April 22nd, 1956

Born on April 22nd, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 22nd?

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties.

April 22nd, 2013

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail operations.

April 22nd, 2000

In a pre-dawn raid, U.S. federal agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami and returned him to his Cuban father.

April 22nd, 1993

Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.

April 22nd, 1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong.

April 22nd, 1945

About 600 prisoners of the Jasenovac concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia revolted, but only 80 managed to escape while the remainder were killed by the Ustaše regime.

April 22nd, 1918

The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian Empire.

April 22nd, 1885

The first meeting of the Colonial Defence Committee, a standing committee of the British Colonial Office, was held to discuss the defence of Barbados.

April 22nd, 1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

April 22nd, 2016

The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.

April 22nd, 2005

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

April 22nd, 1993

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.

April 22nd, 1992

A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.

April 22nd, 1977

Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

April 22nd, 1974

Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.

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

Born on April 22nd, 1956

67

Cynthia Johnson

American singer, leader of Lipps Inc.

*April 22nd, 1956, Saint Paul

67

Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Finnish conductor

*April 22nd, 1956, Lahti

67

Bruce A. Young

American actor

*April 22nd, 1956, United States of America

65

Joseph Kofi Adda

Financial Economist, Management Consultant, politician and minister in Ghana government

*April 22nd, 1956, Navrongo †October 14th, 2021

67

Dean Williams

Australian squash player

*April 22nd, 1956, Perth

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

66

Donald Tusk

Polish politician, prime minister of Poland since 2023 and between 2007–2014, president of the European Council in the period 2014–2019 (8th European legislature)

*April 22nd, 1957, Gdańsk

60

Denis Podalydès

French actor, theatre director, writer and screenwriter

*April 22nd, 1963, Versailles

79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

56

Blanca Fernández Ochoa

Spanish alpine skier

*April 22nd, 1963, Madrid †July 31st, 2019, Cercedilla

80

Louise Glück

U.S. poet and Nobel laureate (1943–2023)

*April 22nd, 1943, New York City †October 13th, 2023, Cambridge

48

Carlos Sastre

Road bicycle racer

*April 22nd, 1975, Leganés

22

Vlada Ginga

Badminton player

*April 22nd, 2001, Chișinău

93

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

*April 22nd, 1928, New York City †April 2nd, 2022, Palm Desert

62

Jason Miller

American actor and playwright (1939-2001)

*April 22nd, 1939, Queens †May 13th, 2001, Scranton

53

Volker Wissing

German politician (FDP), Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, MP

*April 22nd, 1970, Landau in der Pfalz

34

Jasper Cillessen

Dutch association football player

*April 22nd, 1989, Nijmegen

68

Johnnie To

Hong Kong film director and producer

*April 22nd, 1955, Hong Kong

46

Robert Hunter

South African cyclist

*April 22nd, 1977, Johannesburg

64

Ryan Stiles

American-Canadian actor and comedian

*April 22nd, 1959, Seattle

37

Amber Heard

American actress

*April 22nd, 1986, Austin

70

Fritz Schaumann

German politician (FDP) (1946-2017)

*April 22nd, 1946, Salzhemmendorf †March 3rd, 2017, Wallensen

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

68

Bärbel Rust

German politician

*April 22nd, 1955, Brunswick

38

Sam Altman

American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley

*April 22nd, 1985, Chicago

69

Ulla Burchardt

German politician

*April 22nd, 1954, Dortmund

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 22nd

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

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Born on April 22nd, 1956
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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