Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 22

March 22: World Day for Water

Dr. Valeri Polyakov

• 238 - Gordian I and Gordian II were proclaimed Roman Emperors.

• 1784 - The Emerald Buddha of Thailand was installed at the Wat Phra Kaew on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.

• 1849 - After capturing the fortress town of Mortara, forces led by Austrian General Joseph Radetzky von Radetz routed Piedmontese troops at the Battle of Novara.

• 1963 - Please Please Me, the first album recorded by The Beatles, was released.

• 1995 - Russian cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov (pictured) of the Soyuz programme returned from the Mir space station after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.

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