Nine years ago, a May 2, 2017Mexico captured Dámaso López, known as “El Licensed” or “El Lic” and successor of the drug trafficker Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmánagainst whom he later testified at his trial in the United States.
1808.- The war of independence of Spain against France begins, with the uprising of the people of Madrid against the French Army.
1866.- Spanish bombardment of El Callao, last action of Spain’s war against Chile and Peru.
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1869.- In Paris, the ‘Folies Bergère’ cabaret opens its doors.
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1952.- First commercial flight of a jet, the Havilland Comet, which covered the London-Johannesburg route.
1968.- The closure of the University of Nanterre, due to the riots, marks the beginning of ‘French May’.
1983.- Microsoft presents its first mouse to the world: the Microsoft Mouse.
1992.- The European Economic Community (EC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) sign the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), which entered into force on January 1, 1994.
2008.- Cyclone ‘Nargis’ causes 134,000 deaths and 2.4 million victims in Burma (Myanmar).
2010.- During the financial crisis: the EU agrees to grant Greece a loan of 110 billion euros for the period 2010-2012.
2012.- Edward Munch’s ‘The Scream’ is auctioned in New York for $119.9 million, making it one of the most valuable in history.
2016.- The ship ‘Adonia’ arrives in Havana, the first US cruise ship in more than 50 years.
2018.- The latest theory of the late British physicist Stephen Hawking is published, in which he proposes that other universes very similar to ours may exist.
2023.- American screenwriters begin a strike in search of better contracts, which ended in October after the signing of a new collective agreement.
2024.- UNESCO awards its World Press Freedom Prize to people of Palestinian origin who practice journalism in Gaza.
1660.- Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian musician.
1729.- Catherine II ‘the Great’, Russian tsarina.
1772.- Friedrich Novalis, German poet.
1892.- Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen), German military aviator.
1925.- John Neville, British actor.
1929.- Edouard Balladur, former French Prime Minister.
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1955.- Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer.
1959.- Zoe Valdés, Cuban writer.
1975.- David Beckham, British footballer.
2015.- Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, second of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and fourth in line to the British throne.
1519.- Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian Renaissance artist and scholar.
1857.- Alfred de Musset, French poet.
1957.- Joseph McCarthy, American politician.
1999.- Oliver Reed, British actor.
2005.- Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace.
2009.- Augusto Boal, Brazilian playwright.
2015.- Maya Plisetskaya, Spanish-Russian dancer.
.- Ruth Rendell, British writer.
