January 22nd, 2022

Born on January 22nd, 2022

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 800 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 66 days, exactly on July 10th, 2024, people who were born on January 22nd, 2022 will be 900 days old!

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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

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

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

31

Netta Barzilai

Israeli singer-songwriter; winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

*January 22nd, 1993, Hod HaSharon

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

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

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

30

Hendrik Bonmann

German association football player

*January 22nd, 1994, Essen

36

Jens Hegeler

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Cologne

29

Julie Finne-Ipsen

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1995, Ballerup Municipality

35

Pia Zebadiah

Indonesian badminton player

*January 22nd, 1989, Medan

36

Du Pengyu

Chinese badminton player

*January 22nd, 1988, Baoding

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

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

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

24

Niclas Stierlin

German association football player

*January 22nd, 2000, Mannheim

42

Fabricio Coloccini

Argentine association football player

*January 22nd, 1982, Alta Gracia

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

58

Uwe Wassmer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1966, Wehr

51

Rogério Ceni

Brazilian footballer

*January 22nd, 1973, Pato Branco

38

Adrián Ramos

Colombian footballer

*January 22nd, 1986, Santander de Quilichao

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

67

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

9th President of Singapore

*January 22nd, 1957, Singapore

84

Herbert Thaler

Austrian luger

*January 22nd, 1940, Imst

47

Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

*January 22nd, 1977, Kofu

58

Daniel Johnston

American musician (1961–2019)

*January 22nd, 1961, Sacramento †September 10th, 2019, Waller

42

Pénélope Bagieu

Illustrator and French comics writer

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

43

O. T. Fagbenle

English actor

*January 22nd, 1981, London

53

Katie Finneran

American actress

*January 22nd, 1971, Chicago

30

Paolo Di Girolamo

Italian rower

*January 22nd, 1994, Terracina

38

Ondrej Nepela

Slovak figure skater (1951–1989)

*January 22nd, 1951, Bratislava †February 2nd, 1989, Mannheim

54

Abraham Olano

Spanish cyclist

*January 22nd, 1970, Anoeta

69

Sonja Morgenstern

East German figure skater

*January 22nd, 1955, Frankenberg

79

Michael Cristofer

American actor and director

*January 22nd, 1945, Trenton

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

37

Myriam Leuenberger

Figure skater

*January 22nd, 1987, Zürich

82

Amine Gemayel

Former Lebanese president

*January 22nd, 1942, Bikfaya

31

Ben Lake

Welsh politician (born 1993)

*January 22nd, 1993, Ceredigion

30

Jessy Druyts

Belgian cyclist

*January 22nd, 1994, Wilrijk

83

Nancy Priddy

American actress and singer

*January 22nd, 1941, South Bend

48

Stefan van Dijk

Dutch road bicycle racer

*January 22nd, 1976, Honselersdijk

59

Diane Lane

American actress

*January 22nd, 1965, New York City

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No: With 365 days 2022 is a normal year and no leap year.

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