March 22nd, 1976

Born on March 22nd, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 441 days, exactly on July 3rd, 2025, people who were born on March 22nd, 1976 will be 18,000 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, 1976

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

48

Zoli Ádok

Hungarian singer, actor and dancer

*March 22nd, 1976, Szeged

48

Toki Asako

Japanese singer and songwriter (1976-)

*March 22nd, 1976, Tokyo

48

Sven Butenschön

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 22nd, 1976, Itzehoe

48

Teun de Nooijer

Dutch field hockey player

*March 22nd, 1976, Egmond aan den Hoef

48

Iker Garai

Spanish association football player

*March 22nd, 1976, Vitoria-Gasteiz

48

Kellie Shanygne Williams

American actress

*March 22nd, 1976, Washington, D.C.

48

Irene Ferreira

Venezuelan model

*March 22nd, 1976, Caracas

48

Wayne Turner

American professional basketball player

*March 22nd, 1976, Boston

48

Vladimir Brichta

Brazilian actor

*March 22nd, 1976, Diamantina

48

Jazsmin Lewis

American actress

*March 22nd, 1976, Cleveland

48

Shelley Longworth

British actress

*March 22nd, 1976, Doncaster

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

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

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

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

41

Heather Lind

American actress

*March 22nd, 1983, Upland

61

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

52

Elvis Stojko

Canadian figure skater

*March 22nd, 1972, Newmarket

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

47

John Otto

American musician

*March 22nd, 1977, Jacksonville

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

25

Mick Schumacher

German race driver

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

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

33

Dominique Fishback

American actress

*March 22nd, 1991, New York City

49

Anne Dudek

American actress

*March 22nd, 1975, Boston

42

Enrico Gasparotto

Italian road bicycle racer

*March 22nd, 1982, Sacile

53

Keegan-Michael Key

American actor and comedian

*March 22nd, 1971, Southfield

50

Katherine Maloney

American rower

*March 22nd, 1974, Cleveland

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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