July 22nd, 1948

Born on July 22nd, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 330 days, exactly on March 20th, 2025, people who were born on July 22nd, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1948

75

Otto Waalkes

German comedian

*July 22nd, 1948, Emden

75

Heraldo Muñoz

Chilean politician

*July 22nd, 1948, Santiago

75

Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi

Spanish politician

*July 22nd, 1948, Madrid

75

Neil Hardwick

British-born Finnish theatre and TV director and writer

*July 22nd, 1948, Teversal

75

John B. Larson

United States Representative from Connecticut

*July 22nd, 1948, Hartford

75

Pablo Xuan Manzano Rodríguez

Spanish professor

*July 22nd, 1948, L'Entregu

75

Toshio Tamogami

Japanese general

*July 22nd, 1948, Kōriyama

75

Chandran Rutnam

Sri Lankan film director

*July 22nd, 1948, Sri Lanka

75

George W. Casey, Jr.

United States general

*July 22nd, 1948, Sendai

75

Frieder Andrich

German association football player

*July 22nd, 1948, Röderau

75

Cathy Ferguson

American swimmer

*July 22nd, 1948, Stockton

63

Alfonso Cano

Colombian revolutionary (1948–2011)

*July 22nd, 1948, Bogotá †November 4th, 2011, Suárez

75

Philip C. Bobbitt

Legal scholar

*July 22nd, 1948, Temple

75

Gérard de Cortanze

French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic

*July 22nd, 1948, 18th arrondissement of Paris

75

Cecilia Vicuña

Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker

*July 22nd, 1948, Santiago

75

Martin Quack

German chemist

*July 22nd, 1948, Darmstadt

75

Tom Arusoo

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist

*July 22nd, 1948, Stockholm

75

Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt

Norwegian politician

*July 22nd, 1948, Klepp

75

Jesse Hudson

Major League Baseball pitcher

*July 22nd, 1948, Mansfield

75

Yves de Silguy

French politician

*July 22nd, 1948, Rennes

71

Louis Eppolito

New York City police officer convicted of working for the Mafia, including murder (1948-2019)

*July 22nd, 1948, Brooklyn †November 3rd, 2019

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

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

74

Alan Menken

American composer (born 1949)

*July 22nd, 1949, New Rochelle

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

77

Danny Glover

American actor, film director and political activist

*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

26

Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

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

63

John Leguizamo

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

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

35

Thomas Kraft

German footballer

*July 22nd, 1988, Kirchen

64

César Ferioli

Spanish, Italian rooted comic book artist.

*July 22nd, 1959, Barcelona

77

Paul Jorion

Anthropologist, sociologist, writer

*July 22nd, 1946, Ixelles - Elsene

76

J. Kenneth Campbell

American actor

*July 22nd, 1947, Flushing

72

Giovanni Battaglin

Racing cyclist

*July 22nd, 1951, Marostica

68

Willem Dafoe

American actor (1955-)

*July 22nd, 1955, Appleton

35

Jakub Bitman

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1988, Prague

60

Olivier Gourmet

Belgian actor

*July 22nd, 1963, Namur

62

Steve Albini

American record engineer and rock musician

*July 22nd, 1961, Pasadena

36

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

Indonesian badminton player

*July 22nd, 1987, Temanggung

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 22nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 22nd.

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Born on July 22nd, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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