On This Day for March 15 - Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 15 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Ruth Bader Ginsburg READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 44 bce Julius Caesar assassinated on the Ides of March READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2019: More than 1.5 million students participated in climate change protests around the world as part of Fridays for Future, a movement started by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. [ What's the difference between global warming and climate change?] 2011: Antigovernment protests were held in several cities across Syria, considered the beginning of the county's civil war. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Middle East.] 2003: Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang Zemin as the president of China. [ Sort fact from fiction in our China quiz.] 1990: The Congress of People's Deputies of the U.S.S.R. elected Mikhail Gorbachev to the newly created post of president of the Soviet Union. [Watch an overview of Mikhail Gorbachev's life and career.] 1972: The Godfather, an epic drama about organized crime, premiered to universal acclaim; the Academy Award-winning film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starred Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. [ Take our Al Pacino quiz.] 1964: Following a highly publicized affair, American actress Elizabeth Taylor wed British actor Richard Burton in Montreal; they divorced in 1974 and briefly remarried (1975–76). [Test your knowledge of A-list actors.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1767 Andrew Jackson president of United States 1933 Ruth Bader Ginsburg United States jurist 1943 David Cronenberg Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor 1878 Reza Shah Pahlavi shah of Iran 1813 John Snow British physician 1947 Ry Cooder American musician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help