Historical Events In March - 22

1964  On this day in history addison Richards, actor (Col-Pentagon), dies at 76   

1965  D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 22 uS confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong   

1966  In Northeastern China a 6.75-7.0 earthquake occurred second one in a month the last was March 07 on March - 22.   

1967  On this day in history muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title in first Madison Square Garden fight   

1967  Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 22.   

1968  Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia on March - 22.   

1968  Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone on March - 22.   

1968  Student riot in Nanterre near Paris France on March - 22.   

1969  On this day in history "Billy" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance   

1969  Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Czech actor (3rd Man, Golem), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC on March - 22.   

1971  Ottawa starts $2 million program to hire 276 Francophone graduates for public service jobs; jobs where French is 'la Langue du travail' on March - 22.   

1971  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 22.   

1971  Martin Bodmer, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1972  Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) on March - 22.   

1972  On this day in history kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP   

1974  Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35 on March - 22.   

1975  Canadian classical guitarist Liona Boyd makes her New York debut at the Carnegie Recital Hall on this day in history.   

1975  Ranjit & Damayanthie married in St Anne's Church Wattala , Sri Lanka on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history walt Disney World Shopping Village opens   

1975  Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1977  Dutch Den Uyl government falls on March - 22.   

1977  Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India on this day in history.   

1978  France performs nuclear test on March - 22.   

1978  Three prisoners emerge from St. Jerome prison with their six hostages after a two-week standoff, ending Canada's longest hostage-taking on March - 22.   

1978  On this day in history karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73   

1979  Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78   

1981  On March - 22 postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢   

1981  Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 on March - 22.   

1982  On this day in history 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched   

1982  Iran offensive against Iraq on March - 22.   

1983  On this day in history chaim Herzog elected Israeli president   

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0841  Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (d. 885) was born on this day in history.   

1212  Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235) was born on March - 22.   

1366  On this day in history birth of thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399)   

1459  On this day in history birth of maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria   

1503  On this day in history birth of antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583)   

1599  On March - 22 birth of anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England)   

1609  On this day in history birth of john II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68)   

1663  August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727) was born on March - 22.   

0337  On this day in history constantine, Emperor of Rome, dies at 47   

1322  Death of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician (b. 1278) on March - 22.   

1418  Death of Dietrich of Nieheim, German historian on March - 22.   

1421  Death of Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (b. 1388) on March - 22.   

1471  On this day in history george van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies   

1544  Death of Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488) on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67   

1602  On this day in history death of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (b. 1557)