January 22nd, 1681

Born on January 22nd, 1681

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 125,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 627 days, exactly on January 14th, 2026, people who were born on January 22nd, 1681 will be 126,000 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

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

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

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

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

65

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

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

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

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

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

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

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60

Vitus Bering

Danish explorer

*August 5th, 1681, Horsens †December 8th, 1741, Bering Island

86

Georg Philipp Telemann

German composer

*March 14th, 1681, Magdeburg †June 25th, 1767, Hamburg

84

Peter Thumb

Austrian architect

*December 18th, 1681, Bezau †March 4th, 1766, Constance

79

François Guillemot de Villebois

Russian Navy Kontr-admiral

*March 3rd, 1681, Guérande †May 13th, 1760, Tartu

27

Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

Swedish princess (1681–1708)

*June 26th, 1681, Tre Kronor Castle †December 22nd, 1708, Stockholm City

94

Pierre François le Courayer

French theological writer (1681-1776)

*November 17th, 1681, Rouen †October 17th, 1776, London

55

Feofan Prokopovich

Ukrainian theologian, writer, poet, mathematician, and philosopher, archbishop in the Tsardom of Russia (1681-1736)

*June 18th, 1681, Kyiv †September 19th, 1736, Saint Petersburg

66

Heinrich XXIV.

(1681-1748)

*July 26th, 1681, Schleiz †July 24th, 1748, Greiz

61

Girolamo Donnini

Italian painter (1681-1743)

*April 18th, 1681, Correggio †January 23rd, 1743, Bologna

58

Jean Cavalier

Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey

*November 28th, 1681, Languedoc †May 17th, 1740, Chelsea

51

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti

Italian composer (1681-1732)

*January 20th, 1681, Florence †July 20th, 1732, Vienna

43

Johann Wilhelm Jan

German historian and theologian (1681-1725)

*November 9th, 1681, Raben †August 27th, 1725, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Francesco Conti

Italian painter (1682-1760)

*January 20th, 1681, Florence †December 8th, 1760, Florence

66

Giulia Lama

Italian painter (1681-1747)

*October 1st, 1681, Venice †October 7th, 1747, Venice

55

Arthur Middleton

American politician (1681-1737)

*October 29th, 1681, South Carolina †September 17th, 1737, South Carolina

59

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

German jurist

*September 11th, 1681, Eisenberg †August 31st, 1741, Halle (Saale)

73

Karoline von Fuchs-Mollard

Austrian countess, senior chamberlain, and educator

*January 14th, 1681, Vienna †April 27th, 1754, Vienna

73

André Falquet

Geneva merchant

*February 11th, 1681, Geneva †January 28th, 1755, Geneva

86

Balthasar Geyder

German author and theologian (1681-1767)

*March 8th, 1681, Nördlingen †July 4th, 1767, Radis

72

Antonio Saverio Gentili

Italian cardinal (1681-1753)

*February 9th, 1681, Rome †March 13th, 1753, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1681 is a normal year and no leap year.

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