March 22nd

March 22 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 274 days remaining until the end of time.

1622 Jamestown Massacre: Powhattan Indians, 347; White settlers, 0

1871 William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment–a sex scandal no doubt.

1903 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought

1963 British Minister of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler. And where have we heard this before, Bill?

1997 Speaking of William Holden, "Sunset Boulevard" closes-up at Minskoff New York City after 977 performances

2009 Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska begins erupting after another hot Alaskan cools off.

1599 Anthony van Dyck,  Dutch artist who is NOT gay despite his name

1930 Stephen Sondheim, gay US composer/lyricist 

1931 William Shatner, US actor

1935 M. Emmet Walsh, sexuality undefined US actor 

1941 Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor 

1963 Johnny Dawes, US porn star/AIDS victim 

1959 Matthew Modine, US actor 

1963 Francesco Quinn, Italian-US actor 

1966 Eric Bruskotter, US actor 

1967 Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist 

1979 Stanislavs Olijars, Latvian hurdler 

1984 Daniel Erthal, Brazilian actor 

1985 Ivan Stoitsov, Bulgarian weight lifter 

1978 Karl Wallenda, while walking high-wire in Puerto Rico and despite not being Irish, has the road rise up to meet him when the wind is at his back.

1994 Walter Lantz, US cartoonist (Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda), like the ivory-billed woodpeacker, is presumed to be extinct

1999 David Strickland, sexuality undefined US actor (Suddenly Susan), is struck down

2001 William Hanna, cartoon creator (Yogi Bear, The Flintstones), gets yabba-dabba-doed in a pic-a-nic basket.