On this day in History - Nov. 22
0365 - Felix II dies. Italian anti-pope.
0498 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
0950 - Lotharius dies. King of Italy (947-950)
1318 - Mikhail Yaroslavich dies (b. 1271). Russian prince.
1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick was born (d. 1471). English politician.
1497 - Rounding the Cape of Good Hope The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, who was en route to India by order of King Emanuel I of Portugal, rounded the southern tip of Africa – the Cape of Good Hope -- on this day in 1497.
1515 - Marie of Guise was born (d. 1560). Queen of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland.
1564 - Henry Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham was born (d. 1610). English conspirator.
1573 - The city of Niterói (Brazil) is founded
1594 - Martin Frobisher dies. English explorer
1602 - Elisabeth of France was born (d. 1644). Queen of Philip IV of Spain
1616 - John Wallis was born (d. 1703). English mathematician.
1617 - Ahmed I dies (b. 1590). Ottoman Sultan.
1635 - Francis Willughby was born (d. 1672). English biologist.
1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle was born (d. 1687). French explorer.
1694 - John Tillotson dies (b. 1630). Archbishop of Canterbury.
1697 - Liberal Bruant dies. French architect
1710 - Bernardo Pasquini dies (b. 1637). Italian composer.
1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was born (d. 1784). German composer.
1718 - Off the coast of Virginia, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. On this day in 1718, English pirate Edward Teach, better known as "Blackbeard," is killed during a battle off the Virginia coast—started when a rival pirate gives him the "ho-ho-ho's" about streaks of grey in his beard.
1718 - The pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina.
1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach) dies. British pirate
1721 - Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres was born (d. 1824). Swiss-born cartographer and Canadian statesman.
1753 - Dugald Stewart was born (d. 1828). Scotish philosopher.
1758 - Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe dies (b. 1680). British politician.
1767 - Andreas Hofer was born (d. 1810). Tyrolian patriot.
1774 - Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive dies (b. 1725). British general and statesman.
1783 - John Hanson dies (b. 1715). American Continental Congressman.
1794 - John Alsop dies (b. 1724). American Continental Congressman.
1803 - José María de Heredia was born. Cuban-French poet.
1808 - Thomas Cook was born inn Melbourne, Derbyshire (d. 1892). British travel entrepreneur, railway excursion and tourist pioneer, who organized his first railway excursion in 1841, from Leicester to Loughborough.
1819 - George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) was born (d. 1880). British novelist. Her work includes (Silas Marner, 'The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch).
1830 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1849 - Christian Rohlfs was born (d. 1938). German artist.
1852 - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant was born (d. 1924). French diplomat and Nobel Prize laureate.
1856 - Heber J. Grant was born (d. 1945). President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1859 - Cecilia Grierson was born (d. 1934). Argentine physician (ginecologist) and women right activist.
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.
1868 - John Nance Garner was born (d. 1967). U.S. Vice President
1869 - André Gide was born (d. 1951). French writer and Nobel Prize laureate in 1947 (Lafcadio's Adventures)
1875 - Georges Rency was born (d. 24 Sep 1951). Belgian poet
1875 - Henry Wilson dies (b. 1812). United States Vice President.
1877 - Endre Ady was born (d. 1919). Hungarian poet.
1878 - Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov was born. Russian politician.
1880 - Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City.
1890 - Charles de Gaulle was born (d. 1970). President of France.
1891 - Eric Lindahl was born. Swedish economist (Theory of Money & Capital)
1893 - Harley J. Earl was born (d. 1969). Automobile designer.
1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert was born (d. 1989). German astronomer.
1898 - Gabriel González Videla was born. Chilean politician and lawyer.
1899 - Hoagy Carmichael was born (d. 1981). American composer.
1899 - Wiley Post was born in Grand Saline, Texas (d. 1935). American pioneer aviator, who completed the first solo flight round the world (1933).
1900 - Arthur S. Sullivan dies (b. 1842). British composer best known for his light operatic collaboration with W. S. Gilbert.
1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo was born (d. 1999). Spanish composer.
1902 - Friedrich A. Kupp dies (suicide) (b.. Cannon manufacturer.
1904 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel was born (d. 2000). French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1970.
1907 - Alberto Moravia was born. Italian writer.
