May 22nd, 1661

Born on May 22nd, 1661

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

May 22nd, 2010

Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

May 22nd, 2002

Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

May 22nd, 1998

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision in the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

May 22nd, 1980

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

May 22nd, 1972

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

May 22nd, 1960

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

May 22nd, 1958

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

May 22nd, 1939

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

May 22nd, 1915

California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

May 22nd, 1905

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

May 22nd, 1897

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

May 22nd, 1856

Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

May 22nd, 1849

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

May 22nd, 1844

In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

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

Same year
Born in 1661

51

Jahandar Shah

Mughal emperor (1661-1713)

*May 9th, 1661, Deccan Plateau †February 12th, 1713, Delhi

60

Antoine Coypel

French painter (1661-1722)

*April 11th, 1661, Paris †January 7th, 1722, Paris

48

Johann Georg Neumann

German historian and theologian (1661-1709)

*May 1st, 1661, Mörz (Planetal) †September 5th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

85

Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg

German art collector (1661-1747)

*August 8th, 1661, Emden †March 14th, 1747, Verona

46

Georg Pasch

German theologian

*September 23rd, 1661, Gdańsk †September 30th, 1707, Kiel

54

Madre Vitória da Encarnação

Catholic religious woman of the order of the Poor Clares, 17th century, born in Salvador, Bahia

*March 6th, 1661, Salvador †July 19th, 1715, Salvador

45

Georg Joseph Kamel

Czech pharmacist, botanist and missionary (1661-1706)

*April 21st, 1661, Brno †May 2nd, 1706, Manila

69

Paul Anton

German author and theologian

*February 12th, 1661, Hirschfelde †October 20th, 1730, Halle (Saale)

82

Alexandre-François Desportes

French painter (1661–1743)

*February 24th, 1661, Champigneulles †April 20th, 1743, Paris

81

Melchior de Polignac

French diplomat and cardinal (1661-1742)

*October 11th, 1661, Lavoûte-sur-Loire †November 20th, 1742, Paris

58

Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz

Consort of Duke Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg

*November 13th, 1661, Naumburg †April 29th, 1720, Merseburg

44

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

French soldier, ship captain, explorer, and founder of Louisiana (1661-1706)

*July 16th, 1661, Montreal †July 9th, 1706, Havana

70

Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

Monegasque prince (1661-1731)

*January 25th, 1661, Paris †February 20th, 1731, Monaco

45

Takarai Kikaku

Japanese poet

*August 11th, 1661, Edo †April 1st, 1707, Edo

80

Charles Rollin

French historian and educator (1661–1741)

*January 30th, 1661, Paris †September 14th, 1741, Paris

64

Paul de Rapin

French historian

*March 25th, 1661, Castres †April 25th, 1725, Wesel

58

Sukjong of Joseon

19th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*August 15th, 1661, Changdeokgung †June 8th, 1720, Gyeonghuigung

77

Christian Wermuth

German medallist

*December 16th, 1661, Altenburg †December 3rd, 1739, Gotha

62

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

English politician (1661-1724)

*December 5th, 1661, London †May 21st, 1724, London

89

Christopher Polhem

Swedish inventor (1661-1751)

*December 18th, 1661, Tingstäde †August 30th, 1751, Stockholm

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No: With 365 days 1661 is a normal year and no leap year.

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