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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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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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)
1574
Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
1635
Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
1718
Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as “Blackbeard”) is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
1935
The China Clipper, the first transpacific mail and passenger service, takes off from Alameda, California for its first commercial flight. It reaches its destination, Manila, a week later.
1969
In American football, the University of Michigan upset Ohio State University, 24-12, in Bo Schembechler’s first season as Michigan’s head coach. The win set off the 10 Year War between Schembechler and Ohio State’s Woody Hayes. (See also Michigan-Ohio State rivalry).
1974
The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
1987
Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
1989
In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
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.'
2005
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
Who were born on November 22?
1868
John Nance Garner, American politician (d. 1967)
1902
Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990)
1939
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician
1941
Jesse Colin Young, American musician
1948
Stewart Graeme Guthrie, New Zealand Police officer (d. 1990)
1961
Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer
1963
Scoop Jackson, American sportswriter
1963
Tony Mowbray, English footballer and manager
1966
Richard Stanley, South African film director
1981
Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer
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