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Day of the year
March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar ; 284 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor .1621 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags .1622 - Jamestown massacre : Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia , a third of the colony's population.1630 - Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice , and gaming tables.1638 - Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.1765 - The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Stamp Act , which introduced a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies .1784 - The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew , Thailand .1809 - Charles XIII succeeds Gustav IV Adolf to the Swedish throne.1829 - The three protecting powers (Britain , France and Russia ) establish the borders of Greece .1849 - The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara .1871 - In North Carolina , William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment .1873 - A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in Puerto Rico to abolish slavery .1888 - The Football League is formed.1894 - The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.1895 - First display (a private screening) of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière .1923 - The first radio broadcast of ice hockey is made by Foster Hewitt .1933 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs into law a bill legalizing the sale of beer and wine .1939 - World War II : Germany takes Memel from Lithuania .1941 - Washington 's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity .1942 - World War II : In the Mediterranean Sea , Britain's Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte .1943 - World War II : the entire population of Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by German occupation forces.1945 - The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo , Egypt .1954 - Closed since 1939 , the London bullion market reopens.1960 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow & Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser .1975 - A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes dangerous lowering of cooling water levels.1978 - Karl Wallenda of the The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico .1979 - Margaret Thatcher puts down an early day motion censuring the government, which leads to the defeat of the Labour government of James Callaghan .1984 - Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with Satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.1989 - Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.1993 - The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS , and a 64 bit data path.1995 - Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov returns after setting a record for 438 days in space .1997 - Tara Lipinski , age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion of the women's world figure skating competition.1997 - The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to earth .
2004 - Ahmed Yassin , co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist militant group Hamas , and bodyguards are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles .2006 - ETA , armed Basque separatist group, declares permanent ceasefire.2006 - BC Ferries ' M/V Queen of the North Gil Island British Columbia and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths.
2006 - Three Christian Peacemaker Teams Hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days captivity and the death of their colleague, American Tom Fox .
2008 - The French Swimmer Alain Bernard sets the world record of 47.50 for the 100 m freestyle long course after winning the European LC Championships 2008 .
Births
841 - Bernard Plantapilosa , Count of Auvergne (d. 885 )1212 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235 )1366 - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk , English politician (d. 1399 )1459 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519 )1503 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini , Italian writer (d. 1583 )1599 - Anthony van Dyck , Flemish painter (d. 1641 )1609 - King John II Casimir of Poland (d. 1672 )1663 - August Hermann Francke , German Protestant minister (d. 1727 )1712 - Edward Moore , English writer (d. 1757 )1720 - Nicolas-Henri Jardin , French architect (d. 1799 )1723 - Charles Carroll , American statesman (d. 1783 )1759 - Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp , Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818 )1797 - King Wilhelm I of Germany (d. 1888 )1812 - Stephen Pearl Andrews , American abolitionist (d. 1886 )1817 - Braxton Bragg , American Confederate general (d. 1876 )1818 - John Ainsworth Horrocks , English-born explorer of South Australia (d. 1846 )1857 - Paul Doumer , French President (d. 1932 )1860 - Alfred Ploetz , German physician (d. 1940 )1866 - Jack Boyle , American baseball player (d. 1913 )1868 - Robert Millikan , American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953 )1869 - Emilio Aguinaldo , 1st President of the Philippines Republic (d. 1964 )1878 - Michel Théato , Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919 )1880 - Ernie Quigley , Canadian-American sports official (d. 1960 )1887 - Chico Marx , American comedian and actor (d. 1961 )1896 - He Long , Chinese marshal (d. 1969 )1901 - Greta Kempton , American artist (d. 1991 )1907 - James Gavin , American general and ambassador (d. 1990 )1907 - Lúcia Santos , Portuguese nun (d. 2005 )
1908 - Jack Crawford , Australian tennis player (d. 1991 )1908 - Louis L'Amour , American author (d. 1988 )
1909 - Gabrielle Roy , Canadian author (d. 1983 )1910 - Nicholas Monsarrat , British novelist (d. 1979 )1912 - Wilfrid Brambell , Irish actor (d. 1985 )1912 - Karl Malden , American actor
1913 - Tom McCall , Governor of Oregon (d. 1983 )1913 - Lew Wasserman , American film studio executive (d. 2002 )
1915 - Georgiy Zhzhonov , Russian actor and writer (d. 2005 )1917 - Virginia Grey , American actress (d. 2004 )1918 - Cheddi Jagan , President of Guyana (d. 1997 )1920 - Werner Klemperer , German-born actor (d. 2000 )1920 - Ross Martin , Polish-American actor (d. 1981 )
1921 - Nino Manfredi , Italian actor (d. 2004 )1923 - Marcel Marceau , world renown French Mime (d. 2007 )1924 - Allen Neuharth , American businessman1924 - Bill Wendell , American television announcer (d. 1999 )
