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March 22nd is a special day filled with many important events throughout history! From ancient battles to modern scientific breakthroughs and cultural milestones, this date has seen a lot of action. It's a day when leaders were chosen, new inventions were made, and big changes happened around the world.

Historical Events

Ancient Times and Middle Ages

1600s to 1900s

1900s to Today

Famous Births

Many notable people were born on March 22nd, including emperors, artists, scientists, and actors.

Born Before 1900

Born After 1900

  • 1901Greta Kempton, an Austrian-American painter.
  • 1902Johannes Brinkman, a Dutch architect.
  • 1902 – Madeleine Milhaud, a French actress and composer.
  • 1903 – Bill Holman, an American cartoonist.
  • 1907 – James M. Gavin, an American general and diplomat.
  • 1908Jack Crawford, an Australian tennis player.
  • 1908Louis L'Amour, an American novelist.
  • 1909Gabrielle Roy, a Canadian author.
  • 1910Nicholas Monsarrat, an English author.
  • 1912Wilfrid Brambell, an Irish actor.
  • 1912 – Leslie Johnson, an English race car driver.
  • 1912Karl Malden, an American actor.
  • 1912Agnes Martin, a Canadian-American painter.
  • 1913 – Tom McCall, an American politician and Governor of Oregon.
  • 1913Lew Wasserman, an American talent agent.
  • 1913James Westerfield, an American actor.
  • 1914John Stanley, an American author and illustrator.
  • 1914Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, an English businessman.
  • 1917Virginia Grey, an American actress.
  • 1917 – Irving Kaplansky, a Canadian-American mathematician.
  • 1917Paul Rogers, an English actor.
  • 1918Cheddi Jagan, a Guyanese politician and President of Guyana.
  • 1919Bernard Krigstein, an American illustrator.
  • 1920James Brown, an American actor and singer.
  • 1920Werner Klemperer, a German-American actor.
  • 1920Lloyd MacPhail, a Canadian politician.
  • 1920Ross Martin, an American actor.
  • 1920Katsuko Saruhashi, a Japanese geochemist.
  • 1920Fanny Waterman, an English pianist.
  • 1921Nino Manfredi, an Italian actor and director.
  • 1922John J. Gilligan, an American politician and Governor of Ohio.
  • 1922Stewart Stern, an American screenwriter.
  • 1923Marcel Marceau, a famous French mime artist.
  • 1924Al Neuharth, an American journalist who founded USA Today.
  • 1924Yevgeny Ostashev, a Russian test pilot.
  • 1924Osman F. Seden, a Turkish director.
  • 1924Bill Wendell, an American television announcer.
  • 1927Marty Blake, an American basketball manager.
  • 1927 – Nicolas Tikhomiroff, a Russian photographer.
  • 1928 – Carrie Donovan, an American journalist.
  • 1928E. D. Hirsch, an American author and critic.
  • 1928 – Ed Macauley, an American basketball player.
  • 1929Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist.
  • 1929P. Ramlee, a Malaysian actor and director.
  • 1930Derek Bok, an American lawyer and academic.
  • 1930Pat Robertson, an American minister and broadcaster.
  • 1930Stephen Sondheim, a famous American composer and songwriter.
  • 1931Burton Richter, an American physicist and Nobel Prize winner.
  • 1931William Shatner, a Canadian actor, famous for Star Trek.
  • 1931Leslie Thomas, a Welsh author.
  • 1932Els Borst, a Dutch physician and politician.
  • 1932Larry Evans, an American chess player.
  • 1933Abolhassan Banisadr, the first President of Iran.
  • 1934May Britt, a Swedish actress.
  • 1934 – Sheila Cameron, an English lawyer and judge.
  • 1934Orrin Hatch, an American politician.
  • 1935Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, a Russian test pilot.
  • 1935 – Lea Pericoli, an Italian tennis player.
  • 1935Frank Pulli, an American baseball umpire.
  • 1935M. Emmet Walsh, an American actor.
  • 1936Erol Büyükburç, a Turkish singer.
  • 1936 – Ron Carey, an American trade union leader.
  • 1936Roger Whittaker, a Kenyan-English singer.
  • 1937Angelo Badalamenti, an American composer.
  • 1937Armin Hary, a German sprinter.
  • 1937Jon Hassell, an American trumpet player.
  • 1937 – Foo Foo Lammar, a British drag queen.
  • 1938 – Rein Etruk, an Estonian chess player.
  • 1940George Edward Alcorn, Jr., an American physicist and inventor.
  • 1940 – Dave Keon, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1940Haing S. Ngor, a Cambodian-American physician and author.
  • 1941Billy Collins, an American poet.
  • 1941Jeremy Clyde, an English singer.
  • 1941Bruno Ganz, a Swiss actor.
  • 1941 – Cassam Uteem, the 2nd President of Mauritius.
  • 1942 – Jorge Ben Jor, a Brazilian singer.
  • 1942 – Dick Pound, a Canadian lawyer.
  • 1943George Benson, an American singer and guitarist.
  • 1943 – Nazem Ganjapour, an Iranian footballer.
  • 1943Keith Relf, an English singer and guitarist.
  • 1945 – Eric Roth, an American screenwriter.
  • 1946Don Chaney, an American basketball player and coach.
  • 1946 – Rivka Golani, an Israeli viola player.
  • 1946Rudy Rucker, an American mathematician and author.
  • 1946 – Harry Vanda, a Dutch-Australian singer and guitarist.
  • 1947 – George Ferguson, an English architect and politician.
  • 1947James Patterson, an American author.
  • 1947 – Maarten van Gent, a Dutch basketball player and coach.
  • 1948Wolf Blitzer, an American journalist.
  • 1948Andrew Lloyd Webber, a famous English composer.
  • 1949Fanny Ardant, a French actress.
