On January 11, but in 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first diabetes patient to receive insulin as a treatment, in Toronto (Canada). He had an allergic reaction, but twelve days later, on January 23, he was successfully administered a new dose of purified insulin. OTHER EVENTS 1861.- The Mexican Liberal Army enters the capital, … Read more
On January 6, 1967, the Angostura bridge was inaugurated, over the Orinoco, in Venezuela, the largest in Latin America. OTHER EVENTS: 1542.- Francisco de Montejo founds the city of Mérida, today the capital of the State of Yucatán (Mexico). 1763.- Without declaring war, 11 English and Portuguese ships attack Montevideo, but fail to take the … Read more
In the ephemeris of December 30 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out. 1865. Rudyard Kipling is born The British writer was born in Bombay Rudyard Kipling. Author of classics like Kim Y the jungle book. Admired, among others, by Jorge Luis Borges, He was the … Read more
On this day of the year 1879, attack in Madrid against the kings of Spain, Alfonso XII and María Cristina de Habsburgo, in which the queen was slightly injured. In 1924, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces that there are other galaxies beyond the Milky Way. In the year 2004193 people die and more than … Read more
On December 26, 1991, the Supreme Soviet declared the end of the Soviet Union (USSR) after the ratification of the Treaty of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEI). Other ephemeris: 1541.- Francisco de Orellana embarks, aboard the brig San Pedro, to navigate the Amazon, the longest and mightiest river in the world. 1825.- Simón Bolívar, … Read more
1881 – JUAN R. JIMENEZ. The Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez was born in the municipality of Moguer (Huelva, Spain), winner of the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature for his body of work, including Platero y yo and Poemas mágicos y dolientes. 1925-BOCA RIVER. The maximum win in the history of the superclassics in the … Read more
Every December 23, dates that marked a before and after both in Argentina and in the world are celebrated and commemorated. You may also like: Ephemeris of December 16 1881: The Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez is born, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956 for his body of work, in which Platero … Read more
On December 20, various events occurred that were marked in the almanac of international history. From scientific discoveries, celebrity births and even tragic deaths, This was what happened in history, on a day like today. Ephemeris, December 20: 1592: In Madrid, a Royal Decree issued by Felipe II declares the town of Havana (Cuba) a … Read more
The inauguration of former Argentine presidents is remembered, as well as the delivery of several Nobel Prizes. Between the ephemeris most outstanding of December 10, the assumption of several former presidents of the Nation stands out. Among them stands out the return of democracy after the last military dictatorship with the arrival of Raúl Alfonsín; … Read more
On December 10, but in 1948, the UN General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris. OTHER EVENTS 1710.- War of the Spanish Succession: The Bourbon aspirant, the Frenchman Felipe de Anjou (future Felipe V), secures the throne of Spain after the defeat of the Austrian pretender (Archduke Carlos) in the Battle … Read more