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, preventing the threatened coup d’état

1917: The last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, abdicates and nominates his brother, Grand Duke Michael to succeed him [OS Mar 2]

1962: Five research groups announce the discovery of antimatter

2019: Climate change strikes held by schoolchildren take place around the world, inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg

Source: Onthisday.com