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November1922

Historical Events in November 1922

Nov 1 In an all-American bout, Mickey Walker upsets defending champion Jack Britton in a 15-round points decision at Madison Square Garden, NYC; wins world welterweight boxing crown

End of the Ottoman Empire

Nov 1 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk takes Constantinople from Mehmed VI, proclaiming the Republic of Turkey and bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire

The last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, departs his palace in Istanbul after the abolition of the monarchy

National Maritime Museum

Nov 1 Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam

Queen of the Netherlands Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Nov 2 Allies deliberate over German mark
Nov 3 Greek parliament bans Prince Andreas for life

Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber Found

Nov 4 Howard Carter rediscovers the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt

A photo of British archaeologist Howard Carter at the sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

Nov 5 Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent

Frederick Soddy

Nov 9 Frederick Soddy wins the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (announced in 1922 due to a technicality)

Nobel Laureate Chemist Frederick Soddy

Nov 11 Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')
Nov 12 The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana

Little Nellie Kelly

Nov 13 George M. Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly" opens at the Liberty Theatre, NYC; runs for 276 performances - Cohan's longest run

Composer, Actor and Singer George M. Cohan

Nov 13 Marc Connelly and George Kaufman's revue "'The 49ers" opens at Puch and Judy Theatre, NYC; runs for 16 performances

BBC

Nov 14 BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House

Inventor and Nobel Laureate Guglielmo Marconi

Nov 14 German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth's term ends

1922 General Election

Nov 15 British General Election: Conservative party wins a majority under Andrew Bonar Law

British Prime Minister Bonar Law

Nov 16 Ottoman Caliph, Sultan Mehmed VI asks the British army for help

Pope Pius XI

Nov 16 Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite

259th Pope Pius XI

Nov 17 The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, is expelled to Malta on a British warship
Nov 18 Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief
Nov 19 Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent
Nov 20 Zoe Akins' play "Texas Nightingale" premieres in NYC
Nov 21 Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as first female US Senator [1]

MacDonald Elected Party Leader

Nov 22 British Labour party elects Ramsay MacDonald as leader

British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald

Nov 22 Library Ave in Bronx named
Nov 22 Wilhelm Cuno forms new German government

Mussolini's Dictatorial Powers

Nov 24 Italian parliament gives Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"

Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini

Prince Hirohito Beomes Regent

Nov 25 Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan becomes Regent of Japan in his ailing father's stead

Emperor of Japan Hirohito

Nov 26 1st successful Technicolor movie (The Toll of the Sea), premieres at the Rialto Theatre in NYC

Tutankhamun's Tomb

Nov 26 English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt

Archaeologist who Discovered Tutankhamun Howard Carter

Pharoah of Egypt Tutankhamun

Nov 28 6 ex-ministers executed in Greece
Nov 28 Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
Nov 30 1st speed test of 1st genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho

Hitler Rally

Nov 30 Adolf Hitler speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich, Germany

Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler

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