January 22nd, 1906

Born on January 22nd, 1906

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

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What happened on January 22nd, 1906?

January 22nd, 1906

SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Valencia

January 22nd, 1906

SS Valencia was wrecked off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, in a location so treacherous it was known as the Graveyard of the Pacific.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Valencia

What else happened on January 22nd?

January 22nd, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: After surrounding Mutukula the previous day, Tanzanian forces attacked the town in the Battle of Mutukula and caused Ugandan forces to flee.

January 22nd, 1968

Apollo 5 (pictured), the first flight of NASA's Lunar Module, lifted off from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.

January 22nd, 2012

Croatia held a referendum, in which it voted to become a member of the European Union.

January 22nd, 2006

Evo Morales was inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first democratically elected indigenous leader.

January 22nd, 1987

After being convicted of receiving bribes, Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer shot and killed himself in front of television cameras during a press conference.

January 22nd, 1984

During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984".

January 22nd, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, striking down laws restricting abortion during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

January 22nd, 1970

The Boeing 747, the world's first wide-body commercial airliner, entered service for Pan Am on the New York–London route.

January 22nd, 1969

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev survived what was seen as an assassination attempt, an incident that was not revealed to the public until after the fall of the Soviet Union.

January 22nd, 1963

France and West Germany signed the Élysée Treaty, establishing a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry.

January 22nd, 1957

New York City police arrested George Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber", for planting over 30 bombs over 16 years throughout the city.

January 22nd, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Buna–Gona on New Guinea ended with an Allied victory after two months of difficult fighting against well-prepared Japanese defence.

January 22nd, 1924

Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1906

30

Robert E. Howard

American author (1906-1936)

*January 22nd, 1906, Peaster †June 11th, 1936, Cross Plains

39

Eduardo Brito

Dominican opera singer

*January 22nd, 1906, Puerto Plata †January 5th, 1946, San Cristóbal

80

Gusztáv Sebes

Hungarian footballer (1906–1986)

*January 22nd, 1906, Budapest †January 30th, 1986, Budapest

81

Joe Gladwin

British actor (1906-1987)

*January 22nd, 1906, Salford †March 11th, 1987, Manchester

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Who's birthday is on January 22nd?

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

31

Netta Barzilai

Israeli singer-songwriter; winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

60

Lev Landau

Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)

*January 22nd, 1908, Baku †April 1st, 1968, Moscow

85

Edvard Fendler

German conductor (1902-1987)

*January 22nd, 1902, Leipzig †July 1st, 1987

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

79

George Balanchine

American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983)

*January 22nd, 1904, Saint Petersburg †April 30th, 1983, New York City

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

63

Fritz Houtermans

Physicist (1903-1966)

*January 22nd, 1903, Gdańsk †March 1st, 1966, Bern

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Born in 1906

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

75

Friedrich Karl Kaul

German screenwriter

*February 21st, 1906, Poznań †April 16th, 1981, East Berlin

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

73

Hans von Aulock

German private banker, coin collector and numismatist

*November 27th, 1906, Oława †November 23rd, 1980, Ankara

67

Bernhard Rösler

German entrepreneur

*June 9th, 1906, Essen †December 2nd, 1973, Düsseldorf

75

Leonid Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)

*December 19th, 1906, Kamyanske †November 10th, 1982, Zareche

53

Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960)

*September 15th, 1906, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 21st, 1960, 16th arrondissement of Paris

98

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

*July 2nd, 1906, Strasbourg †March 6th, 2005, Ithaca

69

Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)

*October 14th, 1906, Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover †December 4th, 1975, Upper West Side

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

95

Léopold Sédar Senghor

First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)

*October 9th, 1906, Joal-Fadiouth †December 20th, 2001, Verson

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

68

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

*June 3rd, 1906, St. Louis †April 12th, 1975, Paris

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

*May 19th, 1906, Tacoma †February 24th, 2007, Los Angeles

30

Matthias Auckenthaler

Austrian mountaineer

*January 27th, 1906, Mutters †June 21st, 1936, Leutasch

79

Hermione Baddeley

British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986)

*November 13th, 1906, Broseley †August 19th, 1986, Los Angeles

91

Henny Youngman

American comedian (1906-1998)

*March 16th, 1906, Liverpool †February 24th, 1998, Manhattan

61

Puyi

Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)

*February 7th, 1906, Prince Chun Mansion †October 17th, 1967, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

81

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

69

Luchino Visconti

Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906–1976)

*November 2nd, 1906, Milan †March 17th, 1976, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1906 is a normal year and no leap year.

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