March 22nd, 1971

Born on March 22nd, 1971

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 19,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 609 days, exactly on December 23rd, 2025, people who were born on March 22nd, 1971 will be 20,000 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, 1971

53

Keegan-Michael Key

American actor and comedian

*March 22nd, 1971, Southfield

53

Will Yun Lee

American actor

*March 22nd, 1971, Arlington County

53

Benjamin Baroche

French actor

*March 22nd, 1971, France

53

Christine Stienemeier

German actress

*March 22nd, 1971, Bonn

53

Kathrin Schlass

German journalist and moderator

*March 22nd, 1971, Wattenscheid

53

Giulia Lacedelli

Italian female curler

*March 22nd, 1971, Cortina d'Ampezzo

53

Desiree Bjerke

Norwegian skeleton racer

*March 22nd, 1971, Fredrikstad Municipality

53

Steve Hewitt

British drummer

*March 22nd, 1971, Manchester

53

Iben Hjejle

Danish actress

*March 22nd, 1971, Copenhagen

53

Annick Boer

Dutch actor and television actor

*March 22nd, 1971, Hilversum

53

Laila Goody

Norwegian actress

*March 22nd, 1971, Stavanger Municipality

Same Day
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

52

Elvis Stojko

Canadian figure skater

*March 22nd, 1972, Newmarket

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

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

49

Christophe Revault

French association football player (1972-2021)

*March 22nd, 1972, 12th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2021, Octeville-sur-Mer

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

25

Euronymous

Norwegian black metal musician (1968–1993)

*March 22nd, 1968, Surnadal Municipality †August 10th, 1993, Oslo

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

41

Heather Lind

American actress

*March 22nd, 1983, Upland

54

Anja Kling

German actress

*March 22nd, 1970, Potsdam

25

Mick Schumacher

German race driver

*March 22nd, 1999, Vufflens-le-Château

33

Dominique Fishback

American actress

*March 22nd, 1991, New York City

51

Alex Padilla

United States Senator from California since 2021

*March 22nd, 1973, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1971

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

52

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

53

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya City

52

Chen Ying

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

52

Zarinah Abdullah

Badminton player

*July 12th, 1971, Singapore

52

Mario Abdo Benítez

50st President of Paraguay

*November 10th, 1971, Asunción

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

52

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

52

Valentina Polkhanova

Russian racing cyclist

*August 15th, 1971, Saransk

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1971 is a normal year and no leap year.

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