December 22nd, 1780

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Born on December 22nd, 1780 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 22nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 22nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1780)

Born on December 22nd, 1780

Weekday

Friday

December 22nd, 1780 was a Friday.

Age

243

People born on December 22nd, 1780 will turn 244 this year (2024), in exactly 237 days .

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1780 - January 20th, 1781

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 88,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 118 days, exactly on August 25th, 2024, people who were born on December 22nd, 1780 will be 89,000 days old!

88,882 Days

12,697 Weeks

2,920 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 22nd?

December 22nd, 2010

The United States repealed its controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military.

December 22nd, 2008

A dike ruptured at a waste containment area for a coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m3) of coal fly ash slurry (aftermath pictured) in the largest industrial spill in US history.

December 22nd, 2001

Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.

December 22nd, 1984

While riding a New York City Subway train, Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American youths who had attempted to rob him, sparking a nationwide debate on vigilantism, racism, and the legal limits of self-defense.

December 22nd, 1968

Cultural Revolution: The People's Daily published a piece by Chinese leader Mao Zedong directing that "the intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty".

December 22nd, 1964

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the United States Air Force's long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, made its first flight.

December 22nd, 1948

Chaired by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia was established to counter Dutch attempts to re-assert colonial control.

December 22nd, 1939

Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the request of the United Kingdom.

December 22nd, 1937

The Lincoln Tunnel, connecting New York City to Weehawken, New Jersey, opened.

December 22nd, 1807

In an effort to avoid engaging in the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act, forbidding American ships from engaging in trade with foreign nations.

December 22nd, 1769

Defeated by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty, Qing China agreed to a peace treaty to end the Sino-Burmese War.

December 22nd, 0856

An earthquake registering an estimated 7.9 Ms struck the eastern Alborz mountains in Persia, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths.

December 22nd, 0401

Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius I.

December 22nd, 2069

Roman emperor Vitellius was captured by soldiers loyal to Vespasian and executed at the Gemonian stairs in Rome.

December 22nd, 2017

President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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

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

Basshunter

Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

*December 22nd, 1984, Halmstad

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

Giacomo Puccini

Italian opera composer (1858–1924)

*December 22nd, 1858, Lucca †November 29th, 1924, City of Brussels

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff

German classical philologist (1848-1931)

*December 22nd, 1848, Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship †September 25th, 1931, Berlin

Joshua Bassett

American actor and singer-songwriter

*December 22nd, 2000, Oceanside

Jyotshna Polavarapu

Badminton player

*December 22nd, 1988, India

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

Vanessa Paradis

French singer, model and actress

*December 22nd, 1972, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

Ralph Fiennes

English actor (born 1962)

*December 22nd, 1962, Ipswich

Johann Jakob Bachofen

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887)

*December 22nd, 1815, Basel †November 25th, 1887, Basel

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

Agnes von Auer

German writer

*December 22nd, 1822, Königsberg †July 7th, 1902, Königsberg

DaBaby

American rapper from North Carolina

*December 22nd, 1991, Cleveland

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

German association football player and manager

*December 22nd, 1967, Duisburg

Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

*December 22nd, 1639, La Ferté-Milon †April 21st, 1699, Paris

Alexandre Moos

Swiss road bicycle racer

*December 22nd, 1972, Sierre

Thea Sofie Kleven

Norwegian ski jumper (2000-2018)

*December 22nd, 2000, Bangkok †December 17th, 2018

Gabriele Jörchel

German jurist and judge

*December 22nd, 1955, Frankfurt

Sam Newman

Australian rules footballer, born 1945

*December 22nd, 1945, Geelong

Luis de Quintanar

Mexican politician

*December 22nd, 1772, Querétaro †November 16th, 1837, Mexico City

Same year
Born in 1780

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 12th, 1780, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Marseille

Johannes van den Bosch

Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)

*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague

Carl von Clausewitz

German-Prussian general and military theorist

*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, Wrocław

Ranjit Singh

First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))

