Year 1739
Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
MARCH 22
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22 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 22 March.
Observances & Special Days
World Water Day: This day is celebrated all over the word to highlight the water-related issues. In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as the first World Water Day. The day focuses attention on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in developing countries. The day also focuses on advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
Year 1890
Ram Chandra Chatterjee became the first Indian to fly in a balloon and land in a parachute.
Year 1912
The State of Bihar, India was carved out of the State of Bengal.
Year 1917
America became the first country to recognize the new government of Russia.
Year 1942
The Cripps Mission came to India under the leadership of Sir Stafford Cripps.
Year 1945
The Arab League was founded.
Year 1947
Lord Mountbatten came to India as the last Viceroy of India.
Year 1956
Anti-apartheid leader Martin Luther King jailed in the US for opposing racist legislation.
Year 1969
Inauguration of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited.
Year 1977
Indira Gandhi resigned as Prime Minister.
Year 1999
Shekhar Kapoor’s film Elizabeth received the Oscar for Best Makeup.
Year 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the country’s largest-ever self-imposed curfew (Janata Curfew), to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Born 1797
Wilhelm I, the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor.
Born 1868
Robert Andrews Millikan, American experimental physicist
Born 1869
Emilio Aguinaldo, the first and the youngest President of the Philippines and the first president of a constitutional republic in Asia.
Born 1908
Tribhuvandas Luhar, a Gujarati poet and author from India.
Born 1924
Al Neuharth, the founder of USA Today, the Freedom Forum, and its Newseum.
Born 1931
Burton Richter, Nobel Prize-winning American physicist
Born 1933
Sayyid Banisadr, the first President of Iran.
Born 1935
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, an Indian poet.
Died 1832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer, and statesman.
Died 1952
D. S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Shri Lanka, considers as the Father of the Nation.
Died 1977
A. K. Gopalan, an Indian communist leader.
Died 2004
V. M. Tarkunde, a prominent Indian lawyer, civil rights activist, and humanist leader.
Died 2005
Gemini Ganesan, an Indian actor.
Died 2007
U. G. Krishnamurti, Indian-Italian philosopher and educator (b. 1918)
Died 2014
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, Indian author (b. 1928)