July 22nd, 1782

Born on July 22nd, 1782

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 697 days, exactly on March 25th, 2026, people who were born on July 22nd, 1782 will be 89,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of the Palestinian organization 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 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.

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 London-based government-in-exile, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Nazi Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion (pictured) 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 (pictured) 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, 2019

Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.

July 22nd, 2013

Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.

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

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

31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress (born 1992)

*July 22nd, 1992, Grand Prairie

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

*July 22nd, 1995, Cristianópolis †November 5th, 2021, Piedade de Caratinga

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 22nd, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

35

Thomas Kraft

German footballer

*July 22nd, 1988, Kirchen

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942)

*July 22nd, 1878, Warsaw †August 7th, 1942, Treblinka extermination camp

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

35

Jakub Bitman

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1988, Prague

61

Friedrich Bessel

German astronomer and mathematician

*July 22nd, 1784, Minden †March 17th, 1846, Königsberg

23

Hirari Mizui

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 2000, Nara Prefecture

74

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949)

*July 22nd, 1949, New Rochelle

36

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 22nd, 1987, Temanggung

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

64

César Ferioli

Spanish, Italian rooted comic book artist.

*July 22nd, 1959, Barcelona

33

Felix Stephensen

Norwegian poker player

*July 22nd, 1990, Oslo

Same year
Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

241

Ray Allen

American basketball player

*July 20th, 1782, Merced

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general (1782-1854)

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweissbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

84

Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied Maximilian Alexander Philipp

German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist (1782–1867)

*September 23rd, 1782, Neuwied †February 3rd, 1867, Neuwied

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

66

Georg August Goldfuss

German paleontologist, mineralogist, zoologist and botanist (1782-1848)

*April 18th, 1782, Thurnau †October 2nd, 1848, Bonn

52

Robert Morrison

British evangelist and first christian protestant missionary in China

*January 5th, 1782, Bullers Green †August 1st, 1834, Guangzhou

74

Mikhail Vorontsov

Russian prince and Field Marshal (1782-1856)

*May 19th, 1782, Saint Petersburg †November 6th, 1856, Odesa

79

Oldwig von Natzmer

German soldier (1782-1861)

*April 18th, 1782, Wielin †November 1st, 1861, Maciejowiec

68

William Allan

Scottish artist (1782–1850)

*January 1st, 1782, Edinburgh †February 23rd, 1850, Edinburgh

65

Jonas Anton Hielm

Norwegian politician (1782-1848)

*December 30th, 1782, Kristiansand Municipality †March 30th, 1848, Christiania

36

Mariano Boedo

Argentine politician (1782-1819)

*July 25th, 1782, Salta †April 9th, 1819, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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