March 22nd, 1947

Born on March 22nd, 1947

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 28,000 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 (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, 1947

77

James Patterson

American author

*March 22nd, 1947, Newburgh

77

Jelena Hoffmann

German politician

*March 22nd, 1947, Moscow

77

Aleida Assmann

German professor of English and Literary Studies

*March 22nd, 1947, Bielefeld

77

Érik Orsenna

French writer and politician

*March 22nd, 1947, Paris

77

André Heller

Austrian artist, author, singer and actor

*March 22nd, 1947, Vienna

77

Maarten van Gent

Dutch basketball coach

*March 22nd, 1947, Rotterdam

77

George Ferguson

British politician and architect (born 1947)

*March 22nd, 1947, Winchester

77

Afanasijs Kuzmins

Latvian sport shooter

*March 22nd, 1947, Krivošejeva

71

Wolfgang Mayrhuber

Austrian manager and engineer

*March 22nd, 1947, Waizenkirchen †December 1st, 2018

63

Dyanik Zurakowska

Belgian actress

*March 22nd, 1947, Lubumbashi †January 24th, 2011, Vélez-Málaga

56

Tony Pope

American voice actor (1947–2004)

*March 22nd, 1947, Cleveland †February 11th, 2004, Burbank

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

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

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

76

Wolf Blitzer

German-American journalist and television news anchor

*March 22nd, 1948, Augsburg

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

82

Sheela

Indian actress born in 1942

*March 22nd, 1942, Thrissur

76

Andrew Lloyd Webber

British theatre composer (born 1948)

*March 22nd, 1948, Kensington

75

Jean-Michel Aulas

French businessman

*March 22nd, 1949, L'Arbresle

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

69

Martin Hoffmann

East German footballer and manager

*March 22nd, 1955, Gommern

74

Goran Bregović

Musician and composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina

*March 22nd, 1950, Sarajevo

77

Bruno Ganz

Swiss actor (1941–2019)

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

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

90

Fred Crane

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

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

81

Els Borst

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

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

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

81

George Benson

American guitarist and singer

*March 22nd, 1943, Pittsburgh

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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