*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort

Heinrich Friedrich Thomas Schmidt

*January 17th, 1780, Berlin †November 30th, 1844

Pauline Bonaparte

French princess

*October 20th, 1780, Ajaccio †June 9th, 1825, Florence

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

German chemist

*December 13th, 1780, Hof †March 24th, 1849, Jena

Charles Nodier

French author (1780–1844)

*April 29th, 1780, Besançon †January 27th, 1844, Paris

Karl Nesselrode

Russian diplomat (1780-1862)

*December 14th, 1780, Lisbon †March 23rd, 1862, Saint Petersburg

Richard Mentor Johnson

Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort

Hinrich Lichtenstein

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

*January 10th, 1780, Hamburg †September 3rd, 1857, Kiel

Angelica Catalani

Italian opera singer

*May 10th, 1780, Senigallia †June 13th, 1849, Paris

Iver Hesselberg

Norwegian priest, politician and author (1780-1844)

*December 16th, 1780, Drammen Municipality †August 19th, 1844, Christiania

Heinrich Christian Schumacher

German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850)

*September 3rd, 1780, Bad Bramstedt †December 28th, 1850, Altona

Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean

French general, then entomologist, 19th century

*August 10th, 1780, Amiens †March 17th, 1845, Paris

John Wilson Croker

Anglo-Irish politician and statesman (1780-1857)

*December 20th, 1780, Galway †August 10th, 1857, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Jean-Frédéric de Turckheim

French politician and private banker (1780-1850)

*December 10th, 1780, Strasbourg †December 13th, 1850, Paris

Julie Philipault

French painter

*May 9th, 1780, Paris †November 30th, 1833, Paris

Théophile Marion Dumersan

French writer

*January 4th, 1780, Plou †April 13th, 1849, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 22nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXII.XII.MDCCLXXX

22.12.1780

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1780 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).

Calendar
December 1780

December 1780

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49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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48					1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
48					1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

December 22nd, 1780

Born on December 22nd, 1780

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 88,000 days old!

88,882 Days

12,697 Weeks

2,920 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 22nd?

The United States repealed its controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military.

A dike ruptured at a waste containment area for a coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 million m3) of coal fly ash slurry (aftermath pictured) in the largest industrial spill in US history.

Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a transatlantic flight from Paris to Miami.

While riding a New York City Subway train, Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American youths who had attempted to rob him, sparking a nationwide debate on vigilantism, racism, and the legal limits of self-defense.

Cultural Revolution: The People's Daily published a piece by Chinese leader Mao Zedong directing that "the intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty".

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the United States Air Force's long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, made its first flight.

Chaired by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia was established to counter Dutch attempts to re-assert colonial control.

Members of the All-India Muslim League observed a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over the decision to enter the Second World War at the request of the United Kingdom.

The Lincoln Tunnel, connecting New York City to Weehawken, New Jersey, opened.

In an effort to avoid engaging in the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act, forbidding American ships from engaging in trade with foreign nations.

Defeated by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty, Qing China agreed to a peace treaty to end the Sino-Burmese War.

An earthquake registering an estimated 7.9 Ms struck the eastern Alborz mountains in Persia, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths.

Pope Innocent I began his papacy, succeeding Anastasius I.

Roman emperor Vitellius was captured by soldiers loyal to Vespasian and executed at the Gemonian stairs in Rome.

President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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

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

Same year Born in 1780

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 22nd

Dongzhi Festival

Armed Forces Day (Vietnam)

Anastasia of Sirmium (Orthodox Church)

Eimhin

Ernan, Son of Eogan

Frances Xavier Cabrini (outside US)

Hunger

O Rex

Henry Budd (Episcopal Church (USA))

Lottie Moon (Episcopal Church (USA))

December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Mother's Day (Indonesia)

National Mathematics Day (India)

Teachers' Day (Cuba)

Unity Day (Zimbabwe)