Ephemeris of May 16: What happened in the world on a day like today?

He May 16 In 1825, Simón Bolívar created a new republic, which was called Bolivia, to settle the conflicting territorial aspirations between Argentina and Peru.

OTHER EVENTS

1509.- set sail from the port of Cartagena (Spain) the squad that, under the command of the Cardinal CisnerosI would have to conquer oran (current Algeria).

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1703.- He Tsar Peter I lays the first stone of the city of St. PetersburgOn the banks of neva river.

1811.- Hispano-Anglo-Lusitanian troopscommanded by him duke of wellingtonThey defeat the French in the Battle of the albuera (badajoz).

1850.- dumped in Toulon (France), the first steam warshipcalled “Napoleon”.

1874.- It opens in Havana the first opera by a Cuban author, “Jephta’s daughter“, of Laura Fuenteswith booklet of Arnao.

1920.- He Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of ArcFrench heroine.

1922.- In Argentinathe first issue of the Buenos Aires magazine “For you”, which achieved great popularity in the country.

1929.- The Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards for the first time oscarendowed with a gold-plated statuette, later called “Oscar”.

1930.- The general Leonidas Trujillo wins the presidential election Dominican Republic.

1943.- World War II: after four weeks of fighting, the Nazi forces defeat the resistance of the Warsaw ghetto.

1966.- He Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues a circular outlining the ideas of Mao on cultural revolution.

1974.- Helmut Schmidt swears in as chancellor of the RFA.

1975.- the japanese Junko Tabei culminates the summit of Everestbecoming the first woman to achieve it.

1986.- In Argentinathe military commanders with responsibilities during the war of The Falklands: Arturo Lami, Leopoldo Galtieriand Jorge Anaya.

1986.- The NATO approves the production of chemical weapons by USA

1989.- China and the USSR they reconcile after 30 years of antagonism.

1990.- The Hungarian prime minister-elect, Joszef Antalpresents in Budapest the first democratic government in four decades.

1993.- Suleiman Demirel is elected ninth president of Türkiye.

1997.- The president of Zaire, Mobuto Sese Sekoleaves power after more than 30 years of dictatorship.

2002.- Belgium passes a law authorizing euthanasia under strict conditionsbecoming the second European country, after Hollandwhich decriminalizes this practice.

2003.- A series of Islamist attacks in White House (Morocco) causes 45 deaths.

2005.- Some 15,000 peasants take Brasilia to remember the president Lula his electoral promise to grant land titles to 14,000 families.

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2007.- Jacques Chirac transfers the presidency of France to Nicolas Sarkozyafter 12 years in power.

2009.- Four women are elected deputies in Kuwait for the first time in history.

2011.- Financial crisis: the EU approves a rescue of 78,000 million euros for Portugal and requires efforts Greece.

2011.- He Endeavor shuttle take off heading to International Space Station (ISS), on its last mission into space.

.- The bloodthirsty Mexican group of hitmen and drug traffickers The Zetas 31 people are murdered in three days in Guatemala.

2013.- The Wikipedia in Spanish reaches the first million articles published.

2017.- President Nicolas Maduro decrees a new state of exception that restricts guarantees in Venezuela for “preserve internal order” in the country.

2019.- stopped in France the historic leader of ETA etarra josu veal.

2020.- Felicien Kabugaone of the most wanted fugitives for the genocide of Rwanda 1994, is arrested in Paris.

BIRTHS

1898.- tamara de lempickaPolish painter.

1917.- Juan RulfoMexican writer.

1905.- henry fondaAmerican actor.

1906.- Arturo Uslar PietriVenezuelan writer.

1923.- Merton MillerAmerican economist, P. Nobel Prize in Economics 1990.

1951.- Christian LacroixFrench couturier and designer.

1953.- Pierre BrosnanIrish actor.

1955.- Debra WingerAmerican actress.

1966.- janet jacksonAmerican singer.

1970.- Gabriela SabatiniArgentine tennis player.

1974.- Laura PausiniItalian singer.

1986.- Megan foxAmerican actress.

DEATHS

1696.- mariana of austriaRegent of Spain.

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1990.- Sammy Davis Jr.American singer and actor.

nineteen ninety five.- Lola Flores “the pharaoh”, Spanish singer and actress.

2007.- mary douglasBritish anthropologist.

Source: Elcomercio

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