March 22nd
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World Water Day
United Nations observance on March 22 focusing on the importance of freshwater and advocating for sustainable water management.
209 Notable deaths
Stanley Matthews
Us supreme court justice from 1881 to 1889.
Born July 21st, 1824 in Cincinnati.
Died March 22nd, 1889 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C..
William Pokhlyobkin
Russian writer (1923–2000).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Podolsk.
Agnes Arber
British botanist (1879-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in Primrose Hill.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Valentina Tolkunova
Russian singer (1946-2010).
Born July 12th, 1946 in Armavir.
Died March 22nd, 2010 at 63 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
Spanish general and noble (1878-1962).
Born April 24th, 1878 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Julian Marchlewski
Polish politician, editor (1866-1925).
Born May 17th, 1866 in Włocławek. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1925 at 58 years old in Bogliasco. [ref]
Arthur Cronquist
American botanist (1919–1992).
Born March 19th, 1919 in San Jose.
Died March 22nd, 1992 at 73 years old in Provo.
Djamel Menad
Algerian association football player.
Born July 22nd, 1960 in El Bayadh.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 64 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Romanian politician.
Born September 22nd, 1832 in Bucharest.
Died March 22nd, 1913 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Carlo Parola
Italian footballer (1921–2000).
Born September 20th, 1921 in Turin.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 78 years old in Turin.
Alberto Arbasino
Italian writer (1930-2020).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Voghera.
Died March 22nd, 2020 at 90 years old in Voghera. [ref]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Herglotz
German mathematician (*1881 – †1953).
Born February 2nd, 1881 in Volary.
Died March 22nd, 1953 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Harry Smith Parkes
British diplomat (1828-1885).
Born February 24th, 1828.
Died March 22nd, 1885 at 57 years old in Beijing.
Rolf Schimpf
German actor (1924–2025).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 100 years old in Munich. [ref]
Raymond Thayer Birge
American physical chemist (1887–1980).
Born March 13th, 1887 in Brooklyn.
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Berkeley.
Aleksandr Myasnikyan
Soviet politician (1886-1925).
Born February 9th, 1886 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died March 22nd, 1925 at 39 years old in Tbilisi (aviation accident).
Charles Sprague Sargent
American botanist (1841-1927).
Born April 24th, 1841 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1927 at 85 years old in Boston. [ref]
Xavier Le Pichon
French geophysicist (1937–2025).
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old in Sisteron. [ref]
William Samuel Henson
Aviation engineer and inventor (1812–1888).
Born May 3rd, 1812 in Nottingham.
Died March 22nd, 1888 at 75 years old in Newark.
Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
Russian diplomat (1827–1889).
Born July 27th, 1827 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 22nd, 1889 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gret Palucca
German dancer (1902–1993).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Munich.
Died March 22nd, 1993 at 91 years old in Dresden.
Louis Delluc
French film director (1890-1924).
Born October 14th, 1890 in Cadouin. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1924 at 33 years old in Paris. [ref]
Cilly Aussem
German tennis player (1909-1963).
Born January 4th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 54 years old in Portofino.
Hippolyte Flandrin
French painter (1809-1864).
Born March 23rd, 1809 in Lyon.
Died March 22nd, 1864 at 54 years old in Rome (smallpox).
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King