Friday March 22, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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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)

1621
The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
1638
Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
1765
The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
1784
The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
1942
World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy’s Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
1954
Closed since 1939, the London bullion market reopens.
1993
The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.
1997
The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to Earth.
2006
ETA, the armed Basque separatist group, declares a permanent ceasefire.
2009
Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska begins erupting after a prolonged period of unrest.

Who were born on March 22?

1878
Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)
1887
Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1961)
1935
M. Emmet Walsh, American actor
1941
Jeremy Clyde, British actor and musician (Chad and Jeremy)
1942
Bernd Herzsprung, German actor
1942
Dick Pound, Canadian amateur sports executive
1950
Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player
1955
Pete Sessions, American politician
1970
Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
1989
Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer

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