July 22nd, 1561

Born on July 22nd, 1561

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 169,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 976 days, exactly on December 31st, 2026, people who were born on July 22nd, 1561 will be 170,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of the Palestinian organization Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians.

July 22nd, 1991

American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.

July 22nd, 1975

Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.

July 22nd, 1963

The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak.

July 22nd, 1954

A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.

July 22nd, 1944

World War II: In opposition to the London-based government-in-exile, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Nazi Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion (pictured) finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.

July 22nd, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.

July 22nd, 1802

Gia Long (pictured) conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

July 22nd, 1691

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

July 22nd, 1298

First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.

July 22nd, 1209

A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.

July 22nd, 0838

Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.

July 22nd, 2019

Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.

July 22nd, 2013

Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.

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

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

31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress (born 1992)

*July 22nd, 1992, Grand Prairie

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

*July 22nd, 1995, Cristianópolis †November 5th, 2021, Piedade de Caratinga

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

35

Thomas Kraft

German footballer

*July 22nd, 1988, Kirchen

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

35

Jakub Bitman

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1988, Prague

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942)

*July 22nd, 1878, Warsaw †August 7th, 1942, Treblinka extermination camp

23

Hirari Mizui

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 2000, Nara Prefecture

36

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 22nd, 1987, Temanggung

74

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949)

*July 22nd, 1949, New Rochelle

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

64

César Ferioli

Spanish, Italian rooted comic book artist.

*July 22nd, 1959, Barcelona

33

Felix Stephensen

Norwegian poker player

*July 22nd, 1990, Oslo

44

Iwona Niedźwiedź

Polish handball player

*July 22nd, 1979, Nowy Sącz

Same year
Born in 1561

65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

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

65

Luis de Góngora

Spanish Baroque lyric poet (1561-1627)

*July 11th, 1561, Córdoba †May 23rd, 1627, Córdoba

44

Anna Maria of Anhalt

German noblewoman

*June 13th, 1561, Zerbst †November 14th, 1605, Brzeg

24

Anthony Babington

English nobleman convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England (1561-1586)

*October 24th, 1561, Dethick †September 20th, 1586, London

64

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

*August 24th, 1561, London †May 28th, 1626, Charing Cross

67

Edwin Sandys

English politician; (1561-1629)

*December 9th, 1561, Worcestershire †October 1st, 1629

71

Jacopo Peri

Italian composer and singer

*August 20th, 1561, Rome †August 12th, 1633, Florence

53

Adriaan van Roomen

Belgian mathematician (1561–1615)

*September 29th, 1561, Leuven †May 4th, 1615, Mainz

17

Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria

Austrian archduke

*March 9th, 1561, Wiener Neustadt †September 22nd, 1578, Madrid

71

Philippe van Lansberge

Dutch astronomer

*August 25th, 1561, Ghent †December 8th, 1632, Middelburg

41

Jacopo Corsi

Italian composer

*July 17th, 1561, Florence †December 29th, 1602, Florence

67

Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1562-1628)

*November 30th, 1561, Ferrara †December 11th, 1628, Modena

62

Erdmuthe of Brandenburg

Duchess of Pomerania-Stettin (1561-1623)

*June 26th, 1561, Berlin †November 13th, 1623, Słupsk

69

Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast

*December 1st, 1561, Wolfenbüttel †January 30th, 1631, Loitz

62

John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Count of Nassau-Siegen (1606-1623)

*June 7th, 1561, Oberes Schloss †September 27th, 1623, Oberes Schloss

36

Andreas Angelus

Pastor, teacher, chronicler of the Mark Brandenburg (1561-1598)

*November 16th, 1561, Strausberg †August 9th, 1598, Strausberg

53

Wolf Jacob Stromer

German architect

*May 26th, 1561, Nuremberg †June 29th, 1614, Nuremberg

55

Anna of Württemberg

German princess (1561-1616)

*June 12th, 1561, Stuttgart †July 7th, 1616, Chojnów

68

Camillo Procaccini

Italian painter (c.1555-1629)

*March 3rd, 1561, Parma †August 21st, 1629, Milan

66

Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia

Spanish monk, musician and composer

*July 31st, 1561, Zaragoza †December 16th, 1627, Zaragoza

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1561 is a normal year and no leap year.

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