1896 – OLYMPIC GAMES. The first Olympic Games in modern history begin in Athens, in which 214 male athletes from fourteen countries competed until April 15, 1896. The Games of the I Olympiad excluded female athletes.
1909 – ROBERT PEARY. American explorer Robert Peary leads a group of 23 people, including several Eskimos, with whom he reaches the North Pole and declares to be the first expedition to set foot on that end of the planet. The achievement was called into question, and in 1996, an analysis of Peary’s records indicated that the rover had come within 23 miles of the North Pole.
1930 – SALT MARCH. After a journey of 300 kilometers, the Salt March, a peaceful demonstration led by the lawyer and activist Mahatma Gandhi to demand India’s independence from the British Empire, concludes in the port city of Mumbay (Bombay).
1943 – THE LITTLE PRINCE. The short novel “The Little Prince”, the work of the French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of the classics of world literature, is published in the US city of New York, translated into 250 languages.
1963 – RAFAEL CORREA IS BORN. The economist Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado was born in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, who presided over Ecuador for ten years, four months and nine days, making him the leader who governed that country the longest.
1965 – BEACHBOYS. The American band The Beach Boys recorded the song California Girl, a classic that entered the Rock Hall of Fame, at the Western Studios in the city of Los Angeles. The song, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was released on a single and later on the Summer Days album.
1979 – JULY GRONDONA. Sports director Julio Humberto Grondona, co-founder of Arsenal Fútbol Club, assumes the presidency of the Argentine Football Association, a position he held for 35 years, until his death in 2014. He was also senior vice president of the International Association of Football Federations soccer.
1986 – RIVER PLATE. In the remembered superclassic “of the orange ball”, River Plate returns to the First Division Olympic champion at the La Bombonera stadium after defeating Boca Juniors 2-0 with goals from offensive midfielder Norberto “Beto” Alonso, one of the great “millionaire” idols.
1987 – JOHN PAUL II. Pope John Paul II arrives in Buenos Aires for his second visit to Argentina, which included a tour of ten cities on a five-day tour and a massive mass on the Buenos Aires 9 de Julio avenue.
2016 – THE ROLLING STONES. The first exhibition on The Rolling Stones is inaugurated at the prestigious Saatchi gallery in London, which included 500 objects from the famous British rock band distributed in nine thematic spaces.
2022 – PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. The International Day of Physical Activity is celebrated, instituted by the World Health Organization to promote “all movements that are part of daily life, including work, recreation, exercise and sports activities.”
