A December 11but in 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, a decisive element in the internationalization of World War II.
OTHER ANIMALS
1813.- Treaty of Valençay: Napoleon restores to Ferdinand VIIhis prisoner, as king of Spain.
1844.- Rafael Carrera begins his presidential term in Guatemala.
1868.- Paraguayan forces defeat Brazilian forces in the Battle of Abahyduring the war of the triple alliance.
1879.- The Constituent Assembly of Guatemala proclaims a new Constitution (liberal).
1881.- Installs the electric lighting on the main streets of the Mexico City.
1936.- George VI of England ascends the throne after his brother’s abdication Edward VIII.
[1945- Peron officially announces his candidacy for the Presidency of Argentina.
1946.- Is founded UNICEFthe Children’s agency that provides humanitarian aid to children in developing countries.
1972.- The astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt They set foot on lunar soil in the mission of Apollo 17the last American moon landing so far.
1981.- The general Leopoldo Galtieri replaces as president of Argentina to the general Roberto Viola.
1994.- It closes in Miami the First Summit of the Americaswith a declaration of principles and an action plan to fight against corruptionthe poverty and preserving the environment
1997.- Approved on Kyoto Protocol about climate changewhich did not come into force until February 16, 2005.
1999.- concludes the Helsinki summit (Finland) with agreements to open a process of expansion of the European Union to other countries and the creation of a military body for rapid interventions.
2001.- China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
2004.- The doctors who treated Vienna to Viktor Yushchenkoopposition candidate for the Presidency of Ukrainethey confirm that he was poisoned with dioxin.
2008.- He FBI stops the financier Bernard Madoffof course pyramid fraud of 30 billion dollars.
.- Google releases the first stable version of Google Chrome for the operating system Windows.
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2013.- He Mexican Senate modifies three articles of the Constitution, a historic energetic reform which allows opening to private capital.
2019.- They discover in Indonesia a cave painting of a hunting scenethe oldest in the world known so far, at least 44,000 years old.
2020.- Women ex-combatants of the FARC open in Medellin (Colombia) the first market with products manufactured by demobilized guerrillas in different areas of the country.
BIRTH
1810.- Alfred de MussetFrench writer and playwright.
1843.- Robert Koch, physician and German bacteriologist.
1890.- Carlos Gardeltango singer.
1911.- Naguib MahfuzEgyptian writer, Nobel Prize winner 1988.
1918.- Alexander SolzhenitsynRussian writer, Nobel Prize winner 1970.
1928.- Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCuban filmmaker.
1930.- Jean Louis TrintignantFrench actor.
1943.- John Forbes Kerryvice president of the United States.
1950.- Christina Onassisdaughter of Aristotle Onassis.
DEATHS
1929.- Efren RebolledoMexican poet.
1959.- Felipe SassonePeruvian writer.
1964.- Sam CookeAmerican soul singer.
1999.- Franjo Tudjmanfirst head of state of Croatia.
2016.- Sadiq Jalal al-AzmSyrian philosopher.
2019.- David BellamyBritish naturalist and presenter.
2020.- Kim Ki-DukSouth Korean film director.
