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The Total Lunar Eclipse of March 22, 1913
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1914PA.....22..425F



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NASA Sun/Earth Day
http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/families/hayden-planetarium-programs/nasa-sun-earth-day

World Water Day
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48382499/world-water-day/



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In Ancient Roman religious tradition, the hilaria were festivals celebrated on the vernal equinox to honour Cybele
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41850826/hilaria-festival/

The Emerald Buddha is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand,
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41851286/the-emerald-buddha/

Heaven's gate cult suicide
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48334080/heavens-gate/



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The Cairngorms National Park was established on the 22nd March 2003.
http://cairngorms.co.uk/

Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano began erupting on March 22, 2009
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t24442179/mount-redoubt/



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'How' was a British educational television show created by Jack Hargreaves.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48382311/how-tv-series/



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The Spirit rover's last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(rover)

Soyuz 39 was launched on the 22nd March 1981
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_39

STS-3 was launched in 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42009854/sts-3-mission/

STS-76 was launched on the 22nd March 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-76

Arianespace Flight VA216: Ariane 5 ECA - ASTRA 5B - Amazonas 4A; was launched on 22 March 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_5B



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Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (born March 22, 1951) is a Soviet Azerbaijani cosmonaut who has spent 541 days in space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Manarov

Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov was selected as a cosmonaut in Medical Group 3 on March 22, 1972. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41851743/valeri-polyakov/

Alfred Fowler (22 March 1868 Yorkshire - 24 June 1940) was an English astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Fowler

Robert Andrews Millikan (March 22, 1868 - December 19, 1953) was an American experimental physicist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Andrews_Millikan

Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (22 March 1799 - 17 February 1875) was a German astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_Argelander

Arthur Beverly (22 March 1822 - 25 October 1907) was a New Zealand watchmaker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Beverly

Thomas Pierson (March 22, 1950 - February 20, 2014) was founder and CEO of the SETI Institute
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pierson

William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor

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http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48403287/william-shatner/



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NGC 2766 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 22nd March 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094207/ngc-2766/

NGC 2850 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 22nd March 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094167/ngc-2850/

NGC 3069 was discovered by John Dreyer on the 15th March 1877.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094160/ngc-3069/

NGC 3307 was discovered by John Herschel on the 22nd March 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094150/ngc-3307/

NGC 3326 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094144/ngc-3326/

NGC 3337 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094133/ngc-3337/

NGC 3341 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094120/ngc-3341/

NGC 3349 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094110/ngc-3349/

NGC 3362 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094098/ngc-3362/

NGC 3363 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 22nd March 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094093/ngc-3363/

NGC 3514 was discovered by John Herschel on the 22nd March 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094082/ngc-3514/

NGC 3529 was discovered by John Herschel using on the 22nd March 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094072/ngc-3529/

NGC 3601 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094062/ngc-3601/

NGC 3617 was discovered by John Herschel on the 22nd March 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094055/ngc-3617/

NGC 3641 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094048/ngc-3641/

NGC 3643 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094039/ngc-3643/

NGC 3644 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094030/ngc-3644/

NGC 3647 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094018/ngc-3647/

NGC 3673 was discovered by John Herschel on the 22nd March 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094011/ngc-3673/

NGC 4164 was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on the 22nd March 1878.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57094006/ngc-4164/

NGC 4385 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57093994/ngc-4385/

NGC 4493 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57093989/ngc-4493/

NGC 4538 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 22nd March 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57093983/ngc-4538/

Messier 94 was discovered by Pierre Francois Andre Mechain on the 22nd March 1781.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t15331943/ngc-4736/

NGC 4831 was discovered by John Herschel on the 22nd March 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57093961/ngc-4831/

NGC 5487 was discovered by George Mary Searle on the 22nd March 1868.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57093949/ngc-5487/

NGC 6210 was observed by Jérome Lalande on the 22nd March 1799
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63606213/ngc-6210/



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There are precovery images of Haumea dating back to March 22, 1955
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haumea_(dwarf_planet)

Comet Hale-Bopp had its closest approach to Earth on March 22, 1997 at a distance of 1.315 AU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp

On March 22, 1989 the 300-metre wide asteroid (4581) Asclepius missed the Earth by 700,000 kilometres.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50444122/asteroid-4581-asclepius-1989-fc/

The Alpha Virginids occur between March 10 and May 6, peaking between April 7 and April 18
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41828279/alpha-virginids-meteor-shower/



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Meteorites

The Rivolta de Bassi (Stone) meteorite fell in Lombardia, Italy, on the 22nd March, 1491.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48382331/rivolta-de-bassi-meteorite/

The Grüneberg (H4) meteorite fell in Zielona Gora, Poland, on the 22nd March, 1841.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48382380/grneberg-meteorite/

The Monahans (H5) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 22nd March, 1998.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48382383/monahans-meteorite/



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