Ephemeris of August 18: What happened in the world on a day like today?

In a August 18thbut from 1960, the first female contraceptive pill went on sale in the United States.

OTHER EVENTS

1480.- Disembark on the island of Gran Canaria the expedition organized by the Catholic kings leadered by Peter of Vera for the conquest of the archipelago.

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1492.- Publication of the first edition of the “Grammar about the Spanish Language“, of Antonio Nebrija.

1502.- The original navigator Spain at the service of the Portuguese crown, joao da novadiscovers an islet to which he gave the name of the saint of the day: st. Helen.

1849.- Buenaventura Baez is elected president of Dominican Republic.

1920.- The nineteenth constitutional amendment that recognizes the right to vote for women in the US is ratified.

1936.- Federico García Lorca is murdered along with several people, near Grenadeone month after starting the Civil war.

1947.- The government of the Paraguayan general Higinio Morinigo defeat the military rebels since March 7 of that year, in what is known as the Civil War of 47 either Revolution of the Pynandíthanks to the support received by the Argentine general peron.

1958.- the russian writer Vladimir Nabokov publishes his novel lolita in USA.

1962.- First performance of the beatles with the definitive formation in the Horticulture Society Dance of birkenhead, United Kingdom.

1963.- James Meredith becomes the first graduate Afro-American upon graduating in the University of Mississippi.

1964.- He IOC suspends to South Africa to participate in the Olympic Games for his policy of apartheid.

1973.- irapuatoin the Mexican state of Guanajuatosuffers the worst floods in its history with hundreds of deaths and missing persons.

1976.- the probe moon 24of the Soviet Unionland on the lunar surface to collect samples and take them back to the Land. It was the last ship sent to the Moon by USSR.

1977.- South African police arrest Steve Biko under the accusation of act of terrorism in king william town in 1967. He will die days later from the police torture of the regime of the apartheid.

1985.- dies Julia ArevaloUruguayan and first woman parliamentarian in South America.

1987.- The Sandinista government of Nicaragua lifts the state of exception, in force since March 1982, in compliance with a peace agreement.

1989.- murdered in Bogota by drug-trafficking hitmen and with the alleged complicity of State agents the senator and Liberal candidate for the Presidency Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento.

1992.- The mythical eaves of the boston celtics, Larry Birdannounces his withdrawal from the american professional basketball league (nba).

1993.- A violent fire destroys the wooden bridge of Lucernesymbol of that Swiss city and the oldest monument of this type that was preserved in Europe.

1994.- He Parliament of Panama approves the abolition of Army.

2003.- Argentina communicates to the Spanish judge Balthazar Garzonthe arrest of all those claimed for crimes of genocide, terrorism and torture committed during the military dictatorship (1976-1983).

2005.- He Polisario Front releases in tindouf (Algeria), the last 404 Moroccan prisoners of war.

2006.- The Chilean Supreme Court confirms the dictator’s lawlessness Augusto Pinochet for embezzlement of public funds.

2008.- The president of Pakistan pervez musharraf resigns from office after being threatened with impeachment.

2009.- Georgia officially leaves the CIS by the 2008 Russian military intervention on its territory.

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2015.- In Syriahe Islamic State (EI) beheads the archaeologist and head of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in palmyra, Khaled al Asaadfor being him “idol director”.

2018.- The former cricket world champion Imran Khan takes office as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

2020.- The former Colombian president alvaro uribein house arrest, resigns from his seat in the Senatea measure with which he opens a new path to the process against him for alleged procedural fraud and bribery of witnesses.

2022.- A report from the Commission for Truth and Access to Justice concludes that the disappearance of the 43 Mexican students from Ayotzinapa was a “state crime”.

BIRTHS

1830.- Francis Joseph IEmperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

1920.- Shelley WintersAmerican actress.

1927.- rosalynn carterformer first lady of the United States.

1929.- Anatoly V. KuznetzovSoviet writer.

1930.- Augustin IbarrolaSpanish painter and sculptor.

1932.- Luc MontagnierFrench Nobel Prize in Medicine virologist.

1933.- Roman PolanskiPolish filmmaker.

1936.- robert redfordAmerican actor and film director.

1952.- Patrick SwayzeAmerican actor.

1957.- Carole BouquetFrench actress.

1958.- madeleine stoweAmerican actress.

1962.- Felipe Calderon Hinojosaformer president of Mexico.

1969.- Edward NortonAmerican actor.

1983.- Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr. known as MikaBritish-Lebanese singer.

1985.- Beatrice BorromeoItalian aristocrat wife of Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco.

DEATHS

1850.- Honore de BalzacFrench novelist.

1987.- Carlos Drummond de AndradeBrazilian poet.

1994.- Yeshayahu LeibowichIsraeli philosopher.

nineteen ninety five.- Julio Caro BarojaSpanish anthropologist.

2004.- Elmer BersteinAmerican composer of soundtracks.

2009.- Kim Dae Jungformer president of South Korea and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

2018.- Kofi AnnanGhanaian, former UN Secretary General.

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2019.- embody stepSpanish actress.

2020.- Mohammed Ali TashiriIranian cleric.

2022.- Virginia PattonAmerican actress.

Source: Elcomercio

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