November 22nd, 1521

Born on November 22nd, 1521

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 490 days, exactly on August 31st, 2025, people who were born on November 22nd, 1521 will be 184,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 22nd?

November 22nd, 2013

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeated India's Viswanathan Anand to become world chess champion.

November 22nd, 1995

Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer-generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States.

November 22nd, 1988

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force was first displayed in public at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

November 22nd, 1987

Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume.

November 22nd, 1975

Two days after the death of Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos I was declared King of Spain according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco.

November 22nd, 1971

In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, five teenage students and one of their leaders were found dead from exposure on the Cairngorm Plateau in the Scottish Highlands.

November 22nd, 1968

The Beatles released their eponymous double album, popularly known as the White Album.

November 22nd, 1967

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 242 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.

November 22nd, 1963

John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas; hours later, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in aboard Air Force One as the 36th President of the United States.

November 22nd, 1910

The crews of three Brazilian warships – all commissioned only months before – and several smaller vessels mutinied against perceived "slavery" being practised in the Brazilian Navy.

November 22nd, 1873

The French steamship Ville du Havre collided with a Scottish iron clipper in the North Atlantic and sank with the loss of 226 lives.

November 22nd, 1797

The Geisel School of Medicine, the fourth oldest medical school in the United States, was founded by the physician Nathan Smith.

November 22nd, 1718

The pirate Blackbeard (pictured) was killed in battle by a boarding party of British sailors off the coast of the Province of North Carolina.

November 22nd, 1635

Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launched a three-month pacification campaign against the island's indigenous peoples.

November 22nd, 2004

The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 22nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 22nd?

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

*November 22nd, 1890, Lille †November 9th, 1970, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

81

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

*November 22nd, 1869, Paris †February 19th, 1951, Paris

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

*November 22nd, 1924, Kirksville †June 13th, 1987, New York City

61

George Eliot

English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)

*November 22nd, 1819, Nuneaton †December 22nd, 1880, London

65

Johannes Crato von Krafftheim

Physician

*November 22nd, 1519, Wrocław †October 19th, 1585, Wrocław

44

Mary of Lorraine

Scottish Queen consort; (1515-1560)

*November 22nd, 1515, Bar-le-Duc †June 11th, 1560, Edinburgh Castle

63

Alfonso II d'Este

Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597

*November 22nd, 1533, Ferrara †October 27th, 1597, Ferrara

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

27

Hailey Bieber

American model and television personality

*November 22nd, 1996, Tucson

57

Anne Brochet

French actress

*November 22nd, 1966, Amiens

23

Auliʻi Cravalho

American actress and singer

*November 22nd, 2000, Kohala

65

Jörg Hube

German actor and director

*November 22nd, 1943, Neuruppin †June 19th, 2009, Munich

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Born in 1521

69

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

31

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

German duke

*May 10th, 1521, Coburg †February 8th, 1553, Coburg

53

Sebastian Ochsenkhun

German composer and luth player

*February 6th, 1521, Nuremberg †August 20th, 1574, Heidelberg

72

Xu Wei

Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)

*January 1st, 1521, Shaoxing †January 1st, 1593

51

Takeda Shingen

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

*December 1st, 1521, Yogaisan Castle †May 13th, 1573, Ina district

76

Peter Canisius

Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint

*May 8th, 1521, Nijmegen †December 21st, 1597, Fribourg

48

François de Coligny d'Andelot

French general (1521-1569)

*April 18th, 1521, Châtillon-Coligny †May 27th, 1569, Saintes

32

Thomas Wyatt

English rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I (1521-1554)

*September 20th, 1521, Chatham †April 21st, 1554, London

77

Paul von Eitzen

German theologian (1521-1598)

*January 25th, 1521, Hamburg †February 25th, 1598, Schleswig

55

Simon Musaeus

German theologian

*March 25th, 1521, Vetschau/Spreewald †July 11th, 1576, Mansfeld

56

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Portuguese infanta (1521-1577)

*June 8th, 1521, Lisbon †October 10th, 1577, Lisbon

67

Lodovico Guicciardini

Italian historian (1521-1589)

*August 19th, 1521, Florence †March 22nd, 1589, Antwerp

76

Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*July 25th, 1521, Simmern †January 13th, 1598, Ravengiersburg

60

Daniel Brendel von Homburg

Roman Catholic archbishop

*November 30th, 1521, Aschaffenburg †January 1st, 1582, Aschaffenburg

32

Maurice of Saxony

Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521-1553)

*March 21st, 1521, Freiberg †July 9th, 1553, Sievershausen

64

Johannes Trautenbul

German jurist

*March 25th, 1521, Halberstadt †November 2nd, 1585, Halle (Saale)

59

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

*June 29th, 1521, Haderslev †October 1st, 1580, Haderslev

59

Johann Marbach

German theologian

*April 14th, 1521, Lindau †March 17th, 1581, Strasbourg

49

Francesco Laparelli

Italian military engineer (1521-1570)

*April 5th, 1521, Cortona †October 20th, 1570, Heraklion

78

Jacob Heerbrand

German theologian (1521-1600)

*August 12th, 1521, Giengen an der Brenz †May 22nd, 1600, Tübingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1521 is a normal year and no leap year.

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