March 22nd, 1226

Born on March 22nd, 1226

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 291,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 440 days, exactly on September 9th, 2025, people who were born on March 22nd, 1226 will be 292,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 22nd?

March 22nd, 2014

A massive landslide in Oso, Washington, killed 43 people after engulfing a rural neighborhood, the largest death toll for a standalone landslide in U.S. history.

March 22nd, 2004

Palestinian imam Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a founder and the spiritual leader of Hamas, was killed by an Israeli missile as he left early morning prayers.

March 22nd, 1995

Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned from the space station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-20 after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.

March 22nd, 1992

USAir Flight 405 crashed in Flushing Bay shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, killing 27 people, and leading to studies into the effects of ice on aircraft.

March 22nd, 1984

Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.

March 22nd, 1942

Second World War: British and Italian naval forces fought the Second Battle of Sirte in the Gulf of Sidra north of Libya.

March 22nd, 1913

Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.

March 22nd, 1871

William Woods Holden, Governor of North Carolina, became the first U.S. state governor to be removed from office through impeachment.

March 22nd, 1784

The Emerald Buddha (pictured), considered to be the sacred palladium of Thailand, was installed in its current location at Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.

March 22nd, 1765

The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp.

March 22nd, 1638

Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her participation in the Antinomian Controversy.

March 22nd, 1312

Pope Clement V issued a bull dissolving the Order of the Knights Templar.

March 22nd, 1896

Charilaos Vasilakos (pictured) won the first modern marathon in preparation for the inaugural Summer Olympics.

March 22nd, 1996

NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76.

March 22nd, 1955

A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster crashes into Hawaii's Waiʻanae Range, killing 66.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 22nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 22nd?

38

Isabelle Kaif

Indian actress and model

*March 22nd, 1986, British Hong Kong

33

Brian Schwenke

American football player, offensive lineman

*March 22nd, 1991, Waukegan

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

*March 22nd, 1936, Nairobi †September 12th, 2023, Montaigu-de-Quercy

59

Maximilian I

Holy Roman Emperor

*March 22nd, 1459, Wiener Neustadt †January 12th, 1519, Wels

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

*March 22nd, 1930, Manhattan †November 26th, 2021, Roxbury

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

*March 22nd, 1987, Villeneuve-sur-Lot

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

33

Dominique Fishback

American actress

*March 22nd, 1991, New York City

25

Mick Schumacher

German race driver

*March 22nd, 1999, Vufflens-le-Château

82

Sheela

Indian actress born in 1942

*March 22nd, 1942, Thrissur

81

Els Borst

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

*March 22nd, 1932, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2014, Bilthoven

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

*March 22nd, 1831, Munich †January 14th, 1916, Munich

39

Jakob Fuglsang

Danish road racing cyclist

*March 22nd, 1985, Geneva

36

Geoffrey Soupe

French road racing cyclist

*March 22nd, 1988, Viriat

82

Dick Pound

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist, International Olympic Committee vice president, university chancellor, lawyer

*March 22nd, 1942, St. Catharines

41

Heather Lind

American actress

*March 22nd, 1983, Upland

87

Burton Richter

American physicist

*March 22nd, 1931, New York City †July 18th, 2018, Palo Alto

55

Ulugh Beg

Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

*March 22nd, 1394, Soltaniyeh †October 27th, 1449, Samarkand

69

Martin Hoffmann

East German footballer and manager

*March 22nd, 1955, Gommern

35

Benjamin King

American racing cyclist, born 1989

*March 22nd, 1989, Richmond

85

Robert A. Millikan

American physicist

*March 22nd, 1868, Morrison †December 19th, 1953, San Marino

63

Adolphe Marbot

French general

*March 22nd, 1781, Altillac †June 2nd, 1844, Altillac

75

Jean-Michel Aulas

French businessman

*March 22nd, 1949, L'Arbresle

52

Elvis Stojko

Canadian figure skater

*March 22nd, 1972, Newmarket

97

Karl Malden

American actor

*March 22nd, 1912, Chicago †July 1st, 2009, Brentwood

42

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish Baroque artist (1599-1641)

*March 22nd, 1599, Antwerp †December 9th, 1641, London

76

Wolf Blitzer

German-American journalist and television news anchor

*March 22nd, 1948, Augsburg

69

Valdis Zatlers

President of Latvia

*March 22nd, 1955, Riga

77

Bruno Ganz

Swiss actor (1941–2019)

*March 22nd, 1941, Zürich †February 16th, 2019, Au

74

Goran Bregović

Musician and composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina

*March 22nd, 1950, Sarajevo

90

William I, German Emperor

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia

*March 22nd, 1797, Berlin †March 9th, 1888, Berlin

42

Enrico Gasparotto

Italian road bicycle racer

*March 22nd, 1982, Sacile

84

Marcel Marceau

French mime artist (1923–2007)

*March 22nd, 1923, Strasbourg †September 22nd, 2007, Cahors

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Public holidays on March 22nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 22nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1226 is a normal year and no leap year.

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