January 22nd, 1978

Born on January 22nd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 90 days, exactly on August 8th, 2024, people who were born on January 22nd, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1978

46

Robert Esche

American ice hockey goaltender

*January 22nd, 1978, Whitesboro

46

Chone Figgins

Major League Baseball shortstop in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization

*January 22nd, 1978, Leary

46

Joseph Calleja

Maltese operatic tenor

*January 22nd, 1978, Attard

46

Ashley Gilbertson

Australian photojournalist

*January 22nd, 1978, Melbourne

46

Delphine Lecompte

Belgian poet

*January 22nd, 1978, Ghent

46

Ernani Pereira

Footballer

*January 22nd, 1978, Belo Horizonte

46

Ryan Millar

American volleyball player

*January 22nd, 1978, San Dimas

46

Cindy Bernadette

Singaporean singer, songwriter

*January 22nd, 1978, Singapore

46

Jorge Martín Núñez

Paraguayan footballer

*January 22nd, 1978, Asunción

46

Kelly Bechard

Ice hockey player

*January 22nd, 1978, Sedley

46

Felipe Claybrooks

American football player

*January 22nd, 1978, Decatur

46

Chen Fubin

Chinese canoeist

*January 22nd, 1978, Ziyang

46

Sergey Mokshantsev

Russian racing driver

*January 22nd, 1978, Bender

46

Diego Lo Grippo

Argentine basketball player

*January 22nd, 1978, Rosario

46

Issa Pointer

American singer (born 1978)

*January 22nd, 1978, Los Angeles

46

Tarvis Williams

American basketball player

*January 22nd, 1978, Maysville

46

Petr Smíšek

Czech footballer

*January 22nd, 1978, Plzeň

46

Emerson Cris Hartkopp

Brazilian association football player

*January 22nd, 1978, Curitiba

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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

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

47

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1977, Kofu

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

42

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentine association football player

*January 22nd, 1982, Alta Gracia

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

51

Rogério Ceni

Brazilian footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, Pato Branco

43

O. T. Fagbenle

English actor

*January 22nd, 1981, London

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

53

Katie Finneran

American actress

*January 22nd, 1971, Chicago

48

Stefan van Dijk

Dutch road bicycle racer

*January 22nd, 1976, Honselersdijk

42

Pénélope Bagieu

Illustrator and French comics writer

*January 22nd, 1982, 14th arrondissement of Paris

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

38

Adrián Ramos

Colombian footballer

*January 22nd, 1986, Santander de Quilichao

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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