0498 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
0950 - Lotharius dies. King of Italy (947-950)
1318 - Mikhail Yaroslavich dies (b. 1271). Russian prince.
1428 - Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick was born (d. 1471). English politician.
1497 - Rounding the Cape of Good Hope The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama, who was en route to India by order of King Emanuel I of Portugal, rounded the southern tip of Africa – the Cape of Good Hope -- on this day in 1497.
1515 - Marie of Guise was born (d. 1560). Queen of James V of Scotland and regent of Scotland.
1564 - Henry Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham was born (d. 1610). English conspirator.
1573 - The city of Niterói (Brazil) is founded
1594 - Martin Frobisher dies. English explorer
1602 - Elisabeth of France was born (d. 1644). Queen of Philip IV of Spain
1616 - John Wallis was born (d. 1703). English mathematician.
1617 - Ahmed I dies (b. 1590). Ottoman Sultan.
1635 - Francis Willughby was born (d. 1672). English biologist.
1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle was born (d. 1687). French explorer.
1694 - John Tillotson dies (b. 1630). Archbishop of Canterbury.
1697 - Liberal Bruant dies. French architect
1710 - Bernardo Pasquini dies (b. 1637). Italian composer.
1710 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was born (d. 1784). German composer.
1718 - Off the coast of Virginia, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. On this day in 1718, English pirate Edward Teach, better known as "Blackbeard," is killed during a battle off the Virginia coast—started when a rival pirate gives him the "ho-ho-ho's" about streaks of grey in his beard.
1718 - The pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina.
1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach) dies. British pirate
1721 - Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres was born (d. 1824). Swiss-born cartographer and Canadian statesman.
1753 - Dugald Stewart was born (d. 1828). Scotish philosopher.
1758 - Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe dies (b. 1680). British politician.
1767 - Andreas Hofer was born (d. 1810). Tyrolian patriot.
1774 - Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive dies (b. 1725). British general and statesman.
1783 - John Hanson dies (b. 1715). American Continental Congressman.
1794 - John Alsop dies (b. 1724). American Continental Congressman.
1803 - José María de Heredia was born. Cuban-French poet.
1808 - Thomas Cook was born inn Melbourne, Derbyshire (d. 1892). British travel entrepreneur, railway excursion and tourist pioneer, who organized his first railway excursion in 1841, from Leicester to Loughborough.
1819 - George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) was born (d. 1880). British novelist. Her work includes (Silas Marner, 'The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch).
1830 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1849 - Christian Rohlfs was born (d. 1938). German artist.
1852 - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant was born (d. 1924). French diplomat and Nobel Prize laureate.
1856 - Heber J. Grant was born (d. 1945). President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1859 - Cecilia Grierson was born (d. 1934). Argentine physician (ginecologist) and women right activist.
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.
1868 - John Nance Garner was born (d. 1967). U.S. Vice President
1869 - André Gide was born (d. 1951). French writer and Nobel Prize laureate in 1947 (Lafcadio's Adventures)
1875 - Georges Rency was born (d. 24 Sep 1951). Belgian poet
1875 - Henry Wilson dies (b. 1812). United States Vice President.
1877 - Endre Ady was born (d. 1919). Hungarian poet.
1878 - Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov was born. Russian politician.
1880 - Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City.
1890 - Charles de Gaulle was born (d. 1970). President of France.
1891 - Eric Lindahl was born. Swedish economist (Theory of Money & Capital)
1893 - Harley J. Earl was born (d. 1969). Automobile designer.
1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert was born (d. 1989). German astronomer.
1898 - Gabriel González Videla was born. Chilean politician and lawyer.
1899 - Hoagy Carmichael was born (d. 1981). American composer.
1899 - Wiley Post was born in Grand Saline, Texas (d. 1935). American pioneer aviator, who completed the first solo flight round the world (1933).
1900 - Arthur S. Sullivan dies (b. 1842). British composer best known for his light operatic collaboration with W. S. Gilbert.
1901 - Joaquin Rodrigo was born (d. 1999). Spanish composer.
1902 - Friedrich A. Kupp dies (suicide) (b.. Cannon manufacturer.
1904 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel was born (d. 2000). French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1970.
