March 22

Events

 * - and his son  are proclaimed.
 * - The of  sign a peace treaty with  of the s.
 * - : Indians kill 347  settlers around, a third of the colony's population.
 * - outlaws the possession of cards,, and gaming tables.
 * - is expelled from  for religious dissent.
 * - The  passes the, which introduced a tax to be levied directly on its.
 * - The is moved with great ceremony to its current place in,.
 * - succeeds  to the  throne.
 * - The three (,  and ) establish the borders of.
 * - The defeat the  at the.
 * - In, becomes the first  of a  to be removed from office by.
 * - A law is approved by the Spanish National Assembly in to abolish.
 * - is formed.
 * - The first playoff game for the starts.
 * - First display (a private screening) of by.
 * - The first radio broadcast of ice is made by.
 * -  signs into law a bill legalizing the sale of  and.
 * - : takes  from.
 * - 's begins to generate.
 * - : In the, Britain's confronts Italy's  in the.
 * - : the entire population of in  is burnt alive by  occupation forces.
 * - The is founded when a charter is adopted in,.
 * - Closed since, the reopens.
 * - &  receive the first  for a.
 * - A fire at the nuclear reactor in  causes dangerous lowering of cooling water levels.
 * - of the  dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in.
 * - puts down an  censuring the government, which leads to the defeat of the  government of.
 * - Teachers at the in  are charged with  of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.
 * - of the  suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat in one of the most grusome sports injuries of all time.
 * - The  ships the first  chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+, and a 64 bit data path.
 * -  returns after setting a record for 438 days in.
 * -, age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion of the women's world competition.
 * 1997  - The comet  has its closest approach to.
 * -, co-founder and leader of the  Islamist militant group , and bodyguards are killed in the  when hit by   fired.
 * -, armed separatist group, declares permanent ceasefire.
 * 2006  - '  runs aground on   and sinks; 101 on board, 2 presumed deaths.
 * 2006  - Three  Hostages are freed by British forces in  after 118 days captivity and the death of their colleague, American.

Births

 * -, Count of Auvergne (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, Flemish painter (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German Protestant minister (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, French architect (d. )
 * -, American statesman (d. )
 * -, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, American abolitionist (d. )
 * -, Persian prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. )
 * 1817  -, American Confederate general (d. )
 * -, English-born explorer of (d. )
 * -, French President (d. 1932)
 * -, German physician (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, 1st President of the Philippines Republic (d. )
 * -, Luxembourgian athlete (d. )
 * -, Canadian-American sports official (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d. )
 * -, Chinese marshal (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, American general and ambassador (d. )
 * 1907  -, Portuguese nun (d. )
 * -, Australian tennis player (d. )
 * 1908  -, American author (d. )
 * -, Canadian author (d. )
 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, Irish actor (d. )
 * 1912  -, American actor
 * -, Governor of Oregon (d. )
 * 1913  -, American film studio executive (d. )
 * -, Russian actor and writer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German-born actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Polish-American actor (d. )
 * -, Italian actor (d. )
 * -, world renown French (d. )
 * -, American businessman
 * 1924  -, American television announcer (d. )
 * -, American fashion editor (d. )
 * 1928  -, American basketball player
 * -, American lawyer and educator
 * 1930  -, American televangelist
 * 1930  -, American composer and lyricist
 * -, American physicist,
 * 1931  -, Canadian actor
 * -, former
 * 1933  -, Swedish actress
 * -, American politician
 * 1934  -, English comedy actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American labor leader
 * 1936  -, British singer
 * -, German athlete
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1940  -, Cambodian/American actor (d. )
 * -, British actor and musician
 * 1941  -, American poet
 * 1941  -, Swiss actor
 * -, German actor
 * 1942  -, Canadian chairman of the
 * -, American musician
 * 1943  -, English musician  (d. )
 * -, English singer and guitarist
 * -, American author
 * -, American television journalist
 * 1948  -, English theatre composer
 * -, French actress
 * -, Scottish darts player
 * -, American sports commentator
 * -, American politician
 * 1955  -, Swedish actress
 * 1955  -, 7th
 * -, widow of (d. )
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, American political activist
 * 1958  -, British singer/songwriter
 * -, Mexican-born American TV writer and executive
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Latvian politician
 * 1966  -, Korean singer
 * -, Italian cyclist
 * -, Norwegian musician (d. )
 * -, Materials Engineer
 * -, Swedish singer
 * 1970  -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1972  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1972  -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, American football player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1974  -, American actress
 * -, Czech tennis player
 * -, Dutch field hockey player
 * 1976  -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, Professional Hockey Player
 * -, American musician
 * 1979  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * 1980  -, Scottish ice dancer
 * -, Venezuelan porn star
 * 1981  -, American rapper
 * -, British musician and winner of Big Brother 2006
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, German historian
 * -, second son of (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian-born French composer (b. )
 * -, American minister (b. )
 * 1758  -, English bass and composer (b. )
 * -, English physicist (b. )
 * -, American naval officer (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * -, Chinese Nationalist (b. )
 * -, Scottish surgeon (b. )
 * -, Greek painter (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, Dutch conductor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, Basque politician (b. )
 * -, American racecar driver (b.)
 * -, Indian communist leader (b. )
 * -, German acrobat (b. )
 * -, American track coach (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian engineer (b. )
 * -, American folk singer (b. )
 * -, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (b. )
 * 1994  -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American animator and studio founder (b. )
 * -, English reporter (b. )
 * -, Palestinian co-founder of Hamas (b. ca. )
 * -, Japanese architect (b. )
 * -, French World War II pilot (b. )
 * 2006  -, Australian science fiction author (b. )
 * -, Indian thinker (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * The fourth day of in ancient, held in honor of.

Liturgical feasts

 * -, . In the  is the earliest date on which  can fall ( is the latest).