February 22nd, 1764

Born on February 22nd, 1764

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 95,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 970 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on February 22nd, 1764 will be 96,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 22nd?

February 22nd, 2019

A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices.

February 22nd, 2012

A train failed to apply its brakes and crashed through a buffer stop at Once railway station in Buenos Aires, resulting in 51 deaths and more than 700 injuries.

February 22nd, 2011

Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people marched in protest in Manama against the deaths of seven people killed by police and army forces during previous protests.

February 22nd, 2006

Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom.

February 22nd, 1997

Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced the existence of Dolly, a female sheep who was the first mammal to have successfully been cloned from an adult cell.

February 22nd, 1983

The play Moose Murders opened and closed on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, becoming the standard of "awfulness" against which all Broadway failures are judged.

February 22nd, 1980

At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.

February 22nd, 1959

Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway (pictured) in Daytona Beach, Florida.

February 22nd, 1944

World War II: U.S. forces carried out a bombing raid on the Nazi-occupied Dutch city of Nijmegen, killing hundreds of civilians by accident.

February 22nd, 1921

The Bogd Khan was reinstalled as emperor after White Russian forces under Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (pictured) drove the Chinese out of Mongolia.

February 22nd, 1909

The sixteen United States Navy battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Connecticut (pictured), completed a circumnavigation of the globe.

February 22nd, 1876

The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, named after philanthropist Johns Hopkins, opened.

February 22nd, 1371

Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart.

February 22nd, 1316

The Catalan forces of Ferdinand of Majorca defeated troops loyal to Princess Matilda of Hainaut at the Battle of Picotin on the Peloponnese peninsula in modern-day Greece.

February 22nd, 1974

Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police.

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

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

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

39

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849)

*February 22nd, 1810, Żelazowa Wola †October 17th, 1849, Paris

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

72

Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt

29

Lexa

Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer

*February 22nd, 1995, Rio de Janeiro

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

47

Honoré Vial

French diplomat (1766-1813)

*February 22nd, 1766, Antibes †October 18th, 1813, Leipzig

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

65

Kyle MacLachlan

American actor

*February 22nd, 1959, Yakima

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

36

Heinrich Hertz

German physicist (1857–1894)

*February 22nd, 1857, Hamburg †January 1st, 1894, Bonn

21

Ridya Aulia Fatasya

Indonesian badminton player

*February 22nd, 2003, Semarang City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

55

Joaquín Cortés

Spanish dancer

*February 22nd, 1969, Córdoba

88

Olave Baden-Powell

World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

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Born in 1764

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

40

Lucile de Chateaubriand

French writer

*August 7th, 1764, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1804, Paris

72

Firmin Didot

French businessman (1764-1836)

*April 14th, 1764, Paris †April 24th, 1836, Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée

81

Johann Wilhelm Meigen

German entomologist (1764-1845)

*May 3rd, 1764, Solingen †July 11th, 1845, Stolberg

74

Charles Percier

French architect

*August 22nd, 1764, Paris †September 5th, 1838, Paris

47

Robert Craufurd

Scottish soldier (1764-1812)

*May 5th, 1764, Newark Castle †January 23rd, 1812, Ciudad Rodrigo

48

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers

French general

*August 13th, 1764, Paris †January 6th, 1813, Berlin

65

John Parker Boyd

United States general

*December 21st, 1764, Newburyport †October 4th, 1830, Boston

44

Berek Joselewicz

Polish army commander (1764-1809)

*September 17th, 1764, Kretinga †May 5th, 1809, Kock

77

John Noyes

American politician (1764-1841)

*April 2nd, 1764, Atkinson †October 26th, 1841, Putney

84

Andrés Manuel del Río

Spanish scientist (1764-1849)

*November 10th, 1764, Madrid †March 23rd, 1849, Mexico City

67

John Abernethy

British surgeon

*April 3rd, 1764, Coleman Street †April 20th, 1831, London Borough of Enfield

77

Hans von Held

German writer (1764-1842)

*November 15th, 1764, Oborniki Śląskie †May 20th, 1842, Berlin

60

Return J. Meigs Jr.

American politician 1764-1825

*November 17th, 1764, Middletown †March 29th, 1825, Marietta

67

Ernst Friedrich von Schlotheim

German paleontologist and politician (1764/65 - 1832)

*April 2nd, 1764, Allmenhausen †March 28th, 1832, Gotha

63

Richard Stockton

American politician 1764-1828

*April 17th, 1764, Princeton †March 7th, 1828, Princeton

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 22nd

Fixed holidays (Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1764 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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