June 22nd, 1919

Born on June 22nd, 1919

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 715 days, exactly on April 1st, 2026, people who were born on June 22nd, 1919 will be 39,000 days old!

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What happened on June 22nd?

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June 22nd, 2009

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

June 22nd, 1979

Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

June 22nd, 1966

Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

June 22nd, 1941

World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.

June 22nd, 1922

Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

June 22nd, 1911

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 22nd, 1813

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

June 22nd, 1807

The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.

June 22nd, 1593

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

June 22nd, 1922

British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.

June 22nd, 2015

The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.

June 22nd, 2012

A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.

June 22nd, 2009

A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.

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

Born on June 22nd, 1919

61

Gower Champion

American actor and dancer

*June 22nd, 1919, Geneva †August 25th, 1980, Manhattan

62

Henri Tajfel

British social psychologist and university teacher of Polish-Jewish origin

*June 22nd, 1919, Włocławek †May 3rd, 1982, Bristol

84

Clifton McNeely

American basketball player-coach (1919-2003)

*June 22nd, 1919, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas †December 26th, 2003, Irving

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

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

70

Joseph Papp

American producer and director

*June 22nd, 1921, Brooklyn †October 31st, 1991, Greenwich Village

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

80

José Giovanni

Film director (1923-2004)

*June 22nd, 1923, Paris †April 24th, 2004, Lausanne

92

Luciano Negrini

Italian rower (1920-2012)

*June 22nd, 1920, Venice †December 12th, 2012, Lecco

84

Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)

*June 22nd, 1874, Hechingen †September 23rd, 1958, Tübingen

87

Cicely Saunders

English writer, doctor, founder of the hospice care movement, palliative care activist

*June 22nd, 1918, Hertfordshire †July 14th, 2005, London

59

Henrik Svarrer

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1964, Esbjerg

59

Dan Brown

American novelist

*June 22nd, 1964, Exeter

65

Bruce Campbell

American actor

*June 22nd, 1958, Royal Oak

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

56

Peter Axelsson

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1967, Täby

97

Barbara Perry

American actress (1921-2019)

*June 22nd, 1921, Norfolk †May 5th, 2019, Los Angeles

59

Henrik Mestad

Norwegian actor and author

*June 22nd, 1964, Oslo

41

Thomas Hitschler

German politician

*June 22nd, 1982, Landau in der Pfalz

91

Hans Walter Kämpfel

German composer, kapellmeister and music director

*June 22nd, 1924, Dünzing †April 22nd, 2016, Zorneding

75

Bruno Latour

French sociologist

*June 22nd, 1947, Beaune †October 9th, 2022, 13th arrondissement of Paris

31

Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1992, East Lombok Regency

70

Cyndi Lauper

American singer (1953)

*June 22nd, 1953, New York City

Same year
Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 22nd

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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