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This is a list of selected March 22 anniversaries that appear in 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 might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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238Gordian I and his son Gordian II were jointly proclaimed Roman emperor, the latter because of his father's advanced age. Date not stated in article
1508Ferdinand II of Aragon appointed Amerigo Vespucci to the post of Chief Navigator of Spain. Many "page needed" tags
1622 – The Powhatan Confederacy under Chief Opchanacanough killed almost 350 English settlers around Jamestown, a third of the Colony of Virginia's population. refimprove section
1849First Italian War of Independence: After capturing the fortress town of Mortara, forces led by Austrian General Joseph Radetzky von Radetz routed Sardinian troops at the Battle of Novara. multiple issues
1920 – A pogrom in Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azeris destroyed the Armenian-populated portions of the town. quote farm
1933The Holocaust: Construction of the first Nazi concentration camp at Dachau was completed. refimprove section
1943World War II: Almost the entire population of the village of Khatyn, in present-day Belarus, were massacred by Ukrainian and Belarusian Nazi collaborators. Missing citations
1945 – Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen founded the Arab League, a regional organization that facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific and social programs designed to promote the interests of the Arab world. refimprove section
1963Please Please Me, the first album recorded by the Beatles, was released. unreferenced section

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March 22: World Water Day

Charilaos Vasilakos (center) training for the marathon
Charilaos Vasilakos (center) training for the marathon
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