June 22nd, 1940

Born on June 22nd, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 376 days, exactly on May 7th, 2025, people who were born on June 22nd, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

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What happened on June 22nd, 1940?

June 22nd, 1940

World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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.

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

Born on June 22nd, 1940

83

Egon Henninger

East German swimmer

*June 22nd, 1940, Kühlungsborn

76

Abbas Kiarostami

Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer

*June 22nd, 1940, Tehran †July 4th, 2016, 14th arrondissement of Paris

83

Vidar Lønn-Arnesen

Norwegian entertainer

*June 22nd, 1940, Lardal Municipality

83

Esther Rantzen

English television presenter

*June 22nd, 1940, Berkhamsted

83

Hannu Taipale

Cross-country skier

*June 22nd, 1940, Veteli

83

Libby Mitchell

American politician

*June 22nd, 1940, Gaffney

83

Douglas Bassett

Canadian media executive

*June 22nd, 1940, Toronto

83

Ursula Schaeppi

Swiss actress

*June 22nd, 1940, Zürich

83

Lorraine Inouye

American politician

*June 22nd, 1940, Hilo

61

Raimund Gensel

German actor

*June 22nd, 1940, Eisenach †February 1st, 2002, Nuremberg

76

Roy Gater

English footballer (1940–2017)

*June 22nd, 1940, Chesterton †May 2nd, 2017, Bournemouth

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

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

84

Ada Yonath

Israeli chemist

*June 22nd, 1939, Jerusalem

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

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

75

Bruno Latour

French sociologist

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

65

Bruce Campbell

American actor

*June 22nd, 1958, Royal Oak

59

Henrik Svarrer

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1964, Esbjerg

59

Dan Brown

American novelist

*June 22nd, 1964, Exeter

70

Cyndi Lauper

American singer (1953)

*June 22nd, 1953, New York City

56

Peter Axelsson

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1967, Täby

86

John Conklin

American theatre designer

*June 22nd, 1937, Hartford

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

59

Henrik Mestad

Norwegian actor and author

*June 22nd, 1964, Oslo

79

Michael Obst

German rower

*June 22nd, 1944, Leipzig

78

Rainer Brüderle

German politician (FDP)

*June 22nd, 1945, Berlin

41

Thomas Hitschler

German politician

*June 22nd, 1982, Landau in der Pfalz

31

Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1992, East Lombok Regency

84

Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)

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

29

Felicity Leydon-Davis

New Zealand cricketer and badminton player

*June 22nd, 1994, Hamilton

27

Daniel Guda

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1996, Manila

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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