What Happened on November 22?
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EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 22
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)
Year:
1921
During The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1920–1922), 22 Irish Nationalists are killed in Belfast in one day.
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Congress of Manastir
Year:
1908
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
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SS Ville du Havre
Year:
1873
The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
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China Clipper
Year:
1935
The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
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World War II
Year:
1940
World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
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Lebanon
Year:
1943
Lebanon gains independence from France, nearly two years after it was first announced by the Free French government.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Year:
1942
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
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Dumbarton
Year:
1869
In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched.
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Birmingham
Year:
1855
In Birmingham, England, Albert, Prince Consort lays the foundation stone of the Birmingham and Midland Institute.
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Year:
1220
Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope Honorius III.
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BIRTHS ON NOVEMBER 22
Tim Beaumont
Year of birth:
1928
Tim Beaumont, English priest and politician (died 2008)
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Peter Hall (director)
Year of birth:
1930
Peter Hall, English director (died 2017)
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Mel Hutchins
Year of birth:
1928
Mel Hutchins, American basketball player (died 2018)
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Lew Burdette
Year of birth:
1926
Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (died 2007)
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Jerrie Mock
Year of birth:
1925
Jerrie Mock, American pilot (died 2014)
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Robert Vaughn
Year of birth:
1932
Robert Vaughn, American actor and director (died 2016)
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Rita Sakellariou
Year of birth:
1934
Rita Sakellariou, Greek singer (died 1999)
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Zenon Jankowski
Year of birth:
1937
Zenon Jankowski, Polish pilot and military officer
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John du Pont
Year of birth:
1938
John Eleuthère du Pont, American convicted murderer (died 2010)
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Nikolai Kapustin
Year of birth:
1937
Nikolai Kapustin, Soviet pianist and composer (died 2020)
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DEATHS ON NOVEMBER 22
Werner Mölders
Year of death:
1941
Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (born 1913)
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Lorenz Hart
Year of death:
1943
Lorenz Hart, American composer (born 1895)
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Arthur Eddington
Year of death:
1944
Arthur Eddington, English astrophysicist and astronomer (born 1882)
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Otto Georg Thierack
Year of death:
1946
Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Justice (born 1889)
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Andy O'Sullivan
Year of death:
1923
Andy O'Sullivan, Irish Republican died in the 1923 Irish hunger strikes
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Edward J. Adams
Year of death:
1921
Edward J. Adams, American serial/spree killer and bank robber (born 1887)
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Year of death:
1913
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shōgun (born 1837)
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Jack London
Year of death:
1916
Jack London, American novelist and journalist (born 1876)
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Francisco Moreno
Year of death:
1919
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (born 1852)
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Shemp Howard
Year of death:
1955
Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian (born 1895)
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HOLIDAYS ON NOVEMBER 22
November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Lebanese Independence Day
Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943.
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Salvatore Lilli
Christian feast day: Blessed Salvatore Lilli
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Pragmatius of Autun
Christian feast day: Pragmatius of Autun
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Pedro Esqueda Ramírez
Christian feast day: Pedro Esqueda Ramírez
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Philemon (biblical figure)
Christian feast day: Philemon and Apphia
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Saint Cecilia
Christian feast day: Cecilia
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Good Spouses Day
Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan.
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