May 22nd, 1813

Born on May 22nd, 1813

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 77,000 days old!

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What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

May 22nd, 2010

Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

May 22nd, 2002

Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

May 22nd, 1998

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision that was the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

May 22nd, 1980

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

May 22nd, 1972

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

May 22nd, 1960

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

May 22nd, 1958

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

May 22nd, 1939

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

May 22nd, 1915

California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

May 22nd, 1905

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

May 22nd, 1897

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

May 22nd, 1856

Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

May 22nd, 1849

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

May 22nd, 1844

In Shiraz, Iran, the Báb declared himself to be a messenger of God to Mullá Husayn, leading to the foundation of Bábism, considered to be a precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

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

Born on May 22nd, 1813

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

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69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

46

Gérard de Nerval

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

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

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

58

Giulia Grisi

Italian soprano (1811-1869)

*May 22nd, 1811, Milan †November 29th, 1869, Berlin

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

81

Félix Bracquemond

French painter (1833-1914)

*May 22nd, 1833, Paris †October 29th, 1914, Sèvres

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87

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian composer of the Romantic Era

*April 10th, 1813, Le Roncole †January 27th, 1901, Milan

56

Otto Jahn

German classical philologist, archaeologist and musicologist (1813-1869)

*June 16th, 1813, Kiel †September 9th, 1869, Göttingen

70

August Fendler

American natural history collector (1813–1883)

*January 1st, 1813, Gusev †January 1st, 1883, Port of Spain

42

Søren Kierkegaard

Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)

*May 5th, 1813, Copenhagen †November 11th, 1855, Copenhagen

23

Georg Büchner

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose

*October 17th, 1813, Goddelau †February 19th, 1837, Zürich

57

Karl Girardet

Swiss artist (1813-1871)

*May 7th, 1813, Le Locle †April 24th, 1871, Versailles

64

Claude Bernard

French physiologist (1813-1878)

*July 12th, 1813, Saint-Julien †February 10th, 1878, Paris

83

Ivar Andreas Aasen

Norwegian botanist (1813 – 1896)

*August 5th, 1813, Ørsta Municipality †September 23rd, 1896, Christiania

73

Henry Ward Beecher

American clergyman and activist (1813-1887)

*June 24th, 1813, Litchfield †March 8th, 1887, Brooklyn

60

David Livingstone

Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)

*March 19th, 1813, Blantyre †May 1st, 1873, Ilala Hill

74

Agostino Depretis

Italian politician (1813–1887)

*January 31st, 1813, Cava Manara †July 29th, 1887, Stradella

40

Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853)

*April 23rd, 1813, Milan †September 8th, 1853, Marseille

85

Henry Bessemer

British engineer (1813-1898)

*January 19th, 1813, Charlton †March 15th, 1898, London

82

Daniel Pollen

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1813-1896)

*June 2nd, 1813, Dublin †May 18th, 1896

45

John Snow

English epidemiologist and physician

*March 15th, 1813, York †June 16th, 1858, London

68

Jørgen Moe

Norwegian folklorist, poet and bishop (1813–1882)

*April 22nd, 1813, Hole †March 27th, 1882, Kristiansand Municipality

87

Luigi Ferraris

Italian politician

*March 6th, 1813, Sostegno †October 17th, 1900, Turin

82

James Dwight Dana

American mineralogist , scientist and zoologist (1813-1895)

*February 12th, 1813, Utica †April 14th, 1895, New Haven

82

Camilla Collett

Norwegian author and women's rights activist

*January 23rd, 1813, Kristiansand Municipality †March 6th, 1895, Christiania

61

Joseph Fay

German painter

*August 10th, 1813, Cologne †July 27th, 1875, Düsseldorf

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