Katsuko Saruhashi
b. 1920
Japanese geochemist
On This Day · The 81st day of the year
March 22
March 22 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 106 and 1997. Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 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.
The shape of the day
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.
Aries is the sign for March 22 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 22
Movies, games, albums & shows2024
- 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- 106
AD 106
Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea.
- 1638
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
- 1765
Parliament of Great Britain
The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
- 1784
Emerald Buddha
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
- 1896
Charilaos Vasilakos
Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first modern Olympic marathon race with a time of three hours and 18 minutes.
- 1913
Phan Xích Long
Mystic Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Vietnam, is arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
- 1942
World War II
World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
- 1992
USAir Flight 405
USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.
- 1995
Astronaut
Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.
- 1997
Comet Hale–Bopp
Comet Hale–Bopp reaches its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 22Paul Doumer
b. 1857
French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France
William Shatner
b. 1931
Canadian actor
Wolf Blitzer
b. 1948
American journalist
John II Casimir Vasa
b. 1609
Polish king
Nino Manfredi
b. 1921
Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
Shawn Bradley
b. 1972
German-American basketball player, coach, and actor
Armin Hary
b. 1937
German sprinter
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
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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