March 22nd, 1815

Born on March 22nd, 1815

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 76,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 622 days, exactly on January 14th, 2026, people who were born on March 22nd, 1815 will be 77,000 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

Born on March 22nd, 1815

73

Franz Maria Johann Folliot de Crenneville-Poutet

Austrian chamberlain (1815-1888)

*March 22nd, 1815, Sopron †June 22nd, 1888, Gmunden

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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

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

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

43

Thomas Crawford

American sculptor (1814-1857)

*March 22nd, 1814, New York City †October 10th, 1857, London

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

*March 22nd, 1936, Nairobi †September 13th, 2023, Montaigu-de-Quercy

90

Fred Crane

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

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

79

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte

Dutch politician (1822-1902)

*March 22nd, 1822, Goes †March 3rd, 1902, The Hague

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

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

90

William I, German Emperor

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia

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

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

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

63

Adolphe Marbot

French general

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

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

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Born in 1815

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

*December 10th, 1815, London †November 27th, 1852, Marylebone

49

George Boole

English mathematician, philosopher and logician (1815–1864)

*November 2nd, 1815, Lincoln †December 8th, 1864, Ballintemple

64

Bernhard Ernst von Bülow

Danish and German politician (1815-1879)

*August 2nd, 1815, Cismar †October 20th, 1879, Frankfurt

80

Jules Moinaux

French writer, comedian, playwright, chronicler and librettist

*October 24th, 1815, Tours †December 4th, 1895, Saint-Mandé

81

Antonio Machado Núñez

Spanish anthropologist (1815-1896)

*March 30th, 1815, Cádiz †July 2nd, 1896, Madrid

71

Johann Jakob Bachofen

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887)

*December 22nd, 1815, Basel †November 25th, 1887, Basel

49

William Sanderson McCormick

American businessman

*November 2nd, 1815, Rockbridge County †September 27th, 1865, Jacksonville

72

Eugène Labiche

French dramatist (1815–1888)

*May 5th, 1815, Paris †January 23rd, 1888, Paris

69

Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux

French painter

*April 3rd, 1815, Paris †November 8th, 1884, Paris

89

Adolph von Menzel

German artist (1815-1905)

*December 8th, 1815, Wrocław †February 9th, 1905, Berlin

67

Anthony Trollope

English novelist of the Victorian period (1815-1882)

*April 24th, 1815, London †December 6th, 1882, London

58

Georg August Pritzel

German botanist (1815-1874)

*September 2nd, 1815, Siedlisko, Nowa Sól County †June 14th, 1874, Kiel

63

Julia Margaret Cameron

British photographer (1815–1879)

*June 11th, 1815, Kolkata †January 26th, 1879, Kalutara

79

Jean Macé

French teacher, journalist and politician

*August 22nd, 1815, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †December 13th, 1894, Monthiers

72

John Bosco

Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer

*August 16th, 1815, Castelnuovo Don Bosco †January 31st, 1888, Turin

63

Thomas Couture

French painter (1815-1879)

*December 21st, 1815, Senlis †March 29th, 1879, Villiers-le-Bel

96

James Curtis Hepburn

American Christian missionary to Japan known for the Hepburn writing system (1815-1911)

*March 13th, 1815, Milton †September 21st, 1911, East Orange

81

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician (1815-1897)

*October 31st, 1815, Ostenfelde †February 19th, 1897, Berlin

55

Mykhailo Verbytskyi

Ukrainian composer, priest, and music pedagogue

*March 4th, 1815, Jawornik Ruski †December 7th, 1870, Młyny, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1815 is a normal year and no leap year.

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