April 22nd, 1459

Born on April 22nd, 1459

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 206,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 623 days, exactly on January 19th, 2026, people who were born on April 22nd, 1459 will be 207,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 22nd?

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties.

April 22nd, 2013

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operations.

April 22nd, 2000

In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father.

April 22nd, 1993

Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.

April 22nd, 1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong.

April 22nd, 1945

About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the remainder were killed by the Ustaše regime.

April 22nd, 1918

The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire.

April 22nd, 1885

The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados.

April 22nd, 1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.

April 22nd, 2005

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

April 22nd, 1993

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.

April 22nd, 1992

A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.

April 22nd, 1977

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

April 22nd, 1974

Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 22nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 22nd?

79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

53

Isabella I of Castile

Queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504

*April 22nd, 1451, Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia †November 26th, 1504, Palacio Testamentario

23

Vlada Ginga

Badminton player

*April 22nd, 2001, Chișinău

93

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

*April 22nd, 1928, New York City †April 2nd, 2022, Palm Desert

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

49

Carlos Sastre

Road bicycle racer

*April 22nd, 1975, Leganés

35

Jasper Cillessen

Dutch association football player

*April 22nd, 1989, Nijmegen

67

Donald Tusk

Polish politician, prime minister of Poland since 2023 and between 2007–2014, president of the European Council in the period 2014–2019 (8th European legislature)

*April 22nd, 1957, Gdańsk

80

Louise Glück

U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)

*April 22nd, 1943, New York City †October 13th, 2023, Cambridge

61

Denis Podalydès

French actor, theatre director, writer and screenwriter

*April 22nd, 1963, Versailles

92

Charlotte Rae

American actress (1926-2018)

*April 22nd, 1926, Milwaukee †August 5th, 2018, Los Angeles

62

Jason Miller

American actor and playwright (1939-2001)

*April 22nd, 1939, Queens †May 13th, 2001, Scranton

38

Amber Heard

American actress

*April 22nd, 1986, Austin

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

39

Sam Altman

American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley

*April 22nd, 1985, Chicago

54

Volker Wissing

German politician (FDP), Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, MP

*April 22nd, 1970, Landau in der Pfalz

47

Robert Hunter

South African cyclist

*April 22nd, 1977, Johannesburg

87

Karl Börgemann

German architect (1851–1938)

*April 22nd, 1851, Hanover †September 22nd, 1938, Hanover

39

Diana Hoyos

Colombian singer

*April 22nd, 1985, Cali

Same year
Born in 1459

59

Maximilian I

Holy Roman Emperor

*March 22nd, 1459, Wiener Neustadt †January 12th, 1519, Wels

64

Adrian VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523

*March 2nd, 1459, Utrecht †September 14th, 1523, Rome

66

Jakob Fugger

German merchant (1459-1526)

*March 6th, 1459, Augsburg †December 30th, 1525, Augsburg

77

Paul Hofhaimer

Austrian organist and composer

*January 25th, 1459, Radstadt †January 1st, 1537, Salzburg

49

Conrad Celtes

German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet (1459-1508)

*February 1st, 1459, Wipfeld †February 4th, 1508, Vienna

47

Martin Behaim

German navigator and geographer to the King of Portugal

*October 6th, 1459, Nuremberg †July 29th, 1507, Lisbon

41

John I Albert

King of Poland

*December 27th, 1459, Kraków †June 17th, 1501, Toruń

64

Bernhard Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden

German theologian and renaissance humanist

*May 27th, 1459, Schechingen †December 16th, 1523, Eichstätt

77

Diego Ramírez de Fuenleal

Spanish chaplain

*December 7th, 1459, Villaescusa de Haro †August 11th, 1537, Cuenca

49

John I, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*May 15th, 1459, Starkenburg †January 27th, 1509, Starkenburg

35

Şehzade Cem Sultan

Ottoman şehzade (pretender prince) who has become sultan for a short time

*December 22nd, 1459, Edirne †March 6th, 1495, Capua

564

Fernando del Rincón

Spanish painter

*November 30th, 1459, Guadalajara

69

John Skelton

English poet and tutor (1463-1529)

*November 30th, 1459, England †June 21st, 1529, Westminster

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1459 is a normal year and no leap year.

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