May 22nd, 1669

Born on May 22nd, 1669

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 129,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 364 days, exactly on April 26th, 2025, people who were born on May 22nd, 1669 will be 130,000 days old!

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What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, 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 that was 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

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Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

53

Naomi Campbell

English model

*May 22nd, 1970, Streatham

59

Mark Christopher Lawrence

American character actor, stand-up comedian, and voice-over artist

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

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71

Urban Gottfried Siber

German theologian

*December 12th, 1669, Bad Schandau †June 15th, 1741, Leipzig

80

Isaak Steiger

Swiss politician (1669-1749)

*March 7th, 1669, Aarburg †December 20th, 1749, Bern

88

Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow

German general

*December 17th, 1669, Myślibórz †March 28th, 1758, Neuruppin

33

Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena

German noblewoman

*December 20th, 1669, Jena †January 6th, 1703, Gräfentonna

58

Anne Marie d'Orléans

Queen Consort of Sardinia (1669-1728)

*August 27th, 1669, Saint-Cloud †August 26th, 1728, Villa della Regina

23

Maria Antonia of Austria

Archduchess of Austria (1669-1692)

*January 18th, 1669, Vienna †December 24th, 1692, Vienna

62

Eudoxia Lopukhina

Russian empress, first wife of Peter I

*July 30th, 1669, Moscow †August 27th, 1731, Moscow

53

Raymund Ferdinand of Rabatta

German priest

*February 4th, 1669, Gorizia †October 25th, 1722, Passau

55

Johann Christoph Jauch

German author

*September 13th, 1669, Güstrow †January 26th, 1725, Lüneburg

49

Leonhard Christoph Sturm

German mathematician (1669-1719)

*November 5th, 1669, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †June 6th, 1719, Blankenburg

55

Martin Chladni

German theologian

*October 25th, 1669, Kremnica †September 12th, 1725, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

63

Louis Marchand

French keyboardist and composer

*February 2nd, 1669, Lyon †February 17th, 1732, Paris

86

Christian von Linger

German military personnel

*April 5th, 1669, Berlin †April 17th, 1755, Berlin

83

Henriette Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

(1669-1753)

*September 19th, 1669, Wolfenbüttel †January 20th, 1753, Roermond

61

Friederike Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach

(1669-1730)

*May 5th, 1669, Altenkirchen (Westerwald) †November 12th, 1730, Bad Langensalza

50

Johann Joseph Seyler

German author and theologian

*October 24th, 1669, Bayreuth †November 7th, 1719, Berg

44

Georg Theodor Barthold

German university teacher and writer (1669-1713)

*March 6th, 1669, Kötzschau †December 6th, 1713, Giessen

80

Cornelis Sweerts

Dutch poet, playwright and writer

*February 20th, 1669, Amsterdam †March 23rd, 1749, Maarssen

71

Joseph Talcott

Governor of the Connecticut Colony (1669-1741)

*November 11th, 1669, Hartford †October 11th, 1741, Hartford

75

Johann Caspar Haferung

German theologian

*February 14th, 1669, Kraja †May 17th, 1744, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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No: With 365 days 1669 is a normal year and no leap year.

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