June 22nd, 1538

Born on June 22nd, 1538

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 549 days, exactly on October 26th, 2025, people who were born on June 22nd, 1538 will be 178,000 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

53

Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean

Same year
Born in 1538

80

Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême

French noble (1538-1619)

*July 25th, 1538, Paris †January 11th, 1619, Paris

27

Francesco Gonzaga

Italian cardinal (1538-1566)

*December 6th, 1538, Palermo †January 6th, 1566, Rome

46

Charles Borromeo

Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584

*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan

76

Miklós Istvánffy

Hungarian politician (1538-1615)

*December 8th, 1538, Kisasszonyfa †April 1st, 1615, Vinica, Varaždin County

64

Joan Terès i Borrull

Spanish bishop

*September 29th, 1538, Verdú †July 10th, 1603, Barcelona

67

Turibius of Mongrovejo

Spanish saint

*November 16th, 1538, Mayorga †March 23rd, 1606, Lima

61

Maeda Toshiie

General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period

*January 15th, 1538, Nagoya †April 27th, 1599

73

Giovanni Battista Guarini

Italian poet

*December 10th, 1538, Ferrara †October 7th, 1612, Venice

61

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

46

Alberto Bolognetti

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*July 28th, 1538, Bologna †May 9th, 1585, Villach

48

Luigi d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*December 25th, 1538, Ferrara †December 30th, 1586, Rome

69

Caesar Baronius

Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)

*January 1st, 1538, Sora †June 30th, 1607, Rome

65

Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Burggräfin of Meissen

*February 23rd, 1538, Ansbach †January 18th, 1604, Toužim

49

Guglielmo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1538–1587)

*April 24th, 1538, Mantua †August 14th, 1587, Goito

27

John Frederick III, Duke of Saxony

Titular duke of Saxony; nominal Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1538-1565)

*January 16th, 1538, Torgau †October 31st, 1565, Jena

53

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Italian painter (1538-1592)

*May 6th, 1538, Milan †January 27th, 1592, Milan

68

Hans Khevenhüller zu Aichelberg

(1538-1606)

*April 16th, 1538, Spittal an der Drau †May 4th, 1606, Madrid

39

Infanta Maria of Guimarães

Portuguese infanta

*August 12th, 1538, Ribeira Palace †September 7th, 1577, Parma

53

Johan II of East Frisia

Count of East Friesland (1538-1591)

*September 29th, 1538, Aurich †September 29th, 1591, Stickhausen Castle

73

Gregor Bersman

German university teacher and writer (1538-1611)

*March 10th, 1538, Annaberg-Buchholz †October 5th, 1611, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1538 is a normal year and no leap year.

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