March 22nd, 1873

Born on March 22nd, 1873

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 22nd, 1873?

March 22nd, 1873

The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortes_Generales

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 (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.

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

Born on March 22nd, 1873

91

Jo Bauer-Stumpff

Dutch painter and draftsperson

*March 22nd, 1873, Amsterdam †December 19th, 1964, Amsterdam

65

Ole Hjellemo

Norwegian composer and musician (1873-1938)

*March 22nd, 1873, Dovre †September 18th, 1938, Oslo

75

Gertrud Caspari

German illustrator (1873-1948)

*March 22nd, 1873, Chemnitz †June 7th, 1948, Klotzsche

66

Ernest Lawson

American painter (1873-1939)

*March 22nd, 1873, Halifax †December 18th, 1939, Coral Gables

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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

77

Franz Adam Beyerlein

German author (1871-1949)

*March 22nd, 1871, Meissen †February 27th, 1949, Leipzig

85

Robert A. Millikan

American physicist

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

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

90

Fred Crane

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

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

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

94

Emilio Aguinaldo

President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902

*March 22nd, 1869, Kawit †February 6th, 1964, Manila

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

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

81

Els Borst

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

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

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

82

Sheela

Indian actress born in 1942

*March 22nd, 1942, Thrissur

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

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

139

Otto Charlet

German coxswain

*March 22nd, 1885, Berlin

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

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Born in 1873

69

Betty Nansen

Danish actor and theatre director

*March 19th, 1873, Copenhagen †March 15th, 1943, Frederiksberg

71

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon and biologist

*June 28th, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †November 5th, 1944, Paris

69

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

*April 1st, 1873, Starorussky Uyezd †March 28th, 1943, Beverly Hills

39

Alphonse Kirchhoffer

French fencer

*December 19th, 1873, 11th arrondissement of Paris †June 30th, 1913, 5th arrondissement of Paris

66

Robert Leinert

German politician (1873-1940)

*December 16th, 1873, Striesen †February 10th, 1940, Hanover

86

Arturo Labriola

Revolutionary syndicalist politician and journalist

*January 21st, 1873, Naples †June 23rd, 1959, Naples

62

Henri Barbusse

French author (1873-1935)

*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, Moscow

65

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938)

*February 1st, 1873, Lisitsyn-Emelin House †April 12th, 1938, Paris

77

Johannes V. Jensen

Danish author (1873-1950)

*January 20th, 1873, Farsø †November 25th, 1950, Copenhagen

88

Otto Loewi

German pharmacologist

*June 3rd, 1873, Frankfurt †December 25th, 1961, New York City

77

Ivanoe Bonomi

Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45

*October 18th, 1873, Mantua †April 20th, 1951, Rome

59

Alberto Santos-Dumont

Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)

*July 20th, 1873, Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais †July 23rd, 1932, Guarujá

67

Kyösti Kallio

Finnish politician and 4th President of Finland (1873-1940)

*April 10th, 1873, Ylivieska †December 19th, 1940, Helsinki Central Railway Station

50

Valery Bryusov

Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian

*December 1st, 1873, Moscow †October 9th, 1924, Moscow

67

Lucien Mérignac

French fencer

*October 5th, 1873, 17th arrondissement of Paris †March 1st, 1941, 10th arrondissement of Paris

83

John Geiger

American rower

*March 28th, 1873, Philadelphia †December 6th, 1956, Philadelphia

94

Constance Titus

American rower

*August 14th, 1873, Pass Christian †August 24th, 1967, Bronxville

81

Colette

French novelist

*January 27th, 1873, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye †August 3rd, 1954, Paris

89

Otto Harbach

American songwriter

*August 18th, 1873, Salt Lake City †January 24th, 1963, New York City

81

María Goyri

Spanish hispanist

*August 29th, 1873, Bilbao †November 28th, 1954, Madrid

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1873 is a normal year and no leap year.

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