Historical Events
- 44 BC Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March in Rome
- 221 Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself Emperor of Shu-Han, claiming legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty
- 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World
- 1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.
- 1917 Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar abdicates and nominates his brother Grand Duke Michael to succeed him [OS Mar 2]
- 1962 Five research groups announce the discovery of anti-matter
- 2019 Climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg
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Mar 15 in Film & TV
- 1972 "The Godfather", based on the book by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premieres in NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1973)
Mar 15 in Music
- 1945 Billboard publishes its 1st album chart (King Cole Trio is #1)
Mar 15 in Sport
- 1869 With 10 salaried players, Cincinnati Red Stockings become baseball's first professional team
Saint Nicholas
Andrew Jackson
William Lamb
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judd Hirsch
Eva Longoria
Would You Believe?
Hermann Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest
On March 15, 1940
Famous Weddings
- 1957 American actor Alan Alda (21) weds American classical clarinest and photographer Arlene Weiss (24)
- 1964 English-American actress Elizabeth Taylor (32) marries for the 5th time to Welsh actor Richard Burton (38); divorce in 1974, remarry in 1975
- 1969 American singer and actress Judy Garland (46) weds American nightclub manager Mickey Deans, at Chelsea Register Office, London, England
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Julius Caesar
Davidson Black
Dmitri Polyakov
Tom Harmon
Benjamin Spock
Bowie KuhnArticles, Photos and Quiz
Assassination of Julius Caesar
The Death of Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme
March 15, 44 BC
Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water
The world's superpowers were prepared to use the power of their warships to control the Samoan Islands in the 1880s. But nature had other ideas.
March 15, 1889
Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler meets with Czech President Emil Hácha. After being told of the impending invasion by Germany, Hácha suffered a heart attack at the meeting.
March 15, 1939
Weekly Quiz for March 9 -15
Who was murdered on the Ides of March in 44 BC? Which scientific theory is Albert Einstein most famous for? In what decade did the Barbie doll debut in NYC?
