March 22nd, 1940

Born on March 22nd, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 283 days, exactly on February 4th, 2025, people who were born on March 22nd, 1940 will be 31,000 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, 1940

84

Hans Geisler

German politician

*March 22nd, 1940, Lubań

84

Hussein Fahmy

Egyptian actor

*March 22nd, 1940, Cairo

55

Haing S. Ngor

Cambodian-American physician and actor (1940–1996)

*March 22nd, 1940, French Indochina †February 25th, 1996, Los Angeles

84

Jim Simon

American football player (born 1940)

*March 22nd, 1940, Pittsburgh

84

Fritz Indra

Austrian engineer

*March 22nd, 1940, Vienna

84

Fausto Bertinotti

Italian politician (born 1940)

*March 22nd, 1940, Milan

84

George Edward Alcorn Jr.

American physicist, engineer and inventor

*March 22nd, 1940, Indianapolis

84

Dave Keon

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 22nd, 1940, Rouyn-Noranda

67

Masahiko Togashi

Japanese jazz percussionist and drummer (1940-2007)

*March 22nd, 1940, Tokyo †August 22nd, 2007, Kanagawa Prefecture

84

Gerry Czarnecki

American management consultant

*March 22nd, 1940, Philadelphia

75

Johnny Fullam

Irish footballer (1940-2015)

*March 22nd, 1940, Dublin †June 10th, 2015, Dublin

75

Theo Kars

Dutch writer, translator and essayist (1940-2015)

*March 22nd, 1940, Rotterdam †November 10th, 2015

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

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

38

Isabelle Kaif

Indian actress and model

*March 22nd, 1986, British Hong Kong

82

Sheela

Indian actress born in 1942

*March 22nd, 1942, Thrissur

33

Brian Schwenke

American football player, offensive lineman

*March 22nd, 1991, Waukegan

77

Bruno Ganz

Swiss actor (1941–2019)

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

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

81

Els Borst

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

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

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

90

Fred Crane

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

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

81

George Benson

American guitarist and singer

*March 22nd, 1943, Pittsburgh

45

Christine Hargreaves

English actress (1939-1984)

*March 22nd, 1939, London †August 12th, 1984, London

87

Burton Richter

American physicist

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

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

83

Jeremy Clyde

English actor and musician

*March 22nd, 1941, Dorney

69

Martin Hoffmann

East German footballer and manager

*March 22nd, 1955, Gommern

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Public holidays on March 22nd

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

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Born on March 22nd, 1940
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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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