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March 22: Day of the Week
March 22, 2024 was the 82nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 284 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 22 Historical Event(s)
1622
Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony’s population.
1784
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
1888
In England, The Football League, the world’s oldest professional Association Football league, is founded.
1894
The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
1916
The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
1972
The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
1975
A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.
1978
Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1982
NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.
2006
Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the death of their colleague, American Tom Fox.
Who were born on March 22?
1723
Charles Carroll, American statesman (d. 1783)
1903
Bill Holman, American cartoonist (Smokey Stover) (d. 1987)
1935
M. Emmet Walsh, American actor
1943
Keith Relf, English musician (The Yardbirds) (d. 1976)
1958
Laurie David, American political activist
1966
Brian Shaw, American basketball player
1971
Will Yun Lee, American actor
1972
Cory Lidle, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1975
Jiří Novák, Czech tennis player
1989
Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters TUOEXOBRBH? Check your answers here: Word scramble TUOEXOBRBH. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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