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 326^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 39 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 9, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,763,769,600 seconds 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 ‘trihectaicosahexagon’ 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 87 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 4,719 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 22 Historical Events

• 1307 –
  Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
• 1812 –
  War of 1812: 17 Indiana Rangers are killed at the Battle of Wild Cat Creek.
• 1837 –
  Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay “To the People of Upper Canada”, published in his newspaper The Constitution.
• 1858 –
  Denver, Colorado 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.
• 1928 –
  The premier performance of Ravel’s Boléro takes place in Paris.
• 1954 –
  The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
• 1974 –
  The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
• 1990 –
  British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her premiership.
• 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?

• 1936 –
  Joachim Bißmeier, German actor
• 1940 –
  Terry Gilliam, American-born British comedian
• 1947 –
  Valerie Wilson Wesley, American author
• 1956 –
  Lawrence Gowan, Canadian singer (Styx)
• 1967 –
  Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-born Belgian speed skater
• 1967 –
  Quint Kessenich, American lacrosse player and sportscaster
• 1978 –
  Karen O, American singer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• 1982 –
  Charlene Choi, Hong Kong singer (Twins)
• 1983 –
  Tyler Hilton, American singer and actor
• 1985 –
  Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer

Who died on November 22?

• 950 –
  King Lothair II of Italy
• 1694 –
  John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1630)
• 1794 –
  John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
• 1900 –
  Arthur S. Sullivan, British composer (b. 1842)
• 1941 –
  Werner Mölders, German fighter pilot (b. 1915)
• 1963 –
  Wilhelm Beiglböck, Austrian physician (b. 1905)
• 1980 –
  Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter (b. 1901)
• 1988 –
  Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (b. 1908)
• 1997 –
  Michael Hutchence, Australian singer (INXS) (b. 1960)
• 2010 –
  Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist (b. 1914)