2023-09-06 03:02:08
Today’s ephemeris, September 6. As usual, various special dates are commemorated around the world. Therefore, we tell you which are the most important ephemeris of the day.
Ephemeris of Wednesday, September 6: what is commemorated today
1522 – JUAN S. ELCANO. The ship Victoria commanded by the Spanish Juan Sebastián Elcano with 17 crew members arrives at the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz, Spain) after completing the first marine expedition to circumnavigate the world. Elcano replaced the head of the expedition, the Portuguese Hernando de Magallanes, who had died in the middle of the journey that demonstrated the roundness of the Earth. 1822 – PROVINCE BANK. The Banco de Buenos Aires begins to operate, antecedent of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, the first bank in Latin America. He printed the first national currency bill. In 1856 it granted the first mortgage loan in the country. Its loan portfolio is currently around 70,000 million pesos. 1906 – FEDERICO LELOIR. The doctor and pharmacist Luis Federico Leloir, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1970 for the discovery of the basic biochemical processes for life, is born in Paris. 1921 – DART ROCHA. At the age of 83, the lawyer and politician Dardo Rocha, governor of the province of Buenos Aires between 1881 and 1884, died in Buenos Aires, a period in which he founded the cities of Necochea, La Plata, Coronel Vidal, Pehuajó and Tres Arroyos. He was the first rector of the University of La Plata. 1930 – HIPOLITO YRIGOYEN. A coup led by General José Félix Uriburu overthrows President Hipólito Yrigoyen, the first interruption of constitutional order since 1853. The coup ushered in the so-called “infamous decade” of Argentina’s political history. 1943 – ROGER WATERS. Born in the town of Great Bookham (England, United Kingdom) is the British musician, composer and bassist Roger Waters, co-founder of the Pink Floyd band, one of the most influential and acclaimed band in rock history with more than 270 million records sold. . 1946 -ANGEL CAPPA. The ex-soccer player and coach Ángel Cappa, who was manager of River Plate, Racing Club, Huracán and Banfield, among other teams, was born in the Buenos Aires city of Bahía Blanca. 1963 – BLAS GIUNTA. The ex-soccer player was born in Buenos Aires, who stood out as a midfielder for Boca Juniors, with whom he won six titles in the 1990s. He was champion of the Copa América in 1991 with the Argentine team. He also played for San Lorenzo and Platense. 1972 – JOHAN CRUYFF. Dutch midfielder Johan Cruyff, one of the legends of world football, plays for the first and only time in Argentina. It was in the match in which he scored the goal for Ajax in the 1-1 draw with Independiente at the Libertadores de América stadium for the Intercontinental Cup. The “red” goal was scored by Dante Mircoli. 1979 – HUMAN RIGHTS. Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arrive in Buenos Aires on a 14-day mission in which they visited barracks and illegal detention centers, conducted interviews, and received thousands of complaints that documented the torture and forced disappearance of people during the dictatorship. His 1980 report was contributed to the 1985 trial of the heads of the “military juntas” for crimes against humanity. 1992 – ROBERTO GRELA. At the age of 72, the guitarist and tango composer Roberto Grela dies in Buenos Aires. He accompanied interpreters of the stature of Edmundo Rivero, Alberto Marino and Jorge Vidal. 1997 – LADY DI. One million people take to the streets of London to attend the funeral of Diana Spencer, first wife of the heir to the British crown, Charles of Wales. Lady Di had died a week earlier in a car accident in Paris. An estimated 2 billion viewers around the world watched the funerals on television, which were attended by personalities from around the world. 2007 – LUCIANO PAVAROTTI. At the age of 71, the tenor Luciano Pavarotti, one of the most famous lyrical singers in the world and considered among the best in history, dies in the Italian city of Modena. Throughout his career, he has won six Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards.
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