May 22nd, 1684

Born on May 22nd, 1684

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 124,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 778 days, exactly on August 18th, 2026, people who were born on May 22nd, 1684 will be 125,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 Day
Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

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

37

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

37

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

49

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

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

65

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

38

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

44

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

84

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

86

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

54

Naomi Campbell

English model

*May 22nd, 1970, Streatham

60

Mark Christopher Lawrence

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

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1684

71

Johann David Köhler

German historian (1684–1755)

*January 18th, 1684, Colditz †March 10th, 1755, Göttingen

43

Catherine I of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

*April 5th, 1684, Krustpils †May 6th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

69

Ludvig Holberg

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)

*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen

36

Jean-Antoine Watteau

French painter (1684-1721)

*October 10th, 1684, Valenciennes †July 18th, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne

71

Francesco Durante

Italian composer

*March 31st, 1684, Frattamaggiore †September 30th, 1755, Naples

35

Maria Barbara Bach

First wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach

*October 20th, 1684, Gehren †July 7th, 1720, Köthen

82

Jean Astruc

Professor of medicine:Montpellier/Paris/wrote the first great treatise on syphilis/venereal diseases (1684-1766)

*March 19th, 1684, Sauve †May 5th, 1766, Paris

72

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

German general

*October 26th, 1684, Löwitz †May 6th, 1757, Prague

68

Johann Ludwig Kübel

German politician (1684-1753)

*September 21st, 1684, Heilbronn †September 7th, 1753, Heilbronn

72

Edward Vernon

Royal Navy admiral (1684-1757)

*November 12th, 1684, Westminster †October 30th, 1757, Nacton

48

Ippolito Desideri

Italian tibetologist (1684-1733)

*December 21st, 1684, Pistoia †April 14th, 1733, Rome

67

Frans Decker

Dutch painter (1684-1751)

*March 17th, 1684, Haarlem †November 28th, 1751, Haarlem

65

Georg Engelhard Schröder

Swedish artist (1684-1750)

*May 31st, 1684, Stockholm †May 17th, 1750, Stockholm

60

Wilhelmine von Grävenitz

German noblewoman, favorite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1684, Schwerin †October 21st, 1744, Berlin

62

Johann Jacob Dillenius

German botanist (1684-1747)

*December 12th, 1684, Darmstadt †April 2nd, 1747, Oxford

60

Christoph Starke

German theologian

*March 10th, 1684, Bad Freienwalde †December 12th, 1744, Drezdenko

81

Axel Erik Roos

Swedish politician

*May 25th, 1684, Västergötland †December 14th, 1765

68

Alessio de Marchis

Landscape Painter (1684-1752)

*January 1st, 1684, Naples †August 1st, 1752, Urbino

62

Ditlev Revenfeld

Danish military personnel

*January 1st, 1684, Sandbjerg †July 18th, 1746

68

Philipp Otto Grumbkow

(1684-1752)

*May 12th, 1684, Runowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship †August 26th, 1752, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1684 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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