On this day: November 22

POSTED: 11:09 PM PST Nov 20, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 21, 2012 

A notorious pirate is captured and killed, RCA Victor buys Elvis' contract from Sun Records, the nation mourns a president, The Beatles release "The White Album," and "Toy Story" premieres, all on this day.

OTD November 22 - Anthony Burgess
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The International Anthony Burgess Foundation

1993: British writer Anthony Burgess, best known as the author of the novel "A Clockwork Orange," dies of lung cancer at the age of 76 in London, England.

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