On This Day - March 15th

Featured Event:

Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March (44 BC) 🔪

In 44 BC Roman dictator Julius Caesar was launching a series of political and social reforms when he was assassinated this day, the Ides of March, by a group of nobles.

Other Events:

1972: "The Godfather," based on the book by Mario Puzo, premieres in NYC 🎬

2003: Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang Zemin as the president of China. 🇨🇳

2011: Antigovernment protests were held in several cities across Syria, considered the beginning of the county's civil war. 🪖

2019: Climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg 🪧

Holidays:

Constitution Day 🇧🇾

National Day 🇭🇺

Youth Day 🇵🇼

Featured Birthdays:

1767: Andrew Jackson 🇺🇸 (7th President)

1813: John Snow 🇬🇧 (Physician)

1943: David Cronenberg 🇨🇦 (Film Director)

1993: Paul Pogba 🇫🇷 (Football Player)

Featured Deaths:

44 BC: Julius Caesar 🇮🇹 (Political Figure)

1937: H.P. Lovecraft 🇺🇸 (Writer)

1988: Dmitri Polyakov 🇷🇺 (Spy for the CIA)