March 22nd, 1929

Born on March 22nd, 1929

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 445 days, exactly on October 14th, 2027, people who were born on March 22nd, 1929 will be 36,000 days old!

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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, 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.

March 22nd, 1963

Please Please Me, the first album recorded by the Beatles, was released.

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

Born on March 22nd, 1929

97

Yayoi Kusama

Japanese painter, performance, and installation artist (born 1929)

*March 22nd, 1929, Matsumoto

76

Sergio Cervato

Italian footballer (1929-2005)

*March 22nd, 1929, Carmignano di Brenta †October 9th, 2005, Florence

81

Fred Anderson

American saxophonist (1929–2010)

*March 22nd, 1929, Monroe †June 24th, 2010, Evanston

Same year
Born in 1929

97

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929-2012)

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer (1929–2017)

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian (1929–2003)

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist (1929-2023)

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

89

Alexander von Elverfeldt

German author (1929–2018)

*March 19th, 1929, Niedermarsberg †August 24th, 2018, Canstein

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

90

Jean-Pierre Mocky

French film director and actor (1929–2019)

*July 6th, 1929, Nice †August 8th, 2019, 7th arrondissement of Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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