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

Source: Onthisday.com