August 22nd, 1733

Born on August 22nd, 1733

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 60 days, exactly on August 6th, 2026, people who were born on August 22nd, 1733 will be 107,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 22nd?

August 22nd, 2006

Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.

August 22nd, 2003

Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building.

August 22nd, 1962

An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.

August 22nd, 2015

A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.

August 22nd, 1985

A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective.

August 22nd, 1984

The constitution of Singapore was amended to apportion seats to defeated opposition candidates in Parliament, which had hitherto entirely comprised members of the People's Action Party.

August 22nd, 1961

Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall.

August 22nd, 1914

First World War: A squadron of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards attacked a German scout party, the first engagement of British forces on the Western Front.

August 22nd, 1864

Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed the First Geneva Convention, establishing rules for the protection of victims of armed conflict.

August 22nd, 1851

The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy pictured), later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England.

August 22nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold used a ruse to convince the British that a much larger force was arriving, causing them to abandon the siege of Fort Stanwix (reconstructed fort pictured).

August 22nd, 1711

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River.

August 22nd, 1642

King Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War.

August 22nd, 1639

The Vijayanagara Empire leased a small strip of land in present-day Chennai, the capital of the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to the East India Company.

August 22nd, 1485

At the Battle of Bosworth Field, Lancastrian forces under Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, defeated Yorkist forces under Richard III of England, decisively ending the Wars of the Roses.

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

Born on August 22nd, 1733

82

Jean-François Ducis

French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare (1733-1816)

*August 22nd, 1733, Versailles †March 31st, 1816, Versailles

Same year
Born in 1733

70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German poet and writer (1733–1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

62

Adam Naruszewicz

Polish noble

*October 20th, 1733, Lahišyn †July 6th, 1796, Janów Podlaski

78

Wilhelm René de l'Homme de Courbière

German politician and officer (1733-1811)

*February 25th, 1733, Maastricht †July 23rd, 1811, Grudziądz

81

Christian Ludwig August von Arnswaldt

German politician and civil servant (1733-1815)

*November 5th, 1733, Kelbra †October 14th, 1815, Hanover

62

Maruyama Ōkyo

Japanese artist (1733-1795)

*June 12th, 1733, Kameoka †August 31st, 1795, Kyoto

37

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Austrian painter, draughtsman and etcher

*May 29th, 1733, Innsbruck †May 16th, 1771, Vienna

77

Johann Zoffany

German painter (1733–1810)

*March 13th, 1733, Frankfurt †November 11th, 1810, London

76

Francisco Gil de Taboada

Spanish sailor and politician

*September 24th, 1733, Des †November 30th, 1809, Madrid

63

Betty Washington Lewis

(1733-1797); sister of George Washington

*June 20th, 1733, Westmoreland County †March 31st, 1797, Culpeper

78

Filippo Casoni

Italian cardinal

*March 6th, 1733, Sarzana †October 9th, 1811, Rome

54

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

*October 16th, 1733, Bergheim (Edertal) †June 4th, 1788, Bergheim (Edertal)

70

Friedrich August von Zinzendorf

German politician (1733-1804)

*August 3rd, 1733, Hof †March 18th, 1804, Dresden

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

91

Giacomo Tritto

Italian composer (1733-1824)

*April 2nd, 1733, Altamura †September 16th, 1824, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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