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November 22: Day of the Week
November 22, 2024 is the 327th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 39 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
November 22 Historical Event(s)
498
After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
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.
1574
Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
1812
War of 1812: 17 Indiana Rangers are killed at the Battle of Wild Cat Creek.
1858
Denver, Colorado is founded.
1864
American Civil War: Sherman’s March to the Sea: Confederate General John Bell Hood invades Tennessee in an unsuccessful attempt to draw Union General William T. Sherman from Georgia.
1943
World War II: War in the Pacific – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan (see Cairo Conference)
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.
1989
In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
Who were born on November 22?
1458
Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505)
1890
Charles de Gaulle, French military general and statesman (d. 1970)
1902
Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Rhodesian politician (d. 1990)
1924
Geraldine Page, American actress (d. 1987)
1943
Billie Jean King, American tennis player
1943
Peter Adair, American filmmaker
1950
Steven Van Zandt, American musician
1963
Kennedy Pola, Samoan-born American pro football coach
1967
Boris Becker, German tennis player
1976
Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM)
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters TARSZRWAEH? Check your answers here: Word finder TARSZRWAEH. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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