Famous Events For November 22 – Today In History

Mikki Donaldson

What Happened on November 22 in World History?

Early Centuries – November 22 Historic Events – Before 1700

November 22, 0498 – St. Symmachus appointed as Pope in place of Anastasius II
November 22, 0845 – during the war of Ballon, the first King of Brittany, Nomimoe vanquishes Frankish Charles the Bald
November 22, 1120- Pope Honorius III crowns Frederik II as King of the Holy Roman Empire
November 22, 1346 – Clashes in the streets in Utrecht
November 22, 1492 – one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus during his voyage, Pinta under the captaincy of Martin Alonso Pinzon separates
November 22, 1497 – Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese voyager, to reach India reaches Cape of Good Hope on his debut sail to Europe

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November 22, 1542 – The New Laws for Indies for good treatment and preservation of Indians were issued by King Charles V
November 22, 1573 – discovery of the Brazilian city of Niteroi
November 22, 1574 – the discovery of the Juan Fernandez Islands near Chile
November 22, 1675 – Parliament postponed by an order of the English crown Charles II
November 22, 1683 – first performance of “Welcome to All the Pleasures” by Purcell in London
November 22, 1699 – an agreement between Denmark, Russia, Saksen, and Poland to divide Sweden under the Treaty of Preobrasjensku

18th Century – What Happened on November 22 – The 1700s
November 22, 1707 – appointment of Prince Johan Willem Friso as the chief of Friesland
November 22, 1714 -King Karel XII is released from the prisons of Turkey and arrives in Sweden
November 22, 1794 – ban on circumcision and sporting beards by Strasbourg Alsace-Lorraine

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19th Century – November 22 This Day That Year – The 1800s
November 22, 1809 – Inventor Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore invents a steel pen, and copyright was given to him for this invention
November 22, 1830 – selection of Charles Grey, 2^nd Early grey, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
November 22, 1831 – Play “Robert Le Diable” formed in Paris
November 22, 1842 – Volcano on Mount St Helens in Washington blows up
November 22, 1851 – Play “La Perle Du Bresil” created in Paris
November 22, 1861 – War of Fort McRee, Florida between the Confederate States of American troops and the Union Fleet under Harvey Brown
November 22, 1864 – There were 650 killings before the American Civil War Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia culminated
November 22, 1864 – Looters to be shot to death was an order issued by Union General O Howard
November 22, 1872 – first performance of “Die Judin von Toledo” by Franz Gillparzer in Prague
November 22, 1884 – Starting of the circulation of NY Freeman (NY Age) by T Thomas Fortune
November 22, 1886 – commercial operation of cable Tram – Victoria Street Cable Tram – in Melbourne, Australia
November 22, 1898 – play “Iris” debuts in Rome
November 22, 1899 – War between British and Boer army, at Willow Grange, Natal

