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Giovanni Micheletto (Sacile January 21 1889 — Sacile September 29 1958) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist nicknamed by fans The Sacile Count (from his native town in the […]

William John Conway (22 January 1913 – 17 April 1977) was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland […]

William Marshall Rogers III (January 22 1950 – March 24 2007) known professionally as Marshall Rogers was an American comic-book artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC […]

Daniel Blaisdell (January 22 1762 – January 10 1833) was an American teacher farmer politician and judge. He served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire as a member […]

Kitti Kudor (born 22 January 1988 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Debreceni VSC in middle back position.

Pa Neumüller (born 22 January 1963 in Stockholm Sweden). Neumüller studied journalism and acting at some of the best Television and broadcasting schools in Sweden before she moved to the […]

Anna Cropper (13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was a British stage and television actress.

Günseli Başar (11 February 1931 – 19 April 2013) was a Turkish beauty contestant and Miss Europe 1952.

Paul Ramadier (French pronunciation: ​[pɔl ʁamadje]; 17 March 1888 La Rochelle – 14 October 1961 Rodez) was a prominent French politician of the Third and Fourth Republics. Mayor of Decazeville […]

17879 Robutel (1999 BA14) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 22 1999 by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols.

Graziano Battistini (Fosdinovo 12 May 1936 — Arcola 22 January 1994) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960 Battistini won two stages in the Tour de France and […]

John Factor (October 8 1892 – January 22 1984) born Iakov Faktorowicz was a Prohibition-era gangster and con artist affiliated with the Chicago Outfit.He later became a prominent businessman and […]

Harold Sonny Myers (January 22 1924 – May 7 2007) was an American professional wrestler involved in the business for sixty years.

Martha Maria Norelius (January 22 1909 – September 25 1955) was a Swedish-born American swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics in the 400 m […]

General elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 January 2003.

Hendrik Beyaert (Dutch) or Henri Beyaert (French) was a Belgian architect.He was born in Kortrijk Belgium on 29 July 1823 and died in Brussels 22 January 1894. He is considered […]

Sydney John P Easterbrook (22 January 1905 – 1975) was an English professional golfer. He won the Irish Open in 1934 and was a member of the Great Britain Ryder […]

The Royal Aquarium and Winter Garden was a place of amusement in Westminster London opened in 1876. The building was demolished in 1903. It was located immediately to the west […]

The Portuguese presidential election were held on 22 January 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio who was term-limited from running for a third consecutive term […]

Frederick Casimir Kettler (German: Friedrich Casimir Kettler; 6 July 1650 – 22 January 1698) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1682 to 1698. Frederick Casimir was the son of […]