November 22nd, 1959

Born on November 22nd, 1959

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1959

64

Fabio Parra

Colombian racing cyclist

*November 22nd, 1959, Sogamoso

64

Patrice Anderson

American biathlete

*November 22nd, 1959, Duluth

64

Lenore Zann

Canadian actress and politician

*November 22nd, 1959, Sydney

64

Naoko Watanabe

Japanese voice actress

*November 22nd, 1959, Suginami-ku

64

Jean-Marie Besset

French playwright

*November 22nd, 1959, Carcassonne

64

Frank McAvennie

Scottish footballer (born 1959)

*November 22nd, 1959, Glasgow

64

Eddie Frierson

American actor

*November 22nd, 1959, Akron

62

Martina Fietz

German journalist

*November 22nd, 1959, Oberhausen †February 15th, 2022

64

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Swedish actor

*November 22nd, 1959, Chania

57

Marek Ostrowski

Polish footballer (1959-2017)

*November 22nd, 1959, Gmina Skrwilno †March 6th, 2017, Stockerau

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

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

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

57

Anne Brochet

French actress

*November 22nd, 1966, Amiens

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

58

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor

*November 22nd, 1965, Copenhagen

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

63

Leos Carax

French director and writer

*November 22nd, 1960, Suresnes

54

Katrin Krabbe

German sprinter

*November 22nd, 1969, Neubrandenburg

52

Cath Bishop

British rower

*November 22nd, 1971, Leigh-on-Sea

63

Benjamin Britten

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

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

59

Stephen Geoffreys

American actor

*November 22nd, 1964, Cincinnati

60

Tony Mowbray

Footballer and football manager (born 1963)

*November 22nd, 1963, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

65

Jason Ringenberg

American musician, singer-songwriter, family music entertainer

*November 22nd, 1958, Kewanee

49

David Pelletier

Canadian pair skater

*November 22nd, 1974, Sayabec

67

Richard Kind

American actor

*November 22nd, 1956, Trenton

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

65

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

65

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

65

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

65

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

65

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 13th, 1959, Güímar

65

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Dag Erik Pedersen

Norwegian racing cyclist and cycling journalist

*June 6th, 1959, Skien †June 3rd, 2024, Helgeroa

65

Franz Rieger

German politician (CSU)

*May 24th, 1959, Regensburg

65

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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