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20th Century – Important Events On This Day November 22 – The 1900s
November 22, 1900 – Hearty welcome accorded to Paul Kruger, displaced President of the Boer Republic of South Africa on his arrival at Marseilles, France
November 22, 1903 – Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt agree to marry
November 22, 1905 – The combined armies of Britain, Italy, Russia, French and Austro-Hungarian assault Lesbos
November 22, 1906 – agricultural reorganizations were introduced which enabled the farmers to draw from the cooperatives and own their share of land, by Peter Stolypin, Prime Minister of Russia
November 22, 1908 – In a debut US-Japanese baseball match, Reach All-Americans vanquish Waseda U, 5-0
November 22, 1910 -copyright given to Arthur Knight for inventing shaft golf clubs
November 22, 1914 – German bombardment causes inferno in Ypres and Belgium
November 22, 1914 – Basra in Mesopotamia surrendered to the Indian army
November 22, 1918 – stepping down of Grand Duke Frederik II, the last Grand Duke of Baden
November 22, 1918 – The victorious King Albert I march through Brussels
November 22, 1918 – Marshal Jozef Pilsudski becomes the dictator of Poland
November 22, 1918 – The Jews in Lemberg were assaulted by the Polish army
November 22, 1919 – burial of 15,000 men at Domela Newhouse, Amsterdam
November 22, 1919 – Working for 48-hour per week or 8-hour per day rule was advocated by the Labor Conference Committee
November 22, 1922 – Ramsay MacDonald was chosen leader of the British Labor Party
November 22, 1922 – christening of Library Ave in the Bronx
November 22, 1922 – Wilhelm Cuno sworn in as Chancellor of Germany
November 22, 1923 – WWI Germany detective Lothar Witzkw, sentenced to capital punishment was exonerated by Calvin Coolidge, US President
November 22, 1924 – Egyptians in Sudan ordered to leave by the British Government
November 22, 1926 – sovereignty within the British Commonwealth granted by the Imperial Conference
November 22, 1927 – copyright given to Carl Eliason for his invention of the motor sled designed to travel on snow
November 22, 1927 -the first show of “Funny Face” by George Gershwin in NYC
November 22, 1927 – the inauguration of the Neil Simon Theater at 250 W, 52^nd St, NYC
November 22, 1927 – no confidence in the government under Henri Jaspar in Belgium
November 22, 1928 – a specialized orchestra by Maurice Ravel premieres in public in Paris
November 22, 1930 – a form of horse gambling introduced in Ireland

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November 22, 1930 – The first US football game aired in England
November 22, 1930 – an Islamic state in Detroit was founded by the religious chief Elijah Muhammad
November 22, 1931 – first performance of “Grand Canyon Suite” by Ferde Grofe
November 22, 1934 – debut show of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” by Eddie Cantor’s performance
November 22, 1935 – the first trans-Atlantic trip carrying 100,000 pieces of mail through a plane capable of landing on water, a flying boat, “China Clipper” leaves Alameda, California
November 22, 1936 – Denny Shute wins the 19^th PGA Championship title at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst, North Carolina
November 22, 1939 – Harry “Big Greenie” was murdered outside his living place by Bugsy, Whitey Krakower, Frankie Carbo, and Albert Tannenbaum when he frightens them, he would become a police informer
November 22, 1940 – protests against Nazis by 500 students in Delft
November 22, 1941 – British ship ‘Devonshire’ submerges the German ship, Atlantis
November 22, 1941 – Ft Capuzzo in Libya surrenders to NZ army

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November 22, 1942 – 26^th Pantser Corps under General-major Rodins regain Ostrov
November 22, 1942 – Africa Korps under command of Rommel gets orders from Adolf Hitler to fight till the last man dies
November 22, 1943 – tripartite discussion meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek to find the means to vanquish Japan
November 22, 1943 – The jailed Lebanese were set free when France formally accepted the freedom of Lebanon
November 22, 1943 – Berlin bombarded by RAF
November 22, 1943 – US army occupies Abemada, Gilbert Island
November 22, 1944 – Light Infantry under the command of Duke of Cornwall captures Hoven at Geilenkirchen
November 22, 1945 – premiere of “Day before Spring” at National Theatre NYC to give 167 shows
November 22, 1945 – Jim Benton of Cleveland broke the earlier NFL record and achieved 303 yards
November 22, 1950 – a crowd of 7021 witnessed the lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18
November 22, 1950 – In an accident involving a train in Richmond Hills, NY 79 lost their lives
November 22, 1952 – Harry Byrd of AS’ was awarded the AL Rookie of the Year
November 22, 1954 – the founding of ‘The Humane Society in Washington, DC
November 22, 1955 – atomic test by USSR at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
November 22, 1955 – RCA Records invests in Elvis Presley, singer, from Sun Records at the best investment of $35,000 for an agreement

