July 20th, 1822

Born on July 20th, 1822

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 484 days, exactly on November 22nd, 2027, people who were born on July 20th, 1822 will be 75,000 days old!

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What happened on July 20th?

July 20th, 2015

A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.

July 20th, 2012

A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.

July 20th, 2001

Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside the 27th G8 summit held in Genoa, Italy.

July 20th, 1914

George V reviewed more than 200 Royal Navy vessels at Spithead, England.

July 20th, 1997

USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.

July 20th, 1982

Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.

July 20th, 1977

Rain from a stalled thunderstorm caused six dams to fail, flooding Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 84 deaths and $340 in damages.

July 20th, 1976

The Viking 1 lander became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.

July 20th, 1969

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (bootprint pictured).

July 20th, 1950

Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.

July 20th, 1917

Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration, agreeing to seek the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

July 20th, 1867

The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native American tribes.

July 20th, 1807

French brothers Claude and Nicéphore Niépce received a patent for their Pyréolophore, one of the world's first internal combustion engines.

July 20th, 1793

Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.

July 20th, 1651

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: After crossing the Firth of Forth, English Commonwealth forces defeated a Scottish army at the Battle of Inverkeithing, opening the rest of the country to occupation.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 20th

Born on July 20th, 1822

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

*July 20th, 1822, Hynčice †January 6th, 1884, Brno

Same year
Born in 1822

68

Heinrich Schliemann

German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)

*January 6th, 1822, Neubukow †December 26th, 1890, Naples

72

Heinrich Brunn

German classical archaeologist (1822-1894)

*January 23rd, 1822, Wörlitz †July 23rd, 1894, Schliersee

72

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

*December 27th, 1822, Dole †September 28th, 1895, Saint-Cloud

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

67

César Franck

Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890)

*December 10th, 1822, Liège †November 8th, 1890, Paris

75

Fritz Müller

German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)

*March 31st, 1822, Windischholzhausen †May 21st, 1897, Blumenau

62

Victor Massé

French composer

*March 7th, 1822, Lorient †July 5th, 1884, Paris

88

Francis Galton

British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911)

*February 16th, 1822, Birmingham †January 17th, 1911, Haslemere

73

Gabriel Milin

French politician (1822-1895)

*September 3rd, 1822, Saint-Pol-de-Léon †December 27th, 1895, Île-de-Batz

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

63

Philibert Bellemain

French architect (1822-1886)

*June 29th, 1822, Lyon †February 1st, 1886, 1st arrondissement of Lyon

78

Charles Hermite

French mathematician (1822-1901)

*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, Paris

52

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

German astronomer

*July 13th, 1822, Berlin †June 14th, 1875, Copenhagen

65

Matthew Arnold

British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888)

*December 24th, 1822, Laleham †April 15th, 1888, Liverpool

74

Carol Benesch

Romanian architect

*January 9th, 1822, Krnov †October 30th, 1896, Bucharest

70

Alexander Mackenzie

2nd Prime Minister of Canada (1822-1892)

*January 28th, 1822, Logierait †April 17th, 1892, Toronto

67

Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies

Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and Empress of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)

*March 14th, 1822, Naples †December 28th, 1889, Porto

89

Jakob Amsler-Laffon

Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1823–1912)

*November 30th, 1822, Unterbözberg †November 30th, 1911, Schaffhausen

60

Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)

*October 18th, 1822, Constantinople †April 26th, 1883, Ta'if

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1822 is a normal year and no leap year.

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