What are the important events that happened on November 22? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 22: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 22 is the 327^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 39 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 9, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 481,176 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosaheptagon’ day.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 68 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,354 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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November 22 Historical Events

• 1573 –
  The Brazilian city of Niterói is founded.
• 1869 –
  In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.
• 1908 –
  The Congress of Monastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
• 1940 –
  World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
• 1954 –
  The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
• 1963 –
  In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody.
• 1973 –
  The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
• 1988 –
  In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
• 1997 –
  In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
• 2004 –
  In Global governance, Decision o916-d1 adopted as mission statement: 'To create an accepted framework for all humankind, that is self-regulating and which enables every person to achieve their fullest potential in harmony with the world and its place in existence.'

Who were born on November 22?

• 1710 –
  Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (d. 1784)
• 1767 –
  Andreas Hofer, Austrian innkeeper and politician (d. 1810)
• 1849 –
  Christian Rohlfs, German artist (d. 1938)
• 1869 –
  André Gide, French writer and Nobel laureate (d. 1951)
• 1913 –
  Benjamin Britten, British composer (d. 1976)
• 1932 –
  Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)
• 1943 –
  Billie Jean King, American tennis player
• 1957 –
  Donny Deutsch, American television personality and advertising executive
• 1974 –
  David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater
• 1976 –
  Torsten Frings, German footballer

Who died on November 22?

• 1594 –
  Martin Frobisher, English explorer
• 1710 –
  Bernardo Pasquini, Italian composer (b. 1637)
• 1893 –
  James Calder, American academic and educator (b. 1826)
• 1916 –
  Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
• 1920 –
  Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet (b. 1884)
• 1932 –
  William Walker Atkinson, American author (b. 1862)
• 1963 –
  Aldous Huxley, English author (b. 1894)
• 1989 –
  Rene Moawad, Lebanonese politician (b. 1925)
• 2000 –
  Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete (b. 1922)
• 2001 –
  Mary Kay Ash, American entrepreneur (b. 1915)

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