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Ephemeris of July 19: What happened in the world on a day like today?

In a July 19but in 1979, the combatants against the regime of the dictator Anastasio Somoza entered Managua, which meant the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua.

OTHER EVENTS

1595.- The German Johannes Kepler describes in hisMysterium Cosmographicum” the invisible structure with the orbits of the 6 then known planets.

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1824.- Execution of the ex-emperor of Mexico Agustin de Iturbidein padilla (Tamaulipas). She had returned from Europe and was sentenced to death by the Congress of the province.

1843.- Launch of the British linerSS Great Britain” in Bristol board. The first of its kind with an iron helmet.

1845.- A fire in a candle factory in NY it extends to 300 buildings and causes 30 deaths.

1870.- France declares war on Prussiaa conflict that lasted almost a year and caused around 700,000 deaths.

1900.- Inauguration of the first section of the Paris subway (Porte Maillot-Porte Vincennes), between sites of the Universal exposition of that year.

1909.- The pilot Hubert Latham fails in the first attempt to cross the English Channelwho had a prize of the “Daily Mail” of 1,000 pounds.

1940.- World War II: in it Battle of Cape Sapadathe Italian cruiser “Bartolomeo Colleoni” is sunk in the Aegean by the Australian”sydney”.

1943.- World War II: hundreds of allied planes bomb the periphery of Romeas San Lorenzocausing 3,000 deaths.

.- hitler meets with mussolini in feltre (Italy) and convinces him to continue in the war. Days later, the Duce resigns from his government posts.

1949.- The French President, vincent aurioland the king Sisavong Vong agree that Laos become an independent state.

1976.- go dead Roberto Mario SantuchoArgentine guerrilla leader People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP), and his lieutenant Benito Urteaga in a confrontation with the military in his Buenos Aires refuge in Villa Martelli.

1979.- Maria de Lourdes Pintassilgothe first woman to be commissioned to form a government in Portugal. She topped the “Government of the 100 days”.

1980.- Opening ceremony of the Moscow Olympicsboycotted by more than 60 countries at the initiative of USA after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

1982.- The Bolivian Military Junta removes the president Celso Torrelio. The general happens to him two days later Guido Vildoso.

1985.- Burst a mining dam in Stava (Italy) and 268 people died in the flood that devastated four hotels and twenty chalets.

1986.- The regime of Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea thwarts a coup attempt by members of the clan of mongomoamong them Eugenio Abeso Monduwho was shot.

1987.- He social democratic party portuguese of Cavaco Silvaobtains an absolute majority in the legislative elections.

1989.- The general Wojciech Jaruzelskisole candidate, is elected president of Polandwith the strict half plus one of the votes of the Assembly.

1991.- The king of Spain, Juan Carlos Iand the Cuban president, Fidel Castromeet for the first time in Guadalajara (Mexico), coinciding with the closing of the I Ibero-American Summit.

1992.- Vietnam celebrates the first legislative elections in its history, with all the candidates for the communist partyexcept for two independent ones.

nineteen ninety five.- War in Bosnia: Muslim enclave of Bosnian Serbs falls under Bosnian Serb control zepathe second in a week after srebrenicaafter the withdrawal of the blue helmets.

nineteen ninety six.- opening ceremony of the atlanta olympics (USA).

1997.- He GONNA decrees a ceasefire to promote the pacification of North Irelandwhich allows the first meeting in October between unionists and republicans, after 28 years of conflict and 3,200 deaths.

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2001.- Sixth general strike in Argentinaconvened by the three major trade union centrals, for the seventh adjustment program in 18 months of the Government of Fernando de la Rua.

2021.- Pedro Castillo is proclaimed president-elect of Perua month and a half after the elections in which he prevailed over Keiko Fujimori, who presented a thousand challenges to the process. He took possession on the 28th of that month.

BIRTHS

1803.- Ramon Innkeeper RomansSpanish writer.

1834.- Edgar DegasFrench painter.

1908.- Josephine CarabiasSpanish journalist.

1921.- Rosalyn Sussman YalowAmerican researcher and Nobel Prize in Medicine 1977.

1934.- Francisco Sa CarneiroPortuguese politician.

1959.- Juan Jose CampanellaArgentine film director.

1970.- Nicola SturgeonScottish First Minister.

DEATHS

1891.- Pedro Antonio de AlarconSpanish novelist.

1936.- Apel les MestresSpanish writer, cartoonist and musician.

1957.- Curzio MalaparteItalian writer.

1977.- Jose CuneoUruguayan painter.

1981.- Jose Maria PemanSpanish writer.

2000.- Eladio DiesteUruguayan architect, inventor and researcher.

2001.- Virgilio Diaz GrullonDominican writer.

2006.- Jack WardenAmerican actor.

2007.- Roberto FontanarrosaArgentine writer and graphic humorist.

2011.- Carlos SentisSpanish journalist who chaired the EFE news agency.

2014.- James GarnerAmerican actor.

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2016.- Garry MarshallAmerican filmmaker.

2019.- Agnes HellerHungarian philosopher.

.- Cesar PelliArgentine architect.

Source: Elcomercio

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