1907 - Alberto Moravia was born. Italian writer.
1911 - Paulo Ferreira was born (d. 1999). Portuguese painter. Lisbonne au mille couleurs - 1937
1913 - Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk (d. 1976). British composer whose major works include the opera 'Peter Grimes' (1945).
1916 - Jack London dies (b. 1876). American writer, best known for his adventure novels 'Call of the Wild' (1903) and 'White Fang' (1906).
1917 - Teoberto Maler dies (b. 1842). German-born explorer.
1917 - Andrew Fielding Huxley was born. British physiologist Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1963.
1916 - Jack London dies (b. 1876). American writer, best known for his adventure novels 'Call of the Wild' (1903) and 'White Fang' (1906).
1917 - Teoberto Maler dies (b. 1842). German-born explorer.
1917 - Andrew Fielding Huxley was born. British physiologist Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1963.
1917 - In Montreal, Canada, the National Hockey Association breaks up (on November 26 it was replaced with the National Hockey League).
1918 - Tratado de Brest-Litovsk: Russia suspendes the hostilities against Germany.
1918 - Blas Piñar was born. Spanish politician.
1918 - Claiborne Pell was born. U.S. Senator
1919 - Francisco Moreno dies. Argentine scientist and explorer.
1921 - Christiane Nilsson dies. Swedish lyric singer
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield was born (d. 2004). American comedian and actor.
1921 - Em Lisboa, inauguração do Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra
1918 - Tratado de Brest-Litovsk: Russia suspendes the hostilities against Germany.
1918 - Blas Piñar was born. Spanish politician.
1918 - Claiborne Pell was born. U.S. Senator
1919 - Francisco Moreno dies. Argentine scientist and explorer.
1921 - Christiane Nilsson dies. Swedish lyric singer
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield was born (d. 2004). American comedian and actor.
1921 - Em Lisboa, inauguração do Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra
1921 - Em Genebra, Portugal assinou a convenção internacional contra o tráfico de mulheres e crianças.
1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun.
1923 - Arthur Hiller was born. Canadian film director (Love Story)
1923 - Gunther Schuller was born. American composer and conductor
1924 - Geraldine Page was born (d. 1987). American actress (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful)
1923 - Arthur Hiller was born. Canadian film director (Love Story)
1923 - Gunther Schuller was born. American composer and conductor
1924 - Geraldine Page was born (d. 1987). American actress (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful)
1924 - José Domingues dos Santos assumes the place of prime-minister of Portugal
1928 - "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris)
1928 - "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris)
1930 - Sir Peter Hall was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. English theatre, opera, and film director, who succeeded Olivier as director of the National Theatre (1973-88).
1932 - Robert Vaughn was born. American actor
1935 - Ludmila Belousova Protopopov was born. USSR, pairs skater (Olympic Gold, 1964, 68)
1935 - The China Clipper takes off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean (the airplane later reached its destination, Manila, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail).
1936 - Camilo Nogueira Román was born. Spanish politician and economist.
1937 - Leon Hirszman was born (d. 1987). Brazilian film director and ficcion author.
1932 - Robert Vaughn was born. American actor
1935 - Ludmila Belousova Protopopov was born. USSR, pairs skater (Olympic Gold, 1964, 68)
1935 - The China Clipper takes off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean (the airplane later reached its destination, Manila, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail).
1936 - Camilo Nogueira Román was born. Spanish politician and economist.
1937 - Leon Hirszman was born (d. 1987). Brazilian film director and ficcion author.
1938 - Tomás Taveira was born. Portuguese architect.
1940 - Terry Gilliam was born in Minneapolis, Michigan. American-British comedian and director who produced the fantasy animations in television's "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969--74).
1941 - Tom Conti was born. British actor
1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
1941 - Tom Conti was born. British actor
1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad - General Friedrich von Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.
1942 - Tom Conti was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, W Scotland. Film actor and director (Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence -1982).
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)
1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.
1943 - Billie Jean King was born. American tennis player
1943 - Lorenz Hart dies (b. 1895). American lyricist.
1947 - Alfredo Cristiani was born. President of El Salvador (1989-1994)
1947 - Nevio Scala was born. Football (soccer) coach.
1950 - Paloma San Basilio was born. Spanish singer.
