22 November in history

4 events that happened on 22 November, from 1220 to 1975.

  1. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1220 CE 806 years ago

    Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome

    Pope Honorius III crowned Frederick II emperor in St Peter's. Brilliant and controversial, the 'wonder of the world' ruled Germany and Sicily and spent much of his reign in conflict with the papacy.

    Ayyubid EmpireHoly Roman EmperorFrederick IIHonorius

  2. 1497 CE 529 years ago

    Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope

    Vasco da Gama's Portuguese fleet rounded the southern tip of Africa on its way to India. The voyage opened a direct sea route from Europe to Asia and the rise of a Portuguese trading empire.

    Portuguese EmpireCape of Good HopeVasco da Gama

  3. 1963 CE 63 years ago

    President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas

    John F. Kennedy was shot dead while riding in an open motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in aboard Air Force One the same afternoon.

  4. 1975 CE 51 years ago

    Juan Carlos is proclaimed king of Spain

    Two days after Franco's death, Juan Carlos de Borbón was proclaimed king. Expected to preserve the dictatorship, he instead guided Spain's transition to a parliamentary democracy.

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