January 22nd, 1979

Born on January 22nd, 1979

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 477 days, exactly on August 8th, 2025, people who were born on January 22nd, 1979 will be 17,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 22nd, 1979?

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda–Tanzania_War

What else happened on January 22nd?

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, 1979

45

Luciana Mello

Brazilian singer

*January 22nd, 1979, São Paulo

45

Aidan Burley

British politician (born 1979)

*January 22nd, 1979, Auckland

45

Ismo Leikola

Finnish comedian

*January 22nd, 1979, Jyväskylä

45

Stéphane Noro

French footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Lille

45

Saheed Aderinto

Nigerian-American writer and historian

*January 22nd, 1979, Ibadan

45

Rangsan Viwatchaichok

Thai footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Bangkok

45

Tetiana Ostrikova

Ukrainian politician and lawyer

*January 22nd, 1979, Rivne

45

Svein Oddvar Moen

Norwegian football referee

*January 22nd, 1979, Haugesund hospital

45

Melanie Winiger

Swiss model-actor

*January 22nd, 1979, Zürich

45

Lincoln

Brazilian footballer (born 1979)

*January 22nd, 1979, Belo Horizonte

45

Carlos Ruiz

Panamanian baseball player

*January 22nd, 1979, David

45

Slaviša Dvorančič

Slovenian footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Brežice

45

Rikard Andreasson

Swedish cross-country skier

*January 22nd, 1979, Sweden

45

Nondier Romero

Colombian footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Palmira

45

Lin Wei-Chu

Taiwanese baseball player and coach

*January 22nd, 1979, Taichung

45

Marcus Kristoffersson

Swedish ice hockey player

*January 22nd, 1979, Östersund

45

José Retiz

Mexican footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Acapulco

45

Andrei Ukhabov

Russian footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Novorossiysk

45

Ronaldinho Gomes

São Tomé and Príncipe footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, São Tomé and Príncipe

45

Matteo Pelliciari

Swimmer

*January 22nd, 1979, Milan

45

Israel Delgado Andrés

Spanish footballer

*January 22nd, 1979, Madrid

45

Michael Yano

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1979, Accra

Same Day
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

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

42

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentine association football player

*January 22nd, 1982, Alta Gracia

47

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1977, Kofu

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

43

O. T. Fagbenle

English actor

*January 22nd, 1981, London

51

Rogério Ceni

Brazilian footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, Pato Branco

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

42

Pénélope Bagieu

Illustrator and French comics writer

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

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

38

Adrián Ramos

Colombian footballer

*January 22nd, 1986, Santander de Quilichao

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

43

Sarah Lynn Dawson

British actress and writer

*January 22nd, 1981, Lake District

48

Stefan van Dijk

Dutch road bicycle racer

*January 22nd, 1976, Honselersdijk

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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