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November 22, 1956 – Inauguration of the 16^th Summer Olympic Plays in Melbourne, Australia – First time play in the part of the earth south of Equator and the islands of Oceania. Also, the first play to be held outside Europe
November 22, 1956 – Bill Sharman of Boston achieves NBA free throw successively for 55 games
November 22, 1957 – AL MVP title awarded to Mickey Mantle for the 2^nd time
November 22, 1957 – first performance of Miles Davis, a jazz musical by American Singer Miles Davis, at Carnegie Hall in NY
November 22, 1957 – Simon and Garfunkel take part as “Tom and Jerry” in “American Bandstand”
November 22, 1959 – George Izo, QB of Notre Dame was the first selection of the NY Titans
November 22, 1959 – AFL enlists Boston Patriots
November 22, 1960 – building atomic armaments on its own was decided by the French National Conference
November 22, 1961 – Frank Robins achieves MVP from both major leagues for the first time
November 22, 1961 – Bob Pettit representing St Louis Hawk achieves 19 hits out of 19, the best score of the NBA
November 22, 1961 – A very costly advertising crusade by movie producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a film celebrity
November 22, 1962 – the inauguration of the 7^th British Empire Games and Common Wealth Games in Perth, Australia
November 22, 1963 – announcement of the 2^nd collection of music “With the Beatles” by Beatles in the UK
November 22, 1963 – Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36^th US President after the killing of President John F. Kennedy
November 22, 1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald assassinates John F. Kennedy, President of the US, in Dallas, Texas
November 22, 1964 – TV transmission channel 33 starts airing from Harrisburg-Hershey, PA on PBS
November 22, 1965 – premiere of “Man of La Mancha” at ANTA Wash Sq Theatre, NYC to present 2329 shows
November 22, 1965 – Muhammad Ali KO in the 12^th round Floyd Patterson at Las Vegas Convention Centre to achieve his world heavyweight boxing championship
November 22, 1966 – Steve Spurrier, Florida awarded the 32^nd Heisman Trophy Award
November 22, 1967 – The musical “I Am the Walrus” by the Beatles is not broadcast on BBC in a manner not officially authorized
November 22, 1967 – the value of silver per ounce touches a high at $2.17 in New York
November 22, 1967 – The UN Security Council asks Israel to surrender the conquered area by their declaration no.242
November 22, 1967 – Atomic test by USSR at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk, USSR
November 22, 1968 – Mixed-race kissing on Star Trek between Captain Kirk and Uhura – a first of its kind
November 22, 1968 – The Beatles also known as White Album announce their collection of music “Beatles”, their only double album
November 22, 1968 – Atomic test by US at Nevada Test place
November 22, 1968 – Prime Minister Terence O’Neill, of Northern Ireland, announces a series of measures for the welfare of the Catholic subgroup when they demonstrated
November 22, 1969 – separation of a single DNA segment by research group published by Harvard University
November 22, 1969 – Bobby Isaac achieves the 20^th NASCAR Sprint Cup
November 22, 1971 – premiere of “Only Fools Are Sad” at Edison Theatre NYC to give 144 shows
November 22, 1971 – an untimely detonation of a bomb in Lurgan, County Armagh kills a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
November 22, 1972 – Eyskens steps down as head of the Belgium administration
November 22, 1972 – Flyers defeat New York Islanders to commence a series of 15-game victory
November 22, 1972 – Pitts Penguins achieve an NHL very best by scoring 5 goals in 2,07
November 22, 1972 – Ban on travel to China imposed 22 years ago lifted by the US
November 22, 1973 – Italian Fascist Association Ordine Nuovo stops functioning
November 22, 1974 – the inauguration of Lake Buena Vista Club
November 22, 1974 – Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards play their first Test cricket match at Bangalore
November 22, 1974 – The right to freedom of Palestine was accepted by the UN General Assembly
November 22, 1975 – Rule by a king reintroduced after 31 years by an announcement of Juan Carlos I crowned as King of Spain
November 22, 1975 – In an armed conflict, the Provisional Irish Republic Army kills 3 British soldiers and one taken prisoner at the battle of Drummuckavall when they assault a lookout tower in South Armagh, North Ireland
November 22, 1976 – The Constitution of Algeria comes into effect
November 22, 1976 – An amusing strip entitled “Cathy” by Cathy Guisewite premieres
November 22, 1977 – commercial Concorde flights between NY and Europe commenced
