south america
17th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ted Hughes (British Poet Laureate)
Died:
1850 Jose de San Martin (Revolutionary and General in South America leading in Argentina, Chile and Peru for independence from Spain)
On This Day:
1950 Indonesia gains independence (from The Netherlands)
15th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1769 Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of France and military leader)
Died:
1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman (Founding Father and President of Bangladesh)
On This Day:
1914 Panama Canal opens
Have a good Wednesday, 15th August
10th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1960 Antonio Banderas (actor – Evita)
Died:
1945 Robert H Goddard (built first liquid fueled rocket)
On This Day:
1809 Ecuador declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Friday, 10th August
6th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1809 Alfred Lord Tennyson (British Poet Laureate)
Died:
2015 Louise Suggs (golfer & co-founder of the LPGA)
On This Day:
1825 Bolivia becomes independent (from Peru)
Have a good Monday, 6th August
28th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 Beatrix Potter (children’s author & illustrator – Peter Rabbit)
Died:
1741 Antonio Vivaldi (composer – The Four Seasons)
On This Day:
1821 Peru declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Saturday, 28th July
26th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1856 George Bernard Shaw (playwright, Pygmalion – Nobel Prize winner)
Died:
1952 Eva Peron (Evita) First Lady of Argentina
On This Day:
1847 Liberia becomes an independent nation
Have a good Thursday, 26th July
9th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 OJ Simpson (football star)
Died:
2002 Rod Steiger (actor)
On This Day:
1816 Argentina declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Monday, 9th July
