He January 22 2006, twenty years ago, Evo Morales He is sworn in as president of Bolivia, the first indigenous person to assume this position in the country.
Other anniversaries
1506.- About 150 Swiss soldiers arrive at the Vatican and place themselves at the service of Pope Julius II. The Swiss Guard is thus created, in charge of the Pope’s security.
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1918.- The Ukrainian People’s Republic proclaims itself independent from Russia.
1926.- The Spanish plane ‘Plus Ultra’ begins its crossing of the Atlantic. It leaves the Spanish port of Palos, in the province of Huelva, bound for Buenos Aires.
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1963.- Charles De Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer sign the Elysée Treaty, which seals the reconciliation between Germany and France.
1970.- The Boeing 747 plane, known as ‘Jumbo’, makes its first commercial flight between New York and London with the Pan American company.
1973.- The American Georges Foreman snatches the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from his compatriot Joe Frazier, in a fight held in Kingston (Jamaica).
1977.- Felipe de Borbón assumes the titles linked to the heir to the Spanish Crown, among them that of Prince of Asturias.
1980.- The Soviet dissident and scientist Andrei Sakharov is deported to the city of Gorky.
– Dozens of dead and injured in San Salvador, when far-right snipers fired at a demonstration of more than 100,000 people, who were demanding democracy and agrarian reform.
1982.- Former Chilean president Eduardo Frei dies of poisoning.
1996.- Tanzania closes its border with Burundi and prevents the entry of 17,000 Rwandan refugees.
2003.- The Palace of Versailles hosts the first joint session in the history of the Parliaments of France and Germany.
2006.- Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in an NBA game, the second best mark in NBA history behind the 100 points scored by Wilt Chamberlain in 1962.
2020.- Ekaterini Sakelaropulu, first female head of state of Greece.
2021.- The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, negotiated and approved in 2017 at the United Nations, comes into force.
Births
1561.- Francis Bacon, English philosopher.
1849.- August Strindberg, Swedish playwright.
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1788.- Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron), English romantic poet.
1875.- David Wark Griffith, American filmmaker.
1891.- Antonio Gramsci, Italian Marxist thinker.
1909.- Faustino Cordón, Spanish biologist and researcher.
1920.- Chiara Lubich, Italian, founder of the Catholic Focolare movement.
1930.- Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress.
1931.- Sam Cooke, American singer and songwriter.
1932.- Francisco Brines, Spanish poet.
1940.- John Hurt, British actor.
1965.- Diane Lane, American actress.
.- Steven Adler, American drummer who was part of Guns N’Roses.
1970.- Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist.
1984.- Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, Kenyan marathon runner.
1990.- Laura Ester, Spanish water polo player.
1993.- Rio Haryanto, Indonesian racing driver.
Deaths
1901.- Victoria I, Queen of England.
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1922.- Benedict XV, Pope.
1973.- Lyndon B. Johnson, former president of the United States (1963-1969).
1981.- María Moliner, Spanish philologist.
1984.- Claudio Estrada, Mexican composer and guitarist.
1985.- Arthur Bryant, British historian
1992.- Luis de Albuquerque, Portuguese historian.
1994.- Telly Savalas, American actor.
1995.- Rose Fitzgerald, American, matriarch of the Kennedy Clan.
2000.- Xavier Turull, Spanish violinist and composer.
2004.- Ann Miller, American actress and dancer.
2005.- Consuelo Velásquez, Mexican composer, author of ‘Bésame mucho’.
2007.- Henri Groués, Abbot Pierre, French Catholic priest, founder of the Companions of Emmaus.
2008.- Heath Ledger, Australian actor.
2009.- Héctor Decio Rosetto, Argentine chess player.
2010.- Jean Simmons, British actress.
2011.- Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor.
2014.- Manu Leguineche, Spanish journalist.
2017.- Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, the third largest video game entity in Japan.
2018.- Ursula K. Le Guin, American writer.
2020.- Armando Uribe, Chilean poet.
2022.- Don Wilson, American guitarist.
2023.- Agustí Villaronga, Spanish film director.
2024.- Alba Cebrián, Spanish athlete.
-Gary Graham, American actor known for the series ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’.
– Norman Jewison, film director of ‘Moonspell’ and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’.
2025.- Vasco Rocha Vieira, the last Portuguese governor of Macau before the delivery of this territory to China.
