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October 17th Birthdays: What happened in the world on a day like today?

On a October 17thbut in 1829, Pedro I, emperor of Brazil, established the Order of Chivalry of the Rose.

OTHER ANIMALS

1888.- Thomas Edison patent the optical phonograph (the first film).

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1899.- Starts at Colombia the so-called civil war ofThousand Days”, which ends on November 21, 1902.

1910.- Fifth and last day of Five-day hurricane in Cubawhich causes the death of 700 people and in To Havana breaks the pier.

1931.- Al Capone is found guilty by a jury in U.S and on October 24 he was sentenced to eleven years in prison for tax evasion.

1933.- Albert Einstein escape from Nazi germany and come to U.S as a refugee.

1951.- They start in good air the broadcasts of the first television channel of Argentina: Channel 7.

1966.- A earthquake devastates the coast of Peru and causes 101 deaths, more than 1,500 injuries and serious material damage.

1969.- Bolivia nationalizes the American company Gulf Oil.

1979.- O Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Nobel Prize of Peace.

1986.- Movie premiere “The color of money“, with Paul Newman (Oscar) It is Tom Cruise.

1989.- A earthquake of 7.1 on the Richter scale shakes the north of California and causes 70 deaths, 3,000 injuries and material damage in the billions.

1994.- peace treaty between Israel It is Jordan for territorial disputes, which was ratified on October 26th with the presence of the Bill Clinton.

1997.- Official premiere of the filmI know what you did last summer”(I know what you did last summer).

2003.- Gonzalo Sánchez de LozadaPresident of Boliviaresigns after a month of protests in which more than 70 people die.

2004.- Comes into force on Brazil O “Law of Destruction Shot”whereby planes that fly over Brazilian territory without identifying themselves can be shot down.

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2014.- Argentina launches its first satellite for telecommunications.

2016.- The Chinese ship takes off Shenzhou-11 with two astronauts on board to spend 33 days in the space laboratory Tiangong-2.

2017.- A judge of Hawaii blocks the American president’s third immigration veto, donald trumpas discriminatory.

2018.- A student kills 19 people in a high school Crimea, Russia and then he commits suicide.

BIRTHDAY

1797.- Juan Lavallea prominent soldier in the Argentine war of independence.

1912.- Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani).

1915.- Arthur MillerAmerican playwright.

1916.- José López RegaArgentine politician, co-founder of Peronism.

1918.- Rita HayworthAmerican actress.

1920.- Miguel DelibesSpanish writer and journalist.

.- Montgomery CliftAmerican actor.

1968.- Ziggy MarleyJamaican musician, son of Bob Marley.

1969.- Jesus Angel Garcia BragadoSpanish athlete.

1972.- EminemAmerican rap singer.

1983.- Happiness Jones, British actress.

DEATHS

1757.- René RéaumurFrench physicist.

1849.- Frederick ChopinPolish composer.

1934.- Santiago Ramón and CajalSpanish doctor, Nobel Prize winner.

1944.- Paulo HaasCzech composer.

2005.- Ba JinChinese writer.

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2018.- Ara GülerTurkish photojournalist.

2019.- Alicia AlonsoCuban dancer and choreographer.

2022.- Claudio Biern BoydSpanish film director, creator of “David the Gnome”.

Source: Elcomercio

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