January 22nd, 1973

Born on January 22nd, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 286 days, exactly on January 29th, 2025, people who were born on January 22nd, 1973 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 22nd, 1973?

January 22nd, 1973

In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on January 22nd, 1973

51

Rogério Ceni

Brazilian footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, Pato Branco

51

Erin O'Toole

Canadian politician

*January 22nd, 1973, Montreal

51

Bárbara Rebolledo

Chilean television presenter

*January 22nd, 1973, Linares

51

Abi Tucker

Australian actor-singer

*January 22nd, 1973, Australia

51

Aleksandar Simić

Serbian composer

*January 22nd, 1973, Belgrade

51

Stewart Castledine

Former professional footballer (born 1973)

*January 22nd, 1973, Wandsworth

51

Reggie Barlow

American football player

*January 22nd, 1973, Montgomery

51

Leroy "Twist" Casey

American actor

*January 22nd, 1973, The Bronx

51

Leighton Allen

English association footballer (born 1973)

*January 22nd, 1973, Brighton

51

Mukhran Vakhtangadze

Olympic wrestler

*January 22nd, 1973, Batumi

51

Anthony Huguet

Australian alpine skier

*January 22nd, 1973, Annecy

51

Brandon Silent

Association footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, South Africa

51

Bram Weinstein

American sportscaster

*January 22nd, 1973, Maryland

51

Tjade Groot

Cricketer

*January 22nd, 1973, Amsterdam

51

Deon Minor

American sprinter

*January 22nd, 1973, Paris

51

Larry Birkhead

American photographer

*January 22nd, 1973, Louisville

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Who's birthday is on January 22nd?

31

Netta Barzilai

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

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

53

Katie Finneran

American actress

*January 22nd, 1971, Chicago

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

47

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1977, Kofu

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

54

Abraham Olano

Spanish cyclist

*January 22nd, 1970, Anoeta

50

Joseph Muscat

Former Prime Minister of Malta

*January 22nd, 1974, Pietà

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

42

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentine association football player

*January 22nd, 1982, Alta Gracia

48

Stefan van Dijk

Dutch road bicycle racer

*January 22nd, 1976, Honselersdijk

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

58

Daniel Johnston

American musician (1961–2019)

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

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Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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