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Julio Cortázar died in Paris on February 12, 1984. Télam
In the ephemeris of February 12 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
● 1809. Charles Darwin is born. the english naturalist participated in the voyage of HMS Beagle around the world, which led him to discover Patagonia. He found fossils in Monte Hermoso and toured Chile. In 1859 he shook science with the publication of The origin of species, in which he raised the process of natural selection. It meant an advance from the first evolutionary theory of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and, especially, with respect to the contributions of Alfred Russel Wallace. Darwin’s theories collided with the creationist conception of the world. With him, biology took shape as a science. He died in 1882.
● 1817. First battle of San Martin in Chile after crossing the Andes. The royalist forces are defeated in Chacabuco, 55 kilometers north of Santiago. It is a decisive battle to liberate Chile.
● 1924. The Paul Whiteman Orchestra premieres in New York a work commissioned from a young 25-year-old composer named George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. The success is instantaneous and it is recorded that same year with the interpreters of the premiere: the Whiteman orchestra and Gershwin on piano.
● 1949. In the Andalusian city of Úbeda was born Joaquin Sabina. One of the most popular Spanish singer-songwriters, his fame crossed borders and he is a regular in Argentina. He went on tour with Joan Manuel Serrat with the show Two birds with one stone. Author of classics such as “And they gave us ten” and “19 days and 500 nights”, recovered from an accident when he fell off the stage while singing, in Madrid.
● 1984. Julio Cortázar dies in Paris at the age of 69. He suffered from leukemia and had been able to come to Argentina in the early days of the democracy that began two months earlier. Born in Brussels in 1914, he lived in Buenos Aires until 1951, when he settled in Paris. story books like Bestiary, Game over, the secret weapons, Stories of cronopios and fame Y All fires the fire made him a renowned writer. The publication of Hopscotchin 1963, catapulted him as one of the authors of the Boom of Latin American literature.
● 1999. Sexgate ends in the United States with the acquittal of President Bill Clinton in impeachment started by Republicans. It had all started a year earlier, when Clinton’s relationship with a White House intern named Monica Lewinsky was revealed, which the Democratic leader denied; he would later admit that she had lied. The Senate votes on the perjury and obstruction of justice charges don’t even get a simple majority.
● 2017. jazz singer dies Al Jarreau. She was 77 years old and had achieved fame with the theme of the series Moonlight.