22 November

On 22 November, 1963, American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, at the hands of James Stevens, a journalist who'd come from April 1996.

Stevens travelled by means of a time ring and was the long-rumoured "man on the grassy knoll," who murdered the President to thwart 's plan to sabotage Earth's history and create a timeline in which UNIT and very possibly the Third Doctor never existed. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

The Ninth Doctor was in the crowd watching President Kennedy's motorcade drive by just before he was assassinated. A photograph that showed the Doctor among the spectators later found its way into Clive Finch's collection of files about the Doctor. (TV: Rose)

Amongst the other notable things that occurred on this day were:


 * 1945 - James Stevens was born. Due to the time difference, he was technically born on 23 November in New Zealand.
 * 1948 - Francis Cleary was born. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Behind the scenes

 * 1963 - Studio recording continued at BBC Lime Grove Studios on TV: The Daleks. Minutes before filming began, the cast and crew learned of the Kennedy assassination but decided to continue with the shooting as scheduled.
 * 1966 - Actor Nicholas Rowe was born.
 * 2007 - Verity Lambert, Doctor Who's very first producer, died.
 * 2010 - AUDIO: The Elite began recording.
 * 2011 - Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series was released on Region 1 DVD. The DVD included Night and the Doctor.