November 22, 1980 – 1.3 million gallons of oil leaked from a Georgia oil tanker at Pilottown, Lousiana by a defective anchor chain
November 22, 1981 – last show of “Marlowe” at Rialto Theatre NYC after 48 shows
November 22, 1981 – Quarter Back Brian Spie of Browns was intercepted 6 times, a Club high score
November 22, 1981 – San Diego Charger Dan Fouts scores 6 touchdowns Vs Oakland (55-21)
November 22, 1981 – Atomic test by USSR at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
November 22, 1981 – Darrell Waltrip achieves the 31^st NASCAR Sprint Cup title
November 22, 1982 – the spacecraft Columbia comes to Kennedy Space Center through Kelly AFT, Texas
November 22, 1984 – Fred Rogers who created a special “Mr Rogers Neighborhood” gifts a sweater to Smithsonian Institute
November 22, 1985 – spacecraft Columbia travels to Vandenberg AFB for a match with STS 61-C
November 22, 1985 – about 38,648 refugees take an oath to become US citizens – the largest event
November 22, 1985 – victory for PNP/MAN in the Antilian voting to parliament
November 22, 1986 – Mike Tyson at the age of 20 defeats Trevor Berbick to become the youngest boxing titleholder to achieve the WBC championship at the Las Vegas Hilton
November 22, 1986 – Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton keep a tally of 500 goals and become the 13^th National Hockey Leaguers
November 22, 1987 – Patriots do not allow Indianapolis to score any goals (shut out), 24-0
November 22, 1987 – Jack Sikma of Milwaukee scores free throw in 51 games of the NBA
November 22, 1987 – Unknown brigands dressed as the artificial intelligence character Max Headroom seize, two Chicago television stations
November 22, 1987 – Dale Earnhardt was awarded the 37^th NASCAR Sprint Cup title
November 22, 1989 – 39^th Miss World pageant awarded to Aneta Kreglicka of Poland
November 22, 1989 – a rare occurrence of Venus, Maras, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and the Moon when they have the same ascension (known in astronomy as conjunction)
November 22, 1989 – an agreement between Kirby Pucket and Minnesota Twins for the highest amount of $3,000,000
November 22, 1989 – spacecraft STS 33 (Discovery 9) astronauts on board sent into orbit
November 22, 1989 – the crew and air hostesses of Eastern Airlines resume work after a strike but many of them were not reappointed
November 22, 1990 – George H.W. Bush arrives in Saudi Arabia to inspect the US troops
November 22, 1990 – Margaret Thatcher steps down as British Prime Minister
November 22, 1990 – appointment of Professor Amos Sawyer as intervening President of Liberia
November 22, 1991 – Patrick Ewing enters into a contract for a 2-year continuation with the NY Knicks for the highest amount of $18.8 million
November 22, 1991 – The premiere of “Phool Aur Kaante” featuring a film celebrity, Ajay Devgan announced
November 22, 1992 – a 50 m backstroke swimming competition was achieved by Sandra Volker in the shortest time of 28.57 sec
November 22, 1992 – a news item from the Washington Post indicates that Senator Bob Packwood misbehaved with 10 women
November 22, 1992 – tennis celebrity from Yugoslavia, Monica Seles defeats Martina Navratilova for a successive win for a second time to get the WTA Tour Championship title, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 in NYC
November 22, 1993 – premiere of “Laughter on the 23^rd Floor” at Richard Rodgers to give 320 shows
November 22, 1995 – A court in England found Rosemary West responsible for killing 10 women
November 22, 1995 – the first full-length film, “Toy Story” using images from a computer, guided by John Lasseter and featuring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen announced
November 22, 1995 – OPEC announces that it will carry over its present oil production allocation of 25.43 million barrels per day
November 22, 1996 – In a court proceeding against O.J.Simpson in a murder case, he asserts that he has been falsely implicated
November 22, 1998 – Calgary Stampeders were victorious against Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24: Jeff Garcia, a professional quarterback named MVP
November 22, 1998 – Jeff Gordon was awarded the 48^th NASCAR Sprint Cup title
November 22, 1998 – Swiss tennis celebrity Martina Hingis defeats American Lindsay Davenport, 7-5,6-4,4-6,6-2 to win the WTA Tour Championship final at Madison Square Garden, NYC
November 22, 1999 – Elian Gonzalez, an engineer and a young boy in 2000 who was involved in an immigration problem between Cuba and the United States was seen off in Florida by the US Coast Guard
November 22, 1999 – a musical, “How Do You Like Me Now?!” by Toby Keith announced (Billboard Song of the Year 2000)

