July 22nd, 1601

Born on July 22nd, 1601

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 154,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 583 days, exactly on December 6th, 2025, people who were born on July 22nd, 1601 will be 155,000 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

47

Samuel Colt

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

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

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

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

80

Michel de Marolles

French translator and churchman

*July 22nd, 1600, Genillé †March 6th, 1681, Paris

33

Felix Stephensen

Norwegian poker player

*July 22nd, 1990, Oslo

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63

Pierre de Fermat

French mathematician and lawyer

*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, Castres

41

Louis XIII of France

King of France and Navarre (1610–1643)

*September 27th, 1601, Fontainebleau †May 14th, 1643, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

66

Alonso Cano

Spanish painter, architect and sculptor (1601-1667)

*March 19th, 1601, Granada †September 3rd, 1667, Granada

64

Anne of Austria

Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, lived (1601-1666)

*September 22nd, 1601, Valladolid †January 20th, 1666, Paris

64

Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne

17th-century French noblewoman

*January 17th, 1601, Turenne †May 24th, 1665, Thouars

53

Antonius Matthaeus

German jurist (1601-1654)

*November 15th, 1601, Herborn †December 25th, 1654, Utrecht

57

Baltasar Gracián

Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658)

*January 8th, 1601, Belmonte de Gracián †December 6th, 1658, Tarazona

73

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg (1601-1675)

*December 25th, 1601, Altenburg †March 26th, 1675, Gotha

68

Johann Michael Moscherosch

German writer

*March 7th, 1601, Willstätt †April 4th, 1669, Worms

53

Balthasar Gloxin

Roman jurist (1601-1654)

*January 10th, 1601, Burg auf Fehmarn †August 1st, 1654, Schleswig

59

Gerhard Coccejus

German jurist, diplomat and university professor

*July 1st, 1601, Bremen †July 27th, 1660

43

Otto Henrich Callenberg

German politician (1601-1644)

*October 20th, 1601, Wettesingen †November 23rd, 1644, Lucklum

67

Philippus Brietius

French historian

*March 6th, 1601, Abbeville †December 9th, 1668, Paris

61

Heinrich Rahn

German jurist, university lecturer and rector

*February 14th, 1601, Brunswick †April 2nd, 1662, Rostock

47

Antoine Daniel

Jesuit missionary and martyr (1601-1648)

*May 27th, 1601, Dieppe †July 4th, 1648, Springwater

54

Andreas Rivinus

German author (1601-1656)

*October 17th, 1601, Halle (Saale) †April 4th, 1656, Leipzig

65

Georges de Scudéry

French writer (1601-1667)

*August 22nd, 1601, Le Havre †May 14th, 1667, Paris

71

José Ximénez

Spanish composer and organist from baroque period (baptized 25 December 1601; died 9 August 1672)

*January 1st, 1601, Zaragoza †August 9th, 1672, Zaragoza

78

Jean Eudes

French missionary

*November 14th, 1601, Ri †August 19th, 1680, Caen

55

Charles de Schomberg d' Halluin

Mariscal de Francia (1601-1656)

*February 16th, 1601, Nanteuil-le-Haudouin †June 6th, 1656, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1601 is a normal year and no leap year.

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