March 23rd, 1972

Born on March 23rd, 1972

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

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What happened on March 23rd?

March 23rd, 2007

The Iranian military arrested 15 Royal Navy personnel, claiming that they had entered Iran's territorial waters.

March 23rd, 1996

Lee Teng-hui (pictured) was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.

March 23rd, 1994

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.

March 23rd, 1993

The demolition of Kowloon Walled City (pictured), a densely crowded slum in Hong Kong, began.

March 23rd, 1989

Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim which was later discredited.

March 23rd, 1977

British journalist David Frost began a series of interviews with former U.S. president Richard Nixon, starting with the Watergate scandal.

March 23rd, 1933

The Nazi Party took the first step in the Gleichschaltung process by having the Enabling Act passed, giving the government the right to make laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.

March 23rd, 1931

Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities.

March 23rd, 1919

Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.

March 23rd, 1908

American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was fatally shot in San Francisco by two Korean immigrants unhappy with his support of increased Japanese presence in Korea.

March 23rd, 1905

About 1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos, met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt.

March 23rd, 1889

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Islamic religious movement in British India.

March 23rd, 1888

Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, which would eventually result in the establishment of the Football League.

March 23rd, 1862

American Civil War: General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army lost the First Battle of Kernstown, but was still able to prevent the Union Army from reinforcing the Peninsula campaign.

March 23rd, 1839

An earthquake struck central Burma, causing significant damage and killing an estimated 300 to 400 people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 23rd

Born on March 23rd, 1972

52

Judith Godrèche

French actress

*March 23rd, 1972, Paris

52

Erwin Vervecken

Belgian cyclist

*March 23rd, 1972, Herentals

52

Joe Calzaghe

Welsh boxer

*March 23rd, 1972, Hammersmith

52

Smriti Irani

Indian politician

*March 23rd, 1972, New Delhi

52

Reggie Watts

American singer, musician and comedian

*March 23rd, 1972, Stuttgart

52

Guus Meeuwis

Dutch singer

*March 23rd, 1972, Mariahout

52

Jonas Björkman

Swedish tennis coach and retired tennis player

*March 23rd, 1972, Växjö

52

Armaan Kohli

Indian actor

*March 23rd, 1972, Mumbai

44

Daniel Prodan

Romanian footballer (1972-2016)

*March 23rd, 1972, Satu Mare †November 16th, 2016, Voluntari

52

Line Verndal

Norwegian actress

*March 23rd, 1972, Oslo

52

Nadja Hüpscher

Dutch actress

*March 23rd, 1972, Nijmegen

52

Georgianna Robertson

Jamaican model

*March 23rd, 1972, Port Maria La luz

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Who's birthday is on March 23rd?

54

Gianni Infantino Riovaldi

Swiss-Italian football administrator

*March 23rd, 1970, Brig-Glis

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

51

Jerzy Dudek

Polish association football player

*March 23rd, 1973, Rybnik

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

60

Hope Davis

American actress

*March 23rd, 1964, Englewood

46

Perez Hilton

American actor and blogger

*March 23rd, 1978, Miami

51

Jason Kidd

American basketball player and coach

*March 23rd, 1973, San Francisco

30

JP Saxe

Canadian musician and singer

*March 23rd, 1994, Toronto

62

Steve Redgrave

British rower

*March 23rd, 1962, Marlow

41

Mo Farah

British track and field athlete

*March 23rd, 1983, Gabiley

67

Amanda Plummer

American actress

*March 23rd, 1957, New York City

21

Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

Icelandic association football player

*March 23rd, 2003, Sutton Coldfield

54

Melissa Errico

American actress, songwriter and singer

*March 23rd, 1970, Manhattan

48

Michelle Monaghan

American actress

*March 23rd, 1976, Winthrop

50

Jaume Collet-Serra

Spanish director and producer

*March 23rd, 1974, Sant Iscle de Vallalta

67

Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

*March 23rd, 1893, Dublin †July 26th, 1960, Hollywood

56

Damon Albarn

British musician

*March 23rd, 1968, London

53

Gail Porter

British TV presenter

*March 23rd, 1971, Edinburgh

50

Randall Park

American actor

*March 23rd, 1974, Los Angeles

73

Joan Crawford

American actress (1904–1977)

*March 23rd, 1904, San Antonio †May 10th, 1977, New York City

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Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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