March
22
Sunday
2026

A day in the long story of time.

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Now
Holiday

Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day or DΓ­a de la AboliciΓ³n de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico)

Holiday

March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Holiday

Paul of Narbonne

Christian feast day:
Paul of Narbonne

Holiday

Nicholas Owen (Jesuit)

Christian feast day:
Nicholas Owen

Holiday

Jonathan Edwards (theologian)

Christian feast day:
Jonathan Edwards (Lutheranism)

Holiday

Darerca of Ireland

Christian feast day:
Darerca of Ireland

Holiday

Beatification

Christian feast day:
Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen

Holiday

Basil of Ancyra (hieromartyr)

Christian feast day:
Basil of Ancyra

2026
Died 2026

Lionel Jospin

Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France (born 1937)

On This Day 2026

Air Canada Express Flight 8646

Air Canada Express Flight 8646, a Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation, collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Two fatalities were reported, both being the captain and the co-pilot. This marked the first fatal accident involving a CRJ-900.

2025 1 yrs ago
Died 2025

Andy Peebles

Andy Peebles, English radio DJ, television presenter and cricket commentator (born 1948)