In a December 28but in 2005, twenty years ago, the Chilean police registered the former dictator for the first time and took his fingerprints. Augusto Pinochet as a suspected criminal.
OTHER ANIMALS
1065.- Westminster Abbey, coronation site of English monarchs and royal pantheon, is founded in London.
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1885.- The Indian National Congress, also called the Congress Party, is founded in Bombay as the Indian branch of the British liberal party; It is the birthplace of the Gandhis.
1895.- Wilhelm Röntgen presents in Würtzburg (Germany) his first communication on the rays that bear his name, also known as X-rays.
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1999.- Portugal and Indonesia resume diplomatic relations, broken in 1975.
2005.- The Giove-A satellite, the first of the European Galileo location system, is placed in orbit.
2014.- NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) ends its military mission in Afghanistan after 13 years of operations.
2015.- The Iraqi army announces the total liberation of the city of Ramadi, in the hands of the Islamic State (IS).
2017.- The president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, dissolves Parliament and calls elections.
2019.- American NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets a female historical record for staying in space of 289 continuous days. His compatriot Peggy Whitson spent 288 consecutive days in orbit, between November 2016 and September 2017.
2022.- The first legal marijuana dispensary for recreational purposes opens its doors in New York.
2023.- The La Scala opera house in Milan announces the discovery in its archive of a dressing gown worn by soprano María Callas in 1955, designed by Franco Zeffirelli.
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BIRTH
1872.- Pío Baroja, Spanish novelist.
1874.- María de la O Lejárraga, writer, figure of Spanish feminism.
1899.- Edgar Neville, Spanish writer and diplomat.
[1945.- Birendra, king of Nepal.
1953.- Richard Clayderman, French pianist.
1954.- Denzel Washington, American actor.
1959.- Ana Torroja, Spanish singer.
1969.- Linus B. Torvalds, Finnish computer scientist, creator of LINUX software.
1989.- Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and musician.
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DEATHS
1937.- Maurice Ravel, French composer.
1947.- Victor Emmanuel III, last reigning monarch in Italy.
1997.- Iris Marga, actress, known as “The great lady of Argentine theater.”
2004.- Susan Sontag, American writer and film director.
2007.- Joaquín Rubio Camín, Spanish sculptor and painter.
2016.- Debbie Reynolds, American actress.
2017.- Sue Grafton, American writer.
2018.- Amos Oz, Israeli writer and pacifist.
2019.- Amelia Riera, Spanish painter.
– Sue Lyon, American actress.
2023.- Pedro Suárez-Vertiz, Peruvian rock singer-songwriter.
