May 22nd, 1860

Born on May 22nd, 1860

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 60,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 305 days, exactly on May 27th, 2027, people who were born on May 22nd, 1860 will be 61,000 days old!

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What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), 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 in 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

Same year
Born in 1860

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

50

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)

*July 7th, 1860, Kaliště †May 18th, 1911, Vienna

48

Isaac Albéniz

Spanish composer (1860-1909)

*May 29th, 1860, Camprodon †May 18th, 1909, Cambo-les-Bains

47

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

*August 12th, 1860, Weitra †December 21st, 1907, Urfahr

74

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer (1860–1935)

*September 6th, 1860, Cedarville †June 21st, 1935, Chicago

67

Willem Einthoven

Dutch physiologist

*May 21st, 1860, Semarang †September 28th, 1927, Leiden

75

Harry B. Smith

U.S. writer, lyricist and composer

*December 28th, 1860, Buffalo †January 1st, 1936, Atlantic City

78

Owen Wister

American writer

*July 14th, 1860, Germantown †July 21st, 1938, Kingston

44

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

*May 2nd, 1860, Pest †July 3rd, 1904, Reichenau an der Rax

77

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer and playwright

*May 9th, 1860, Kirriemuir †June 19th, 1937, Marylebone

74

Raymond Poincaré

French statesman and lawyer (1860–1934)

*August 20th, 1860, Bar-le-Duc †October 15th, 1934, Paris

86

Ernest Thompson Seton

British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement (1860–1946)

*August 14th, 1860, South Shields †October 23rd, 1946, Seton Village

43

Niels Ryberg Finsen

Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent

*December 15th, 1860, Tórshavn †September 24th, 1904, Copenhagen

67

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Czech writer and journalist

*February 21st, 1860, Domažlice †November 3rd, 1927, Prague

85

George F. Marion

American stage and screen actor (1860-1945)

*July 16th, 1860, San Francisco †November 30th, 1945, Carmel-by-the-Sea

76

Charles Curtis

Vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933

*January 25th, 1860, Topeka †February 8th, 1936, Washington, D.C.

59

Friedrich Naumann

German politician, editor (1860-1919)

*March 25th, 1860, Störmthal †August 24th, 1919, Travemünde

64

Hjalmar Branting

Prime Minister of Sweden (1860-1925)

*November 23rd, 1860, Klara Church Parish †February 24th, 1925, Stockholm City

77

Kanō Jigorō

Japanese educator and judoka (1860–1938)

*December 10th, 1860, Kobe †May 4th, 1938, at sea

80

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941)

*November 18th, 1860, Kurilivka †June 29th, 1941, New York City

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Public holidays on May 22nd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1860 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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