In a December 4but of 1996he Government and the Guatemalan guerrilla sign in Oslo a ceasefire after 36 years of civil warwhich will be ratified with the signing of the peace agreement on December 29 in Guatemala City.
OTHER ANIMALS
1791.- The Sunday newspaper of the British newspaper ‘The Observer‘ publishes its first issue.
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1808.- War of Independence: Napoleon enter Madrid.
1816.- Premiere of the opera “Othello” of Rossini in Naples.
1870.- Amadeus of Savoyson of Victor Emmanuel II of Italyofficially accepts his appointment to occupy the throne of Spainafter having been chosen by the Parliament on November 16 of that year.
1881.- First publication of the Californian newspaper Los Angeles Times.
1985.- Santiago de Compostela is declared World Heritage for the UNESCO.
1990.- The World Cheetah Day proclaimed by the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
1997.- One hundred and twenty-one countries subscribe in Ottawa the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Mines against Persons.
2003.- USA suppresses the duty to the steel import.
2009.- The NATO supports the plan to Afghanistan of the president Obamasending a minimum of 7,000 additional troops to the country in 2010.
2010.- He Spanish government declares the state of alarmfor the first time in democracy, because of the workers’ strike air traffic controllers.
2013.- They find in Atapuerca (Burgos) human DNA 400,000 years old, the oldest known.
2016.- Mateo Renzi announces his resignation as Italian Prime Minister after losing the referendum on reform of the Constitution.
2017.- He US Supreme Court authorizes the comprehensive application of the president’s third immigration veto donald trump.
2018.- He French government freezes prices gas, electricity and fuels to calm the protest of the “yellow vests”.
2019.- 57 drowned immigrants of several nationalities when the boat in which they had departed from Gambia bound for Canary Islands.
2020.- Justice appoints the Spanish state custodian of all assets of the Pazo de Meirasformer residence of the dictator Francisco Franco.
2022.- Iran announces the temporary suppression of the Morality police.
2024.- The asturian cider is named Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for the UNESCO.
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BIRTH
1866.- Vasily KandinskyRussian painter, precursor of abstract painting.
1875.- Rainer Maria RilkeCzech writer.
1892.- Francisco Franco Bahamondehead of the Spanish State during the dictatorship (1939-1975).
1898.- Xavier ZubiriSpanish essayist and philosopher.
1913.- Matías Prats CañeteSpanish journalist.
1927.- Rafael Sánchez FerlosioSpanish writer.
[1945.- María Isabel Llaudés “Karina”, Spanish singer.
1949.- Jeff BridgesAmerican actor.
1954.- Alfredo EvangelistaUruguayan boxer naturalized Spanish.
1958.- Luis García MonteroSpanish poet.
1965.- Alex de la Iglesiafilmmaker.
1969.- Jay-ZAmerican rapper.
DEATHS
1642.- Cardinal RichelieuFrench statesman.
1679.- Thomas HobbesEnglish philosopher.
1951.- Pedro SalinasSpanish poet.
1974.- Hannah ArendtAmerican writer of German origin.
1980.- Francisco Sa CarneiroPrime Minister of Portugal.
1984.- John RockAmerican scientist, discoverer of the female contraceptive pill.
1993.- Frank ZappaAmerican musician and filmmaker.
2007.- Carlos “Patato” ValdésCuban musician.
2009.- Jordi Solé Turapolitician, one of the “fathers of the Spanish Constitution.”
2016.- Ferreira GullarBrazilian poet.
2021.- Martha De LaurentiisAmerican film producer.
2023.- Juanita Castroyounger sister of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
2024.- Brian ThompsonCEO of insurer UnitedHealthcare.
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