March 22 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 22 Calendar
March 22th Daily Holidays include:
- American Red Cross Giving Day – March 22, 2023 (Fourth Wednesday in March)
- As Young As You Feel Day
- Coq Au Vin Day
- Gryffindor Pride Day
- International Day of the Seal
- International Talk Like William Shatner Day
- National Bavarian Crepes Day
- National Goof Off Day
- National Sing Out Day
- National Water Day
- World Day of Metta
- World Water Day
March 22: Famous Birthdays
- March 22, 1908 – Louis L’Amour, American author (d. 1988)
- March 22, 1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (The Streets of San Francisco) (d. 2009)
- March 22, 1914 – John Stanley, American comics artist (Little Lulu from 1945 to 1959) (d. 1993)
- March 22, 1917 – Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004)
- March 22, 1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (d. 2007)
- March 22, 1930 – Pat Robertson, American religious televangelist
- March 22, 1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor (Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, Host of Rescue 911)
- March 22, 1943 – George Benson, American musician
- March 22, 1947 – James Patterson, American author of thriller novels
- March 22, 1952 – Bob Costas, American sports commentator (prime-time host of a record 9 Olympic games)
- March 22, 1955 – Lena Olin, Swedish actress (Chocolat, TV Series Alias)
- March 22, 1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer
March 22: Historical Events
- March 22, 1622 – Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony’s population
- March 22, 1733 – Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer)
- March 22, 1765 – Stamp Act passed and is the 1st direct British tax on American colonists
- March 22, 1790 – Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State
- March 22, 1861 – 1st US nursing school chartered
- March 22, 1903 – Due to a drought, Niagara Falls runs out of water
- March 22, 1972 – The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification
- March 22, 1975 – Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
- March 22, 1982 – 3rd Space Shuttle Mission, Columbia 3 is launched
- March 22, 2017 – At least four people died, while at least 20 were injured in a terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament
March 22: Music Events
- March 22, 1963 – The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the UK
- March 22, 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water hits #1
- March 22, 1980 – Pink Floyd’s Another Brick In The Wall (part II) hits #1
- March 22, 1986 – Heart’s, These Dreams, hits #1
- March 22, 1993 – Depeche Mode’s Songs of Faith and Devotion hits # 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart
March 22: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 22 is Aries.
March Birthstone:
What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine
The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.
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