January 22nd, 1634

Born on January 22nd, 1634

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 142,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 394 days, exactly on July 31st, 2025, people who were born on January 22nd, 1634 will be 143,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 22nd?

January 22nd, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town in the Battle of Mutukula and caused Ugandan forces to flee.

January 22nd, 1968

Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

January 22nd, 2012

Croatia held a referendum, in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.

January 22nd, 2006

Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first democratically elected indigenous leader.

January 22nd, 1987

After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.

January 22nd, 1984

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".

January 22nd, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, striking down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

January 22nd, 1970

The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.

January 22nd, 1969

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.

January 22nd, 1963

France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.

January 22nd, 1957

New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.

January 22nd, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of difficult fighting against well-prepared Japanese defence.

January 22nd, 1924

Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

January 22nd, 1906

SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.

January 22nd, 1689

The Convention Parliament met to decide the fate of the throne after James II, the last Catholic monarch of England, fled to France following the Glorious Revolution.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 22nd?

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

31

Netta Barzilai

Israeli singer-songwriter; winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

*January 22nd, 1561, York House, Strand †April 9th, 1626, Highgate

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

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61

Mariana of Austria

Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696)

*December 24th, 1634, Vienna †May 16th, 1696, Madrid

60

Anselm Franz von Ingelheim

Archbishop of Mainz

*September 16th, 1634, Cologne †March 30th, 1695, Aschaffenburg

89

René Boudier

French historian, poet and translator

*January 1st, 1634, Alençon †November 16th, 1723, Mantes-la-Jolie

54

Gaspar Fagel

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1634-1688)

*January 25th, 1634, The Hague †December 15th, 1688, The Hague

59

Madame de Lafayette

French writer (1634-1693)

*March 18th, 1634, Paris †May 25th, 1693, Paris

85

Pasquier Quesnel

French theologian

*July 14th, 1634, Paris †December 2nd, 1719, Amsterdam

61

Johannes Camphuys

Dutch colonial governor (1634-1695)

*July 18th, 1634, Haarlem †July 18th, 1695, Jakarta

55

Kazimierz Łyszczyński

Polish philosopher

*March 4th, 1634, Lyščycy †March 30th, 1689, Warsaw

32

Adam Krieger

German composer (1634-1666)

*January 7th, 1634, Drezdenko †June 30th, 1666, Dresden

40

Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675

*June 20th, 1634, Turin †June 12th, 1675, Turin

60

Burchard von Ahlefeldt

(1634-1695)

*October 4th, 1634, Flensburg †September 9th, 1695

70

Luca Giordano

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

*October 18th, 1634, Naples †January 3rd, 1705, Naples

64

Pierre Thomas

French writer

*August 6th, 1634, Rouen †November 4th, 1698

76

Johannes Vermehren

Rat der Herzöge von Mecklenburg

*January 1st, 1634, Lübeck †January 1st, 1710, Rostock

48

Manuel Lobo

Portuguese colonial administrator

*November 30th, 1634, Verdelha do Ruivo †November 30th, 1682, Buenos Aires

64

Adrian Beier the Younger

German judge (1634-1698)

*January 29th, 1634, Jena †September 7th, 1698, Jena

52

John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

German duke (1634-1686)

*July 12th, 1634, Weimar †September 19th, 1686, Schloss Wilhelmsthal

64

Balthasar Bekker

Dutch minister and author

*March 20th, 1634, Mitselwier †June 11th, 1698, Amsterdam

26

Lady Katherine Ferrers

English highwayman

*May 4th, 1634, Bayford †May 31st, 1660, St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead

66

Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg (1634-1701)

*September 22nd, 1634, Copenhagen †May 20th, 1701, Delitzsch

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1634 is a normal year and no leap year.

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