1950 - Lyman Bostock was born (d. 1978). Baseball player.
1950 - Steve Van Zandt was born. American musician
1950 - Tina Weymouth was born. American musician (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club)
1953 - Eugene O'Neill dies (b. 1936). American dramatist. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.
1955 - Shemp Howard dies (b. 1895). American actor and comedian.
1956 - XVI modern Olympic Games opens in Melbourne.
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)
1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.
1943 - Billie Jean King was born. American tennis player
1943 - Lorenz Hart dies (b. 1895). American lyricist.
1947 - Alfredo Cristiani was born. President of El Salvador (1989-1994)
1947 - Nevio Scala was born. Football (soccer) coach.
1950 - Paloma San Basilio was born. Spanish singer.
1950 - Lyman Bostock was born (d. 1978). Baseball player.
1950 - Steve Van Zandt was born. American musician
1950 - Tina Weymouth was born. American musician (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club)
1953 - Eugene O'Neill dies (b. 1936). American dramatist. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.
1955 - Shemp Howard dies (b. 1895). American actor and comedian.
1956 - XVI modern Olympic Games opens in Melbourne.
1956 - Fernando Gomes was born. Portuguese football player (FC Porto).
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis was born. American actress [Anything But Love, Halloween, Trading Places (1983) ; A Fish Called Wanda (1988)].
1961 - Mariel Hemingway was born. American actress
1961 - Randal L. Schwartz was born. American computer programmer
1962 - Victor Pelevin was born. Russian writer
1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States.
1963 - Texas Gov. John B. Connally is seriously wounded while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. A suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, is arrested.
1963 - Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK
1963 - Aldous Huxley dies (b. 1894). British author.
1963 - John F. Kennedy dies assassinated (b. 1917). 35th President of the United States
1963 - C. S. Lewis dies (b. 1898). Irish author, academic and Christian apologist, known for 'The Screwtape Letters' (1942) and the 'Chronicles of Narnia', a classic children's series. His work includes also The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
1967 - UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted by the UN Security Council, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
1967 - Boris Becker was born. German tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)
1967 - Bart Veldkamp was born. Dutch-born speed skater
1968 - The Beatles release the double-album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.
1972 - Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
1972 - Olivier Brouzet was born. French rugby player
1974 - The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
1974 - David Pelletier was born. Canadian figure skater
1975 - Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain, two days after the death of Francisco Franco.
1976 - Algeria Constitution goes into effect
1976 - Ville Valo was born. Finnish singer (HIM)
1977 - British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis was born. American actress [Anything But Love, Halloween, Trading Places (1983) ; A Fish Called Wanda (1988)].
1961 - Mariel Hemingway was born. American actress
1961 - Randal L. Schwartz was born. American computer programmer
1962 - Victor Pelevin was born. Russian writer
1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn-in as the 36th President of the United States.
1963 - Texas Gov. John B. Connally is seriously wounded while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. A suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, is arrested.
1963 - Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK
1963 - Aldous Huxley dies (b. 1894). British author.
1963 - John F. Kennedy dies assassinated (b. 1917). 35th President of the United States
1963 - C. S. Lewis dies (b. 1898). Irish author, academic and Christian apologist, known for 'The Screwtape Letters' (1942) and the 'Chronicles of Narnia', a classic children's series. His work includes also The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
1967 - UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted by the UN Security Council, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.
1967 - Boris Becker was born. German tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)
1967 - Bart Veldkamp was born. Dutch-born speed skater
1968 - The Beatles release the double-album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.
1972 - Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.
1972 - Olivier Brouzet was born. French rugby player
1974 - The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
1974 - David Pelletier was born. Canadian figure skater
1975 - Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain, two days after the death of Francisco Franco.
1976 - Algeria Constitution goes into effect
1976 - Ville Valo was born. Finnish singer (HIM)
1977 - British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
1978 - Portugal : University of Algarve - Is aproved its creation
1978 - Vasco Morgado dies (b. 19 May 1924). Portuguese theater entrepreneur and actor.
