November 22nd, 1961

Born on November 22nd, 1961

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, 1961

62

Mariel Hemingway

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1961, Mill Valley

62

Guillaume Laurant

French screenwriter

*November 22nd, 1961, Saint-Quentin

62

Randal L. Schwartz

American programmer and technology writer

*November 22nd, 1961, Portland

62

Stephen Hough

British-born classical pianist, composer and writer

*November 22nd, 1961, Heswall

62

Glenda Umaña

Costa Rican journalist

*November 22nd, 1961, San José

62

Pedro Marín

Spanish singer

*November 22nd, 1961, Barcelona

62

Alemão

Brazilian footballer and manager

*November 22nd, 1961, Lavras

62

Gary Valentine

American actor and comedian

*November 22nd, 1961, New York City

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Who's birthday is on November 22nd?

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

64

Fabio Parra

Colombian racing cyclist

*November 22nd, 1959, Sogamoso

57

Anne Brochet

French actress

*November 22nd, 1966, Amiens

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

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

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

58

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor

*November 22nd, 1965, Copenhagen

60

Tony Mowbray

Footballer and football manager (born 1963)

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

63

Leos Carax

French director and writer

*November 22nd, 1960, Suresnes

54

Katrin Krabbe

German sprinter

*November 22nd, 1969, Neubrandenburg

59

Stephen Geoffreys

American actor

*November 22nd, 1964, Cincinnati

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

52

Cath Bishop

British rower

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

49

David Pelletier

Canadian pair skater

*November 22nd, 1974, Sayabec

63

Benjamin Britten

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

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

64

Patrice Anderson

American biathlete

*November 22nd, 1959, Duluth

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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Born on November 22nd, 1961
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No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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