November 22 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1924  Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer.   

1924  Herman Heijermans Jr, author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies.   

1925  Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college   

1925  Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation)   

1926  Lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball Milwaukee Braves).   

1926  Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth.   

1926  Lew Burdette, baseball player.   

1927  Carl Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin, was granted the inaugural patent ever given for a snowmobile design on this day.   

1927  1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc)   

1927  Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player   

1928  "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, inaugural performed publicly, in Paris.   

1928  "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris)   

1928  Juno Stover-Irwin, US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956)   

1929  Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG.   

1930  1st Irish Sweepstake run   

1930  John Paul Schiffer.   

1931  Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," premieres.   

1932  Pump patented that computes quantity and price delivered.   

1932  Robert Vaughn (actor The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)   

1934  "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show   

1935  China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, CA, carrying 100000 pieces of mail on inaugural trans-Pacific airmail flight.   

1935  China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, Calif, carrying 100000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight.   

1936  19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC.   

1936  Louis F H Apol, painter/etcher/literary, dies at 86.   

1940  Terry Gilliam (actor Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, ).   

1940  500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis.   

1940  Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67.   

1941  Tom Conti, American actor is born   

1941  Tom Conte (actor American Dreamer, The Norman Conquests series, The Quick and the Dead, Saving Grace)   

1941  British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Atlantis   

1942  Gen-major Rodins 26th Pantser corp recaptures Ostrov.   

1943  Billie Jean King (Moffitt) (tennis 20 Wimbledon titles).   

1943  FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan   

1943  Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY.   

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1450  Jacob obrecht: Composer   

1458  Jacob obrecht: Dutch composer   

1511  Erasmus reinhold: Germany, mathematician (calculated planetary table)   

1515  Marie guise: French wife of king james v of scotland   

1535  John: The old, earl of nassau/tribal father neth royal family   

1564  Henry brooke: 11th baron cobham, english conspirator   

1579  Jan baptist stalpart van der wiele: Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist   

1602  Elisabeth of bourbon: Queen of philip iv of spain   

0365  Felix ii: Italian anti-pope,   

0950  Lotharius: King of italy (947-50),   

1247  Robin hood:   

1286  Death of Eric v of denmark: Danish king (b. 1249)   

1318  Mikhail yaroslavich: Russian prince (b. 1271)   

1594  Death of Martin frobisher: English vice-admiral/explorer,   

1617  Death of Ahmed i: 14th sultan of turkey (1603-17),   

1694  John tillotson: Archbishop of canterbury (b. 1630)