January 22nd, 1808

Born on January 22nd, 1808

Weekday

Friday

January 22nd, 1808 was a Friday.

Age

218

People born on January 22nd, 1808 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 218 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1808 - February 19th, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 212 days, exactly on February 2nd, 2027, people who were born on January 22nd, 1808 will be 80,000 days old!

79,788 Days

11,398 Weeks

2,621 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on January 22nd, 1808?

January 22nd, 1808

The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Braganza

What else happened on January 22nd?

January 22nd, 1968

Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

January 22nd, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War: The Zulu forces of King Cetshwayo (pictured) achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Isandlwana.

January 22nd, 2012

Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.

January 22nd, 2006

Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.

January 22nd, 1987

After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.

January 22nd, 1984

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".

January 22nd, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade struck down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

January 22nd, 1970

The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.

January 22nd, 1969

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (pictured) survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.

January 22nd, 1963

France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.

January 22nd, 1957

New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.

January 22nd, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of fighting in which the Japanese fought with a resolve and tenacity not previously encountered.

January 22nd, 1924

Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

January 22nd, 1906

The SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1808

James Fergusson

Scottish architectural historian

*January 22nd, 1808, Ayr †January 9th, 1886, London

Same year
Born in 1808

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887, Richmond

Johann Gustav Droysen

German historian (1808–1884)

*July 6th, 1808, Trzebiatów †June 19th, 1884, Berlin

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

Gustav Hopf

*May 29th, 1808, Ohrdruf †October 8th, 1872

Antonio Meucci

Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889)

*April 13th, 1808, Florence †October 18th, 1889, Staten Island

Henry Edward Manning

English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892)

*July 15th, 1808, Totteridge †January 14th, 1892, London

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

German economist (1808-1883)

*August 29th, 1808, Delitzsch †April 29th, 1883, Potsdam

Elias Parish Alvars

English harpist and composer (1808-1849)

*February 28th, 1808, Teignmouth †January 25th, 1849, Vienna

Antonio Ros de Olano

Spanish general (1808-1886)

*December 9th, 1808, Caracas †July 24th, 1886, Madrid

Johann Grund

Austrian painter (1808–1887)

*May 19th, 1808, Vienna †August 4th, 1887, Baden-Baden

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

Austrian doctor (1808–1871)

*August 4th, 1808, Nové Hrady †April 16th, 1871, Vienna

Edwin Atwater

Canadian businessman and politician (1808-1874)

*September 14th, 1808, Chittenden County †June 18th, 1874, Montreal

Buenaventura Seoane

Peruvian politician (1808-1870)

*August 14th, 1808, Lima †May 15th, 1870, Lima

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 22nd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXII.I.MDCCCVIII

22.1.1808

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1808 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
January 1808

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January 22nd, 1808

Born on January 22nd, 1808

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 79,000 days old!

79,788 Days

11,398 Weeks

2,621 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 22nd, 1808?

The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier.

What else happened on January 22nd?

Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

Anglo-Zulu War: The Zulu forces of King Cetshwayo (pictured) achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Isandlwana.

Croatia held a referendum in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.

Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.

After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade struck down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (pictured) survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.

France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.

New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.

World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of fighting in which the Japanese fought with a resolve and tenacity not previously encountered.

Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

The SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1808

Scottish architectural historian

Same year Born in 1808

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 22nd

Anastasius of Persia

Gaudentius of Novara

László Batthyány-Strattmann

Laura Vicuna

Vincent Pallotti

Vincent of Saragossa

Vincent, Orontius, and Victor

Blessed William Joseph Chaminade

January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Unity of Ukraine (Ukraine)

Grandfather's Day (Poland)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

22.1.1808

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Same year
Born in 1808

Calendar
January 1808

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55	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
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