Today’s Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Today marks the 326th day of the year, with only 39 days remaining.
Historical Events on this Day:
In 2017, Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general responsible for the Srebrenica massacre of 1995, was convicted of genocide and sentenced to life in prison.
In 1718, notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed in a battle with British naval forces near Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
In 1935, the China Clipper took off from California on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as president.
In 1986, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in history at the age of 20.
In 1990, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation after failing to win reelection.
In 2005, Angela Merkel became Germany’s first female chancellor.
In 2010, a tragic crush at a festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, resulted in nearly 350 deaths.
In 2022, a Walmart manager opened fire at a store in Virginia, killing six people before taking his own life.
Notable Birthdays Today:
- Terry Gilliam (Actor-filmmaker) – 85 years old
- Jacques Laperrière (Hockey Hall of Famer) – 84 years old
- Guion Bluford (Astronaut) – 83 years old
- Billie Jean King (Tennis Hall of Famer) – 82 years old
- Steven Van Zandt (Rock musician-actor) – 75 years old
- Tina Weymouth (Rock musician from Talking Heads) – 75 years old
- Richard Kind (Actor) – 69 years old
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Actor) – 67 years old
- Mads Mikkelsen (Actor) – 60 years old
- Mark Ruffalo (Actor) – 57 years old
- Boris Becker (Tennis Hall of Famer) – 58 years old
- Scarlett Johansson (Actor) – 41 years old
- Alden Ehrenreich (Actor) – 36 years old
- Dacre Montgomery (Actor) – 31 years old
- Auli’i Cravalho (Actor) – 25 years old
