At A Glance

22 March 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
22 March 2017 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Top-Rated TV Show
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2017–18 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 March 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 March 2017 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 March

  • 1997 Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
  • 2017 Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.
  • 2019 The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General.
  • 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.
  • 2020 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Famous people born on March 22

  • Reese Witherspoon, American actress (born 1976)
  • William Shatner, Canadian actor (born 1931)
  • Cole Hauser, American actor (born 1975)
  • Noah LaLonde, American actor. Known for his role as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys. (born 1998)

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Events of 2017 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
  • February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
  • May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.

Life in the US in 2017

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.42

Loaf of Bread

$2.08

Average House

$323,100

Weekly Wage

$869

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