July 15th, 1922

Born on July 15th, 1922

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 679 days, exactly on July 29th, 2026, people who were born on July 15th, 1922 will be 38,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 15th, 1922?

July 15th, 1922

The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Communist_Party

What else happened on July 15th?

July 15th, 2012

South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".

July 15th, 2009

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.

July 15th, 1983

Armenian extremist organization ASALA bombed the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Orly Airport, killing 8 and injuring 55, as part of its campaign for the recognition of and reparations for the Armenian genocide.

July 15th, 1943

The all-female Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion was formed in the Soviet Union's First Polish Army.

July 15th, 1870

Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.

July 15th, 1815

Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon (pictured) surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic Wars.

July 15th, 1799

French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was essential in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts.

July 15th, 1410

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

July 15th, 1946

The State of North Borneo, now Sabah, Malaysia, is annexed by the United Kingdom.

July 15th, 1941

The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps.

July 15th, 1927

Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.

July 15th, 1920

Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

July 15th, 1918

World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

July 15th, 1916

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 15th

Born on July 15th, 1922

96

Leon M. Lederman

American mathematician and physicist

*July 15th, 1922, Buffalo †October 3rd, 2018, Rexburg

95

Suzanne Citron

French academic historian

*July 15th, 1922, Ars-sur-Moselle †January 22nd, 2018, 4th arrondissement of Paris

96

Jean-Pierre Richard

French literary critic (1922-2019)

*July 15th, 1922, Marseille †March 15th, 2019, 5th arrondissement of Paris

58

Yves Pérotin

French archivist

*July 15th, 1922, Bordeaux †March 1st, 1981, Perpignan

101

Henri Bangou

Guadeloupean politician

*July 15th, 1922, Pointe-à-Pitre †November 21st, 2023, Pointe-à-Pitre

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 15th?

73

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

25

Kenia Os

Mexican singer and social media personality

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

84

Henri Colpi

Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor (1921-2006)

*July 15th, 1921, Brig †January 14th, 2006, Menton

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

*July 15th, 1858, Moss Side †June 14th, 1928, Hampstead

79

Iris Murdoch

Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)

*July 15th, 1919, Dublin †February 8th, 1999, Oxford

78

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

65

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

74

Jacques Derrida

French philosopher (1930–2004)

*July 15th, 1930, El Biar †October 8th, 2004, 5th arrondissement of Paris

24

Josue

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

30

Gera MX

Mexican rapper

*July 15th, 1994, San Nicolás de los Garza

85

Bertram Brockhouse

Canadian physicist

*July 15th, 1918, Lethbridge †October 13th, 2003, Hamilton

71

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

*July 15th, 1953, Port-Salut

98

Jean Heywood

British actress (1921-2019)

*July 15th, 1921, Blyth †September 14th, 2019

48

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

72

Daniel Mesguich

French actor

*July 15th, 1952, Algiers

63

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)

*July 15th, 1606, Leiden †October 4th, 1669, Amsterdam

81

Frank Glaubrecht

German actor and dub actor

*July 15th, 1943, Berlin

65

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

59

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

Same year
Born in 1922

93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

58

Hattie Jacques

English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)

*February 7th, 1922, Sandgate †October 6th, 1980, Eardley Crescent

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

89

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)

*October 31st, 1922, Phnom Penh †October 15th, 2012, Beijing

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 15th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1922