What happened on November 22

36 documented historical events happened on November 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Juan Fernández, a Spanish explorer, discovered an archipelago that now bears his name off the coast of Chile. On the same day, in another year: Dutch colonial forces on Formosa launched a three-month pacification campaign against Taiwanese indigenous peoples. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 22, including Les Johnson, Jerrie Mock, Gunther Schuller. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

83 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 22, including AD 365, Lothair II of Italy, As-Salih Ayyub. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

8 observances are celebrated on November 22 around the world: Christian feast day: Cecilia, Christian feast day: Pedro Esqueda Ramírez, Christian feast day: Philemon and Apphia, Christian feast day: Pragmatius of Autun, Christian feast day: Blessed Salvatore Lilli, Christian feast day: November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.