  • 1949Brian Hanrahan, an English journalist.
  • 1952Des Browne, a Scottish politician.
  • 1952Bob Costas, an American sportscaster.
  • 1953 – Kenneth Rogoff, an American economist and chess grandmaster.
  • 1955Lena Olin, a Swedish actress.
  • 1955Valdis Zatlers, the 7th President of Latvia.
  • 1956Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
  • 1957 – Jürgen Bucher, a German footballer.
  • 1957Stephanie Mills, an American actress and singer.
  • 1959Matthew Modine, an American actor.
  • 1960 – Jim Covert, an American football player.
  • 1961 – Simon Furman, a British comic book writer.
  • 1962 – Nikos Kourbanas, a Greek footballer.
  • 1963 – Deborah Bull, an English ballerina.
  • 1963 – Pelle Eklund, a Swedish ice hockey player.
  • 1963Susan Ann Sulley, an English pop singer.
  • 1963 – Hannu Virta, a Finnish ice hockey player.
  • 1963Martín Vizcarra, the 67th President of Peru.
  • 1965 – Ice MC, a British rapper.
  • 1966 – Todd Ewen, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1966 – Artis Pabriks, a Latvian politician.
  • 1966 – António Pinto, a Portuguese runner.
  • 1966 – Brian Shaw, an American basketball player and coach.
  • 1967Mario Cipollini, an Italian cyclist.
  • 1967Bernie Gallacher, a Scottish-English footballer.
  • 1969 – Russell Maryland, an American football player.
  • 1970 – Andreas Johnson, a Swedish singer.
  • 1970Leontien van Moorsel, a Dutch cyclist.
  • 1970 – Hwang Young-cho, a South Korean runner.
  • 1971Keegan-Michael Key, an American actor and comedian.
  • 1971 – Will Yun Lee, an American actor.
  • 1972Shawn Bradley, a German-American basketball player.
  • 1972Cory Lidle, an American baseball player.
  • 1972Elvis Stojko, a Canadian figure skater.
  • 1973Beverley Knight, an English singer.
  • 1974Marcus Camby, an American basketball player.
  • 1974 – Philippe Clement, a Belgian footballer.
  • 1974 – Grigoria Golia, a Greek handball player.
  • 1974Tuomas Grönman, a Finnish ice hockey player.
  • 1974 – Geo Meneses, a Mexican singer.
  • 1975 – Guillermo Díaz, an American actor.
  • 1975 – Anne Dudek, an American actress.
  • 1975 – Cole Hauser, an American actor.
  • 1975 – Jiří Novák, a Czech-Monegasque tennis player.
  • 1976Teun de Nooijer, a Dutch field hockey player.
  • 1976 – Asako Toki, a Japanese singer.
  • 1976Reese Witherspoon, a famous American actress.
  • 1977John Otto, an American musician.
  • 1977Joey Porter, an American football player.
  • 1977 – Tom Poti, an American ice hockey player.
  • 1977 – Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, a Venezuelan film director.
  • 1979 – Michalis Kouinelis, a Greek hip hop singer.
  • 1979 – Aaron North, an American guitarist.
  • 1979 – Juan Uribe, a Dominican baseball player.
  • 1981 – Tiffany Dupont, an American actress.
  • 1981 – Arne Gabius, a German runner.
  • 1981 – Mims, an American rapper.
  • 1982 – Deng Gai, a South Sudanese basketball player.
  • 1982 – Enrico Gasparotto, an Italian cyclist.
  • 1982 – Michael Janyk, a Canadian skier.
  • 1982 – Michael Morse, an American baseball player.
  • 1982 – Piá, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1982 – Mike Smith, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1982Constance Wu, an American actress.
  • 1983 – Thomas Davis Sr., an American football player.
  • 1984Piotr Trochowski, a German footballer.
  • 1985 – Mayola Biboko, a Belgian footballer.
  • 1985Jakob Fuglsang, a Danish cyclist.
  • 1985Justin Masterson, an American baseball player.
  • 1985 – Kelli Waite, an Australian swimmer.
  • 1986Dexter Fowler, an American baseball player.
  • 1987 – Ike Davis, an American baseball player.
  • 1987 – Liam Doran, a British rallycross driver.
  • 1987Jairo Mora Sandoval, a Costa Rican environmentalist.
  • 1988Chris Ivory, an American football player.
  • 1989 – Ruben Popa, a Romanian footballer.
  • 1989J. J. Watt, an American football player.
  • 1991Dominique Fishback, an American actress.
  • 1992 – Roston Chase, a Barbadian cricketer.
  • 1992 – Edy Tavares, a Cape Verdean basketball player.
  • 1994 – Edwin Díaz, a Puerto Rican baseball player.
  • 1994Taurean Prince, an American basketball player.
  • 1994 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich, a Belarusian tennis player.
  • 1995Nick Robinson, an American actor.
  • 1997 – Alex Meret, an Italian footballer.
  • 1997Chimezie Metu, a Nigerian-American basketball player.
  • 2000 – Dimitrios Meliopoulos, a Greek footballer.
  • 2001 – Artūrs Šilovs, a Latvian ice hockey player.

Notable Deaths

March 22nd is also a day when many important figures passed away, leaving behind their legacies.

Died Before 1900

Died After 1900

Holidays and Observances

  • Bihar Day (Bihar, India)
  • Christian feast day:
    • Basil of Ancyra
    • Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen
    • Darerca of Ireland
    • Epaphroditus
    • Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism)
    • Lea of Rome
    • Nicholas Owen
    • Paul of Narbonne
    • March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Earliest day on which Easter Sunday can fall (last in 1818, will not happen again until 2285), while April 25 is the latest. (Christianity)
  • Emancipation Day or Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico)
  • World Water Day (International)

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