July 22nd, 1731

Born on July 22nd, 1731

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 249 days, exactly on April 1st, 2027, people who were born on July 22nd, 1731 will be 108,000 days old!

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What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 1817

Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians.

July 22nd, 1991

American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.

July 22nd, 1975

Stanley Forman (pictured) took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.

July 22nd, 1963

The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.

July 22nd, 1954

A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.

July 22nd, 1944

World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.

July 22nd, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.

July 22nd, 1802

Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

July 22nd, 1691

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

July 22nd, 1298

First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.

July 22nd, 1209

A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.

July 22nd, 0838

Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.

July 22nd, 1976

Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.

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

Same year
Born in 1731

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

79

Franz Anton Bagnato

German architect (1731-1810)

*June 15th, 1731, Altshausen †June 18th, 1810, Altshausen

71

Ignazio Busca

Catholic cardinal (1731-1803)

*August 31st, 1731, Milan †July 12th, 1803, Rome

62

Ramón de la Cruz

Spanish writer (1731-1794)

*March 28th, 1731, Madrid †March 5th, 1794, Madrid

83

Robert Treat Paine

American lawyer and judge, signer of the US Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)

*March 11th, 1731, Boston †May 11th, 1814, Boston

59

Johann August Dathe

German theologian and linguist (1731-1791)

*July 4th, 1731, Weißenfels †March 17th, 1791, Leipzig

71

Anton von Störck

Austrian pharmacologist (1731-1803)

*February 21st, 1731, Bad Saulgau †January 23rd, 1803, Vienna

63

Johann Ernst Heinsius

German painter (1731-1794)

*May 21st, 1731, Ilmenau †October 18th, 1794, Erfurt

78

Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

German princess

*September 24th, 1731, Coburg †August 2nd, 1810, Schwerin

73

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

Royal Navy admiral (1731-1804)

*July 1st, 1731, Angus †August 4th, 1804, Northumberland

61

Angelo Emo

Venetian noble and admiral (1731-1792)

*January 3rd, 1731, Venice †March 3rd, 1792, Valletta

55

Francisco Javier Clavijero

Mesoamericanist, 1731-1787

*September 9th, 1731, Veracruz †April 2nd, 1787, Bologna

71

Maria Fortunata d'Este

Italian noble

*November 24th, 1731, Modena †September 21st, 1803, Venice

64

Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg (1731-1795)

*January 6th, 1731, Frankfurt †May 20th, 1795, Ludwigsburg

76

Francis Gundaker of Colloredo-Mansfeld

Politician (1731-1807)

*May 28th, 1731, Vienna †October 27th, 1807, Vienna

64

Samuel Huntington

American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut (1731-1796)

*July 16th, 1731, Windham †January 5th, 1796, Norwich

80

Johann Georg Hartmann

Senior civil servant of Württemberg

*February 19th, 1731, Plieningen †June 9th, 1811, Stuttgart

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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