January 22nd, 1933

Born on January 22nd, 1933

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 670 days, exactly on February 23rd, 2026, people who were born on January 22nd, 1933 will be 34,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

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.

January 22nd, 1689

The Convention Parliament met to decide the fate of the throne after James II, the last Catholic monarch of England, fled to France following the Glorious Revolution.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1933

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

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

67

Carlos Revilla

Spanish voice actor

*January 22nd, 1933, Salamanca †September 28th, 2000, Madrid

77

Yuri Chesnokov

Russian volleyball player

*January 22nd, 1933, Moscow †May 29th, 2010, Moscow

90

Faith Thomas

Australian cricketer

*January 22nd, 1933, Nepabunna/Nantawarrina †April 15th, 2023

82

Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs

German handball player

*January 22nd, 1933, Vellahn †December 16th, 2015

91

Francis J. Weber

American priest and writer

*January 22nd, 1933, Indianapolis

91

Susan Lowey

Austrian-American biochemist

*January 22nd, 1933, Vienna

91

John Peoples

American physicist

*January 22nd, 1933, New York City

91

Russell Hobby

Australian fencer

*January 22nd, 1933, Fremantle

91

Siniša Pavić

Serbian screenwriter

*January 22nd, 1933, Sinj

88

Sezai Karakoç

Turkish poet

*January 22nd, 1933, Ergani †November 16th, 2021, Fatih

90

José Mattoso

Portuguese historian

*January 22nd, 1933, Leiria †July 8th, 2023, Torres Vedras

84

Jean-Pierre Bernard

French actor

*January 22nd, 1933, 12th arrondissement of Paris †July 7th, 2017, 15th arrondissement of Paris

89

Lennie Rosenbluth

American basketball player

*January 22nd, 1933, The Bronx †June 18th, 2022

82

Klaus Haack

German judge (1933-2015)

*January 22nd, 1933, Szczecin †July 24th, 2015

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66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

31

Netta Barzilai

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

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

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

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

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

83

Nancy Priddy

American actress and singer

*January 22nd, 1941, South Bend

82

Amine Gemayel

Former Lebanese president

*January 22nd, 1942, Bikfaya

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

79

Michael Cristofer

American actor and director

*January 22nd, 1945, Trenton

75

Constance Smith

Irish actress

*January 22nd, 1928, Limerick †June 30th, 2003, Islington

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

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Born in 1933

70

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)

*January 14th, 1933, Kansas City †March 9th, 2003, Victoria

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

83

Beppo Mauhart

Austrian manager (1933-2017)

*September 14th, 1933, Enns †May 7th, 2017, Vienna

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

83

Gene Wilder

American actor (1933–2016)

*June 11th, 1933, Milwaukee †August 29th, 2016, Stamford

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

*April 19th, 1933, Bryn Mawr †June 29th, 1967, Slidell

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

79

Heinrich Rohrer

Swiss physicist (1933-2013)

*June 6th, 1933, Buchs †May 16th, 2013, Wollerau

90

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

90

Cees Nooteboom

Dutch writer

*July 31st, 1933, The Hague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1933 is a normal year and no leap year.

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