What Happened on November 20, 2022

Historical Events

Iger Returns

Disney announces Bob Iger's return as chief executive less than a year after he retired from the company [1]

Max Verstappen

Dutch driver Max Verstappen retains Formula 1 Drivers' C'ship for Red Bull with a win in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP; Verstappen's 3rd straight Abu Dhabi win, record 15th of the season, record 454 points for season

Elton John

Elton John completes the North American leg of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour" at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

New York state activates the National Guard to assist with historic snow event around Buffalo, with Orchard Park receiving almost 6 1/5 ft [1]

Đoković's Record ATP

Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković wins record equalling sixth ATP World Tour Finals beating Casper Ruud of Norway 7-5, 6-3 in Turin, Italy

UN COP27 summit agrees to establish fund to help poor and vulnerable countries with climate change, with committee to be made up of representatives from 24 countries [1]

Biden Turns 80

US President Joe Biden turns 80 years old, becoming first octogenarian to serve in country's highest office

46th US President, Vice President and Senator Joe Biden

World's longest-serving president, authoritarian leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, wins re-election in Equatorial Guinea, extending his 43-year rule [1]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

(Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, dies at 95 [1]
Hebe de Bonafini, Argentine human rights activist (co-founded Mothers of Plaza de Mayo), dies at 93 [1]
Jean-Marie Straub, French film director, with Danièle Huillet (Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach; Sicilia!), dies at 89

Died in 2022 2022 Highlights