And the next date in the calendar is....

unloadonme · Apr 30, 2016

15 March 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

BillyT · Apr 30, 2016

March 16, 1815 - Prince William I proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

unloadonme · May 1, 2016

17 March 1886 – Birth of Princess Patricia of Connaught

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Patricia_of_Connaught

BillyT · May 1, 2016

March 18, 1944 - The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 people and causes thousands to flee their homes.

unloadonme · May 2, 2016

19 March 1906 – Birth of Adolf Eichmann

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann

BillyT · May 2, 2016

March 20, 1616 - Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.

unloadonme · May 3, 2016

21 March 1556 – In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cranmer

BillyT · May 3, 2016

March 22, 1916 - The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.

BillyT · May 6, 2016

March 23, 1919 - In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.

BillyT · May 7, 2016

March 24, 1989 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.

BillyT · May 8, 2016

March 25, 1969 – During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).

BillyT · May 9, 2016

March 26, 1971 – East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.

unloadonme · May 11, 2016

27 March 1625 – Death of King James VI and I.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I

BillyT · May 11, 2016

March 28, 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.