November 22nd, 1872

Born on November 22nd, 1872

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 55,000 days old!

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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

Born on November 22nd, 1872

63

Sepp Kaiser

Swiss architect (1872-1936)

*November 22nd, 1872, Stans †September 25th, 1936, Berlin

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81

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

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

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

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

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

98

John Nance Garner

Vice president of the United States from 1933 to 1941

*November 22nd, 1868, Red River County †November 7th, 1967, Uvalde

63

Benjamin Britten

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

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

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

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

57

Johnny Tyldesley

Cricket player of England. (1873-1930)

*November 22nd, 1873, Worsley †November 27th, 1930, Monton

93

Percival Proctor Baxter

American politician (1876–1969)

*November 22nd, 1876, Portland †December 6th, 1969, Portland

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

41

Endre Ady

Hungarian poet (1877-1919)

*November 22nd, 1877, Ady Endre †January 27th, 1919, Budapest

61

George Eliot

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

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

40

Harry Graham

Australian sportsman (1870-1911)

*November 22nd, 1870, Melbourne †February 7th, 1911, Seacliff

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

104

Jacqueline Vaudecrane

French figure skater

*November 22nd, 1913, 9th arrondissement of Paris †February 27th, 2018, Uzès

88

Charles Vildrac

French poet, essayist, playwright (1882-1971)

*November 22nd, 1882, Paris †June 25th, 1971, Saint-Tropez

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

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55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 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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