November 22nd, 1874

Born on November 22nd, 1874

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 54,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 421 days, exactly on June 23rd, 2025, people who were born on November 22nd, 1874 will be 55,000 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

Born on November 22nd, 1874

79

Cristóbal de Castro

Spanish journalist and writer (1874-1953)

*November 22nd, 1874, Iznájar †December 31st, 1953, Madrid

91

Elizabeth Patterson

American actress (1874-1966)

*November 22nd, 1874, Hardin County †January 31st, 1966, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on November 22nd?

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

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

81

André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

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

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

63

Benjamin Britten

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

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

93

Percival Proctor Baxter

American politician (1876–1969)

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

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

98

John Nance Garner

Vice president of the United States from 1933 to 1941

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

41

Endre Ady

Hungarian poet (1877-1919)

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

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

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

61

George Eliot

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

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

95

Louis Néel

French physicist (1904-2000)

*November 22nd, 1904, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon †November 17th, 2000, Brive-la-Gaillarde

88

Charles Vildrac

French poet, essayist, playwright (1882-1971)

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

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

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

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Born in 1874

79

Ludwig Curtius

German classical archeologist

*December 13th, 1874, Augsburg †April 10th, 1954, Rome

90

Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

*November 30th, 1874, Blenheim Palace †January 24th, 1965, Hyde Park Gate

63

Guglielmo Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

*April 25th, 1874, Bologna †July 20th, 1937, Rome

84

Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)

*June 22nd, 1874, Hechingen †September 23rd, 1958, Tübingen

65

Hermann Thiersch

German archaeologist

*January 12th, 1874, Munich †June 4th, 1939, Göttingen

90

Herbert Hoover

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

*August 10th, 1874, West Branch †October 20th, 1964, New York City

59

Gustav Holst

British composer

*September 21st, 1874, Cheltenham †May 25th, 1934, London

69

Anna von Gierke

German politician (1874–1943)

*March 14th, 1874, Wrocław †April 3rd, 1943, Berlin

88

Robert Frost

American poet; 4x recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

*March 26th, 1874, San Francisco †January 29th, 1963, Boston

76

Arnold Schoenberg

Austrian-Jewish American composer (1874-1951)

*September 13th, 1874, Vienna †July 13th, 1951, Los Angeles

55

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)

*February 1st, 1874, Vienna †July 15th, 1929, Rodaun

62

G. K. Chesterton

English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)

*May 29th, 1874, Beaconsfield †June 14th, 1936, Beaconsfield

64

Howard Carter

British egyptologist

*May 9th, 1874, Brompton †March 2nd, 1939, London

74

François Brandt

Dutch rower (1874-1949)

*December 29th, 1874, Zoeterwoude †July 4th, 1949, Naarden

52

Harry Houdini

Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)

*March 24th, 1874, Budapest †October 31st, 1926, Detroit

83

Johannes Stark

German physicist (1874-1957)

*April 15th, 1874, Freihung †June 21st, 1957, Traunstein

56

Oskar Nedbal

Czech conductor, composer, and violist (1874–1940)

*March 26th, 1874, Tábor †December 24th, 1930, Zagreb

70

Börries von Münchhausen

German poet and activist

*March 20th, 1874, Hildesheim †March 16th, 1945, Windischleuba

82

Selim Sırrı Tarcan

Turkish politician and International Olympic Committee member

*March 24th, 1874, Larissa †March 2nd, 1957, Istanbul

67

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian writer (1874–1942)

*November 30th, 1874, Prince Edward Island †April 24th, 1942, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1874 is a normal year and no leap year.

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