May 22nd, 1907

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Born on May 22nd, 1907 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 22nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 22nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1907)

Born on May 22nd, 1907

Weekday

Wednesday

May 22nd, 1907 was a Wednesday.

Age

116

People born on May 22nd, 1907 will turn 117 this year (2024), in exactly 28 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1907 - June 21st, 1907

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 293 days, exactly on February 11th, 2025, people who were born on May 22nd, 1907 will be 43,000 days old!

42,707 Days

6,101 Weeks

1,403 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, 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 that was 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

Born on May 22nd, 1907

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

Hergé

Belgian comics writer

*May 22nd, 1907, Etterbeek †March 3rd, 1983, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe

Eugène Claudius-Petit

Politician

*May 22nd, 1907, Angers †October 24th, 1989, Paris

Jean-Marie Maury

French nuncio

*May 22nd, 1907, Agen †January 5th, 1994, Toulouse

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

Leonardo Del Vecchio

Italian businessman

*May 22nd, 1935, Milan †June 27th, 2022, Milan

Irène Frain

French writer and journalist

*May 22nd, 1950, Lorient

Mark Christopher Lawrence

American character actor, stand-up comedian, and voice-over artist

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

Naomi Campbell

English model

*May 22nd, 1970, Streatham

Thomas Gold

Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004)

*May 22nd, 1920, Vienna †June 22nd, 2004, Ithaca

Edward Arthur Thompson

Irish historian

*May 22nd, 1914, Waterford †January 1st, 1994, Nottingham

Same year
Born in 1907

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

James Robertson Justice

British actor

*June 15th, 1907, Lewisham †July 2nd, 1975, Romsey

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

*November 4th, 1907, Copenhagen †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

Jack Albertson

American character actor, dancer, singer and comedian

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

James Hayter

British actor

*April 23rd, 1907, Lonavala †March 27th, 1983, La Vila Joiosa

Russell Gleason

American actor (1907-1945)

*February 6th, 1907, Portland †December 26th, 1945, New York City

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

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Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907-2012)

*December 15th, 1907, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro

Franz Joham

*July 31st, 1907, Graz †October 15th, 1991, Barcelona

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 22nd

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

Unity Day (Yemen), celebrates the unification of North and South Yemen into the Republic of Yemen in 1990.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_Day_(Yemen)

World Goth Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Goth_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXII.V.MCMVII

22.5.1907

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1907

May 1907

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18			1	2	3	4	5
19	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31

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22. May 1908
22. May 1912
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18			1	2	3	4	5
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20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31

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18			1	2	3	4	5
19	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31

May 22nd, 1907

Born on May 22nd, 1907

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 42,000 days old!

42,707 Days

6,101 Weeks

1,403 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 22nd?

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

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.

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.

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision that was the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

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.

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

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.

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.

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

Born on May 22nd, 1907

English actor and director (1907–1989)

Belgian comics writer

Politician

French nuncio

Same Day Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

Same year Born in 1907

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 22nd

Abolition Day (Martinique)

Aromanian National Day (marginal, celebration on May 23 is more common)

Castus and Emilius

Fulk

Humilita

Michael Hồ Đình Hy (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)

Quiteria

Rita of Cascia

Romanus of Subiaco

May 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Harvey Milk Day (California)

International Day for Biological Diversity (International)

United States National Maritime Day

National Sovereignty Day (Haiti)

Republic Day (Sri Lanka)

Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari (Ukraine)

Unity Day (Yemen), celebrates the unification of North and South Yemen into the Republic of Yemen in 1990.

World Goth Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

22.5.1907

Legend

Leap year

Calendar May 1907

May 1907

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

Same year
Born in 1907

Calendar
May 1907

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18			1	2	3	4	5
19	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
20	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
21	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
22	27	28	29	30	31