Ephemeris of October 31: what happened in the world on a day like today

On another October 31, but in 1988, the Federal Chamber of Buenos Aires confirms the sentence to twelve years in prison of the three soldiers who led the Malvinas war against Great Britain: Leopoldo Galtieri, Jorge Anaya and Basilio Lami.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1517.- Martin Luther nails in the church of the Palace of Wittenberg (Germany) the 95 theses against the sale of indulgences by the Church of Rome. Is he beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

1541.- In Rome, the mural “The Final Judgment” is officially discovered frescoed by Michelangelo to decorate the apse of the Sistine Chapel.

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1794.- british physicist John Dalton discovers the eye disease popularly known as color blindness or color blindness.

1873.- The American steamer “Virginus” is seized in the waters of Santiago de Cuba with a shipment of weapons for the insurgents of the Caribbean island, which was about to provoke a war between Spain and the United States.

1918.- The Austro-Hungarian empire is dissolvedafter the revolution and Carlos I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary abdicated the Crown.

1950.- A United Nations commission revokes the 1946 agreement that recommended the withdrawal of ambassadors from Madrid and the exclusion of Spain from international technical organizations.

1975.- the british group Queen Releases Song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for his album “A night at the Opera”.

1978.- The Constitution is approved in Spain in plenary sessions of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. The new Magna Carta would be endorsed on the following December 6 in a referendum.

1984.- The Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two “Sikh” guards from her personal security.

1989.- In Turkeythe first Minister Turgut Ozal is elected president of the country.

1992.- The Pope John Paul II rehabilitates solemnly, 350 years after his death, the astronomer Galileo Galilei condemned by the Holy Office.

1993.- Peruvians approve the new Constitution proposed by Fujimori in a referendum.

1994.- The Government of Angola and the guerrilla National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) they sign in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, the text of a peace agreement to put an end to the civil war in the former colony of Portugal.

1997.- Cuban Major General, Álvaro López Miera, son and grandson of Spanish soldiers, is appointed Chief of Staff of the Army of his country.

1999.- The Catholic and Evangelical Churches sign in Berlin the “Joint Declaration of Divine Grace” to put an end to 500 years of differences between the two currents of Christianity.

2007.- The National Court of Spain condemns those responsible for the 11-M attacks in Madrid and attributes the authorship to jihadist-type terrorist groups.

2008.- The XVIII Ibero-American Summit is closed after the signing of the Declaration of San Salvador.

2010.- Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers’ Party, becomes the first female head of state in Brazil.

– The series “The Walking Dead” is released in the United States.

2011.- UNESCO recognizes Palestine as a full member state.

2013.- Syria completes the process of destroying its production plants and equipment for its chemical arsenal.

2015.- The 224 passengers of a Russian plane that crashes in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) die in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.

2017.- It is celebrated in Germany 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

2021.- Algeria closes the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline for political reasonsbuilt 25 years ago.

BIRTHS

1922.- Norodom SihanukKing of Cambodia.

1930.- Michael CollinsAmerican astronaut.

1950.- Nora Elizabeth of Liechtensteinprincess of Liechtenstein.

1960.- Ciro Reza Pahlaviheir to the throne of Iran, son of the ousted Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi.

1964.- Marco Van BastenDutch footballer.

DEATHS

1926.- Harry Houdini, illusionist of Austro-Hungarian origin.

1969.- Lola Membrives, Spanish actress born in Argentina.

1984.- Indira Gandhiformer Prime Minister of India.

1993.- Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker.

-River Phoenixactor.

2006.- Pieter Willem Bothaformer South African president.

2017.- Mario Das NevesArgentine politician.

2020.- Sean Connery, British actor and producer.

Source: Elcomercio

Ronald Payne

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