Historical Events In March - 15

0044  B.C. Caius Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by a group of sixty conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Caius Cassius Longinus   

0076  Hadrian, Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall)   

0221  Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han and claims his legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty.   

0351  Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire   

0493  Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker of Italy   

0933  Battle at Riade German King Henry I beats Magyaren   

0933  Henry the Fowler routs Magyar raiders March 15 at Merseburg   

0933  Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren   

1311  Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece   

1360  France invasion army lands on English south coast, conquers Winchel   

1382  Conservative "Popolo Grasso" regain power in Florence Italy   

0938  Romanos ii: Byzantine emperor   

1275  Margaret plantagenet: English princess   

1455  Pietro accolti: Italian catholic cardinal   

1493  Anne pierre adrien duke of montmorency: Marshal of france   

1591  Alexandre de rhodes: French jesuit missionary   

1638  Shunzhi emperor of china: Shunzhi emperor of china   

1666  Georg baehr: German master builder (frauenkirche, dresden)   

1666  George bähr: German architect   

0044  Julius caesar: Julius caesar (murdered) (b. 100 bc)   

0493  Odiaker: German army leader/king of italy (476-93),   

0752  Zachary: Greek/italian pope (741-52),   

0963  Romanus ii: Byzantine emperor (959-63),   

1034  Mieszko ii: King of poland (1025-34),   

1145  Pope lucius ii: Pope lucius ii   

1311  Walter v of brienne: Duke of athens   

1575  Annibale padovano: Italian composer (b. 1527)