On this day: January 22
Events
Battle of IsandlwanaJanuary 22, 1879 · Wars & Conflicts
Russian Revolution of 1905January 22, 1905 – June 16, 1907 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of The Last CommandJanuary 22, 1928 · Film- Release of Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano PlayerJanuary 22, 1973 · Music
Release of Medal of Honor: Allied AssaultJanuary 22, 2002 · Gaming
Founding of BYD AutoJanuary 22, 2003 · Companies- Release of D.E.B.S.January 22, 2004 · Film
- Release of The Devil's DoubleJanuary 22, 2011 · Film
- Release of LovelaceJanuary 22, 2013 · Film
- Release of MortdecaiJanuary 22, 2015 · Film
- Release of DystopiaJanuary 22, 2016 · Music
Release of T2 TrainspottingJanuary 22, 2017 · Film
Born on this day
Francis BaconJanuary 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626 · Culture
Pierre GassendiJanuary 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655 · Science
Gotthold Ephraim LessingJanuary 22, 1729 – February 15, 1781 · Culture
Philip CarteretJanuary 22, 1733 – July 21, 1796 · Exploration
Catherine Wolfe BruceJanuary 22, 1816 – March 13, 1900 · Science
August StrindbergJanuary 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912 · Art
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron LugardJanuary 22, 1858 – April 11, 1945 · Exploration
Wilbur ScovilleJanuary 22, 1865 – March 10, 1942 · Science
Friedrich PaschenJanuary 22, 1865 – February 25, 1947 · Science
Yevgeni BauerJanuary 22, 1865 – June 22, 1917 · Film
Charles TournemireJanuary 22, 1870 – November 3, 1939 · Music
Prince Nicholas of Greece and DenmarkJanuary 22, 1872 – February 8, 1938 · Art- Leonard Eugene DicksonJanuary 22, 1874 – January 17, 1954 · Science
D. W. GriffithJanuary 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948 · Film
Astrid CleveJanuary 22, 1875 – April 8, 1968 · Science
Francis PicabiaJanuary 22, 1879 – November 30, 1953 · Art
Frigyes RieszJanuary 22, 1880 – February 28, 1956 · Science
Vasily AgapkinJanuary 22, 1884 – October 29, 1964 · Music
Willi BaumeisterJanuary 22, 1889 – August 31, 1955 · Art
Antonio GramsciJanuary 22, 1891 – April 27, 1937 · Culture
Moïse KislingJanuary 22, 1891 – April 29, 1953 · Art
Marcel DassaultJanuary 22, 1892 – April 17, 1986 · Technology
Conrad VeidtJanuary 22, 1893 – April 3, 1943 · Film
Blind Willie JohnsonJanuary 22, 1897 – September 18, 1945 · Music
Ernst BuschJanuary 22, 1900 – June 8, 1980 · Film
Henri DutilleuxJanuary 22, 1916 – May 22, 2013 · Music
Bruno ZeviJanuary 22, 1918 – January 9, 2000 · Culture
Irving KristolJanuary 22, 1920 – September 18, 2009 · Culture
Arno BabajanianJanuary 22, 1921 – November 11, 1983 · Music
J. J. JohnsonJanuary 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001 · Music
Petr EbenJanuary 22, 1929 – October 24, 2007 · Music
Sam CookeJanuary 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 · Music
Piper LaurieJanuary 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023 · Film
Kiki KogelnikJanuary 22, 1935 – February 1, 1997 · Art
Alan J. HeegerJanuary 22, 1936 – present · Science
Ong Teng CheongJanuary 22, 1936 – February 8, 2002 · Culture
Sonny ChibaJanuary 22, 1939 – August 19, 2021 · Film
John HurtJanuary 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017 · Exploration
Eberhard WeberJanuary 22, 1940 – present · Music
Jaan KaplinskiJanuary 22, 1941 – August 8, 2021 · Culture
Michael CristoferJanuary 22, 1945 – present · Film
Steve PerryJanuary 22, 1949 – present · Music
Jim JarmuschJanuary 22, 1953 – present · Film
Myung-whun ChungJanuary 22, 1953 – present · Music
Michael HutchenceJanuary 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997 · Music
Daniel JohnstonJanuary 22, 1961 – September 10, 2019 · Music
Steven AdlerJanuary 22, 1965 – present · Music- Michael YanoJanuary 22, 1979 – present · Music
Lizz WrightJanuary 22, 1980 – present · Music
Ben MoodyJanuary 22, 1981 – present · Music
O. T. FagbenleJanuary 22, 1981 – present · Film
Willa FordJanuary 22, 1981 – present · Music
Justin HurwitzJanuary 22, 1985 – present · Music
Angel OlsenJanuary 22, 1987 – present · Music