March 22nd, 1739

Born on March 22nd, 1739

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

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What happened on March 22nd, 1739?

March 22nd, 1739

Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nader_Shah

What else 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, 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, 2024

At least 145 people were killed and 551 injured in a bombing and mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.

March 22nd, 1997

Comet Hale–Bopp (pictured) reached its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.

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

Born on March 22nd, 1739

86

Louis Alexandre d'Albignac

French major general

*March 22nd, 1739, Arrigas †April 12th, 1825, Le Vigan

Same year
Born in 1739

56

Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

German violinist and composer (1739-1796)

*July 6th, 1739, Wörlitz †February 28th, 1796, Dessau

75

Camillo Marcolini

German noble (1739-1814)

*April 2nd, 1739, Fano †July 10th, 1814, Prague

72

George Clinton

Vice president of the United States from 1805 to 1812

*July 26th, 1739, Little Britain †April 20th, 1812, Washington, D.C.

52

Grigory Potemkin

Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791)

*September 13th, 1739, Chizhevo †October 5th, 1791, Rădenii Vechi

60

John Rutledge

Chief justice of the United States in 1795

*September 17th, 1739, Charleston †July 23rd, 1800, Charleston

71

Juan de Villanueva

Spanish architect (1739–1811)

*September 15th, 1739, Madrid †August 22nd, 1811, Madrid

84

Charles François Dumouriez

French general (1739–1823)

*January 26th, 1739, Cambrai †March 14th, 1823, Turville

63

Helfrich Bernhard Wenck

German historian (1739-1803)

*June 19th, 1739, Idstein †April 27th, 1803, Darmstadt

73

Stanisław Trembecki

Polish writer (1739–1812)

*May 8th, 1739, Jastrzębniki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship †December 12th, 1812, Tulchyn

79

Mariano Salvador Maella

Spanish painter (1739-1819)

*August 21st, 1739, Valencia †May 10th, 1819, Madrid

50

Philipp Matthäus Hahn

German pastor and inventor (1739-1790)

*November 25th, 1739, Scharnhausen †May 2nd, 1790, Echterdingen

73

George Clymer

American politician (1739-1813)

*March 16th, 1739, Philadelphia †January 23rd, 1813, Morrisville

69

Philemon Dickinson

American politician

*April 5th, 1739, Trappe †February 4th, 1809, Trenton

74

Johann Baptist Vanhal

Czech composer (1739-1813)

*May 12th, 1739, Nechanice †August 20th, 1813, Vienna

53

Alois Friedrich von Brühl

Polish-Saxon diplomat, politician, soldier, actor and dramatist (1739-1793)

*June 21st, 1739, Dresden †January 27th, 1793, Berlin

78

Alphonse-Hubert de Latier de Bayane

French cardinal (1739-1818)

*October 30th, 1739, Valence †July 26th, 1818, Paris

28

Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany

British prince

*March 25th, 1739, London †September 17th, 1767, Monte Carlo

68

Christian Friedrich von Jäger

German physician, botanist and chemist (1739-1808)

*October 13th, 1739, Stuttgart †September 7th, 1808, Stuttgart

75

Jabez Bowen

American politician

*June 2nd, 1739, Providence †May 7th, 1815, Providence

80

Marc Theodore Bourrit

Swiss writer

*August 6th, 1739, Geneva †October 7th, 1819, Geneva

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1739 is a normal year and no leap year.

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