July 22nd, 1902

Born on July 22nd, 1902

Weekday

Tuesday

July 22nd, 1902 was a Tuesday.

Age

123

People born on July 22nd, 1902 will turn 124 this year (2026), in exactly 33 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 23rd, 1902 - July 22nd, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 742 days, exactly on June 30th, 2028, people who were born on July 22nd, 1902 will be 46,000 days old!

45,258 Days

6,465 Weeks

1,486 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 1817

Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of 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 (pictured) 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 (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.

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 government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion 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 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, 1976

Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.

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

Same year
Born in 1902

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

Marcel Breuer

Hungarian-American architect

*May 21st, 1902, Pécs †July 1st, 1981, New York City

Jean Rey

Belgian politician (1902–1983)

*July 15th, 1902, Liège †May 19th, 1983, Liège

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kīpahulu

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley