Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for March 4, 2022

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ByGarrett

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily here. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!


Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.

On This Day

  • Brain Injury Awareness Day
  • World Hearing Day
  • 1699: Jews were expelled from Lübeck, Germany
  • 1791: Israel Jacobs, the first Jewish member of the US Congress, took office representing Pennsylvania
  • 1798: Catholic women were forced to do penance for kindling Sabbath fires for Jews
  • 1894: Shanghai experienced a “Great Fire” resulting in the destruction of over 1,000 buildings
  • 1899: Cyclone Mahina swept in north of Cooktown, Queensland, Austrailia, with massive waves, leaving over 300 people dead
  • 1909: The US prohibited the interstate transportation of game birds
  • 1911: Victor Berger of Wisconsin became the first Socialist Congressman in the US
  • 1929: Charles Curtis of Kansas became the first Native American Vice President
  • 1930: Widespread floods struck Languedoc and areas in Southwestern France, resulting in the deaths of over 700 people
  • 1943: Transport #50 departed with French Jews for Maidanek and Sobibor Concentration Camps
  • 1954: James E. Wilkins was appointed the first black sub-cabinet member in the US
  • 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. announced plans for the Poor People’s Campaign
  • 1977: An earthquake in Romania killed 1,541 people
  • 1998: In Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, the US Supreme Court ruled that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex
  • 2007: In Estonian Parliamentary elections, approximately 30,000 voters took advantage of electronic voting. It was the world’s first nationwide vote where part of the vote casting was allowed by remote electronic voting
  • 2009: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Darfur, becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted
  • 2020: A new study published by World Weather Attribution confirmed human-caused climate change made the 2020 Australian bushfire season worse
  • 2020: In a “Once in a century” winter, Moscow experienced the hottest winter in 140 years with an average temperature of 7.5 C (13.5 F) with virtually no snow

Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 4, 2022

  • America Saves Week (February 28 – March 5)
  • Losar (Tibetan New Year) (March 3-5)
  • Fairtrade Fortnight (February 28 – March 13)
  • Hearing Awareness Week (March 1-7)
  • National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week (March 1-6)
  • Universal Human Beings Week (March 1-7)
  • Losar (March 3-5)

March Monthly Holidays and Observances

  • Alport Syndrome Awareness Month
  • American Diabetes Alert Month
  • Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
  • American Red Cross Month
  • Brain Injury Awareness Month
  • Colic Awareness Month
  • Credit Education Month
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month
  • Endometriosis Month
  • Gender Equality Month
  • Hemophilia Month
  • International Ideas Month
  • International Listening Awareness Month
  • Kidney Month
  • Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness and Training Month
  • National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
  • National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Endometriosis Awareness Month
  • National Essential Tremor Awareness Month
  • National Ethics Awareness Month
  • National Eye Donor Month
  • National Kidney Month
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
  • National Nutrition Month
  • National Optimism Month
  • National Women’s History Month
  • Rosacea Awareness Month
  • Save Your Vision Month
  • Spiritual Wellness Month
  • Trisomy Awareness Month
  • Vascular Anomalies Awareness Month
  • Workplace Eye Healthy and Safety Awareness Month
  • Lent (March 2 – April 14)

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