December 26th Birthdays: What happened in the world on a day like today?

On a December 26th, but in 1960 Operation Pedro Pan began, informally called Operation Peter Pan, which lasted until October 23, 1962 and with which more than 14 thousand minors left Cuba alone and headed for the United States. The operation, carried out by Irish priest Bryan O. Walsh and financed by the USA, was considered the largest child exodus of the 20th century in the West.

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1541.- Francisco de Orellana undertake, on board the brig São Pedronavigation Amazonthe largest and longest river in the world.

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1825.- Simon Bolivarappointed life president of Peru.

1863.- It is applied for the first time electricity in Europe with the lighting of Cape coastal lighthouses Heve (France).

1884.- Spain communicates to foreign powers that it possesses the western coast of Africa between the bowler and white coversterritory called Western Sahara.

1898.- The scientists Peter It is Mary Curie inform the French Academy of Sciences of the discovery of radio and they coined the term radioactivity.

1906.- Premiere in Melbourne Athenaeum Theater the first one-hour feature film titled “The Story of the Kelly Gang”(The Story of the Kelly Gang).

1933.- The American inventor Edwin H. Armstrong patents the radio Frequency modulated (FM).

1948.- The Cardinal Primate of Hungary, Josef Mindszentyis arrested, imprisoned and prosecuted, accused of espionage in favor of U.S.

1953.- Effect on Paris the first living donor kidney transplant (from mother to child), which operated for 22 days.

1973.- World premiere of the filmThe Exorcist“from the principal William Friedkinan adaptation of the novel by William Peter Blatty.

1991.- He Supreme Soviet declares the end of Soviet Union (USSR) after the ratification of the Treaty of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEI).

.- O Legislative Assembly of Panama approves reforms in 58 articles of the Constitution, including the abolition of the army and the creation of thedefender of the people”.

nineteen ninety-six.- O United Nations Convention (UN) against the Desertification.

2003.- A earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale shakes the historic city of Bam (southeast of Will) which causes 26,271 deaths.

2004.- Register at Aceh, Sumatraa large earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale that affects 12 countries in Asia It is Africa and this causes the death of 229 thousand people.

2006.- He Iraqi Court of Cassation ratifies the death sentence against the former president Saddam Hussein.

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2010.- O Argentine justice pass the first sentence to money laundry of history.

2012.- The longest high-speed line in the world opens between Beijing It is Cantonwith a length of 2,298 kilometers.

2014.- To the FARC they free the soldier Carlos Becerra Ojedakidnapped in the department of Caucá (Colombia).

2017.- The only African winner of a Gold ballthe former football player George Weahwins the presidential elections in Liberia with the party Congress for Democratic Change (CCD).

.- Honduras celebrates its tenths general elections since 1980, when it returned to democracy.

2022.- In Pepperhe Senate The debate begins on the project that makes the new constituent process viable in the country, which must then be revalidated in both chambers.

.- The president of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoganannounces the discovery of a new deposit of natural gas at the Black Sea.

BIRTHDAY

1716.- Thomas GrayEnglish lyric poet.

1893.- Mao Zedong (Mao Tse Tung), leader of the People’s Republic of China.

1904.- Alejo CarpentierCuban writer

1910.- Madalena Nilo del Río“Argentine Empire”, Spanish-Argentine actress, singer and dancer.

1914.- Richard WidmarkAmerican film actor.

1949.- José Manuel Ramos-HortaTimorese independence activist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

DEATHS

1972.- Harry S. Trumanthe 33rd president of the United States.

1977.- Howard FalcõesAmerican film director.

1985.- Diane FosseyAmerican primatologist who inspired the film “Gorillas in the Mist”.

1988.- Pablo SorozábalSpanish composer.

1994.- Sylva KoscinaItalian actress of Croatian origin.

2006.- Gerald Fordformer president of the United States.

2009.- Yves RocherFrench businessman.

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2011.- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Mexican actor.

2020.- George Blakethe legendary British agent who spied for the Soviet KGB.

2021.- Desmond TutuSouth African archbishop, fighter for human rights and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984.

Source: Elcomercio

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