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On This Day · The 81st day of the year

March 22

March 22 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 106. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Aries is the sign for March 22 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 22?

March 22 is the 81st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 106 and 1997. Famous people born on March 22 include Katsuko Saruhashi, Paul Doumer and William Shatner.

Released on March 22

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Movie Rita
  • Game Dragon's Dogma II
  • Game Rise of the Ronin
  • Game Princess Peach: Showtime!

2023

  • Game Have a Nice Death

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 106

    AD 106

  2. 1638

    Anne Hutchinson

  3. 1765

    Parliament of Great Britain

  4. 1784

    Emerald Buddha

  5. 1896

    Charilaos Vasilakos

  6. 1913

    Phan Xích Long

  7. 1942

    World War II

  8. 1992

    USAir Flight 405

  9. 1995

    Astronaut

  10. 1997

    Comet Hale–Bopp

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 22

Katsuko Saruhashi

b. 1920

Paul Doumer

b. 1857

William Shatner

b. 1931

Wolf Blitzer

b. 1948

John II Casimir Vasa

b. 1609

Nino Manfredi

b. 1921

Shawn Bradley

b. 1972

Armin Hary

b. 1937

Deaths

  • 2015Horst Buhtz
  • 2006Pierre Clostermann
  • 1832Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • 1687Jean-Baptiste Lully
  • 1418Dietrich of Nieheim
  • 235Severus Alexander

Holidays & observances

  • —Bihar Day (Bihar, India)
  • —Christian feast day: Basil of Ancyra
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen
  • —Christian feast day: Darerca of Ireland
  • —Christian feast day: Epaphroditus
  • —Christian feast day: Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism)
  • —Christian feast day: Lea of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Nicholas Owen

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