May 22nd, 1562

Born on May 22nd, 1562

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 284 days, exactly on February 3rd, 2025, people who were born on May 22nd, 1562 will be 169,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

May 22nd, 2010

Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

May 22nd, 2002

Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

May 22nd, 1998

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision that was the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

May 22nd, 1980

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

May 22nd, 1972

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

May 22nd, 1960

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

May 22nd, 1958

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

May 22nd, 1939

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

May 22nd, 1915

California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

May 22nd, 1905

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

May 22nd, 1897

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

May 22nd, 1856

Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

May 22nd, 1849

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

May 22nd, 1844

In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

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

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Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

53

Naomi Campbell

English model

*May 22nd, 1970, Streatham

59

Mark Christopher Lawrence

American character actor, stand-up comedian, and voice-over artist

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

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72

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)

*November 25th, 1562, Madrid †August 27th, 1635, Madrid

70

George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 19th, 1562, Guildford †August 5th, 1633, Croydon

49

Katō Kiyomasa

16th-century Japanese daimyo

*July 25th, 1562, Myōgyō-ji †August 2nd, 1611, Kumamoto

53

François de Joyeuse

Duke of Joyeuse

*June 24th, 1562, Carcassonne †August 23rd, 1615, Avignon

49

Vincenzo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1562-1612)

*September 21st, 1562, Mantua †February 9th, 1612, Mantua

71

Xu Guangqi

Late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)

*May 4th, 1562, Shanghai County †November 8th, 1633, Shuntian Fu

68

Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy

Italian noble (1562-1630)

*January 12th, 1562, Rivoli †July 26th, 1630, Savigliano

42

Hercule, Lord of Monaco

Monegasque noble (1562-1604)

*September 24th, 1562, Monaco †November 29th, 1604, Monaco

70

Juan de Torres Osorio

17th-century Spanish Catholic bishop

*January 16th, 1562, Cuéllar †July 19th, 1632, Valladolid

70

Paul Tarnow

German theologian (1562-1633)

*June 28th, 1562, Grevesmühlen †April 6th, 1633, Rostock

54

Andreas Osiander

German theologian and hymnist, 1562-1617

*May 26th, 1562, Blaubeuren †April 21st, 1617, Tübingen

68

Philipp Dulichius

German composer

*December 18th, 1562, Chemnitz †March 24th, 1631, Szczecin

31

Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme

Roman Catholic cardinal

*August 19th, 1562, France †July 30th, 1594, Paris

57

Kilian Stisser

German jurist and politician (1562-1620)

*March 23rd, 1562, Quedlinburg †January 9th, 1620, Halle (Saale)

60

George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Count of Nassau-Beilstein, then Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

*September 1st, 1562, Dillenburg †August 9th, 1623, Dillenburg

65

Valerius Herberger

German theologian (1562-1627)

*April 21st, 1562, Wschowa †May 18th, 1627, Wschowa

62

Johann Hartmann Beyer

German mathematician and physician

*November 30th, 1562, Frankfurt †November 30th, 1624, Frankfurt

63

Henning Dedekind

German composer

*December 30th, 1562, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 28th, 1626, Gebesee

68

Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola

Spanish poet and historian (1562-1631)

*August 26th, 1562, Barbastro †February 4th, 1631, Zaragoza

85

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus

Danish astronomer

*October 4th, 1562, Denmark †October 8th, 1647, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1562 is a normal year and no leap year.

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