July 22nd, 1577

Born on July 22nd, 1577

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!

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What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 1817

Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of 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 (pictured) 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 (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.

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 government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion 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 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, 1976

Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.

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

Same year
Born in 1577

22

Beatrice Cenci

Italian noblewoman and murderer

*February 6th, 1577, Rome †September 11th, 1599, Rome

67

Jan Baptist van Helmont

Chemist, physiologist, and physician from the Spanish Low Countries

*January 1st, 1577, City of Brussels †December 30th, 1644, Vilvoorde

62

Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)

*February 8th, 1577, Leicestershire †January 25th, 1640, Oxford

44

Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Capuchin friar

*October 1st, 1577, Sigmaringen †April 24th, 1622, Seewis im Prättigau

72

Iwasa Matabei

Japanese artist (1578-1650)

*November 30th, 1577, Itami †July 20th, 1650, Edo

63

Pietro Tacca

Italian artist (1577-1640)

*September 16th, 1577, Carrara †October 26th, 1640, Florence

72

Ferdinand of Bavaria

Archbishop of Cologne

*October 6th, 1577, Munich †September 13th, 1650, Arnsberg

53

Franciscus Dousa

Dutch classical scholar

*March 5th, 1577, Leiden †December 11th, 1630, Leiden

66

Paul Guldin

Swiss mathematician and astronomer

*June 12th, 1577, Mels †November 3rd, 1643, Graz

51

Nicolas Trigault

French Jesuit, missionary and writer

*January 1st, 1577, Douai †November 14th, 1628, Hangzhou

51

Piet Pieterszoon Hein

Dutch admiral

*November 25th, 1577, Delfshaven †June 18th, 1629, English Channel

66

Guido Bentivoglio

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1579–1644)

*October 4th, 1577, Ferrara †September 7th, 1644, Rome

82

Jacob Cats

Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician (1577-1660)

*November 10th, 1577, Schouwen-Duiveland †September 12th, 1660, The Hague

62

Noël Brûlart de Sillery

French diplomat (1578-1640)

*December 25th, 1577, Kingdom of France †September 26th, 1640, Kingdom of France

61

François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

*November 4th, 1577, Paris †December 17th, 1638, Rueil-Malmaison

59

Rudolf Amsinck

9 Nov 1577 - 1 Dec 1636

*November 9th, 1577, Hamburg †December 1st, 1636

87

Adam Willaerts

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

*January 1st, 1577, London †April 4th, 1664, Rotterdam

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1577 is a normal year and no leap year.

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