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Saxophonist Lester Young died on March 15, 1985.
In the ephemeris of March 15 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
● 1916. One of the great Spanish poets of the 20th century is born: Blas de Otero. The Bilbao-born poet published, among other books, I ask for peace and the word, In Spanish, What about Spain and White shark. He died in 1979.
● 1937. go dead Howard Philips Lovecraft, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he was born in 1890. Author of horror and science fiction stories. His work has been one of the most influential in fantasy literature of the 20th century. He created a mythology from the figure of Cthulhu and the fictional book Necronomicón, which appears named in many of his stories. Outstanding works: The color that fell from the sky, In the mountains of madness, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, El horror de Dunwich.
● 1959. Lester Young, one of the great jazz saxophonists, dies at the age of 49. Along with Coleman Hawkins, he was instrumental in the development of the tenor sax in jazz. nicknamed Prez by Billie Holiday, many of the best of his recordings are the recordings with the singer.
● 1985. The Brazilian military dictatorship, established in 1964, ends. President Tancredo Neves does not take office due to complications caused by surgery. He is in charge of the Executive, his vice, Jose Sarneywhich will be in effect until 1990 when Neves dies a month later.
● 1995. When the helicopter in which he was traveling fell, at the height of San Nicolás, Carlos Menem Jr. lost his life. Along with the president’s son, the racing driver Silvio Oltra died. The event occurs in the midst of Menem’s campaign for his re-election. registered as an accident, the death of Menem’s son still raises doubts. The his mother, Zulema Yoma, raises since then that it was a murder.