August 22nd, 1605

Born on August 22nd, 1605

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 303 days, exactly on April 12th, 2027, people who were born on August 22nd, 1605 will be 154,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 22nd?

August 22nd, 2006

Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.

August 22nd, 2003

Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building.

August 22nd, 1962

An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.

August 22nd, 2015

A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.

August 22nd, 1985

A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective.

August 22nd, 1984

The constitution of Singapore was amended to apportion seats to defeated opposition candidates in Parliament, which had hitherto entirely comprised members of the People's Action Party.

August 22nd, 1961

Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall.

August 22nd, 1914

First World War: A squadron of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards attacked a German scout party, the first engagement of British forces on the Western Front.

August 22nd, 1864

Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed the First Geneva Convention, establishing rules for the protection of victims of armed conflict.

August 22nd, 1851

The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England.

August 22nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold used a ruse to convince the British that a much larger force was arriving, causing them to abandon the siege of Fort Stanwix (reconstructed fort pictured).

August 22nd, 1711

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River.

August 22nd, 1642

King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War.

August 22nd, 1639

The Vijayanagara Empire leased a small strip of land in present-day Chennai, the capital of the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to the East India Company.

August 22nd, 1485

At the Battle of Bosworth Field, Lancastrian forces under Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeated Yorkist forces under Richard III of England, decisively ending the Wars of the Roses.

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

Same year
Born in 1605

60

Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

*April 8th, 1605, Valladolid Royal Palace †September 17th, 1665, Cuarto bajo del Rey

77

Thomas Browne

English polymath and author (1605–1682)

*October 19th, 1605, London †October 19th, 1682, Norwich

21

Tianqi Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*December 23rd, 1605, Beijing †September 30th, 1627, Beijing

82

Sor Marcela de San Felix

Spanish writer (1605-1688)

*May 8th, 1605, Toledo †January 9th, 1688, Madrid

60

Wacław Leszczyński

Polish archbishop

*August 15th, 1605, Baranów †April 1st, 1666, Gniezno

48

Paul Marquard Schlegel

German anatomist and physician

*January 1st, 1605, Hamburg †February 20th, 1653, Hamburg

69

Bulstrode Whitelocke

English politician (1605-1675)

*August 6th, 1605, London †July 28th, 1675, Hungerford

54

Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld

Poet and dramatist

*September 23rd, 1605, Koskowice †September 9th, 1660, Wołów

59

Valentin Heider

German councillor

*March 25th, 1605, Lindau †November 28th, 1664, Lindau

64

Antonio Bertali

Austrian composer and violinist of Italian birth (1605-1669)

*March 1st, 1605, Verona †April 17th, 1669, Vienna

85

Theodore Haak

German scholar

*January 1st, 1605, Worms †January 1st, 1690, London

53

Simon Dach

German writer

*July 29th, 1605, Klaipėda †April 15th, 1659, Königsberg

21

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier

French princess

*October 15th, 1605, Château de Gaillon †June 4th, 1627, Paris

87

Martin Weise

German physician (1605-1693)

*September 9th, 1605, Lübben †March 16th, 1693, Berlin

80

William Dugdale

English officer of arms

*September 12th, 1605, Shustoke †February 10th, 1686, Shustoke

72

Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy

French writer and composer

*October 16th, 1605, Paris †October 29th, 1677, Paris

32

Philip Maurice, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

German noble

*August 25th, 1605, Hanau †August 3rd, 1638, Hanau

49

Frans Banning Cocq

Dutch politician, lord of Purmerend and Ilpendam, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Frans Banninck Cocq

*February 23rd, 1605, Amsterdam †January 1st, 1655, Amsterdam

56

George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

*March 17th, 1605, Darmstadt †June 11th, 1661, Darmstadt

75

Johann Ernst Pistoris

German diplomat and amtshauptmann

*March 20th, 1605, Neuhirschstein Castle †May 13th, 1680, Seußlitz

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1605 is a normal year and no leap year.

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