July 22nd, 1985

Born on July 22nd, 1985

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 14,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 73 days, exactly on August 16th, 2026, people who were born on July 22nd, 1985 will be 15,000 days old!

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What happened on July 22nd?

July 22nd, 1817

Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.

July 22nd, 2002

The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of Hamas, killing him, his family and neighboring civilians.

July 22nd, 1991

American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after police discovered human remains in his apartment.

July 22nd, 1975

Stanley Forman (pictured) took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.

July 22nd, 1963

The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.

July 22nd, 1954

A limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, due to organized crime.

July 22nd, 1944

World War II: In opposition to the government-in-exile based in London, the Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Germany.

July 22nd, 1894

Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.

July 22nd, 1864

American Civil War: Confederate forces unsuccessfully attacked Union troops at the Battle of Atlanta.

July 22nd, 1802

Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.

July 22nd, 1691

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

July 22nd, 1298

First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by Edward I defeated William Wallace's Scottish troops at the Battle of Falkirk.

July 22nd, 1209

A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade.

July 22nd, 0838

Arab–Byzantine wars: The forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated Byzantine troops led by Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen, near present-day Dazman, Turkey.

July 22nd, 1976

Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.

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

Born on July 22nd, 1985

40

Shaun Rogers

Figure skater

*July 22nd, 1985, Baltimore

40

Petr Hořava

Czech ice hockey player

*July 22nd, 1985, Kladno

40

Ryan Dolan

Irish pop singer

*July 22nd, 1985, Strabane

40

Ben Foden

English rugby union footballer

*July 22nd, 1985, Chester

40

Boukary Dramé

Senegalese and French footballer

*July 22nd, 1985, Villepinte

40

Patricio Manuel

American professional boxer

*July 22nd, 1985, Santa Monica

40

Mariama Signaté

French handball player

*July 22nd, 1985, Dakar

40

Akira Tozawa

Japanese professional wrestler

*July 22nd, 1985, Nishinomiya

40

Takudzwa Ngwenya

Zimbabwean rugby union footballer

*July 22nd, 1985, Harare

40

Lee Dong-hwi

South Korean actor

*July 22nd, 1985, South Korea

40

Carsie Blanton

American musician

*July 22nd, 1985, Bethesda

40

Camila Meza

Chilean jazz musician

*July 22nd, 1985, Santiago

40

Kateryna Babkina

Ukrainian writer

*July 22nd, 1985, Ivano-Frankivsk

40

Denis Phipps

Baseball player

*July 22nd, 1985, San Pedro de Macorís

40

Lee Keon-Pil

Association football player

*July 22nd, 1985, South Korea

40

Adam Morfeld

American politician

*July 22nd, 1985, Long Beach Naval Shipyard

40

Blanka Lipińska

Polish writer

*July 22nd, 1985, Puławy

40

Yogi Babu

Indian actor

*July 22nd, 1985, Chennai

Same year
Born in 1985

41

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

40

Annalisa

Italian singer-songwriter

*August 5th, 1985, Savona

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

41

Luciana Abreu

Portuguese singer, actress and television host

*May 25th, 1985, Porto

40

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

41

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

40

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

41

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

41

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

41

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

40

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

41

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

41

Coby

Serbian rapper, singer and producer

*April 11th, 1985, Belgrade

41

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese association football player

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

40

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

41

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

41

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

41

Lukas Podolski

German association football player (born 1985)

*June 4th, 1985, Gliwice

40

Luka Modrić

Croatian association football player (born 1985)

*September 9th, 1985, Zadar

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Born on July 22nd, 1985
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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