Today's ephemeris: what happened on July 20 | Events that occurred in Argentina and the world - Archyde

Today’s ephemeris: what happened on July 20 | Events that occurred in Argentina and the world

In the ephemeris of july 20 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:

1923. Pancho Villa is assassinated

Pancho Villa, one of the emblematic leaders of the Mexican Revolution, is assassinated in Hidalgo del Parral, in the state of Chihuahua. He was 45 years old. His real name was José Doroteo Arango. Known as El Centauro del Norte, he was provisional governor of Chihuahua. He distributed the land of large estates among the peasants. In March 1916 he crossed the border and attacked the US city of Columbus, in retaliation for US support for his rival Venustiano Carranza. The raid led to the mission of General John Pershing, who unsuccessfully pursued Villa for a year. After Álvaro Obregón came to power, the idea of ​​killing Villa took shape. They ambushed him while he was on his way to a family gathering and, after killing him, cut off his head.

1933. Nace Cormac McCarthy

In Providence, Rhode Island, one of the greatest writers of contemporary American literature is born: Cormac McCarthy. The Guardian of the Garden was his first novel, published in 1965. Later they would come the dark outside e Son of Godbefore facing the writing of his major works, such as blood meridian, all the beautiful horses, No country for old men (made into a film by the Coen brothers), and Roadwhich earned him a Pulitzer Prize.

1944. The attack against Adolf Hitler

A group of officers attacks Adolf Hitler. The German dictator is meeting with his staff at the Wolf’s Lair in Rastenburg when a bomb explodes. The person in charge is Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who leaves the explosive in a briefcase and leaves the place. He travels to Berlin and reports that Hitler has died, which mobilizes the reserve troops, as ruled in the Operation Valkyrie. The reservists occupy the main buildings and detain Nazi leaders without knowing that they are actually being used in a coup. Stauffenberg and his group want to seize power to negotiate peace with the Allies. At nightfall, Hitler speaks on the radio: he has left with minor injuries from the attack. The repression begins: the coup fails and Stauffenberg and those who accompany him are captured and shot at dawn on July 21.

[1945MotherPaulValéry

go dead Paul Valery in Paris at the age of 73. One of the most important French poets, he was born in Sète, by the Mediterranean, in 1871. In his work, the essays by Varietythe annotations of his Notebooksand his formidable poetic work, with titles such as the marine graveyard y The young Grim Reaper.

1947. Carlos Santana is born

Carlos Santana, one of the great guitar virtuosos, was born in Autlán de Navarro, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. With his band, named after him, he played at Woodstock in 1969. The band has recorded 25 albums to date. In 1973 he began his solo career, with the release of Love Devotion Surrender. He remains active as one of the most popular artists in the world with his particular fusion of rock with Latin music.

1969. Landing on the Moon

The Apollo XI spacecraft lands on the Moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step on the Earth’s satellite. He is followed by his partner Edwin Aldrin. Meanwhile, Michael Collins stays in the module that orbits the Moon. The ship had taken off on July 16. Astronauts spend 22 hours on the lunar surface and the entire world witnesses on television the culminating moment of the space race, as well as one of the great feats in the history of mankind. On July 24 they arrive safely on Earth.

1973. Bruce Lee dies

Bruce Lee He died in Hong Kong at the age of 32. A brain edema ends his life when he was already consecrated as the great star of martial arts movies. He was born in San Francisco in 1940. Son of Chinese parents, his popularity was cemented from the series The green Hornet, with the character of Kato. the premiere of The big boss, in 1971, meant his jump to stardom. then they came Eastern Fury, the return of the dragon y Dragon operation. filmed Game of Death when his death occurred.

1976. The Night of the Blackout in Jujuy

The operations that extend until July 27 begin in Libertador General San Martín, Jujuy, and are remembered as Blackout Night. The dictatorship makes use of intentional cuts in the city’s power plant and carries out a series of kidnappings. In total, there were about 400 kidnapped, of which 55 remain missing. The following year he disappeared the radical former mayor Luis Arédez, who had wanted to collect taxes from the Ledesma sugar mill. Witnesses point out that the directors of the company have provided personnel and vehicles to the military for the kidnappings. During the following decades, Carlos Pedro Blaquier, owner of the sugar mill, is accused of his role and uses his advanced age and state of health to delay the judicial process against him.

1989. Goodbye to Minguito

Juan Carlos Altavista dies at the age of 60. He became popular with the character of Minguito Tinguitella, both in film and on television. He was also seen in theater. Outside of his character, he acted in movies like Carne, the salami y The ninth.

2004. Antonio Gades dies

A cancer ends the life of Antonio Gades. The Spanish dancer and choreographer was 67 years old. He was born as Antonio Esteve Ródenas in Elda, province of Alicante. He was an internationally renowned artist since the 1960s. He created the Spanish National Ballet in 1978 and was seen in several films: Carmen, The love wizard y Blood Wedding. He joined the Communist Party. Weeks before his death he was decorated by Fidel Castro.

2011. Lucian Freud dies

He dies in London at the age of 88. the painter Lucian Freud. He had been born in Berlin in 1922 and went into exile with his family in the British capital due to the rise of Hitler. Sigmund Freud’s grandson befriended Francis Bacon, one of the most important painters of the second half of the 20th century. His pictorial work is associated with surrealism. He was awarded the UK Order of Merit in 1993.

Furthermore, it is the world chess day, as determined by the UN; and, motivated by the arrival of Man on the Moon, the Friends day.

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