21st Century – November 22 This Day In History – The 2000s
November 22, 2002 – violence to attack the participants of the Miss World contest in Nigeria, killing 100 people
November 22, 2003 – The antagonists of President Eduard Shevardnadze take control of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, and request him to step down
November 22, 2003 – England defeats Australia, 20-17 to win the 5^th Rugby World Cup at Sydney
November 22, 2004 – a series of protests and political events, known as the Orange Revolution, in Ukraine in connection with the election of the voting for president
November 22, 2005 – The first female Chancellor of Germany – Angela Merkel
November 22, 2005 – Gwen Stefani, Will Smith, and Kelly Clarkson achieve the 32^nd American Music Awards
November 22, 2008 – the largest live airing by YouTube, YouTube Live
November 22, 2008 – Montreal Canadiens retire Patrick Roy’s #33 jersey
November 22, 2008 – New Zealand defeats Australia, 34-20 at the 13^th Rugby League World Cup
November 22, 2009 – Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson achieve the 36^th American Music Awards
November 22, 2009 – President Hugo Chavez announces that Venezuela is in the grip of a financial slump as the market slumped to 4.5% in the third quarter
November 22, 2012 – 37 lost their lives, and 92 were wounded in Pakistan during 6 attacks
November 22, 2012 – heavy fog in Texas causes the death of 2 people and over 120 injuries during a 100-vehicle crash
November 22, 2013 – the 2013 World Chess Championship was achieved by Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian, by defeating Viswanathan Anand
November 22, 2014 – Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona scores 253 goals, the highest, in the men’s professional football division known as La Liga
November 22, 2015 – Mauricio Macri (PRO) won the voting in Argentina by a thin margin over his challenger from the left-wing
November 22, 2015 – Kyle Busch representing Joe Gibbs Racing, achieves the Food EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida and it was his debut NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win
November 22, 2015 – tennis celebrity of Serbia, Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-4 in the final ATP World Tour Finals in London, England
November 22, 2016 – Grace Hopper, Navy Admiral and a computer researcher was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously by President of USA, Barack Obama,
November 22, 2016 – The expansion team of the NHL named as “Vegas Golden Knights”
November 22, 2017 – Ratko Mladic, Serbian General, nicknamed as ‘Butcher of Bosnia” was found guilty of mass murder and other war crimes during the Bosnian war and sentenced to life term in The Hague
November 22, 2017 – Ubers paid $10000/- hackers to keep silent when 57 million personal data was stolen worldwide
November 22, 2017 – the first baby to be born in the UK with her heart outside the body, Vanellope Wilkins, withstood the medical procedure to place her heart inside her body
November 22, 2018 – The tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been reduced by 4 cm in a 20-year venture to make it stable

See Also:

Sun Signs Everything Under The Sun!

Famous Events For November 22 – Today In History

What Happened on November 22 in World History?

Early Centuries – November 22 Historic Events – Before 1700

18th Century – What Happened on November 22 – The 1700s

19th Century – November 22 This Day That Year – The 1800s

20th Century – Important Events On This Day November 22 – The 1900s

21st Century – November 22 This Day In History – The 2000s

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