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22 November 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2013 - Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeated India's Viswanathan Anand to become world chess champion.Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)
Anniversary
1995 - Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer-generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States.1995 film by John Lasseter
Anniversary
1988 - The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force was first displayed in public at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.American heavy strategic bomber
Anniversary
1987 - Two television stations in Chicago had their broadcast signals hijacked with footage of an unknown person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume.1987 Chicago television hijacking incident
Anniversary
1986 - Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick to win the World Boxing Council title, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in history.American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
Historical events
History
2022 - A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia leaves seven workers dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.Mass shooting in Virginia, U.S.
History
2014 - While playing with a toy gun in Cleveland, 12-year-old African American Tamir Rice is killed by a white police officer.Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
History
2010 - During the Cambodian water festival, a stampede in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, kills 347 people.Cambodian holiday
History
2004 - The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.2004–2005 political protests in Ukraine
History
2003 - Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.DHL Flight 209
History
1994 - A Trans World Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Cessna 441 Conquest II aircraft collide on the runway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Bridgeton, Missouri, killing two people and injuring eight.Airline of the United States (1930–2001)
History
1990 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.Head of government
History
1989 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.American space and aeronautics agency
History
1987 - The Max Headroom signal hijacking incident takes place, in which a pirate broadcast interrupts television broadcasts in Chicago.1987 Chicago television hijacking incident
History
1975 - Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco two days earlier.King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
Notable births
Born
2002 - Brandon Miller, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
Born
2002 - Owen Power, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Auliʻi Cravalho, American actress and singerAmerican actress and singer (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Trey McBride, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Serge Vohor, Vanuatuan politician, 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1955)Vanuatuan politician (1955–2024)
Died
2022 - John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky (born 1933)American politician and entrepreneur (1933–2022)
Died
2022 - Raşit Küçük, Turkish Islamicist (born 1947)Turkish academic (1947–2022)
Died
2020 - Otto Hutter, Austrian-born British physiologist (born 1924)British physiologist (1924–2020)
Died
2017 - George Avakian, American music producer (born 1919)American record producer (1919–2017)
Died
2017 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian operatic baritone (born 1962)Russian baritone (1962–2017)
Died
2017 - Tommy Keene, American singer-songwriter (born 1958)American musician (1958–2017)
Died
2016 - M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian vocalist and singer (born 1930)Musical artist
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
2.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.1 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
0.15 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
10.83 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.