In a November 13but in 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in the Colombian Andes, causing the death of 23,000 people and the flooding of 440,000 hectares of land when the summit of the mountain thawed and the Tolima and Caldas rivers overflowed, destroying the population of Armero.
OTHER ANIMALS
1850.- It is done in Mexico the first telegraphic transmission between National Palace and the Mining College. A year later, the first telegraph line was inaugurated between Mexico City and Nopalucanin the state of Puebla.
1903.- USA formally recognizes the Republic of Panama. He had unofficially done it in the first days of November.
1905.- Norway decides in a plebiscite the monarchy as a form of government instead of the republic. Days later the Prince Charles of Denmark becomes king of Norway with the name of Haakon VII.
1907.- The French Paul Cornu carries out, in Lisieuxnorthwest France, which is considered the first helicopter flight in history. With a device equipped with a Antoinette enginemanaged to rise about 30 centimeters above the ground for 20 seconds.
1918.- After the defeat of Germany in the First World War, Hungary and the representative of the allies, sign the Belgrade Armisticewhich culminates the decomposition process of Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans.
1940.- It premieres in USA the movie “Fancy” of Walt Disneythe first projected with stereophonic sound.
1950.- He is murdered in Caracas the lieutenant Colonel Carlos Delgado Chalbaudpresident of the Military Government Junta who overthrew the president Romulo Gallegos. It is considered the first assassination in Venezuela.
1962.- He goes out into the street in Buenos Aires (Argentina) the first issue of the magazine “Front page”.
1970.- In Syria, Hafez al Assadmember of the Socialist Baath Party and of the Alawite minority, carried out a coup d’état and took power, which he held until his death in 2000. He was succeeded by his son Bashar al Assad.
1971.- Enter the orbit of Mars the American probeMariner IX”, is the first spacecraft to successfully orbit another planet.
1982.- It opens in Washington D.C. he Vietnam Veterans Memorialwork of the architect of Chinese origin Maya Lin.
1992.- The 33-year-old Dominican immigrant Lucrecia Perezis murdered in the neighborhood of Aravaca (Madrid) and is recognized in Spain as the first fatality of the racism and the xenophobia.
2002.- The Greek tankerPrestige” capsizes off the coast of Galicia (northwest Spain) with 77,000 tons of fuel oil and 27 crew members on board. On the 19th, it splits in two and sinks, causing the greatest ecological catastrophe in Spain.
2003.- He Senate of Puerto Rico approves a bill that establishes the Spanish as the official language of the country.
2009.- The North American space agency POT finds “a significant amount” of water in the Moon.
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2010.- The Burmese leader Aun Sang Suu Kyiis released after serving seven and a half years of continuous house arrest and nearly 16 of discontinuous captivity.
2013.- It opens in NY the skyscraper Four World Trade Centerthe first office tower that opens the complex of World Trade Center (WTC) after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
2015.- In Paris (France) a chain of attacks Islamic State (IS) leaves 130 dead and more than 300 injured. The French president declares a state of emergency.
2017.- The Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) are left off the terrorist list of the European Union (EU).
2018.- In NYthe trial against the Mexican begins Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmánaccused by US Government of drug trafficking.
2019.- In Venicethe phenomenon known as high water or rising tides causes a rise in water of 187 centimeters and the worst flooding since 1966.
2021.- Cuban authorities withdraw press credentials from journalists of the Efe Agency in Cuba. It is the first time that this has happened in the 50 years of presence of the Spanish state information agency on the island.
2022.- In Guadalajara (Mexico) opens its doors on the first LGBTQ+ Memory Museumto send a message of tolerance in the country.
.- The octogenarian Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimentoauthor of world-renowned hits, says goodbye to the stage with a massive concert in Belo Horizonte which she dedicated to her friend, also an artist Gal Costarecently deceased.
.- The famous hotel Deauville of Miami Beacha place where the rich and famous stayed in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century.
BIRTH
1850.- Robert Louis StevensonScottish novelist.
1914.- Julio Caro BarojaSpanish historian and anthropologist.
1916.- José Ortega Spottorno (son of Ortega y Gasset), Spanish editor.
1955.- Whoopi GoldbergAmerican actress.
1979.- Ricardo ScamarccioItalian actor.
DEATHS
1868.- Gioachino RossiniItalian composer.
1974.- Vittorio de SiccaItalian film actor and director.
2002.- Juan Alberto “Pepe” SchiaffinoUruguayan footballer.
2004.- Harry LampertAmerican creator of the comic book superhero Flash.
2008.- Francisco Ignacio TaiboMexican writer and journalist.
2010.- Luis García BerlangaSpanish filmmaker.
2018.- Luis Enrique Gatica“Lucho Gatica”, Chilean bolero singer.
