March 22 (1923) was also the birth date of another controversial French figure, Marcel Marceau. The less said about that, the better.
It is apparently the date of the birth of Maximilian I (1459), another self-proclaimed Emperor and General Braxton Bragg (1817) (make your own connection).
It was the birthday of William Shatner (1931), who, like FPJ, was prepared 'to boldly go' where no man has gone before.
It was the birthday of Baron Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), and it is an unsubstantiated rumour that his musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is an allegory for the career of FPJ and that 'Love Never Dies' was written with AndrewD and the dead seconds in mind.
On that day in 1963 the Beatles released their first album, dedicated to FPJ - "Please please me".
In 2006 it was the date on which Basque separatists declared a ceasefire. Who? ETA, of course.
It is the earliest date on which Easter Sunday can fall; should we expect a second coming?
(You have to love Google...)
OK - Bon Anniversaire, FPJ.
Cheers,
pplater.