February 22nd, 1631

Born on February 22nd, 1631

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 143,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 395 days, exactly on May 27th, 2025, people who were born on February 22nd, 1631 will be 144,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 22nd?

February 22nd, 2019

A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices.

February 22nd, 2012

A train failed to apply its brakes and crashed through a buffer stop at Once railway station in Buenos Aires, resulting in 51 deaths and more than 700 injuries.

February 22nd, 2011

Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people marched in protest in Manama against the deaths of seven people killed by police and army forces during previous protests.

February 22nd, 2006

Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom.

February 22nd, 1997

Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced the existence of Dolly, a female sheep who was the first mammal to have successfully been cloned from an adult cell.

February 22nd, 1983

The play Moose Murders opened and closed on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, becoming the standard of "awfulness" against which all Broadway failures are judged.

February 22nd, 1980

At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.

February 22nd, 1959

Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway (pictured) in Daytona Beach, Florida.

February 22nd, 1944

World War II: U.S. forces carried out a bombing raid on the Nazi-occupied Dutch city of Nijmegen, killing hundreds of civilians by accident.

February 22nd, 1921

The Bogd Khan was reinstalled as emperor after White Russian forces under Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (pictured) drove the Chinese out of Mongolia.

February 22nd, 1909

The sixteen United States Navy battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Connecticut (pictured), completed a circumnavigation of the globe.

February 22nd, 1876

The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, named after philanthropist Johns Hopkins, opened.

February 22nd, 1371

Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart.

February 22nd, 1316

The Catalan forces of Ferdinand of Majorca defeated troops loyal to Princess Matilda of Hainaut at the Battle of Picotin on the Peloponnese peninsula in modern-day Greece.

February 22nd, 1974

Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police.

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

Born on February 22nd, 1631

70

Peter Syv

Danish philologist, folklorist and priest (1631-1702)

*February 22nd, 1631, Roskilde †February 17th, 1702, Hellested

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67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

39

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849)

*February 22nd, 1810, Żelazowa Wola †October 17th, 1849, Paris

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

29

Lexa

Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer

*February 22nd, 1995, Rio de Janeiro

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

72

Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt

65

Kyle MacLachlan

American actor

*February 22nd, 1959, Yakima

70

Christoph von Steiger

Swiss politician (1694–1765)

*February 22nd, 1694, Bern †February 12th, 1765, Bern

21

Ridya Aulia Fatasya

Indonesian badminton player

*February 22nd, 2003, Semarang City

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

55

Joaquín Cortés

Spanish dancer

*February 22nd, 1969, Córdoba

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

36

Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn

44

Steve Irwin

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962–2006)

*February 22nd, 1962, Upper Ferntree Gully †September 4th, 2006, Batt Reef

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

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68

John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

*August 9th, 1631, Aldwincle †May 1st, 1700, London

29

Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal

Eldest daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; mother of William III of England (1631-1660)

*November 4th, 1631, St James's Palace †December 24th, 1660, Palace of Whitehall

66

Kanō Einō

Japanese painter (1631-1697)

*January 1st, 1631, Heian-kyō †April 27th, 1697, Heian-kyō

54

Johann Heinrich Roos

Dutch painter (1631-1685)

*September 29th, 1631, Otterberg †October 3rd, 1685, Frankfurt

73

Claude-François Ménestrier

French heraldist, Jesuit, courtier (1631-1705)

*March 9th, 1631, Lyon †January 21st, 1705, Paris

46

Bernard Gustav of Baden-Durlach

Swedish general, and Prince-Abbot of Fulda and Kempten, and cardinal

*December 24th, 1631, Karlsburg Castle †December 26th, 1677, Hammelburg

58

Abraham Brueghel

Flemish Baroque painter (1631-1690)

*October 31st, 1631, Antwerp †January 1st, 1690, Naples

41

Esaias Boursse

Dutch painter (1631-1672)

*March 3rd, 1631, Amsterdam †November 16th, 1672, Amsterdam

70

Stanisław Papczyński

Polish priest

*May 18th, 1631, Gmina Podegrodzie †September 17th, 1701, Góra Kalwaria

49

Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

Duchess suo jure of Oława and Wołów

*February 10th, 1631, Dessau †April 25th, 1680, Oława

68

Adam Adamandy Kochański

Polish mathematician (1631-1700)

*August 5th, 1631, Dobrzyń nad Wisłą †May 17th, 1700, Teplice

39

Emmanuel, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

German prince (1631-1670)

*October 6th, 1631, Plötzkau †November 8th, 1670, Köthen

63

Vincenzo Albrici

Italian composer

*June 26th, 1631, Rome †June 6th, 1695, Prague

72

Piero de Bonzi

Catholic cardinal

*April 15th, 1631, Florence †July 11th, 1703, Montpellier

47

Anne Conway

English philosopher

*December 14th, 1631, London †February 18th, 1679, London

69

Francesco Maidalchini

Catholic cardinal

*April 21st, 1631, Viterbo †June 13th, 1700, Nettuno

59

François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade

Marshal of France

*August 21st, 1631, Courpalay †January 1st, 1691, Paris

37

Catharina Questiers

Dutch poet

*November 21st, 1631, Amsterdam †February 3rd, 1669, Amsterdam

68

Jens Juel

Danish diplomat (1631-1700)

*July 15th, 1631, Nørtorp †May 23rd, 1700, Copenhagen

65

Charles Porter

Irish politician (1631-1696)

*September 6th, 1631, Norwich †December 8th, 1696, Dublin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 22nd

Fixed holidays (Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 22nd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1631 is a normal year and no leap year.

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