Thursday, November 22, 2012

November 22nd in History


498 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.

1307 - Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.

1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

1812 - War of 1812: 17 Indiana Rangers are killed at the Battle of Wild Cat Creek.

1940 - World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.

1942 - World War II: Battle of Stalingrad – General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th army is surrounded.

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

1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.

1973 - The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.

1975 - Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.

1990 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her premiership.

2005 - Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.

Famous Birthdays:

1515 - Mary of Guise, Queen consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots

1602 - Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Philip IV of Spain

 1744 - Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States

1878 - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II

1919 - Máire Drumm, civil rights activist

1941 - Tom Conti, actor

1962 - Rezauddin Stalin, poet

1967 - Mark Ruffalo, actor

1982 - Isild Le Besco, actress

1985 - Mandy Minella, tennis player

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