1928 - Carrie Donovan , American fashion editor (d. 2001 )1928 - E.D. Hirsch . American social commentator
1928 - Ed Macauley , American basketball player
1930 - Derek Bok , American lawyer and educator1930 - Pat Robertson , American televangelist
1930 - Stephen Sondheim , American composer and lyricist
1931 - Burton Richter , American physicist, Nobel laureate 1931 - William Shatner , Canadian actor
1933 - Abolhassan Banisadr , former President of Iran 1933 - May Britt , Swedish actress
1934 - Orrin Hatch , American politician1934 - Larry Martyn , English comedy actor (d. 1994 )
1935 - M. Emmet Walsh , American actor1936 - Ron Carey , American labor leader1936 - Roger Whittaker , British singer
1937 - Angelo Badalamenti , American composer1937 - Armin Hary , German athlete
1940 - Dave Keon , Canadian ice hockey player1940 - Haing S. Ngor , Cambodian/American actor (d. 1996 )
1940 (or 1942) - Jorge Ben Jor , Brazilian musician
1941 - Jeremy Clyde , British actor and musician (Chad and Jeremy )1941 - Billy Collins , American poet
1941 - Bruno Ganz , Swiss actor
1942 - Bernd Herzsprung , German actor1942 - Dick Pound , Canadian chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency
1943 - George Benson , American musician1943 - Keith Relf , English musician (The Yardbirds ) (d. 1976 )
1946 - Rudy Rucker , American author1948 - Wolf Blitzer , American television journalist1948 - Andrew Lloyd Webber , English theatre composer
1949 - Fanny Ardant , French actress1950 - Jocky Wilson , Scottish darts player1952 - Bob Costas , American sports commentator1952 - Jay Dee Daugherty , American drummer
1955 - Pete Sessions , American politician1955 - Lena Olin , Swedish actress
1955 - Valdis Zatlers , 7th President of Latvia
1956 - Generosa Ammon , widow of Ted Ammon (d. 2003 )1957 - Stephanie Mills , American actress and singer1958 - Laurie David , American political activist1958 - Pete Wylie , British singer/songwriter
1959 - Carlton Cuse , Mexican-born American TV writer and executive1959 - Matthew Modine , American actor
1965 - John Kordic , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1992 )1965 - Emma Wray , English actress
1966 - Artis Pabriks , Latvian politician1967 - Mario Cipollini , Italian cyclist1968 - Euronymous , Norwegian black metal musician (d. 1993 )1970 - Andreas Johnson , Swedish singer1970 - Leontien van Moorsel , Dutch cyclist
1971 - Will Yun Lee , American actor1972 - Shawn Bradley , American basketball player1972 - Cory Lidle , American baseball player (d. 2006 )
1972 - Elvis Stojko , Canadian figure skater
1973 - Beverley Knight , English singer1973 - Joe Nedney , American football player
1974 - Marcus Camby , American basketball player1974 - Philippe Clement , Belgian footballer
1974 - Kidada Jones , American actress
1975 - Cole Hauser , American actor1975 - Jiří Novák , Czech tennis player
1976 - Teun de Nooijer , Dutch field hockey player1976 - Reese Witherspoon , American actress
1977 - Joey Porter , American football player1978 - Tom Poti , professional hockey player1979 - Aaron North , American musician1979 - Juan Uribe , Dominican baseball player
1980 - Shannon Bex , American singer (Danity Kane )1980 - Pamela O'Connor , Scottish ice dancer
1981 - Victoria Lanz , Venezuelan porn star1981 - MIMS , American rapper
1985 - Kiera Knightley , English actress.1985 - Mike Jenkins , American football player1988 - Tania Raymonde , American actress1992 - Luke Freeman , English footballer
Deaths
1322 - Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster , English politician (b. 1278 )1418 - Dietrich of Nieheim , German historian1421 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence , second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (b. 1388 )1544 - Johannes Magnus , last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488 )1602 - Agostino Carracci , Italian artist (b. 1557 )1685 - Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (b. 1638 )1687 - Jean Baptiste Lully , Italian-born French composer (b. 1632 )1758 - Jonathan Edwards , American minister (b. 1703 )1758 - Richard Leveridge , English bass and composer (b. 1670 )
1772 - John Canton , English physicist (b. 1718 )1820 - Stephen Decatur , American naval officer (b. 1779 )1832 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German writer (b. 1749 )1840 - Étienne Bobillier , French mathematician (b. 1798 )1896 - Thomas Hughes , English novelist (b. 1822 )1913 - Sung Chiao-jen , Chinese Nationalist (b. 1882 )1924 - William Macewen , Scottish surgeon (b. 1848 )1934 - Theophilos Hatzimihail , Greek painter (b. 1870 )1945 - John Hessin Clarke , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1857 )1951 - Willem Mengelberg , Dutch conductor (b. 1871 )1952 - Uncle Dave Macon , American musician (b. 1870 )1958 - Mike Todd , American film producer (b. 1909 )1960 - José Antonio Aguirre , Basque politician (b. 1904 )1974 - Peter Revson , American racecar driver (b.1939 )1977 - A.K. Gopalan , Indian communist leader (b. 1904 )1978 - Karl Wallenda , German acrobat (b. 1905 )1981 - James "Jumbo" Elliott , American track coach (b. 1915 )1986 - Mark Dinning , American singer (b. 1933 )1986 - Charles Starrett , American actor (b. 1903 )
1990 - Gerald Bull , Canadian engineer (b. 1928 )1991 - Léon Balcer , French Canadian politician (b. 1917 )1991 - Dave Guard , American folk singer (The Kingston Trio ) (b. 1934 )
1991 - Gloria Holden , American film actress (b. 1908 )
1994 - Dan Hartman , American musician, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1950 )1994 - Walter Lantz , American cartoonist (b. 1900 )
1996 - Don Murray , American musician (The Turtles ) (b. 1945 )1999 - David Strickland , American actor (b. 1969 )2001 - William Hanna , American animator and studio founder (b. 1910 )2003 - Terry Lloyd , English reporter (b. 1952 )2004 - Ahmed Yassin , Palestinian co-founder of Hamas (b. ca. 1937 )2005 - Kenzo Tange , Japanese architect (b. 1913 )2006 - Pierre Clostermann , French World War II pilot (b. 1921 )2006 - Kurt von Trojan , Australian science fiction author (b. 1937 )
2007 - Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti , Indian philosopher (b. 1918 )2008 - Cachao López , Cuban mambo musician (b. 1918 )
Holidays and observances
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