January 22nd, 1950

Born on January 22nd, 1950

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 884 days, exactly on September 20th, 2026, people who were born on January 22nd, 1950 will be 28,000 days old!

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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, 1950

72

Werner Schulz

German politician (1950–2022)

*January 22nd, 1950, Zwickau †November 9th, 2022, Berlin

74

Marie-Josée Jacobs

Luxembourgian politician

*January 22nd, 1950, Marnach

72

Tomm Kristiansen

Norwegian journalist and writer (1950–2022)

*January 22nd, 1950, Eidsberg Municipality †November 6th, 2022

74

Frank Schade

American basketball player

*January 22nd, 1950, Wausau

74

Paul Bew

Irish historian (born 1950)

*January 22nd, 1950, Belfast

74

Tom Stish

American politician

*January 22nd, 1950, Hazleton

74

Mike Flater

American soccer player

*January 22nd, 1950, Evanston

74

Howard Hobbs

Australian politician

*January 22nd, 1950, Brisbane

74

Bryant Salter

American football player

*January 22nd, 1950, Pittsburgh

74

Jacqueline Court

Cricketer (born 1950)

*January 22nd, 1950, Willesden

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

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

38

Ondrej Nepela

Slovak figure skater (1951–1989)

*January 22nd, 1951, Bratislava †February 2nd, 1989, Mannheim

31

Netta Barzilai

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

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

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

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

79

Michael Cristofer

American actor and director

*January 22nd, 1945, Trenton

77

Jean-Paul Delevoye

French politician

*January 22nd, 1947, Bapaume

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

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

69

Sonja Morgenstern

East German figure skater

*January 22nd, 1955, Frankenberg

76

Frans Verhaegen

Belgian bicycle racer

*January 22nd, 1948, Pulle

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

76

Marianne Birthler

German politician

*January 22nd, 1948, Berlin

58

Daniel Johnston

American musician (1961–2019)

*January 22nd, 1961, Sacramento †September 10th, 2019, Waller

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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