October 22nd, 1956

Born on October 22nd, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 350 days, exactly on April 3rd, 2025, people who were born on October 22nd, 1956 will be 25,000 days old!

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What 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The Royal Navy cutlass was withdrawn from combat service.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.

October 22nd, 2008

India launches its first uncrewed lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

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

Born on October 22nd, 1956

67

Harry Markopolos

Whistleblower who exposed the Madoff investment scandal

*October 22nd, 1956, Erie

67

Philippe Le Guay

French film director, screenwriter and actor

*October 22nd, 1956, Paris

67

Jun Aoki

Japanese architect

*October 22nd, 1956, Yokohama

67

John Adam

Australian rugby league footballer

*October 22nd, 1956, Sydney

46

Alejandro Kuropatwa

Argentine photographer (1956-2003)

*October 22nd, 1956, Buenos Aires †February 3rd, 2003, Buenos Aires

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

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

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

64

Marc Shaiman

American composer (born 1959)

*October 22nd, 1959, Newark

74

Arsène Wenger

French association football player and manager

*October 22nd, 1949, Strasbourg

71

Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician

*October 22nd, 1952, Pittsburgh

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

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

60

Brian Boitano

United States figure skater

*October 22nd, 1963, Mountain View

53

Javier Milei

Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023

*October 22nd, 1970, Buenos Aires

59

Lionel Abelanski

French actor

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

80

Catherine Deneuve

French actress

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

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

58

Winfried Bausback

German politician

*October 22nd, 1965, Aschaffenburg

83

Josef Jahn

German sport cyclist

*October 22nd, 1940, Oskava

84

Tony Roberts

American actor

*October 22nd, 1939, Manhattan

56

Carlos Mencia

American stand-up comedian (born 1967)

*October 22nd, 1967, San Pedro Sula

78

Eddie Brigati

American singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1945, Garfield

35

Corey Hawkins

American actor

*October 22nd, 1988, Washington, D.C.

57

Valeria Golino

Italian model, actress and film director

*October 22nd, 1966, Naples

61

Bob Odenkirk

American actor, comedian and filmmaker

*October 22nd, 1962, Berwyn

64

Todd Graff

American actor, writer and director

*October 22nd, 1959, Manhattan

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 October 22nd

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

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Born on October 22nd, 1956
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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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