Ephemeris of July 20: What happened in the world on a day like today?

In a July 20thbut in 2015, Cuba and the US reestablished diplomatic relations, after 54 years, with the opening of embassies.

OTHER EVENTS

1808.- war of independence: Joseph Napoleon Inewly king of Spaingo into Madrid accompanied by a significant military force.

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1810.- A popular uprising deposes the viceroy of Colombia, Antonio Amar and Borbon Arguedaswho is appointed president of the Supreme Government Junta and then jailed on suspicion of planning a counter-coup.

1857.- behead on tonkin to the bishop of Orchestramonsignor Jose Maria Diaz Sanjurjowhich motivated the Spanish intervention together with France in the cochinchina war.

1881.- The Sioux Chief”Sitting bull” is delivered to the US Army in Fort Buford (North Dakota).

1897.- opening session of the Brazilian Academy of Lettersfirst of its kind in South America.

1906.- It is signed on board the American cruise ship “marblehead“peace between Guatemala, Honduras and The Saviorsponsored by the presidents roosevelt and Porfirio Diaz.

1909.- The French Council of Ministers resigns Georges Clemenceau for criticism of his policy to renew the military fleet.

1922.- Closing of the The Hague Conference on war reparations owed by Germany.

1923.- Killed in an ambush the general and one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution “Pancho Villa“, in Hidalgo del Parral (Chihuahua).

1928.- The Chinese nationalist government adopts the Metric system.

1933.- He Third Reich sign the Concordat with The Vatican.

1944.- failed attack against hitler in it Rastenburg General Staff by officers of the anti-Nazi resistance in the operation “Valkyrie”.

1948.- Syngman Rhee is elected the first president of the Republic of South Koreaafter the division of the peninsula into two countries.

1949.- Finish the first Arab-Israeli Warstarted in 1948 when the state of Israelwith the signing of the armistice with Syriaafter those achieved with Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.

1950.- He belgian parliament authorizes the return of the king Leopold IIIwho comes from Swiss two days later. He ends the regency from 1944 of his brother, the Prince carlos.

1951.- Killed with a shot in Jerusalem to AbdullahKing of Jordanwhen he entered the mosque of omar.

1952.- the czech emil zatopek wins with Olympic record the 10,000 (2:29.17), in Helsinki. He was also gold and an Olympic record in the 5,000 and the marathon.

1958.- The bicameral is constituted Colombian Congressfor the first time since its closure in 1949, with equal numbers of liberals and conservatives.

1969.- First steps in the Moon: he Eagle moduleof the Apollo XIlands on the satellite and Neil Armstrong step on its surface. follows him edwin aldrin and Michael Collins stay on the ship.

1971.- discovery of the Lady of Trick (Grenade), one of the most outstanding archaeological finds of the 20th century in Spain.

1972.- It is inaugurated on Temple of Debod in Madrida building from the 2nd century AD C, donated to Spain by the Egyptian government in 1968, in gratitude for the help in saving the temples of abu simbel.

1974.- Turkish troops invade Cyprus in response to the coup d’état by Greek officers of the National Guard.

1976.- the probe Viking II of the POTfirst ship to land on Mars.

1979.- The Nicaraguan National Reconstruction Board arrives at Managua and the first government assumes power after the defeat of the National Guard Somocista for the Sandinistas.

1985.- Treasure seekers find the wreck of the Spanish galleonOur Lady of Atocha” versus Florida (USA). Sunk in 1622, with precious metals and jewels.

1988.- The Bolivian Roberto Suarez Gomez“the king of coke”, is detained near the border with Brazil.

1989.- The Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi she is placed under house arrest for criticizing the government.

1992.- Vaclav Havel leaves the presidency of czechoslovakia after the Slovaks blocked his re-election in Parliament.

2001.- Following the signing of an agreement, the road blockade ends in bolivian after a month of peasant protests (agrarian reform, the free market and the repeal of the coca cultivation laws).

2002.- Spain and Morocco reach an agreement on the parsley island. It returns to the situation prior to the Moroccan occupation.

.- 29 deaths and a hundred injured in the nightclub fire “Utopia” of Lime (Peru).

2004.- The Spanish Josep Borrell is elected president of the European Parliament.

.- Complaint against Augusto Pinochet for his million-dollar secret accounts in the United States riggs bank.

2009.- Condemn the former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to 7 years and six months in prison for corruption in the payment of 15 million dollars to his adviser Vladimir Montesinos.

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2017.- They exhume the remains of Salvador Dali to extract his dna for a paternity suit.

2020.- The Justice of Ecuador ratifies the sentence of 8 years in prison for bribery of the former president Rafael Correacharged in the case “Bribes 2012-2016″.

.- Cuba Eliminates the 10% tax on the US dollar, in force since 2004.

BIRTHS

1304.- Francesco PetrarcaItalian poet.

1822.- gregor mendelfather of modern genetics.

1873.- alberto santos dumontBrazilian precursor of air navigation.

1918.- Olga RamosSpanish cuppletist.

1919.- edmund hillaryNew Zealand pioneer in climbing Everest.

1925.- Jacques DelorsFrench former president of the European Commission.

1933.- cormac mmarthyAmerican film writer and writer.

1938.- Natalie WoodAmerican actress.

1946.- htin kyawformer Burmese president.

1947.- Carlos SantanaMexican guitarist.

1964.- Jose Manuel CampaSpanish president of the European Banking Authority.

1966.- Enrique Pena Nietoformer Mexican president.

1973.- Haakon MagnusCrown Prince of Norway.

1980.- Gisele BundchenBrazilian model.

DEATHS

1903.- Gioacchino PecciPope Leo XIII.

1937.- William MarconiItalian and father of the wireless telegraph.

[1945- paul valeryFrench writer.

1973.- Bruce LeeAmerican actor.

1989.- Jaime BartroliSpanish tennis player.

1990.- Sergei ParadjanovSoviet filmmaker.

2004.- Antonio GadesSpanish dancer.

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2011.- Lucien FreudBritish painter.

2013.- Helen ThomasAmerican journalist.

2014.- Alex AnguloSpanish actor.

Source: Elcomercio

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