March 22nd, 2016

Born on March 22nd, 2016

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 22nd, 2016?

March 22nd, 2016

Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Brussels_bombings

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 22nd

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

33

Brian Schwenke

American football player, offensive lineman

*March 22nd, 1991, Waukegan

38

Isabelle Kaif

Indian actress and model

*March 22nd, 1986, British Hong Kong

30

Jean-Paul Boëtius

Dutch footballer

*March 22nd, 1994, Rotterdam

25

Oliver Christensen

Danish association football player

*March 22nd, 1999, Kerteminde

25

Mick Schumacher

German race driver

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

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

37

Ludovic Sané

Senegalese and French footballer

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

48

Reese Witherspoon

American actress (born 1976)

*March 22nd, 1976, New Orleans

33

Dominique Fishback

American actress

*March 22nd, 1991, New York City

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

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

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

72

Bob Costas

American sportscaster

*March 22nd, 1952, Queens

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

41

Heather Lind

American actress

*March 22nd, 1983, Upland

35

Benjamin King

American racing cyclist, born 1989

*March 22nd, 1989, Richmond

82

Sheela

Indian actress born in 1942

*March 22nd, 1942, Thrissur

81

Els Borst

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

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

39

Jakob Fuglsang

Danish road racing cyclist

*March 22nd, 1985, Geneva

Same year
Born in 2016

8

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema

*February 5th, 2016, Lingkana Palace

8

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Son of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*March 2nd, 2016, Karolinska University Hospital

8

Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland

Elder son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

*April 19th, 2016, Danderyd Municipality

7

Prince Liam of Nassau

Son of Prince Félix of Luxembourg

*November 28th, 2016, Geneva

7

Dream Kardashian

Child of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna

*November 10th, 2016, Los Angeles

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Leap year

Yes: 2016 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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