From Julius Caesar, ruler of the Roman Republic, who was stabbed to death by his mate Marcus Brutus, meaning the end of the Roman Republic and causing a civil war that would see the ascendancy of Octavian, the first Roman emperor to the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011. Sean Britten has once again presented his favourite segment on all things famous. Famous events, famous birthdays, and famous moments in the news for This Day In History.