November 22nd, 1972

Born on November 22nd, 1972

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, 1972

51

Jay Payton

American baseball player

*November 22nd, 1972, Ohio

51

Thony Hemery

French freestyle skier

*November 22nd, 1972, Bourg-Saint-Maurice

51

Franz Bazzani

Italian composer and pianist

*November 22nd, 1972, Isola della Scala

51

Russell Hoult

British footballer (born 1972)

*November 22nd, 1972, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

51

Olivier Brouzet

French rugby union player

*November 22nd, 1972, Béziers

11

Francisco de Asís, Duke of Bourbon

(1972-1984)

*November 22nd, 1972, Madrid †February 7th, 1984, Pamplona

51

Adam J. Harrington

Actor

*November 22nd, 1972, Hamilton

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

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

52

Cath Bishop

British rower

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

49

David Pelletier

Canadian pair skater

*November 22nd, 1974, Sayabec

54

Katrin Krabbe

German sprinter

*November 22nd, 1969, Neubrandenburg

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

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

58

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor

*November 22nd, 1965, Copenhagen

55

Rasmus Lerdorf

Danish programmer and creator of PHP

*November 22nd, 1968, Qeqertarsuaq

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

47

Torsten Frings

German association football player and manager

*November 22nd, 1976, Würselen

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

52

Kyran Bracken

English rugby union footballer

*November 22nd, 1971, Dublin

63

Benjamin Britten

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

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

37

Oscar Pistorius

South African sprinter and convicted murderer (born 1986)

*November 22nd, 1986, Sandton

27

Hailey Bieber

American model and television personality

*November 22nd, 1996, Tucson

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Born on November 22nd, 1972
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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