Page 7: Historical Events In March - 22

1964  Addison Richards, actor (Col-Pentagon), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history d Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)   

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

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

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

1967  Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia   

1968  On this day in history lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone   

1968  Student riot in Nanterre near Paris France on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 22 "Billy" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance   

1969  Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Czech actor (3rd Man, Golem), dies at 78 on March - 22.   

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

1971  On this day in history ottawa starts $2 million program to hire 276 Francophone graduates for public service jobs; jobs where French is 'la Langue du travail'   

1971  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1971  Martin Bodmer, writer, dies on March - 22.   

1972  Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) on this day in history.   

1972  On March - 22 kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP   

1974  On March - 22 peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35   

1975  On this day in history canadian classical guitarist Liona Boyd makes her New York debut at the Carnegie Recital Hall   

1975  On March - 22 ranjit & Damayanthie married in St Anne's Church Wattala , Sri Lanka   

1975  On March - 22 walt Disney World Shopping Village opens   

1975  Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75 on March - 22.   

1977  On March - 22 dutch Den Uyl government falls   

1977  Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India on March - 22.   

1978  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

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

1978  Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On March - 22 ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78   

1981  On this day in history postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢   

1981  Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

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

1982  Iran offensive against Iraq on this day in history.   

1983  Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president on March - 22.   

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0841  Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (d. 885) was born on March - 22.   

1212  Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235) was born on this day in history.   

1366  Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

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  John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68) was born on this day in history.   

1663  On March - 22 birth of august Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727)   

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 this day in history.   

1418  On this day in history death of dietrich of Nieheim, German historian   

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 March - 22 george van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies   

1544  On March - 22 death of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488)   

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)