February 22nd, 2008

Born on February 22nd, 2008

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 6,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 947 days, exactly on April 23rd, 2027, people who were born on February 22nd, 2008 will be 7,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 22nd?

February 22nd, 2019

A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices.

February 22nd, 2012

A train failed to apply its brakes and crashed through a buffer stop at Once railway station in Buenos Aires, resulting in 51 deaths and more than 700 injuries.

February 22nd, 2011

Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people marched in protest in Manama against the deaths of seven people killed by police and army forces during previous protests.

February 22nd, 2006

Seven men staged the largest cash robbery in Britain at a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom.

February 22nd, 1997

Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced the existence of Dolly, a female sheep who was the first mammal to have successfully been cloned from an adult cell.

February 22nd, 1983

The play Moose Murders opened and closed on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, becoming the standard of "awfulness" against which all Broadway failures are judged.

February 22nd, 1980

At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet team in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.

February 22nd, 1959

Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway (pictured) in Daytona Beach, Florida.

February 22nd, 1944

World War II: U.S. forces carried out a bombing raid on the Nazi-occupied Dutch city of Nijmegen, killing hundreds of civilians by accident.

February 22nd, 1921

The Bogd Khan was reinstalled as emperor after White Russian forces under Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (pictured) drove the Chinese out of Mongolia.

February 22nd, 1909

The sixteen United States Navy battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Connecticut (pictured), completed a circumnavigation of the globe.

February 22nd, 1876

The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, named after philanthropist Johns Hopkins, opened.

February 22nd, 1371

Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart.

February 22nd, 1316

The Catalan forces of Ferdinand of Majorca defeated troops loyal to Princess Matilda of Hainaut at the Battle of Picotin on the Peloponnese peninsula in modern-day Greece.

February 22nd, 1974

Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police.

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

Born on February 22nd, 2008

16

Emme Muñiz‎

Daughter of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

*February 22nd, 2008, Long Island

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 22nd?

29

Lexa

Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer

*February 22nd, 1995, Rio de Janeiro

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

21

Ridya Aulia Fatasya

Indonesian badminton player

*February 22nd, 2003, Semarang

21

Isra Hirsi

American environmental activist (born 2003)

*February 22nd, 2003, Minneapolis

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

67

George Washington

President of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon

26

Larkyn Austman

Canadian figure skater

*February 22nd, 1998, New Westminster

65

Kyle MacLachlan

American actor

*February 22nd, 1959, Yakima

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

55

Joaquín Cortés

Spanish dancer

*February 22nd, 1969, Córdoba

23

Nicolò Carucci

Italian rower

*February 22nd, 2001, Milan

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

49

Thomas Meggle

German association football player and manager

*February 22nd, 1975, Munich

39

Frédéric Chopin

Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)

*February 22nd, 1810, Żelazowa Wola †October 17th, 1849, Paris

17

Ana Paula Martínez

Mexican actress

*February 22nd, 2007, Mexico City

44

Steve Irwin

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962–2006)

*February 22nd, 1962, Upper Ferntree Gully †September 4th, 2006, Batt Reef

24

Timothy Weah

American soccer player

*February 22nd, 2000, Brooklyn

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

Same year
Born in 2008

16

Francesco Camarda

Italian association football player (born 2008)

*March 10th, 2008, Milan

16

Cecilia Loffredo

Danish actress

*July 24th, 2008, Copenhagen

16

Emma Kok

Dutch singer

*March 12th, 2008, Maastricht

16

Lilly Platt

British environmentalist

*April 18th, 2008, London

16

Iain Armitage

American child actor

*July 15th, 2008, Georgia

16

Jackson Robert Scott

American child actor

*September 18th, 2008, Phoenix

16

Rayssa Leal

Brazilian skateboarder

*January 4th, 2008, Imperatriz

16

Meilee Condron

American actress

*March 17th, 2008, Connecticut

16

Helena Zengel

German actress

*June 10th, 2008, Berlin

16

Harshaali Malhotra

Indian child actress

*June 3rd, 2008, Mumbai

15

Sophia Baram

American pair skater

*November 24th, 2008, Beverly Hills

16

Veronika Zhilina

Russian figure skater

*May 15th, 2008, Arkhangelsk

16

Gavin Warren

American actor

*April 17th, 2008, Houston

15

Diego Topa

Argentinian actor

*October 11th, 2008, Caseros

16

Abby Ryder Fortson

American actress

*March 14th, 2008, Burbank

15

GUSTAVOEGATOTV

Brazilian record producer (2008-)

*December 11th, 2008, Iguatu

15

Emma Behn

Norwegian show jumper, youngest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn

*September 29th, 2008, Lommedalen

15

Finnlay Berger

German actor

*November 30th, 2008, Berlin

15

Alia De Vercelli

Australian actress

*November 30th, 2008, Australia

16

Raegan Revord

American actress

*January 3rd, 2008, San Diego

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 22nd

Fixed holidays (Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on February 22nd, 2008
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2008 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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