January 22nd, 1980

Born on January 22nd, 1980

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 835 days, exactly on August 8th, 2026, people who were born on January 22nd, 1980 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, 1980

44

Jonathan Woodgate

English footballer and manager (born 1980)

*January 22nd, 1980, Middlesbrough

44

Bart Claessen

Dutch DJ

*January 22nd, 1980, Asten

44

Juris Pūce

Latvian politician and economist

*January 22nd, 1980, Riga

44

Lizz Wright

American jazz and gospel singer

*January 22nd, 1980, Hahira

44

Adam Tuominen

Australian actor

*January 22nd, 1980, Adelaide

44

Daniel Sdunek

German handball player

*January 22nd, 1980, Essen

44

Evgeni Aldonin

Russian footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Alupka

44

Jake Grove

American football player, offensive lineman

*January 22nd, 1980, Johnson City

44

Teejay Sidhu

Indian VJ, model and actress

*January 22nd, 1980, Punjab

44

Simon Lynge

Greenland singer-songwriter

*January 22nd, 1980, Holstebro

44

Jenn Hanna

Canadian curler

*January 22nd, 1980, Ottawa

44

Anderson Conceição Xavier

Brazilian footballer and manager

*January 22nd, 1980, Salvador

44

Punk Chef

Celebrity deaf chef, television presenter and social media entertainer

*January 22nd, 1980, Hartlepool

44

Steve Mears

American sportscaster

*January 22nd, 1980, Murrysville

44

Marilyn Mosby

American politician and lawyer (born 1980)

*January 22nd, 1980, Boston

44

Gabriel Karlsson

Swedish ice hockey player

*January 22nd, 1980, Borlänge

44

Christopher Masterson

American actor (b. 1980)

*January 22nd, 1980, Long Island

44

Chris Harms

German singer

*January 22nd, 1980, Hamburg

44

Masanori Ishikawa

Baseball player

*January 22nd, 1980, Akita

44

Umarin Yaodam

Thai footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Songkhla

44

Subhash Ram Prajapati

Nepalese writer and ethnomusicologist

*January 22nd, 1980, Bhaktapur

44

Stephen N. Lackey

American lobbyist

*January 22nd, 1980, Atlanta

44

Manuel Pérez Flores

Mexican footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Guadalajara

44

Joel Penny

Australian rugby league footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Sydney

44

Rudy Riou

French footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Béziers

44

Hannah Mancini

American singer

*January 22nd, 1980, Los Angeles

44

Amy Cotton

Canadian judoka

*January 22nd, 1980, Antigonish

44

Djordje Jovanović

Serbian basketball player

*January 22nd, 1980, Socialist Republic of Serbia

44

Sid Taberlay

Australian cyclist

*January 22nd, 1980, Hobart

44

Ioannis Gkiokas

Greek politician

*January 22nd, 1980, Athens

44

Shane Dobbin

New Zealand speed skater

*January 22nd, 1980, Palmerston North

44

Emad Al Shammari

Association football player

*January 22nd, 1980, Qatar

44

Ibon Larrazábal

Spanish footballer

*January 22nd, 1980, Mungia

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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

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

42

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentine association football player

*January 22nd, 1982, Alta Gracia

43

O. T. Fagbenle

English actor

*January 22nd, 1981, London

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

42

Pénélope Bagieu

Illustrator and French comics writer

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

47

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1977, Kofu

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

43

Sarah Lynn Dawson

British actress and writer

*January 22nd, 1981, Lake District

51

Rogério Ceni

Brazilian footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, Pato Branco

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

38

Adrián Ramos

Colombian footballer

*January 22nd, 1986, Santander de Quilichao

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

43

Emilio Garcia

Spanish artist

*January 22nd, 1981, Tarragona

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Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Public holidays on January 22nd

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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