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22 November 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 November 2022 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 November 2022 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 22 November
- 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
- 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
- 2004 The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
Famous people born on 22 November
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
- Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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