Ephemeris of today, July 3: This happened in the world on a day like today

On another July 3, but in 1978, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (TCA) was signed in Brasilia between Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela for the environmental preservation of the Amazon.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1539.- the spanish captain Martín Galeano founded the city of Vélez, in the north of Colombia, in honor of the homonymous town in Malaga.

1721.- colonization begins Greenland: Lutheran missionary Hans Egede, with a Danish-Norwegian expedition, founds a colony near Nuuk.

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1775.- American Revolutionary War: The General George Washington takes command of the troops in revolt against England.

1832.- The general Juan Antonio Lavalleja he leads a failed revolution in Uruguay against the government of Fructuoso Rivera.

1863.- ends the battle of gettysburg (Pennsylvania), the most important of the American Civil War and that marks the decline of the armies of the South.

1884.- The company dow jones publishes the first average of shares of the New York Stock Exchange.

1885.- In Argentina, Law 1597, known as Avellaneda Lawwhich regulates and gives autonomy to the two existing universities (Córdoba and Buenos Aires).

1898.- The American fleet, blocking the bay of Santiago de Cuba, sinks the Spanish from the Admiral Pascual Cervera. 323 Spaniards die.

1916.– Russia and Japan sign a secret military and political alliance.

1919.- The Weimar National Assembly approves including in its Constitution that the German flag was the black, red and gold tricolor.

1928.- First color TV broadcast by JL Baird, in London.

1944.- World War II: Free French and Algerian troops occupy sienna (Italy).

1947.- Paris Conference: the USSR rejects the Marshall Plan for European reconstruction. French and British decide to continue its application.

1952.- Set sail from New York transatlantic “United States” bound for Southampton, a route in which he sets the speed record, with an average of 66 kilometers per hour.

1961.- Military coup in South Korea: General Jang Do-young deposed and General Song Yo-chan succeeds him.

1966.- The general Rene Barrientoselected president of Bolivia.

1970.- The 112 occupants of a British plane that crashes in the Girona mountains die Montsenywhen approaching Barcelona airport.

1973.- Starts in Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), that brings together foreign ministers from 35 European countries, the US and Canada.

1976.- Adolfo Suarez he is appointed first president of the Government of the monarchy by King Juan Carlos.

1988.- The US Navy mistakenly shot down an iranian civilian airbus bound for Dubai and its 290 occupants die.

nineteen ninety six.- Victory of the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin in the second round of the presidential elections. The communist Guennadi Zyuganov is imposed.

2000.- The first global Internet financial services provider is born in Spain, OneFirst Groupthe result of the merger of Uno-e Bank (BBVA and Terra Networks) and the British First-e Group.

2003.- US Offers $25 Million Reward for Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

2005.- It comes into force in Spain same-sex marriage law.

2007.- The Swiss sailing shipAlinghi” wins the Copa del América, in Valencia, revalidating the victory of 2003.

2000.- resign sweet maria sauripresident of the Mexican Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), after the great electoral defeat that ended 71 years of her formation in power.

2012.- The National Assembly of Nicaragua approves a law for the construction of an interoceanic canal between the Caribbean and the Pacific.

2013.- The Egyptian Army overthrows the president, Mohamed Morsiand suspends the Constitution.

2015.- The plane Solar Impulse II lands in Hawaii and breaks the world distance record for an aircraft of this type (8,253 kilometers in 120 hours).

2016.- At least 292 dead and 200 wounded in an attack with Islamic State car bomb in a commercial area of ​​Baghdad (Iraq).

2019.- The Italian David Sasolielected President of the European Parliament.

2020.- The French President, Emmanuel Macronreplaces the French prime minister, Édouard Philippe, by the moderate conservative Jean Castex.

2021.- A big cyber attack type “ransomware” (cyberjacking) of unknown origin against the computer services company Kaseya, affects more than 1,500 companies worldwide.

BIRTHS

1878.- George Cohan“father” of the Broadway musical.

1883.- Franz KafkaCzech writer.

1909.- Stavros NiarchosGreek shipowner.

1927.- Ken Russell, British filmmaker.

1935.- Jose Luis Feliciano Vega“Cheo Feliciano”, Puerto Rican composer and singer.

1937.- Tom StoppardBritish playwright.

1939.- Laszlo KovacsHungarian politician.

1941.- Liamin Zerual, former Algerian president

1951.- Jean-Claude DuvalierHaitian politician.

1962.- Tom Cruise, American actor.

1971.- Julian AssangeAustralian founder of WikiLeaks.

1987.- Sebastian VettelGerman Formula 1 driver.

DEATHS

1904.- Theodore Herzl, founder of political Zionism.

1933.- Hipólito Yrigoyenformer Argentine president.

1935.- André CitroënFrench automobile manufacturer.

1971.- Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and leader of “The Doors”.

2005.- Gaylord Nelsonformer US environmental senator and promoter of Earth Day.

2017.- Jose Luis CuevasMexican painter.

Source: Elcomercio

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