15 March

In 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated for fear that the concentration of his power was undermining the Roman Republic.

Above: Woodcut illustration by Johannes Zainer, c. 1474

Also, Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist was born in 1912. He said, “I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer, I was born with the blues.” Listen: Woke up This Morning