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On January 1, 2003, 20 years ago, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a historic union leader and founder of the left-wing Workers’ Party, was sworn in as president of Brazil, in what would be his first term.
OTHER EVENTS
1502.- Américo Vespucci arrives at the Bay of Guanamarawhich would later be called Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
1788.- Publication in London of the first number of the newspaper “The Times”.
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1804.- Gonaives Dessalines proclaims the independence of Haiti, resurrecting the old Indian name for the island.
1806.- Reestablishment in France of the Gregorian calendar.
1818.- Frankenstein is published, of the English writer Mary Shelley (although the name of the author does not appear).
1863.- The Emancipation Act for the slaves of the South enters into force in the United States.
1880.- Work begins for the construction of the Panama Canal.
1899.- The Spanish Army hands over the island of Cuba to the United Stateswho assumes his government for three years.
1912.- The Chinese revolutionary government proclaims the Republic and appoints nationalist leader Sun Yat-Sen as interim president.
1919.- Foundation of the German Communist Partyby Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebnecht and Guillermo Pieck.
1937.- Anastasio Somoza García assumes as president of Nicaraguastarting a family dictatorship that would last until 1979.
1939.- Bill Hewlett and David Packard found the company Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a garage in Palo Alto (California).
1946.- The Emperor of Japan Hirohito publicly rejects his divine status.
1959.- The revolution triumphs in Cuba. President Fulgencio Batista flees the country and Havana is occupied by guerrillas under the command of Fidel Castro.
1962.- In Dominican Republicafter the assassination of the dictator Trujillo, The Council of State presided over by Joaquín Balaguer assumes power.
– The Beatles audition at Decca Studios in London and are rejected.
1973.- The “Europe of the nine” is bornupon joining the EEC, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark.
1977.- 242 Czech intellectuals, including Václav Havel, sign “Charter 77″ (released on the 6th), in which they demand that the Government of Prague respect human rights.
1989.- The Montreal Protocol enters into force to protect the ozone layer.
1990.- The British series Mr. Bean is releasedstarring Rowan Atkinson.
1992.- The peso replaces the austral as the Argentine currency.
1993.- Czechoslovakia ceases to exist after 74 years of history and is divided into two new states: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
1994.- Guerrillas of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) start a rebellion in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
1995.- The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established as the successor to GATT.
1997.- the ghanaian Kofi Annan takes office as UN Secretary General, replacing the Egyptian Boutros Ghali.
2002.- First day of circulation of the euro, the common European currency, in 12 of the 15 EU countries (including Spain).
2006.- The British postal service is liberalized after 350 years of monopoly.
– In Spain, the Anti-Tobacco Law comes into force.
2009.- The Israeli Army kills the leader of Hamas, Nizar Rayanalong with his wife and eight children in Gaza.
– 66 people die in a fire at a nightclub in Bangkok (Thailand).
2011.- Dilma Rousseff takes office as president of Brazil, becoming the first woman to hold that position.
– An attack against a Coptic church in Alexandria (Egypt) causes 23 deaths.
2015.- 36 people die from an avalanche at New Year’s celebrations in Shanghai.
2017.- In Istanbul, an armed man causes 39 deaths and dozens of injured in the Reina club.
2019.- Jair Bolsonaro assumes the presidency of Brazil.
2021.- It goes into operation on African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
– Cuba says goodbye to the convertible peso (CUC) -parity with the dollar- and fixes the conversion of 24 Cuban pesos per US dollar.
2022.- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) enters into force, the world’s largest free trade agreement signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries.
BIRTHS
1816.- Manuel Murillo Torowriter and former president of Colombia.
1863.- Pierre de CoubertinFrench, promoter of the modern-era Olympic Games.
1900.- Xavier CugatSpanish composer and conductor.
1919.- Jerome David SalingerAmerican writer.
1927.- Maurice BejartFrench dancer and choreographer.
1955.-Mary Beard, British historian.
1956.-Christine LagardeFrench lawyer, economist and politician, President of the European Central Bank.
1958.- Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler), american musician.
1968.- Davor SuckerCroatian footballer.
1982.- David Nalbandian, Argentine tennis player.
1986.- Colin MorganBritish actor.
DEATHS
1972.- Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor.
1984.- Joaquín Rodríguez “Cagancho”Spanish bullfighter.
2005.- Shirley Chisholmfirst black US congresswoman
2009.- Helen SuzmanSouth African anti-apartheid activist.
2010.- Lhasa de SelaAmerican singer.
2021.- Carlos do CarmoPortuguese fado singer.
Source: Elcomercio
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