assassination

44 BC: Julius Caesar's Assassination: Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated on the Ides of March, March 15, 44 BC, by a group of senators including Brutus and Cassius.…

2003: Assassination of Zoran Đinđić and SARS Warning: March 12, 2003, was marked by two significant global events. Zoran Đinđić, the reformist Prime Minister of Serbia known for his efforts…

1986: Assassination of Olof Palme Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated on February 28, 1986, while walking home from a cinema in Stockholm with his wife. Palme's murder shocked…

1919: Assassination of Kurt Eisner Kurt Eisner, a German socialist and the first premier of the People's State of Bavaria, was assassinated on February 21, 1919. Eisner was a key…

2005: Assassination of Rafic Hariri On February 14, 2005, Rafic Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was assassinated in a massive car bombing in Beirut, which also killed 21…

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1948): On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist. Gandhi,…

Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila (2001): On January 16, 2001, Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards. Kabila, who had come to power in 1997 after…

Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (2007): Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated on December 27, 2007. Bhutto, a key figure in Pakistani politics and the first woman…

John Lennon's Assassination (1980): On December 8, 1980, John Lennon, the legendary musician and member of the Beatles, was tragically shot and killed outside his home in New York City.…

1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald Shot: Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby on live television while in police custody,…