Ephemeris of August 24: What happened in the world on a day like today?

In a August 24but in 1984, the Colombian president, Belisario Betancur, agreed with the M-19 guerrillas to abandon their arms after 16 years of violence and 300,000 deaths.

OTHER EVENTS

79 AD- Vesuvius volcano eruptionin the bay of Naples (Italy), which destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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1499.- Alonso de Ojeda, John of the Thing and Americo vespucio discover the lake maracaibo in Venezuela.

1535.- Leaves Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cádiz, Spain) the expedition of Peter Mendozamade up of 14 ships and 2,150 men, which explored and conquered a part of the current Argentinian republic.

1572.- slaughter of San Bartolome: mass murders against french huguenots (Calvinist Protestants) throughout the country.

1814.- After the defeat of the Americans against the English, they occupy Washington and set fire to various public buildings, including the White House and the Capitol.

1820.- military pronouncement in Port and Lisbon and establishment of the constitutional monarchy in Portugal.

1821.- The last viceroy of Mexico, Juan O’Donojuand the Mexican leader Agustin de Iturbide sign the Treaty of Cordoba that recognizes Mexican independence.

1879.- bursts into Cuba the call “little waragainst the Spanish, led by the mulatto general Antonio Maceo.

1891.- American inventor thomas edison obtains the patent for the first cinematographic camera.

1930.- A military uprising demolishes in Peru to the dictator Augusto B. Leguia.

1932.- the aviator Amelia Earhart land at the airport New Jersey (USA) after a 19-hour flight from The Angels (USA), and becomes the first woman to make a transcontinental flight.

1954.- The Brazilian President, getulio vargascommits suicide before the demand of his resignation by the Armed forces.

1958.- People’s Chinese bomb the quemoy island (Formosa) and begins the naval blockade, beginning the second crisis of the Taiwan Strait.

1991.- The Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachevresigns as Secretary General of the CPSU and urges his central committee to dissolve it.

.- Ukraine proclaims its independence from USSR.

nineteen ninety five.- Microsoft launches the operating system Windows 95.

2000.- The Argentine ex-military Miguel Angel Cavallo is detained in cancun (Mexico), accused of torture during the military dictatorship.

2003.- The Spanish Fernando Alonso (Renault) triumphs in the Hungarian GP and is the youngest (22 years old) to win a Formula One.

2004.- Two Russian Tupolev aircraft explode in mid-flight and cause 96 deaths, in an apparent Chechen bombingwhose investigations were never clear.

.- The Argentine Supreme Court declares the criminal responsibility for the murder of the Chilean general not prescribed Carlos Prats and his wife in 1974.

.- The Panamanian president, Mireya Moscosorecognizes the responsibility of the State in the disappearance of 110 opponents of the military dictatorship (1968 and 1989).

2006.- The astronomical union International excludes Pluto as a planet and reduces to eight the number in the Solar system.

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2011.- Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of the apple company.

2012.- The US court sentenced samsung to pay $1 billion for copying technology from Manzana.

.- The Anti-Doping Agency American bans cyclist in perpetuity Lance Armstrong and disqualifies him from his competitions since 1998.

2014.- Forehead Al-Nusra Free American journalist Peter Theo Curtiskidnapped in Syria since 2012.

2016.- He colombian government and the guerrilla of the FARC end in Havana the peace agreement negotiations, signed by the negotiators of both parties and the ambassadors of Cuba and Norwayguarantor countries in the process.

.- A earthquake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale causes 296 deaths in amatrice (Italy).

2018.- An appeals court raises the sentence of the former president of South Korea Park Geun-hye for his role in the corruption plot “rasputin”.

2020.- The San Lucas Island becomes the thirtieth national park of Costa Rica and includes dry tropical forest, sea and beaches.

2021.- The sloth becomes the fourth national symbol of Costa Ricabehind the yigüirrohe whitetail deer and the sea ​​cowto protect the species and its habitat.

.- The French actress Marion Cotillard, Donostia Award of the 69 San Sebastian Festival (Spain).

2022.- It begins to operate in the German town of Bremervörde (north) the first line of the world on which they circulate hydrogen powered trains.

BIRTHS

1484.- Bartolome de las CasasSpanish Dominican, Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico) and defender of the American Indians.

1552.- lavinia fontanaItalian Renaissance painter.

1899.- Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer.

1919.- Bartolomé Maximiliano “Benny” MoréCuban musician.

1927.- Harry M MarkowitzAmerican economist, Nobel-1990.

1947.- Paulo CoelhoBrazilian novelist.

1948.- Jean-Michel JarreFrench composer of electronic music.

1973.- Inge de BruijnDutch swimmer.

1987.- Luisa Mª Alcalde LujánMexican politician.

DEATHS

1892.- Jules PerrotFrench dancer and choreographer.

1943.- simone weilFrench writer.

1997.- Vicente “Tete” MontoliuSpanish jazz musician.

2004.- ota sikCzechoslovakian economist, protagonist Prague Spring.

2014.- Richard AtternboroughBritish actor and director.

2017.- Jay ThomasAmerican actor.

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2018.- Lindsay KempBritish actor, mime and choreographer.

2020.- Pascal Lissoubformer President of the Republic of the Congo.

2021.- Wilfried Van MoerBelgian soccer legend.

Source: Elcomercio

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