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Ephemeris of December 2: This happened in the world on a day like today

On December 2, but in 1823, US President James Monroe pronounced the famous phrase “America for the Americans” during a message addressed to Congress.

Other ephemeris:

1804.- Napoleon Bonaparte is consecrated emperor by Pope Pius VII, in the cathedral of Paris.

1811.- the republican general José Carrera becomes dictator of Chile.

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1805.- French troops defeat the allies of Austria and Russia at Austerlitzone of Napoleon’s most brilliant victories.

1852.- A coup in France allows Charles Louis BonapartePresident of the Republic, become the Emperor Napoleon III.

1873.- Cuban War. Defeat of the Spanish troops by the natives, led by Máximo Gómez, in Palo Seco.

1913.- Inaugurated in Buenos Aires the underground tram service.

1942.- Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics, assembles the first uranium atomic battery.

1949.- The United Nations approves the Convention for the suppression of trafficking in persons and the exploitation of others. In commemoration, since 1985 Unesco declares the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

1954.- The US Senate impeaches Senator McCarthyarchitect of the “witch hunt”.

1956.- The ship “Granma” arrives on the coast of Cuba with 82 revolutionaries Cubans willing to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista.

1961.- Fidel Castro proclaims his Marxist-Leninist affiliation publicly at the University of Havana.

1971.- Established the Federation of Arab Emiratesformed by six emirates of the Persian Gulf.

1979.- The US embassy in Libya is stormed, burned and looted by protesters.

1982.- Doctor De Bries performs the world’s first implantation of an artificial heart Permanent residence in the state of Utah (USA).

1997.- The new NATO military structure is approved by the 16 members of the Organization.

1999.- Elizabeth II of England ratifies the transfer of powers to the new Northern Irish governmentwhich begins the autonomy for the province.

2001.- Enron, the largest US energy company, files for bankruptcythe second most serious in the US after the fall of the Texaco oil company in 1989.

2002.- Argentina puts an end to the financial “corralito”which prevented the free availability of money deposited in checking accounts.

2008.- The Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolves the three parties of the government coalition for electoral fraud and incapacitates its leaders for five years to exercise public functions.

2011.- Begins in Caracas constitutive summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

2012.- The main Mexican political parties sign the “Pact for Mexico” to promote the country’s pending political reforms.

2015.- The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies authorizes the opening of a political trial against the president, Dilma Rousseff, after considering an accusation against the president for fiscal irregularities that occurred in 2015.

2016.- Mercosur suspends Venezuela as a member country.

2019.- César Emilio Peralta, alias “César el Abusador” is arrestedthe largest drug trafficker in the Dominican Republic.

– Cristina Fernández, sits in the dock of the accused to testify in her first trial for alleged corruption, days away from being sworn in as vice president of the country.

2021.- The US and Mexico agree to reinstate Trump’s “Stay in Mexico” program.

– Luis Enrique Martinelli, son of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, pleads guilty to money laundering.

BIRTHS

1825.- Peter IIlast emperor of Brazil.

1905.- Osvaldo PuglieseArgentine musician.

1923.- Maria Callas, Greek-American soprano.

1921.- Lola GaosSpanish actress.

1924.-Alexander HaigAmerican military and politician.

1944.- Ibrahim RugovaKosovo politician.

1946.- Gianni Versace, Italian designer.

1968.- Lucy Alexis Liu Yu, American actress.

1973.- Monica Seles, Serbian tennis player of American nationality.

-Jan UllrichGerman cyclist.

1978.- Fonsi NietoSpanish 250 cc motorcycle pilot.

1981.- Britney SpearsAmerican singer.

DEATHS

1547.- Hernán CortésSpanish conquistador.

1923.- Tomás Breton, Spanish composer.

1944.- Filippo Tommaso MarinettiItalian writer.

1987.- Luis Federico LeloirArgentine chemist, P. Nobel 1970.

1993.- Pablo EscobarColombian drug trafficker.

2008.- Odetta, african american singer.

2019.- DC FontanaAmerican science fiction writer and screenwriter.

2020.- Valéry Giscard d’Estaingformer French president.

2021.- Archimedes RiveroCuban soap opera producer.

Source: Elcomercio

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