November 22nd, 1724

Born on November 22nd, 1724

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 633 days, exactly on January 23rd, 2026, people who were born on November 22nd, 1724 will be 110,000 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

81

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

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

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

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

73

Abigail Adams

First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*November 22nd, 1744, Weymouth †October 28th, 1818, Quincy

61

George Eliot

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

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

82

Karl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden

German noble (1728-1811)

*November 22nd, 1728, Karlsruhe †June 10th, 1811, Karlsruhe

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

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

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

71

Hryhorii Skovoroda

Ukrainian philosopher (1722–1794)

*November 22nd, 1722, Chornukhy †November 9th, 1794, Skovorodynivka

49

Ignaz Günther

German sculptor and woodcarver (1725-1775)

*November 22nd, 1725, Altmannstein †June 27th, 1775, Munich

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

57

Anne Brochet

French actress

*November 22nd, 1966, Amiens

27

Hailey Bieber

American model and television personality

*November 22nd, 1996, Tucson

65

Jörg Hube

German actor and director

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

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79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

65

Frances Brooke

English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)

*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

98

Eva Marie Veigel

Austrian dancer in London

*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London

74

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)

*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace

27

Louise of Great Britain

Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace

43

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1724-1767)

*February 27th, 1724, Ribeauvillé †August 15th, 1767, Schwetzingen

91

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)

*December 12th, 1724, Butleigh †January 27th, 1816, Bath

73

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Austrian marshall

*May 7th, 1724, Strasbourg †August 22nd, 1797, Vienna

83

Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval

French Catholic bishop and cardinal (1724-1808)

*December 11th, 1724, Bayers †June 17th, 1808, Hamburg

68

Henry Laurens

American slave trader, planter, and congressman (1724-1792)

*March 6th, 1724, Charleston †December 8th, 1792, Charleston

89

Manuel do Cenáculo

18th-century Portuguese prelate and antiquarian

*March 1st, 1724, Lisbon †January 26th, 1814, Évora

82

Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg

Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)

*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna

68

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae

German geologist (1724-1793)

*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, Hanover

74

Claude Balbastre

French composer

*December 8th, 1724, Dijon †May 9th, 1799, Paris

68

John Smeaton

English engineer (1724-1792)

*June 8th, 1724, Austhorpe †October 28th, 1792, Austhorpe

81

George Stubbs

British painter (1724–1806)

*August 25th, 1724, Liverpool †July 10th, 1806, London

55

Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria

German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)

*July 18th, 1724, Munich †April 23rd, 1780, Dresden

66

Lyman Hall

American physician (1724-1790)

*April 12th, 1724, Wallingford †October 19th, 1790, Burke County

84

Guy Carleton

Governor of the Province of Quebec (1724-1808)

*September 3rd, 1724, Strabane †November 10th, 1808, Berkshire

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Leap year

Yes: 1724 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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