March 22

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 22. From 1900 until now. March 22 is under the sign of Aries. Famous birthdays on this day include Reese Witherspoon (1976), Fanny Ardant (1949) and Penny Thornton (1946). Several movies were released around March 22 over the years, such as The White Sun of the Desert in 1970 directed by Vladimir Motyl and The Blue Angel in 1930 directed by Josef von Sternberg.
But much more happened on March 22 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Blessed Genta of Maaseik
The fourth day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva.
World Water Day.
Easter Sunday - 1818, 2285. In the Gregorian Calendar 22 March is the earliest date on which Easter Sunday can fall (25th April is the latest).
Saint Octavian
Saint Lea of Rome
Saint Reinhilde of Ghent
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Events

2019 Boko Haram insurgency: In the town of Dangdala, Chad, 23 National Army soldiers are killed in an overnight attack by Boko Haram militants. (Reuters)
2018 Somali Civil War (2009–present): A car bomb blast in Mogadishu, near the Weheliye hotel in the Somali capital, kills at least 14 people and injures 10 others. Al-Shabab claims responsibility for the blast. (AP via MSN)
2017 2017 Westminster attack: An attacker carries out a vehicle-ramming attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London, before stabbing a police officer and subsequently being shot by security forces. Including the attacker, there are at least four people dead. (BBC), (Sky News), (Fox News)
2016 2016 Brussels bombings: Three explosions in the Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station kill at least 34 people and wound at least 170 more, according to Belgian media. Belgian federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw cautions it is too soon to know exactly how many people died in the bombings. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (BBC) (CNN) (CNN²) (The New York Times)
2015 Yemeni crisis: The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Yemen as the United States removes all remaining personnel. (Fox News)Shia Houthis rebels capture the strategically important city of Ta'izz. (BBC)
2014 Post-civil war violence in Libya: The Libyan National Army fights with rebels occupying oil ports near Benghazi. (Reuters)
2013 Drone attacks in Pakistan:: Pakistan officials say that a US drone strike has killed 4 suspected insurgents in a car in Datta Khel in North Waziristan. (The New York Times) (PressTV) (The Hindu)
2012 The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, is ousted in a coup d'état after mutinous soldiers attack government offices.
2011 2011 Libyan civil war:
2010 A Pakistani Christian dies after being burned alive for refusing a conversion to Islam. (Asia News)
2009 Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska begins erupting after a prolonged period of unrest.
2008 Magdi Allam, the most prominent Muslim in Italy, converts to Catholicism and is baptized by Pope Benedict XVI. (AP via Yahoo! News)
2007 An arms depot explodes in Maputo, Mozambique, killing at least 93 people and injuring hundreds more. CNN (AP via CNN)
2006 Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the death of their colleague, American Tom Fox.
2005 The World Hockey Association announces that a six-team tournament, the "Bobby Hull Invitational", will take place in May 2005 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (ESPN)
2004 Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache fired Hellfire missiles.
2003 The United States and the United Kingdom begin their "shock and awe" campaign, with a massive air strike on military targets in Baghdad, Iraq.
2001 Died: William Hannanbsp– animator, director, producer, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions
1999 U.S. pro-euthanasia doctor Jack Kevorkian goes on trial for murder in Pontiac, Michigan.
1998 18th Golden Raspberry Awards
1997 Sunset Boulevard, closes at Minskoff NYC after 977 performances
1996 STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit.
1995 Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist.
1994 South African Government/African National Congress take power in Ciskei homeland.
1993 Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS
1992 Private Lives closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 37 performances
1991 New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with New York".
1990 Grapes of Wrath opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
1989 US Supreme Court upholds one person one vote rule of New York City, New York Board of Estimate.
1988 US Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill.
1987 Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open.
1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS)
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA.
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.
1983 Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president.
1982 Iran offensive against Iraq.
1981 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents
1980 The Georgia Guidestones are erected in Elbert County, Georgia.
1979 NHL votes to accept four WHA teams (Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers).
1978 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated
1977 Uyl government falls
1975 Dinge-competed wins Eurovisie Song festival
1972 Selling of the President opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 performances
1970 Blood Red Roses opens and closes at John Golden Theater, New York City
1969 Billy opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance
1968 Lynda Johnson ordered off SF cable car for eating an ice cream cone
1967 Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] knocks out Zora Folley in 7 innings for heavyweight boxing title in first Madison Square Garden fight.
1966 In Washington, D.C., General Motors President James M. Roche appears before a Senate subcommittee, and apologizes to consumer advocate Ralph Nader for the company's intimidation and harassment campaign against him.
1965 D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section
1963 British Minister of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler
1962 I Can Get It For You Wholesale opens at Shubert NYC for 300 performances
1960 AL Schawlow and C H Townes obtain patent for the laser
1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament.
1958 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia.
1957 Earthquake gives San Francisco, California the shakes.
1956 Mr Wonderful opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances
1954 First shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan, USA.
1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open.
1952 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, Germany, killing 44.
1950 Egypt demands that Britain remove all its troops in the Suez Canal.
1947 President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty
1946 Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan.
1945 US third Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein.
1944 600+ US 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin, Germany.
1943 Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium
1942 World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
1941 Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State goes into operation.
1939 Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany
1935 Blood tests are authorized as evidence in court cases (New York).
1934 Fire destroys Hakodate, Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000).
1933 FDR makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal
1929 KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions
1923 The first radio broadcast of ice hockey is made by Foster Hewitt.
1922 British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to six years in prison.
1920 Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
1916 The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
1907 The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.
1906 First Anglo-French rugby union match at Parc des Princes in Paris
1903 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought.
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