Ephemeris of November 7: This happened in the world on a day like today

On November 7, but in 1917, according to the Gregorian calendar, the Russian Revolution begins with the fall of the government and the taking of the Winter Palace. The date of the revolution of October 25, 1917 corresponds to the Julian calendar of the Russia of the tsars, abolished by the Bolshevik government.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1822.- The poet Manuel José Quintana inaugurates the University of Madridcalled since 1850 Central University and later Complutense University.

1825.- The “Diario de Pernambuco” is founded in Recife (Brazil)the oldest newspaper in the country.

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1885.- The construction of the “Canadian Pacific” railway is completed. that connected the confederations of Canada.

1886.- Slavery is abolished in Cuba.

1921.- In Italy, the National Fascist Party is constituted at the Augustan Congress in Rome.

1929.- In New York (USA), The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, opens its doors to the public.

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1949.- The Constitution of Costa Rica is approved.

1989.- The UN Security Council decides to create a new peacekeeping force, the “United Nations Observer Group for Central America” (ONUCA).

1991.- The Republic of Azerbaijan officially declares its independence from the Soviet Union. It is the ninth of the twelve republics of the USSR to become independent.

– Basketball star, Magic Johnson, point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, announces that he is retiring from sports due to suffering from the AIDS virus.

1996.- NASA launches the “Global Surveyor” spacecraft into spacethe first of ten unmanned missions destined to explore Mars.

1998.- The space shuttle Discovery lands, after nine days of historic mission, in which one of the seven crew members is John Glenn, 77, the oldest man to travel to space and Pedro Duque the first Spanish astronaut to carry out a space mission.

– The National Museum of Dance opens its doors in Havana (Cuba)under the orders of Alicia Alonso.

2000.- The United States holds the most disputed presidential elections in its history andn which the Republican George W. Bush and the Democrat, Al Gore, achieved a similar percentage of votes, leading to the delay of Bush’s victory until December.

– British band Coldplay releases “Parachutes”his first studio album.

2001.- In Spain, the last number of “Diario 16″ comes out, one of the most symbolic newspapers of democracy, which remained on the street for 25 years.

2003.- In colombia, Barranquilla’s carnival is selected by UNESCO to integrate the list of Masterpieces of Humanity of Oral and Intangible Heritage.

2005.- The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, charged in twenty trials in his country, is arrested in Santiago de Chile.

2006.- Panama is chosen non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

2007.- The South Korean freighter “Cosco Busan” crashes into the bridge that connects San Francisco with the city of Oakland (USA) and spills 235,000 liters of fuel. It is considered the most serious spill since 1988.

– The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez meets for the first time with a representative of the FARC to mediate between the guerrillas and the Government of Colombia.

2010.- Pope Benedict XVI, on his second trip to Spain, consecrates the modernist temple of the Sagrada Familia; It gives it the dignity of a minor basilica and dedicates it to the Family of Nazareth.

2013.- Typhoon “Haiyan”, category 5, leaves 6,009 dead in the Philippines27,022 wounded and 1,770 missing.

2015.- The presidents of China and Taiwan, Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, respectively, meet for the first time since the separation of the “two Chinese” in 1949 and they do it in a neutral setting: a hotel in Singapore.

2016.- The UN begins the verification of the ceasefire and hostilities agreed between the Government of Colombia and the FARC.

2017.- Twitter applies to its users the limit of 280 characters per message and thus ends the original extension of 140 spaces, characteristic of that social network.

2019.- In the Dominican Republic, the People’s Force Party is bornwhich arises after the name change of the Dominican Workers Party (PTD).

2020.- After several days of counting, the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden becomes President-elect of the United States and Senator Kamala Harris the first female vice president in the country’s history.

2021.- The actor Enrique Rocha dies in Mexico, the most iconic television villain in Latin America.

– In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega obtains 75% of the votes in the presidential electionsresults that are not recognized by the majority of the international community.

BIRTHS

1867.- Marie CuriePolish-French chemist, Nobel Prize 1911.

1879.- Leon TrotskySoviet leader and leader of the Russian revolution.

1913.- Albert CamusFrench writer, Nobel Prize 1957.

1940.- Antonio SkarmetaChilean writer.

DEATHS

2001.- Delia GarcesArgentine actress.

2016.- Leonard CohenCanadian singer-songwriter and poet.

2020.- Neil PeartCanadian musician.

Source: Elcomercio

Ronald Payne

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