May 22nd, 1942

Born on May 22nd, 1942

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What happened on May 22nd, 1942?

May 22nd, 1942

Mexico enters the Second World War on the side of the Allies.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexico

What else happened on May 22nd?

May 22nd, 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.

May 22nd, 2010

Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the 166 people on board.

May 22nd, 2002

Police announced that the skeletal remains of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, who had been missing for a year, had been found in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

May 22nd, 1998

In Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong, the Court of Appeal of Singapore overruled a High Court decision that was the only time a statute in Singapore had been ruled unconstitutional.

May 22nd, 1980

Location testing for Pac-Man, a Japanese arcade game that became an icon of 1980s popular culture, began in Shibuya, Tokyo.

May 22nd, 1972

The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth.

May 22nd, 1960

The most powerful earthquake ever recorded, registering approximately 9.5 Mw, struck near Valdivia, Chile, generating tsunamis that reached Hawaii and Japan.

May 22nd, 1958

Ethnic riots mostly targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils broke out in Ceylon, resulting in at least 158 deaths over the next few days.

May 22nd, 1939

Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel, a military and political alliance.

May 22nd, 1915

California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.

May 22nd, 1905

Sultan Abdul Hamid II established the Ullah millet, a separate millet for the Aromanians within the Ottoman Empire.

May 22nd, 1897

The first Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of London.

May 22nd, 1856

Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in retaliation for a speech in which Sumner fiercely criticized slaveholders.

May 22nd, 1849

Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. president ever to hold a patent.

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

Born on May 22nd, 1942

81

Ted Kaczynski

American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)

*May 22nd, 1942, Evergreen Park †June 10th, 2023, Federal Medical Center, Butner

81

Barbara Parkins

Canadian actress

*May 22nd, 1942, Vancouver

81

Guy Bovet

Swiss composer

*May 22nd, 1942, Thun

81

Peter Bongartz

German actor

*May 22nd, 1942, Greifswald

81

Sergio Anaya

Mexican association football player

*May 22nd, 1942, Mexico City

30

Richard Oakes

Mohawk Native American activist

*May 22nd, 1942, Akwesasne †September 20th, 1972, Sonoma

54

Roger Brown

American basketball player (1942-1997)

*May 22nd, 1942, Brooklyn †March 4th, 1997, Indianapolis

69

Volker Canaris

German film producer, author and literary editor (1942-2012)

*May 22nd, 1942, Königsberg †May 6th, 2012, Meerbusch

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Who's birthday is on May 22nd?

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

59

George Best

Northern Irish association football player (1946-2005)

*May 22nd, 1946, Belfast †November 25th, 2005, London

73

Irène Frain

French writer and journalist

*May 22nd, 1950, Lorient

76

Betty Williams

Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)

*May 22nd, 1943, Belfast †March 17th, 2020, Belfast

87

Leonardo Del Vecchio

Italian businessman

*May 22nd, 1935, Milan †June 27th, 2022, Milan

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

81

Hans Olav Tungesvik

Norwegian politician

*May 22nd, 1936, Skånevik †June 16th, 2017, Bergen

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

59

Mark Christopher Lawrence

American character actor, stand-up comedian, and voice-over artist

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

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81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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