1980 - Mae West dies (b. 1893). American actress (She Done Him Wrong) and writer
1981 - Hans Adolf Krebs dies (b. 1900). German physician and biochemist
1982 - Aiyegbeni Yakubu was born. Nigerian footballer
1981 - Hans Adolf Krebs dies (b. 1900). German physician and biochemist
1982 - Aiyegbeni Yakubu was born. Nigerian footballer
1983 - A Fundação Casa de Mateus atribui o Prémio D. Dinis ao escritor português Fernando Namora, pela obra “Resposta a Matilde”
1984 - Scarlett Johansson was born. American actress.
1984 - Scarlett Johansson was born. American actress.
1984 - Davide Chiumento was born in Heiden. Swiss football player
1985 - According to ancient Aztec mythology, the future savior of the world would be born on this date.
1985 - Julio Caro Baroja receives the "Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas".
1986 - Boxing: Mike Tyson knocks-out Trevor Berbick in second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
1986 - Scatman Crothers dies (b. 1910). American actor.
1986 - William Bradford Huie dies (b. 1910). American writer.
1988 - Raymond Dart dies (b. 1893). Australian anatomist and antropologist.
1988 - Luis Barragán dies (b. 1908). Mexican architect.
1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed. It will be superseded one year later by an improved version, the B-2 Bomber with Raisins.
1989 - In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
1989 - Rene Moawad dies assassinated (b. 1925). President of Lebanon
1990 - Prof. Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. John Major succeeds her
1993 - Anthony Burgess dies (b. 1917). British author.
1994 - Mount Merapi, on the island of Java, erupted, killing 64 people.
1996 - Mark Lenard dies (b. 1924). American actor.
1997 - Michael Hutchence dies (suicide) (b. 1960). Australian singer and songwriter (INXS)
2000 - Emil Zatopek dies (b. 1922). Czech athlete
2002 - In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
1985 - According to ancient Aztec mythology, the future savior of the world would be born on this date.
1985 - Julio Caro Baroja receives the "Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas".
1986 - Boxing: Mike Tyson knocks-out Trevor Berbick in second round, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
1986 - Scatman Crothers dies (b. 1910). American actor.
1986 - William Bradford Huie dies (b. 1910). American writer.
1988 - Raymond Dart dies (b. 1893). Australian anatomist and antropologist.
1988 - Luis Barragán dies (b. 1908). Mexican architect.
1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed. It will be superseded one year later by an improved version, the B-2 Bomber with Raisins.
1989 - In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.
1989 - Rene Moawad dies assassinated (b. 1925). President of Lebanon
1990 - Prof. Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. John Major succeeds her
1993 - Anthony Burgess dies (b. 1917). British author.
1994 - Mount Merapi, on the island of Java, erupted, killing 64 people.
1996 - Mark Lenard dies (b. 1924). American actor.
1997 - Michael Hutchence dies (suicide) (b. 1960). Australian singer and songwriter (INXS)
2000 - Emil Zatopek dies (b. 1922). Czech athlete
2002 - In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
2002 - Amílcar de Castro dies. Brazilian sculptor.
2003 - In Tbilisi, Georgia, opponents of President Eduard Shevardnadze seize the parliament building and demand the president's resignation.
2003 - The Heritage Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the National Hockey League, is played in Edmonton, Alberta
2003 - Inaugurado o complexo que abriga o Museu Oscar Niemeyer, em Curitiba
2003 - England defeat Australia to win England's first rugby union world cup.
2005- The XBOX 360 releases in North America. First of the next-gen consoles.
Catholicism - Feast of Saint Cecilia
United States - If a Thursday, Thanksgiving is celebrated
Astrology: First day of sun sign Sagittarius
Independence of Lebanon in 1943
Family Day in United States begins in 2005
2003 - In Tbilisi, Georgia, opponents of President Eduard Shevardnadze seize the parliament building and demand the president's resignation.
2003 - The Heritage Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the National Hockey League, is played in Edmonton, Alberta
2003 - Inaugurado o complexo que abriga o Museu Oscar Niemeyer, em Curitiba
2003 - England defeat Australia to win England's first rugby union world cup.
2005- The XBOX 360 releases in North America. First of the next-gen consoles.
Catholicism - Feast of Saint Cecilia
United States - If a Thursday, Thanksgiving is celebrated
Astrology: First day of sun sign Sagittarius
Independence of Lebanon in 1943
Family Day in United States begins in 2005
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