June 22nd, 1521

Born on June 22nd, 1521

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 339 days, exactly on March 31st, 2025, people who were born on June 22nd, 1521 will be 184,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 22nd?

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June 22nd, 2009

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

June 22nd, 1979

Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

June 22nd, 1966

Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

June 22nd, 1941

World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.

June 22nd, 1922

Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

June 22nd, 1911

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 22nd, 1813

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

June 22nd, 1807

The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.

June 22nd, 1593

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

June 22nd, 1922

British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.

June 22nd, 2015

The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.

June 22nd, 2012

A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.

June 22nd, 2009

A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.

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

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

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

84

Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)

*June 22nd, 1874, Hechingen †September 23rd, 1958, Tübingen

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

59

Henrik Svarrer

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1964, Esbjerg

31

Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1992, East Lombok Regency

41

Thomas Hitschler

German politician

*June 22nd, 1982, Landau in der Pfalz

59

Dan Brown

American novelist

*June 22nd, 1964, Exeter

56

Peter Axelsson

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1967, Täby

29

Felicity Leydon-Davis

New Zealand cricketer and badminton player

*June 22nd, 1994, Hamilton

27

Daniel Guda

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1996, Manila

23

Fabien Delrue

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 2000, Sarcelles

65

Bruce Campbell

American actor

*June 22nd, 1958, Royal Oak

59

Henrik Mestad

Norwegian actor and author

*June 22nd, 1964, Oslo

67

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)

*June 22nd, 1767, Potsdam †April 8th, 1835, Berlin

70

Cyndi Lauper

American singer (1953)

*June 22nd, 1953, New York City

75

Bruno Latour

French sociologist

*June 22nd, 1947, Beaune †October 9th, 2022, 13th arrondissement of Paris

36

Lee Min-ho

South Korean actor, singer and model

*June 22nd, 1987, Seoul

33

Jonathan Schmid

French professional footballer

*June 22nd, 1990, Strasbourg

Same year
Born in 1521

69

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

31

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

German duke

*May 10th, 1521, Coburg †February 8th, 1553, Coburg

53

Sebastian Ochsenkhun

German composer and luth player

*February 6th, 1521, Nuremberg †August 20th, 1574, Heidelberg

72

Xu Wei

Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)

*January 1st, 1521, Shaoxing †January 1st, 1593

51

Takeda Shingen

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

*December 1st, 1521, Yogaisan Castle †May 13th, 1573, Ina district

76

Peter Canisius

Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint

*May 8th, 1521, Nijmegen †December 21st, 1597, Fribourg

48

François de Coligny d'Andelot

French general (1521-1569)

*April 18th, 1521, Châtillon-Coligny †May 27th, 1569, Saintes

32

Thomas Wyatt

English rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I (1521-1554)

*September 20th, 1521, Chatham †April 21st, 1554, London

77

Paul von Eitzen

German theologian (1521-1598)

*January 25th, 1521, Hamburg †February 25th, 1598, Schleswig

55

Simon Musaeus

German theologian

*March 25th, 1521, Vetschau/Spreewald †July 11th, 1576, Mansfeld

56

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Portuguese infanta (1521-1577)

*June 8th, 1521, Lisbon †October 10th, 1577, Lisbon

67

Lodovico Guicciardini

Italian historian (1521-1589)

*August 19th, 1521, Florence †March 22nd, 1589, Antwerp

76

Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*July 25th, 1521, Simmern †January 13th, 1598, Ravengiersburg

60

Daniel Brendel von Homburg

Roman Catholic archbishop

*November 30th, 1521, Aschaffenburg †January 1st, 1582, Aschaffenburg

32

Maurice of Saxony

Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521-1553)

*March 21st, 1521, Freiberg †July 9th, 1553, Sievershausen

64

Johannes Trautenbul

German jurist

*March 25th, 1521, Halberstadt †November 2nd, 1585, Halle (Saale)

59

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

*June 29th, 1521, Haderslev †October 1st, 1580, Haderslev

59

Johann Marbach

German theologian

*April 14th, 1521, Lindau †March 17th, 1581, Strasbourg

49

Francesco Laparelli

Italian military engineer (1521-1570)

*April 5th, 1521, Cortona †October 20th, 1570, Heraklion

78

Jacob Heerbrand

German theologian (1521-1600)

*August 12th, 1521, Giengen an der Brenz †May 22nd, 1600, Tübingen

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Public holidays on June 22nd

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1521 is a normal year and no leap year.

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