July 22nd, 1824

Born on July 22nd, 1824

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 72,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 35 days, exactly on June 3rd, 2024, people who were born on July 22nd, 1824 will be 73,000 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

61

Gregor Mendel

Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar (1822–1884)

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

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

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

47

Samuel Colt

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

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

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

35

Thomas Kraft

German footballer

*July 22nd, 1988, Kirchen

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942)

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

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

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

74

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949)

*July 22nd, 1949, New Rochelle

23

Hirari Mizui

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 2000, Nara Prefecture

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

36

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 22nd, 1987, Temanggung

75

Ludwig Bamberger

German politician (1823-1899)

*July 22nd, 1823, Mainz †March 14th, 1899, Berlin

64

César Ferioli

Spanish, Italian rooted comic book artist.

*July 22nd, 1959, Barcelona

33

Felix Stephensen

Norwegian poker player

*July 22nd, 1990, Oslo

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65

Wilkie Collins

British writer (1824-1889)

*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, London

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

*December 2nd, 1824, Thionville †May 2nd, 1894, Guentrange

82

John Hall

New Zealand politician (1824-1907)

*December 18th, 1824, Kingston upon Hull †June 25th, 1907, Christchurch

86

Julius Blüthner

German piano maker

*March 11th, 1824, Falkenhain †April 13th, 1910, Leipzig

69

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist

*March 8th, 1824, Wermelskirchen †October 27th, 1893, Ronsdorf

71

Alexandre Dumas fils

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

*July 27th, 1824, Paris †November 27th, 1895, Marly-le-Roi

72

Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer (1824-1896)

*September 4th, 1824, Ansfelden †October 11th, 1896, Vienna

83

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)

*June 26th, 1824, Belfast †December 17th, 1907, Largs

73

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

French artist best known for his mural painting (1824-1898)

*December 14th, 1824, Lyon †October 24th, 1898, Paris

39

Stonewall Jackson

General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

*January 21st, 1824, Clarksburg †May 10th, 1863, Guinea

69

Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)

*March 9th, 1824, Watervliet †June 21st, 1893, Palo Alto

60

Bedřich Smetana

Czech composer (1824–1884)

*March 2nd, 1824, Litomyšl †May 12th, 1884, Prague

63

Washington Bartlett

Governor of California (1824-1887)

*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland

36

William Walker

American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860)

*May 8th, 1824, Nashville †September 12th, 1860, Trujillo

63

Gustav Kirchhoff

German physicist (1824–1887)

*March 12th, 1824, Königsberg †October 17th, 1887, Berlin

80

George MacDonald

Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

*December 10th, 1824, Huntly †September 18th, 1905, Ashtead

72

Charles Blondin

(1824-1897) French acrobat

*February 28th, 1824, Hesdin †February 22nd, 1897, London

79

Alexandre-Auguste-Célestin Bullier

French sculptor

*April 28th, 1824, Paris †June 17th, 1903, 5th arrondissement of Paris

80

Juan Valera

Spanish writer (1824-1905)

*October 18th, 1824, Cabra †April 18th, 1905, Madrid

79

Jean-Léon Gérôme

French painter and sculptor (1824–1904)

*May 11th, 1824, Vesoul †January 10th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris

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Leap year

Yes: 1824 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).

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