April 22nd, 1904

Born on April 22nd, 1904

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 167 days, exactly on October 9th, 2024, people who were born on April 22nd, 1904 will be 44,000 days old!

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What happened on April 22nd?

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties.

April 22nd, 2013

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operations.

April 22nd, 2000

In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father.

April 22nd, 1993

Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.

April 22nd, 1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong.

April 22nd, 1945

About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the remainder were killed by the Ustaše regime.

April 22nd, 1918

The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire.

April 22nd, 1885

The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados.

April 22nd, 1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.

April 22nd, 2005

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

April 22nd, 1993

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.

April 22nd, 1992

A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.

April 22nd, 1977

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

April 22nd, 1974

Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.

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

Born on April 22nd, 1904

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

86

María Zambrano

Spanish philosopher (1904–1991)

*April 22nd, 1904, Vélez-Málaga †February 6th, 1991, Madrid

80

Peter Pewas

German film director

*April 22nd, 1904, Berlin †September 13th, 1984, Hamburg

79

Pino Bernasconi

(1904-1983)

*April 22nd, 1904, Riva San Vitale †April 22nd, 1983

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103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

93

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

*April 22nd, 1928, New York City †April 2nd, 2022, Palm Desert

68

Georg Ulrich Handke

German politician and diplomat (1894-1962)

*April 22nd, 1894, Hanau †September 7th, 1962, East Berlin

92

Charlotte Rae

American actress (1926-2018)

*April 22nd, 1926, Milwaukee †August 5th, 2018, Los Angeles

23

Vlada Ginga

Badminton player

*April 22nd, 2001, Chișinău

80

Louise Glück

U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)

*April 22nd, 1943, New York City †October 13th, 2023, Cambridge

29

Daphne Akhurst

Australian tennis player (1903-1933)

*April 22nd, 1903, Sydney †January 9th, 1933, Sydney

62

Jason Miller

American actor and playwright (1939-2001)

*April 22nd, 1939, Queens †May 13th, 2001, Scranton

67

Donald Tusk

Polish politician, prime minister of Poland since 2023 and between 2007–2014, president of the European Council in the period 2014–2019 (8th European legislature)

*April 22nd, 1957, Gdańsk

49

Carlos Sastre

Road bicycle racer

*April 22nd, 1975, Leganés

35

Jasper Cillessen

Dutch association football player

*April 22nd, 1989, Nijmegen

61

Denis Podalydès

French actor, theatre director, writer and screenwriter

*April 22nd, 1963, Versailles

88

Jan de Hartog

Dutch author

*April 22nd, 1914, Haarlem †September 22nd, 2002, Houston

87

Jack Nicholson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

*April 22nd, 1937, Neptune City

79

Anna Maria Bieganowski

German politician (1906-1986)

*April 22nd, 1906, Munich †March 16th, 1986, Munich

38

Amber Heard

American actress

*April 22nd, 1986, Austin

56

Blanca Fernández Ochoa

Spanish alpine skier

*April 22nd, 1963, Madrid †July 31st, 2019, Cercedilla

54

Volker Wissing

German politician (FDP), Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, MP

*April 22nd, 1970, Landau in der Pfalz

63

Harald Bohr

Danish footballer and mathematician (1887-1951)

*April 22nd, 1887, Copenhagen †January 22nd, 1951, Gentofte Municipality

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Born in 1904

84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

*May 11th, 1904, Figueres †January 23rd, 1989, Figueres

74

Claire Préaux

Belgican classical scholar (1904-1979)

*December 21st, 1904, Liège †March 28th, 1979, Ixelles - Elsene

73

Joan Crawford

American actress (1904–1977)

*March 23rd, 1904, San Antonio †May 10th, 1977, New York City

69

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

87

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla

92

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

*August 22nd, 1904, Guanganzhou †February 19th, 1997, Beijing

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

95

Derreen Good

Irish badminton player

*August 15th, 1904, Dublin †November 30th, 1999

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen

77

Robert Montgomery

American actor (1904-1981)

*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City

101

Ernst Jakob Henne

German car and motorcycle racer

*February 22nd, 1904, Weiler-Simmerberg †May 23rd, 2005, Gran Canaria

73

Karl Scherm

German association football player (1904-1977)

*April 8th, 1904, Nuremberg †June 30th, 1977, Nuremberg

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

39

Fats Waller

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City

92

René Lacoste

French tennis player

*July 2nd, 1904, Paris †October 12th, 1996, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham

44

Karl Brandt

German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)

*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison

82

Cary Grant

British-American actor (1904–1986)

*January 18th, 1904, Bristol †November 29th, 1986, Davenport

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

*September 17th, 1904, Elberfeld †August 6th, 1997, Berlin

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Public holidays on April 22nd

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1904 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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