November 22nd, 1978

Born on November 22nd, 1978

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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, 1978

45

Jochen Schropp

German actor and television presenter

*November 22nd, 1978, Giessen

45

Elisabeth Köstinger

Austrian politician, minister

*November 22nd, 1978, Wolfsberg

45

Mélanie Doutey

French actress

*November 22nd, 1978, Paris

45

Karen O

American singer and musician

*November 22nd, 1978, Busan

45

Dedi Ben Dayan

Israeli footballer

*November 22nd, 1978, Holon

45

Francis Obikwelu

Nigerian-born Olympic sprinter who competed for Portugal

*November 22nd, 1978, Onitsha

45

Bettina Ellinger

Austrian politician

*November 22nd, 1978, Kitzbühel

45

Dennis Brinkmann

German footballer (born 1978)

*November 22nd, 1978, Essen

45

Colin Best

Australian rugby league footballer

*November 22nd, 1978, Sydney

45

Nathaniel Moreau

Canadian actor

*November 22nd, 1978, Canada

45

Mia Riverton

American actress

*November 22nd, 1978, Columbus

45

Leo Gregory

British actor

*November 22nd, 1978, Leicester

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Who's birthday is on November 22nd?

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

56

Mark Ruffalo

American actor

*November 22nd, 1967, Kenosha

49

David Pelletier

Canadian pair skater

*November 22nd, 1974, Sayabec

69

Paolo Gentiloni

Italian politician (born 1954)

*November 22nd, 1954, Rome

79

Charles de Gaulle

President of France from 1959 to 1969

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

47

Torsten Frings

German association football player and manager

*November 22nd, 1976, Würselen

52

Cath Bishop

British rower

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

56

Boris Becker

German tennis player

*November 22nd, 1967, Leimen

54

Katrin Krabbe

German sprinter

*November 22nd, 1969, Neubrandenburg

42

Song Hye-kyo

South Korean actress

*November 22nd, 1981, Daegu

37

Oscar Pistorius

South African sprinter and convicted murderer (born 1986)

*November 22nd, 1986, Sandton

57

Anne Brochet

French actress

*November 22nd, 1966, Amiens

47

Ville Valo

Finnish singer

*November 22nd, 1976, Helsinki

27

Hailey Bieber

American model and television personality

*November 22nd, 1996, Tucson

65

Jamie Lee Curtis

American actress and author

*November 22nd, 1958, Santa Monica

30

Marc Soler

Spanish cyclist

*November 22nd, 1993, Vilanova i la Geltrú

82

Tom Conti

British actor

*November 22nd, 1941, Paisley

58

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor

*November 22nd, 1965, Copenhagen

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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