March 15

    What happened on March 15 in history

    3 events fall on March 15, from 44 BC to 1917. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on March 15

    1. 44 BC

      Julius Caesar is assassinated

      Senators stab the dictator at a meeting near the Theatre of Pompey.

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    2. 1493

      Columbus returns to Spain

      He reaches Palos with news of lands across the Atlantic.

      Play the Medieval & Renaissance round

    3. 1917

      Tsar Nicholas II abdicates

      Three centuries of Romanov rule end in a railway carriage at Pskov.

      Read about Storming of the Winter Palace, October RevolutionPlay the 20th century round

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