January 22nd, 1516

Born on January 22nd, 1516

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 185,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 295 days, exactly on April 22nd, 2025, people who were born on January 22nd, 1516 will be 186,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

January 22nd, 1906

SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.

January 22nd, 1689

The Convention Parliament met to decide the fate of the throne after James II, the last Catholic monarch of England, fled to France following the Glorious Revolution.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1516

55

Agostino Barbarigo

Italian admiral

*January 22nd, 1516, Venice †October 9th, 1571, Nafpaktos

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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

65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

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

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

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

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

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

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

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42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

34

Elkas Mirza

Iranian poet (1516-1550)

*March 15th, 1516, Karabakh †April 9th, 1550, Qahqaheh Castle

48

Modestinus Pistoris

German politician

*December 9th, 1516, Leipzig †September 15th, 1565, Leipzig

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

35

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Queen consort of Sweden

*January 1st, 1516, Gräfsnäs †August 26th, 1551, Överselö församling

49

Conrad Gessner

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

*March 26th, 1516, Zürich †December 13th, 1565, Zürich

62

Adriaen Pauw

Dutch merchant and politician of the Netherlands

*January 13th, 1516, Gouda †October 8th, 1578, Amsterdam

58

Johann Jakob Fugger

German banker and merchant (1517-1575)

*December 23rd, 1516, Augsburg †July 14th, 1575, Munich

68

Adam Siber

German humanist and teacher

*September 8th, 1516, Wildenfels †September 24th, 1584, Grimma

74

Emilie of Saxony

Third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*July 27th, 1516, Freiberg †April 9th, 1591, Ansbach

55

Georg Fabricius

German poet, historian, and archaeologist, 1516-1571

*April 23rd, 1516, Chemnitz †July 17th, 1571, Meissen

64

Hieronymus Wolf

German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580)

*August 13th, 1516, Oettingen in Bayern †October 8th, 1580, Augsburg

51

Guglielmo Grataroli

Italian physician and philosopher

*May 16th, 1516, Bergamo †April 16th, 1568, Basel

54

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Grandfather of James VI and I, Regent of Scotland

*September 21st, 1516, Dumbarton †September 4th, 1571, Stirling

57

Martin Helwig

German cartographer of Silesia

*November 15th, 1516, Nysa †February 5th, 1574, Wrocław

60

Hartmann Beyer

German theologian

*September 30th, 1516, Frankfurt †August 11th, 1577, Frankfurt

67

Maximilian Mörlin

German theologian (1516-1584)

*October 14th, 1516, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 20th, 1584, Coburg

74

Girolamo Zanchi

Italian theologian (1516-1590)

*February 2nd, 1516, Alzano Lombardo †November 19th, 1590, Heidelberg

75

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516-1592)

*July 28th, 1516, Düsseldorf †January 5th, 1592, Düsseldorf

49

Herluf Trolle

Danish admiral

*January 14th, 1516, Lillö †June 25th, 1565, Copenhagen

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Leap year

Yes: 1516 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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