October 22nd, 1943

Born on October 22nd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 594 days, exactly on December 10th, 2025, people who were born on October 22nd, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 22nd, 1943?

October 22nd, 1943

World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the RAF conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Kassel_in_World_War_II

What else happened on October 22nd?

October 22nd, 2015

A sword-wielding man attacked students and teachers at a high school in Trollhättan, killing three people in Sweden's deadliest school attack.

October 22nd, 1987

John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered.

October 22nd, 1966

With their album The Supremes A' Go-Go, the Supremes became the first all-female group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

October 22nd, 1940

After evading French and Spanish authorities, Belgian prime minister Hubert Pierlot (pictured) arrived in London, marking the beginning of the Belgian government in exile.

October 22nd, 1936

The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service.

October 22nd, 1924

The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California.

October 22nd, 1907

A bank run forced New York's Knickerbocker Trust Company to suspend operations, triggering the Panic of 1907 (pictured).

October 22nd, 1895

At Gare Montparnasse in Paris, an express train derailed after overrunning the buffer stop and crashed through the station wall, with the locomotive landing on the street below.

October 22nd, 1797

Dropping from a hydrogen balloon at a height of approximately 3,000 feet (1,000 m), André-Jacques Garnerin carried out the first descent using a frameless parachute.

October 22nd, 1740

A two-week massacre of ethnic Chinese in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, came to an end with at least 10,000 people killed.

October 22nd, 1727

George II and Caroline of Ansbach were crowned king and queen of Great Britain in Westminster Abbey.

October 22nd, 2014

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.

October 22nd, 2013

The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.

October 22nd, 2012

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.

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

Born on October 22nd, 1943

80

Catherine Deneuve

French actress

*October 22nd, 1943, 17th arrondissement of Paris

80

Wolfgang Thierse

German politician

*October 22nd, 1943, Wrocław

80

Jan de Bont

Dutch film director

*October 22nd, 1943, Eindhoven

63

Robert Long

Dutch singer (1943-2006)

*October 22nd, 1943, Utrecht †December 13th, 2006, Antwerp

80

Urszula Dudziak

Polish singer

*October 22nd, 1943, Straconka

59

Hans Hartz

German musician, singer and liedermacher

*October 22nd, 1943, Lunden †November 30th, 2002, Frankfurt

77

Seif Sharif Hamad

First Vice President of Zanzibar (1943-2021)

*October 22nd, 1943, Pemba Island †February 17th, 2021, Dar es Salaam

63

Allen Coage

American judoka and professional wrestler

*October 22nd, 1943, New York City †March 6th, 2007, Calgary

71

Catherine Coulson

American actress (1943–2015)

*October 22nd, 1943, Elmhurst †September 28th, 2015, Ashland

73

Paul Zukofsky

American violinist (1943-2017)

*October 22nd, 1943, Brooklyn †June 6th, 2017, Hong Kong

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

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

74

Arsène Wenger

French association football player and manager

*October 22nd, 1949, Strasbourg

83

Josef Jahn

German sport cyclist

*October 22nd, 1940, Oskava

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

84

Tony Roberts

American actor

*October 22nd, 1939, Manhattan

78

Eddie Brigati

American singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1945, Garfield

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

64

Marc Shaiman

American composer (born 1959)

*October 22nd, 1959, Newark

85

Christopher Lloyd

American actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Stamford

71

Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician

*October 22nd, 1952, Pittsburgh

53

Javier Milei

Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023

*October 22nd, 1970, Buenos Aires

84

Joaquim Chissano

2nd President of Mozambique

*October 22nd, 1939, Gaza Province

72

Charles Keating

English actor (1941-2014)

*October 22nd, 1941, London †August 9th, 2014, Weston

59

Lionel Abelanski

French actor

*October 22nd, 1964, 20th arrondissement of Paris

89

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Brazilian film director (1928-2018)

*October 22nd, 1928, São Paulo †April 21st, 2018, Rio de Janeiro

50

Ichiro Suzuki

Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player (1973-)

*October 22nd, 1973, Toyoyama City

77

Deepak Chopra

Indian-born American author and alternative-medicine advocate, physician and public speaker

*October 22nd, 1946, New Delhi

79

Doris Kunstmann

German actress

*October 22nd, 1944, Hamburg

86

Todor Veselinović

Serbian footballer (1930-2017)

*October 22nd, 1930, Belgrade †May 17th, 2017, Athens

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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