events
In 1895: In Londonthe writer Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years in prison with hard labor due to his homosexuality in which it will be remembered as one of the fastest and most unfair verdicts in history. He was released after just one day of arrest.
In 1931: In France, auguste piccard becomes the first man to reach stratosphere when ascending in balloon up to 16,000 m Tall.
In 1964: in Colombia, Manuel Marulanda Velez found the FARC. An organization that, together with the ELN, has kept the peace of Colombians and the region in check for decades.
In 2007 in Venezuela the government of the president Hugo Chavez takes off the air Radio Caracas Television, open signal channel founded on November 15, 1953.
This channel was the one that gave the first broadcast spaces for the message of his campaign as a presidential candidate.
Chavez’s first interview on RCTV with Marcel Granier
Order for the closure of Radio Caracas Television on the national network.
This is how it was seen on the TV screens of Venezuelans, the exit of RCTV from the air on May 27, 2007.
in 2016: in Hiroshima (Japan), the president of USA, Barack Obamavisit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Instead of apologizing ―as a representative of the Executive Branch of the United States, directly responsible for the death of 300,000 civilians in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic attacks― asserts impersonally that “death fell from the sky.”
births
In 1922 born Christopher Lee, English actor and musician whose great love of sports and height (measured 1.96 meters) were well used in the cinema. He became popular for mostly playing villains. He participated in about 250 productions since 1948. He was typecast for several years in horror movies with the character of Count Dracula. (d. 2015).
In 1924 born Jaime LusinchiVenezuelan president between 1984 and 1989. (d. 2014).
In 1951 Born Ain Bethlehem, singer Y actress Spanish, and one of the most outstanding figures in the Spanish-speaking entertainment world. She won the Latin Grammy Award for Musical Excellence in 2015.
Deaths
In 1840 he died Niccolo Paganiniconsidered among the most virtuoso performers of his time, recognized as one of the best violinists who ever lived, with absolute pitch and perfect intonation (b. 1782). There is a myth linked to the virtues of this great Italian musician that seeks to link him with diabolical pacts, but it happens that the skill of his technique was complemented by his hands, whose sizes were out of the ordinary, which did not allow any competitor in the world of the violin
international celebrations
- Bolivia: Mother’s Day
- Peru: Native Language Day
catholic saints
- Saint Augustine of Canterbury.
- Saint Bruno of Würzburg.
Such a day as today. By Fran Arreaza Ortega. Columnist, communicator, educator and chronicler specializing in general events. Columnist @elnacionalweb Contact: @franarreaza
