish-born French actress (b. )
 * -, Australian singer (b. )
 * -, American poker player (b. )
 * -, French actor, director and screenwriter (b. )
 * 2000  -, Czech athlete (b. )
 * -, American businesswoman, founded  (b. )
 * 2001  -, American jazz impresario and producer (b. )
 * -, American jockey (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Father of the Ballet Renewal(b. )
 * 2007  -, first producer of British  SF series  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Feast of
 * - (from France, )
 * usually the first day of sun sign or the last day of