Ephemeris of December 18: This happened in the world on a day like today

On December 18, 2007, the Colombian FARC guerrilla announces the release of former congresswoman Consuelo González de Perdomo and former vice-presidential candidate Clara Rojas.

OTHER EVENTS

1271.- Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, officially founds the Yuan dynasty and becomes the first Mongol emperor of China.

1642.- Dutch sailor and explorer Abel Tasman becomes the first European to arrive in New Zealand.

SIGHT: Amazon indigenous people of Ecuador condemn the “brutal” repression in Peru

1859.- the catholic priest Don Juan Bosco founds the Salesian Congregation in the Italian town of Turin.

1892.- The “Nutcracker”, one of the best classical ballets in history, premieres at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg with music by Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

1908.- Austrian biologist Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943) and his assistant Erwin Popper announce the discovery of the viral origin of poliomyelitis in Vienna.

1923.- is signed the Tangier Statutean agreement by which the Moroccan city became a protectorate jointly controlled by the Spanish, French and British authorities.

1929.- The Official Radio Electric Broadcasting Service (Sodre) is founded, public broadcasting organization in Uruguay.

1940.- The German dictator Adolf Hitler, in the context of World War II, authorizes “Operation Barbarossa”, the first operational order to invade the Soviet Union.

1958.- The United States put the SCORE into orbitconsidered the first communications satellite in history.

1966.- The astronomer Richard L. Walker discovers Epimetheusone of the satellites of the planet Saturn, the second largest in the Solar System.

– The Popular Christian Party (PPC) of Peru is founded by a group of dissident politicians from the Christian Democratic political party.

1968.- A UN resolution requests the United Kingdom to end the colonial situation of Gibraltar for being contrary to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

1969.- The United Kingdom approves the abolition of the death penalty in the House of Lords for the crime of murder.

1973.- Soviet manned spacecraft “Soyuz XIII” is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

1975.- The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (APDH) is founded in Argentina three months before the military coup.

1991.- Mexico reforms the constitutional articles that imposed restrictions on religious freedom.

1996.- Guatemala approves the National Reconciliation Law, that put an end to 36 years of internal armed conflict.

1997.- Japan inaugurates the longest highway under the sea in the world linking the cities of Kawasaki and Kizarasu across Tokyo Bay.

2005.- The leftist candidate Evo Morales wins the Bolivian presidential elections for the first time.

2007.- The Israeli Army kills the top leader of the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Majed Harazin in an air strike on Gaza.

2008.- The Moroccan Justice sentences Abdelilah Hriz to 20 years in prison for his participation in the attacks of March 11, 2004 in Madrid.

2018.- The Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel, resigns as a result of the rupture of the government pact with the Flemish independentistas.

2019.- Donald Trump becomes the third US president to face impeachment in the Senate, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

– The Bolivian Prosecutor’s Office orders the arrest of former President Evo Moralesrefugee in Argentina, for sedition and terrorism.

2020.- After six days in captivity, 344 high school students kidnapped in Nigeria return home by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

BIRTHS

1879.-Paul KleeSwiss painter.

1890.- Edwin ArmstrongAmerican inventor who developed FM broadcasting.

1911.- Jules DassinAmerican filmmaker.

1913.- “Willy Brandt” (Herbert Frahm), German politician.

1926.- Antonio LamelaSpanish architect.

1938.- Bryan James “Chas” Chandler, British musician, bassist for The Animals.

1943.- Keith RichardsBritish musician, guitarist for the “Rolling Stones”.

1946.-Steven SpielbergAmerican film director and producer.

1953.- Elliot Easton (Elliot Steinberg)American musician, guitarist for The Cars.

1963.- Brad PittAmerican actor.

1968.- Alejandro SanzSpanish singer.

1978.- Katie HolmesAmerican actress.

1980.- Christina AguileraAmerican singer and actress.

1989.-Ashley Benson, American model and actress.

1992.- Bridgit MendlerAmerican actress and singer.

2001.- Billie EilishAmerican singer.

DEATHS

1737.- Antonio Stradivari, Italian luthier.

1803.- Johann Gottfried HerderGerman philosopher, theologian and poet.

1829.- Jean-Baptiste LamarckFrench botanist and zoologist.

1936.- Leopoldo Torres QuevedoSpanish engineer and inventor.

1932.- Eduard BernsteinGerman politician.

1971.- Diana LynnAmerican actress.

1990.- Anne RevereAmerican actress.

1993.- Francisco Rojas VillegasChilean physician and politician.

1999.-Robert BressonFrench film director.

2000.-Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter.

2001.- Gilbert BécaudFrench singer.

2005.- Ricardo Utrillajournalist, former president of the EFE news agency.

2006.- Joseph BarberaAmerican cartoonist.

2008.- Mark Feltformer deputy director of the FBI and “deep throat” in the “Watergate case”.

2011.- Vaclav Havelformer Czech president.

2013.- Ronnie BiggsBritish thief, protagonist of the assault on the Glasgow train.

2014.- Virna LisiItalian actress.

2016.- Zsa Zsa GaborHungarian actress with American nationality.

2017.- Kim Jong-hyunSouth Korean singer.

2020.- José Vicente Rangel, Lawyer, historical politician of the left of Venezuela.

2021.- Richard RogersItalian-British architect, Pritzker laureate.

Source: Elcomercio

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