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In the anniversaries of February 15 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
1811. Sarmiento is born
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento is born in San Juan. One of the determining figures in Argentine history, she went into exile in Chile during the years of Juan Manuel de Rosas. In 1845 she published Facundothe book that founded Argentine literature, which was followed Provincial memories. He fought in Caseros and was ambassador to the United States after his time in the governorship of San Juan. He returned in 1868 to be president. During his mandate, the first census was carried out, the War of the Triple Alliance ended and his integration project through education was shaped. After leaving the presidency in 1874, he held other positions and inspired Law 1420 of Common Education, enacted in 1884.. He died in Asunción four years later.
1948. The birth of Art Spiegelman
Cartoonist Art Spiegelman is born in Stockholm. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor couple. They settled in the United States. There he began his career. After Prisoner of Planet Hellhis most famous work would arrive: Maus. In it he told the story of her parents. Persecuted Jews are mice, while Nazis are cats. The work earned him the Pulitzer Prize.
1965. Nat dies King Cole
In Santa Monica, California, Nat dies King Cole at 45 years old. A singer and pianist, he influenced jazz of the swing era. His popularity during his lifetime was enormous, and lung cancer cut short a successful career. In 1991, his daughter Natalie had a huge success with the song “Unforgettable”, in which she sings alongside her father’s voice in a song that he had recorded in 1951..
1981.
Muere Karl Richter
An acute myocardial infarction ends the life of Karl Richter at the age of 54. Organist, harpsichordist and conductor, he was considered an eminence in the interpretation of the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. He formed the Munich Bach Orchestra, with which he made reference recordings.
1990. Argentina and the United Kingdom once again have diplomatic relations
Almost eight years after the Falklands War, Argentina reestablishes diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. London lifts the exclusion zone and visas are eliminated. The government of Carlos Menem appoints Mario Cámpora as ambassador.
2003. Marches rejecting the invasion of Iraq
The largest human mobilization takes place in different places in the world to demand military non-intervention in Iraq. That Saturday, millions of people take to the streets in the main cities, Buenos Aires included. The capitals of Europe join in the protest, including London and Madrid, at a time when the United Kingdom and Spain support George W. Bush’s position of attacking Iraq under the argument that Saddam Hussein’s regime has weapons of destruction. massive.
2023. Goodbye to Raquel Welch
American actress Raquel Welch He dies in Los Angeles at the age of 82. She had been born in Chicago in 1940 as Jo Raquel Tejada. She was the daughter of a Bolivian father, He rose to stardom in 1966 with One million years before Christwhich was followed fantastic trip. In 1973 she filmed The Three Musketeers, for which she received the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical. She was one of the greatest sex symbols in film history.
Furthermore, it is the International Childhood Cancer Dayas provided by the International Union Against Cancer.