Births on March 22

Joseph Schildkraut

Born on March 22, 1896

Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian-American actor (d. 1964)

Joseph Schildkraut (22 March 1896 – 21 January 1964) was an Austrian-American actor. He won an Oscar for his performance as Captain Alfred Dreyfus in the film The Life of Emile Zola (1937); later, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as Otto Frank in the film The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and a Primetime Emmy for his performance as Rabbi Gottlieb in a 1962 episode of the television series Sam Benedict.

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Events on 1896

28 Jan

Speed limit
Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
26 May

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
16 Aug

Klondike Gold Rush
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
21 Sep

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
22 Sep

George III of the United Kingdom
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Births on March 22

Joseph Schildkraut

Born on March 22, 1896

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Speed limit

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Klondike Gold Rush

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

George III of the United Kingdom