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22 November 2023
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
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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
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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
First Quarter
69.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.2 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
29.91 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Pisces
26.86 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.