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1817 Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 â September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and MexicanâAmerican War and later a Confederate army officer who served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Western Theater. His most important role was as commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June 1862 until December 1863.
1882 John Walter Wilcox Jr. (22 March 1882 â 27 March 1942) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy. He saw service in World War I and in the opening weeks of United States involvement in World War II before being lost overboard from his flagship in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1942.
1907 James Maurice Gavin (March 22, 1907 â February 23, 1990), sometimes called “Jumpin’ Jim” and “the jumping general”, was a senior United States Army officer, with the rank of lieutenant general, who was the third Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. During the war, he was often referred to as “The Jumping General” because of his practice of taking part in combat jumps with the paratroopers under his command; he was the only American general officer to make four combat jumps in the war. Gavin was the youngest major general to command an American division in World War II, being only 37 upon promotion, and the youngest lieutenant general after the war, in March 1955. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses and several other decorations for his service in the war. During combat, he was known for his habit of carrying an M1 rifle, typically carried by enlisted U.S. infantry soldiers, instead of the M1 carbine, which officers customarily carried.
1912 Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 â July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor. His acting career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Army Air Corps in the 8th Air Force. While in the service, he was given a small role in the United States Army Air Forces play and film Winged Victory.
1920 Werner Klemperer Born March 22, 1920 d. 2000. German Emmy-winning actor. Klemperer won an Emmy as Colonel Klink in TV’s Hogan’s Heroes (1965-71). In 1933, he and his family fled from the Nazis.
2233 James T. Kirk Born March 22, 2233 d. 2371Fictional character. Fictional Captain of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2264-69) on the TV series Star Trek, as portrayed by William Shatner.
1931 William Shatner Born March 22, 1931 Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor. His character Captain James T. Kirk and Nichelle Nichols’ character engaged in what many considered U.S. TV’s first scripted interracial kiss.
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