March 22nd, 2020

Born on March 22nd, 2020

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 22nd, 2020?

March 22nd, 2020

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriakos_Mitsotakis

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

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

25

Mick Schumacher

German race driver

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

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

75

Fanny Ardant

French actress

*March 22nd, 1949, Saumur

33

Dominique Fishback

American actress

*March 22nd, 1991, New York City

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

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

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

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

69

Martin Hoffmann

East German footballer and manager

*March 22nd, 1955, Gommern

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

52

Elvis Stojko

Canadian figure skater

*March 22nd, 1972, Newmarket

42

Enrico Gasparotto

Italian road bicycle racer

*March 22nd, 1982, Sacile

87

Burton Richter

American physicist

*March 22nd, 1931, New York City †July 18th, 2018, Palo Alto

77

Bruno Ganz

Swiss actor (1941–2019)

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

29

Nick Robinson

American actor

*March 22nd, 1995, Seattle

36

Geoffrey Soupe

French road racing cyclist

*March 22nd, 1988, Viriat

75

Jean-Michel Aulas

French businessman

*March 22nd, 1949, L'Arbresle

27

Alex Meret

Italian association football player

*March 22nd, 1997, Udine

76

Wolf Blitzer

German-American journalist and television news anchor

*March 22nd, 1948, Augsburg

25

Euronymous

Norwegian black metal musician (1968–1993)

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

30

Edwin Díaz

Puerto Rican baseball pitcher

*March 22nd, 1994, Naguabo

84

Adolf von Auer

German jurist

*March 22nd, 1831, Munich †January 14th, 1916, Munich

53

Keegan-Michael Key

American actor and comedian

*March 22nd, 1971, Southfield

74

Goran Bregović

Musician and composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina

*March 22nd, 1950, Sarajevo

60

Ioana Badea

Romanian rower

*March 22nd, 1964, Odobești

65

Matthew Modine

American actor and filmmaker (born 1959)

*March 22nd, 1959, Loma Linda

76

Andrew Lloyd Webber

British theatre composer (born 1948)

*March 22nd, 1948, Kensington

97

Karl Malden

American actor

*March 22nd, 1912, Chicago †July 1st, 2009, Brentwood

81

George Benson

American guitarist and singer

*March 22nd, 1943, Pittsburgh

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Leap year

Yes: 2020 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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