Ides of March, formerly a festive day in the Roman calendar to celebrate the god Mars, now known as the day in 44 BC when Julius Caesar was killed.
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein {1972}
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
221 Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord & member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han & claims his legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty.
351 Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
933 After a 10-year truce, German King Heinrich I defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut River.
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.
1564 Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes jizya (per capita tax).
1672 King Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
1917 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne and his brother the Grand Duke becomes Tsar.
1922 After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
938 Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d.963)
1275 Margaret of England, English princess (d.1333)
1638 Shunzhi, Emperor of China (d.1661)
DEATHS
44 BC Julius Caesar
220 Cao Cao, King of Wei
493 Odoacer, King of Italy
1145 Pope Lucius II
1311 Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens
1416 Jean, Duke of Berry, son of King Jean II of France
1644 Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia
1961 Queen Musbah (bint Nasser) of Jordan, first queen consort of Jordan
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