★★★★★
Syrian civil war
Protests against Bashar al-Assad's government are suppressed and escalate into a multi-sided civil war, causing a major refugee crisis.
War· Syria
- 2011
- 1917★★★★★
February Revolution: abdication of Nicholas II
Protests and mutinies in Petrograd force Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate, ending more than three centuries of Romanov rule.
RevolutionDynasty· Russia - 44 BCE★★★★★
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in Rome by senators including Brutus and Cassius on the Ides of March.
PoliticsDeath· Italy