June 22nd, 1748

Born on June 22nd, 1748

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 249 days, exactly on January 1st, 2025, people who were born on June 22nd, 1748 will be 101,000 days old!

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What happened on June 22nd?

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June 22nd, 2009

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

June 22nd, 1979

Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

June 22nd, 1966

Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

June 22nd, 1941

World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.

June 22nd, 1922

Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

June 22nd, 1911

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 22nd, 1813

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

June 22nd, 1807

The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.

June 22nd, 1593

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

June 22nd, 1922

British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.

June 22nd, 2015

The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.

June 22nd, 2012

A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.

June 22nd, 2009

A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.

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

Born on June 22nd, 1748

41

Thomas Day

Thomas Day, English author and political campaigner (1748-1789)

*June 22nd, 1748, London †September 28th, 1789, Berkshire

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 22nd?

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

67

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)

*June 22nd, 1767, Potsdam †April 8th, 1835, Berlin

84

Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)

*June 22nd, 1874, Hechingen †September 23rd, 1958, Tübingen

40

George Vancouver

18th-century English naval explorer

*June 22nd, 1757, King's Lynn †May 10th, 1798, Petersham

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

59

Henrik Svarrer

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1964, Esbjerg

31

Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1992, East Lombok Regency

59

Dan Brown

American novelist

*June 22nd, 1964, Exeter

56

Peter Axelsson

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1967, Täby

41

Thomas Hitschler

German politician

*June 22nd, 1982, Landau in der Pfalz

29

Felicity Leydon-Davis

New Zealand cricketer and badminton player

*June 22nd, 1994, Hamilton

27

Daniel Guda

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1996, Manila

23

Fabien Delrue

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 2000, Sarcelles

65

Bruce Campbell

American actor

*June 22nd, 1958, Royal Oak

59

Henrik Mestad

Norwegian actor and author

*June 22nd, 1964, Oslo

70

Cyndi Lauper

American singer (1953)

*June 22nd, 1953, New York City

66

Giuseppe Mazzini

Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher

*June 22nd, 1805, Genoa †March 10th, 1872, Pisa

53

Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean

Same year
Born in 1748

77

Jacques-Louis David

French painter (1748–1825)

*August 30th, 1748, Paris †December 29th, 1825, City of Brussels

75

Ferdinand Franz Wallraf

German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)

*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne

45

Olympe de Gouges

French playwright and political activist

*May 7th, 1748, Montauban †November 3rd, 1793, Paris

82

Adam Weishaupt

German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)

*February 6th, 1748, Ingolstadt †November 18th, 1830, Gotha

88

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

French priest and statesman (1748-1836)

*May 3rd, 1748, Fréjus †June 20th, 1836, Paris

82

Louis Pierre Vieillot

French ornithologist

*May 10th, 1748, Yvetot †August 24th, 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)

*October 7th, 1748, Stockholm †February 5th, 1818, Stockholm

79

Anne Seymour Damer

British artist (1748–1828)

*November 8th, 1748, Sevenoaks †May 28th, 1828, London

88

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

French botanist (1748-1836)

*April 12th, 1748, Lyon †September 17th, 1836, Paris

58

William V, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange, General Stadtholder of the United Provinces (1748-1806)

*March 8th, 1748, The Hague †April 9th, 1806, Brunswick

70

Charles IV of Spain

King of Spain from 1788 to 1808

*November 11th, 1748, Portici †January 20th, 1819, Rome

84

Adamantios Korais

Greek humanist scholar

*April 27th, 1748, İzmir †April 6th, 1833, Paris

75

Louis-François de Bausset

Catholic cardinal, bishop of Alès, duke-pair of France, Minister of State (1748-1824)

*December 14th, 1748, Pondicherry †June 21st, 1824, Paris

73

Claude Louis Berthollet

French chemist (1748-1822)

*December 9th, 1748, Talloires †November 6th, 1822, Arcueil

80

William Shield

English composer, viola player and song collector

*March 5th, 1748, Swalwell †January 25th, 1829, London

74

Pierre Jean Agier

French jurist and lawyer

*December 28th, 1748, Paris †September 22nd, 1823, Paris

57

Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin

German princess

*August 28th, 1748, Berlin †April 27th, 1806, Münster

71

Charles Blagden

British physician and scientist

*April 17th, 1748, Gloucestershire †March 26th, 1820, Arcueil

45

Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich

French mineralogist (1748-1793)

*November 14th, 1748, Strasbourg †December 29th, 1793, Paris

55

Dietrich Tiedemann

German philosopher (1748-1803)

*April 3rd, 1748, Bremervörde †May 24th, 1803, Marburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1748 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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