Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 22
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This is a list of selected March 22 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.March 22: Holi in Hinduism (2008); Holy Saturday in Western Christianity (2008); World Day for Water
- 238 – Because of his advanced age, both Gordian I and his son Gordian II were proclaimed Roman Emperors.
- 1622 – The Powhatan Confederacy under Chief Opchanacanough killed almost 350 English settlers around Jamestown, a third of the Colony of Virginia's population.
- 1765 – The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, adding fuel to the growing separatist movement in the Thirteen Colonies in British North America.
- 1784 – The Emerald Buddha of Thailand was installed at the Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
- 1849 – First Italian War of Independence: After capturing the fortress town of Mortara, forces led by Austrian General Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (pictured) routed Sardinian troops at the Battle of Novara.
- 1963 – Please Please Me, the first album recorded by The Beatles, was released.
