January 22nd, 1506

Born on January 22nd, 1506

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 189,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 705 days, exactly on April 5th, 2026, people who were born on January 22nd, 1506 will be 190,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 22nd, 1506?

January 22nd, 1506

The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard

January 22nd, 1506

The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived in Rome to provide security for the pope.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard

What else happened on January 22nd?

January 22nd, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town in the Battle of Mutukula and caused Ugandan forces to flee.

January 22nd, 1968

Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

January 22nd, 2012

Croatia held a referendum, in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.

January 22nd, 2006

Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first democratically elected indigenous leader.

January 22nd, 1987

After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.

January 22nd, 1984

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".

January 22nd, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, striking down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

January 22nd, 1970

The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.

January 22nd, 1969

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.

January 22nd, 1963

France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.

January 22nd, 1957

New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.

January 22nd, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of difficult fighting against well-prepared Japanese defence.

January 22nd, 1924

Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

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

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

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

31

Netta Barzilai

Israeli singer-songwriter; winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

*January 22nd, 1561, York House, Strand †April 9th, 1626, Highgate

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

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46

Francis Xavier

Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)

*April 7th, 1506, Javier †December 3rd, 1552, Shangchuan Island

69

Franciscus Sonnius

Dutch theologian

*August 12th, 1506, Son †June 30th, 1576, Antwerp

20

Louis II of Hungary

King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526)

*July 1st, 1506, Buda †August 29th, 1526, Mohács

49

Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja

Portuguese infante

*March 3rd, 1506, Abrantes †November 27th, 1555, Marvila

42

Veit Dietrich

German theologian, writer and reformer

*December 8th, 1506, Nuremberg †March 25th, 1549, Nuremberg

77

René de Birague

Catholic cardinal

*February 2nd, 1506, Milan †November 24th, 1583, Paris

40

Peter Faber

Jesuit priest and evangelist

*April 13th, 1506, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt †August 1st, 1546, Rome

74

Juliana of Stolberg

German countess

*February 15th, 1506, Stolberg †June 18th, 1580, Dillenburg

66

Jachiam Tütschett Bifrun

Swiss writer and translator

*April 8th, 1506, Samedan †December 13th, 1572

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1506 is a normal year and no leap year.

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