July 22nd, 1929

Born on July 22nd, 1929

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 394 days, exactly on May 19th, 2025, people who were born on July 22nd, 1929 will be 35,000 days old!

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What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of the Palestinian organization Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians.

July 22nd, 1991

American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.

July 22nd, 1975

Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.

July 22nd, 1963

The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak.

July 22nd, 1954

A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.

July 22nd, 1944

World War II: In opposition to the London-based government-in-exile, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Nazi Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion (pictured) finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.

July 22nd, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.

July 22nd, 1802

Gia Long (pictured) conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

July 22nd, 1691

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

July 22nd, 1298

First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.

July 22nd, 1209

A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.

July 22nd, 0838

Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.

July 22nd, 2019

Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover.

July 22nd, 2013

Dingxi earthquakes: A series of earthquakes in Dingxi, China, kills at least 89 people and injures more than 500 others.

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

Born on July 22nd, 1929

53

Vivien Merchant

English actress (1929-1982)

*July 22nd, 1929, Manchester †October 3rd, 1982, London

58

Marcia Henderson

American actress (1929-1987)

*July 22nd, 1929, Andover †November 23rd, 1987, Yakima

93

George V. Chilingar

American geologist

*July 22nd, 1929, Tbilisi †March 9th, 2023, Los Angeles

78

Perry Lopez

American actor (1929–2008)

*July 22nd, 1929, New York City †February 14th, 2008, Beverly Hills

94

Baselios Thomas I

3rd Catholicos of Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church

*July 22nd, 1929, Puthencruz

77

Michel Roux

French actor (1929-2007)

*July 22nd, 1929, Colombes †February 2nd, 2007, 18th arrondissement of Paris

75

Neil Welliver

American artist (1929-2005)

*July 22nd, 1929, Millville †April 5th, 2005, Belfast

84

Leonid Stolovich

Soviet philosopher

*July 22nd, 1929, Saint Petersburg †November 4th, 2013, Tartu

85

John Barber

British racing driver

*July 22nd, 1929, Little Marlow †February 4th, 2015, Palma de Mallorca

66

Jean-Pierre Rivière

French composer

*July 22nd, 1929, Mérignac †November 17th, 1995, Montpellier

94

Percy Borucki

German fencer

*July 22nd, 1929, Katowice

94

Geoffrey Durham

British magician

*July 22nd, 1929, Molesey

79

U. A. Fanthorpe

English poet

*July 22nd, 1929, London †April 28th, 2009, Gloucestershire

86

Kiichirō Furukawa

Japanese astronomer (1929-2016)

*July 22nd, 1929, Kurashiki †June 29th, 2016

79

Midhat J. Gazalé

French scientist

*July 22nd, 1929, Alexandria †November 30th, 2008

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31

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress (born 1992)

*July 22nd, 1992, Grand Prairie

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

91

Orson Bean

American actor (1928–2020)

*July 22nd, 1928, Burlington †February 7th, 2020, Venice

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

*July 22nd, 1995, Cristianópolis †November 5th, 2021, Piedade de Caratinga

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

35

Thomas Kraft

German footballer

*July 22nd, 1988, Kirchen

74

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949)

*July 22nd, 1949, New Rochelle

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

88

Louise Fletcher

American actress (1934–2022)

*July 22nd, 1934, Birmingham †September 23rd, 2022, Montdurausse

64

César Ferioli

Spanish, Italian rooted comic book artist.

*July 22nd, 1959, Barcelona

35

Jakub Bitman

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1988, Prague

57

Bertice Reading

American singer and actor (1933-1991)

*July 22nd, 1933, Chester †June 8th, 1991, London

98

Bob Dole

American politician (1923–2021)

*July 22nd, 1923, Russell †December 5th, 2021, Washington, D.C.

36

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 22nd, 1987, Temanggung

86

Bryan Forbes

English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)

*July 22nd, 1926, Stratford †May 8th, 2013, Surrey

64

Janusz Korczak

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942)

*July 22nd, 1878, Warsaw †August 7th, 1942, Treblinka extermination camp

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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