Jubilees in Latvia
In 1987, German Gruznov – judoka.
In 1983, Guntars Deichmanis – swimmer.
In 1983, Imants Legzda – hockey goalkeeper.
In 1979, Ivo Lakučs – cyclist, coach.
In 1968, Ivo Fomins – musician.
In 1957, Aivars Borovkovs – lawyer.
In 1954, Māris Ārgalis – sculptor, graphic artist (died in 2008).
In 1947, Pēteris Plakidis – composer and pianist (died in 2017).
Jubilees in the world
In 1992, Bernd Leno – German football player.
In 1992, Erik Lamela – Argentine football player.
In 1982, Landon Donovan – an American football player.
In 1975, Patrick Femerling – German basketball player.
In 1974, Karol Kučera – Slovak tennis player.
In 1974, Ariel Ortega – Argentine football player.
In 1972 Alison Wheeler – British singer (“The Beautiful South”).
In 1972, Joss Verstappen – Dutch F-1 pilot.
In 1971, Fergal Lawler – Irish drummer (”The Cranberries”).
In 1969, Stina Nordenstam – Swedish musician.
In 1969, Pierluigi Casiraghi – Italian football player and coach.
1968 Patsy Kensit – British actress.
In 1967, Ewen Dendo – American musician (“Lemonheads”).
In 1966, Helmut Maiers – Austrian alpine skier.
In 1965, Maksimilians Lenz, aka “WestBam” – a German techno DJ.
In 1965, Paul Anderson – British film director.
In 1963, Jason Newsted – American bassist (“Flotsam And Jetsam”, “Metallica”).
In 1952 Scott Hicks – Australian film director.
In 1952, Ron Moss – American actor (“Chameleon Games”).
1951 Chris Rhee – British singer.
In 1948, Chris Squire – English bassist (“Yes”).
In 1947, Jans Garbareks – Norwegian musician.
In 1936, Jim Clark – Scottish racing driver, two-time F-1 champion (died in 1968).
In 1916, William Aland – American actor, producer, screenwriter and director (died in 1997).
In 1913, John Garfield – American actor (died in 1952).
In 1878 Pyotr Uspensky – Russian philosopher (died in 1947).
In 1877, Garrett Morgan – an American inventor (died in 1963).
In 1678, Antonio Vivaldi – Italian composer (died in 1741).
Events in Latvia
In 2006, at the congress of the “Heart of Latgale” party, Āriks Zlatkus, a member of the board of the party, was elected as its new chairman.
In 2003, the Riga Center District Court satisfied the claim of the former Chairman of the Cenu Parish Council of the Jelgava District, Imantas Stepēnas, for reinstatement. He was dismissed from his position at the end of 2002 by the order of the Minister of Special Task for Local Government and State Reform Affairs, Jānis Krūmins, due to repeated violations of the law. Stepen is the first head of the municipality to be removed from office in this way.
In 2002, the Presidium of the Saeima makes a decision on the termination of the activity of the New faction. The New faction of the Saeima ceases to exist with the admission of Imantas Stirāns to the faction of the Latvian Social Democratic Workers’ Party. From now on, four deputies of the New faction form a group of deputies, because in order to form a faction according to the Rules of Procedure of the Saeima, there must be at least five deputies in it.
In 2002, representatives of the coalition parties and the opposition faction of the Saeima Union of Social Democrats signed the prepared amendments to the Constitution in order to strengthen the position of the Latvian language. The draft amendment to the Basic Law is signed by Vineta Muižniece, chairperson of the Saeima faction of the People’s Party, Kristiāna Lībane, chairperson of the Latvijas ceļs faction, Māris Grīnblats, chairperson of the Tēvzemei un Brīvība/LNNK association, Jevgenija Stalidzāne, head of the New Christian Party’s group of deputies, and Egils Baldzens, chairperson of the Union of Social Democrats faction.
In 1999, during the visit of the delegation of the government of the People’s Republic of China to Latvia, international agreements on civil air traffic, on cooperation in assessing the conformity of import and export goods were signed, as well as an agreement between Latvia and China on the gift of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
In 1999, Latvian biathlete Oļegs Maļuhins won his first victory at the World Cup stage, achieving the best result at a distance of ten kilometers in the Canadian city of Valcartier.
In 1999, the Saeima confirmed Lieutenant Colonel Jānis Kononov as the commander of the National Guard.
In 1998, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (MFA) issued a statement expressing the opinion that the implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations (UN) is mandatory for all member states of the organization and that Latvia advocates a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Persian Gulf region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its support for the UN and the international coalition, as well as its readiness to participate in international peacekeeping operations.
In 1998, during a working visit to Slovenia, Latvian Foreign Minister Valdis Birkavs signed the agreement between Latvia and Slovenia on the cancellation of the visa regime and the agreement to readmit such persons who entered or stayed in the country illegally, as well as the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in culture, science and education.
In 1997, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted the order “On the reorganization of VAS “VEF”. It envisages that VAS “VEF” will be reorganized by separating from it the company “VEF Culture and Technology Palace”, which will be transferred to the ownership of the Riga City Council.
In 1919, he founded the national news agency LETA. The Latvian Press Office “Latopress” was established at the first meeting recorded by the Latvian government, which on May 5, 1920 was renamed “Latvijas Telegrāfa agnęta” or abbreviated LETA.
Events in the world
In 2012, Vladimir Putin, the former prime minister and twice in the high office, won the Russian presidential election.
In 2007, about 30,000 people used electronic voting in the Estonian parliamentary elections. Therefore, this is the world’s first national election in which electronic voting is used via the Internet.
In 2005, US soldiers in Baghdad opened fire on an Italian special services car containing Italian agents and Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had just been released from the militants. Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari, who shielded Sgrena from the bullets with his body, was killed in the shooting.
In 2004, Horst Köhler resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund to run for the position of German president.
In 2002, Ibrahim Rugova is elected as the President of Kosovo, the province taking a big step in establishing full self-government.
In 2001, the citizens of Switzerland overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to start negotiations on joining the European Union.
In 1999, the US court acquits the US soldier accused of reckless flying, who in 1998, while flying low, broke the cables of the cable car in the Italian ski resort town of Cavalese, as a result of which 20 people died.
In 1994, four Muslim fundamentalists are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center (WTC), killing six people and injuring more than 1,000.
In 1980, the nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins the presidential election of Zimbabwe, who becomes the country’s first black president.
In 1977, an earthquake in Romania kills more than 1,500 people and leaves another 35,000 families homeless.
In 1975, Charlie Chaplin received the title of Knight of the Order of the British Empire.
In 1970, the French submarine “Eurydice” sank off the coast of Toulon, resulting in the death of all 57 sailors.
In 1966, John Lennon said in an interview to the “London Evening Standard” newspaper that “The Beatles” are “much more popular than Jesus”. Five months later, this quote is republished by the American teenage magazine “Datebook”, which causes a major scandal in the United States.
In 1960, a hundred people died when the French cargo ship “La Coubre” exploded in Havana. Cuban leader Fidel Castro blames the US for the incident.
In 1954, the Peter Bent Bringham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, announces the first successful kidney transplant operation.
In 1952, Ernest Hemingway finished writing the story “The Old Man and the Sea”.
In 1950, the Walt Disney cartoon “Cinderella” premiered in the USA.
In 1946, “Columbia Records” releases Frank Sinatra’s first album “The Voice Of Frank Sinatra”.
In 1930, more than 700 people died in floods in and around Languedoc in the south-west of France.
In 1917, the abdication of Russian Grand Duke Michael II, signed the previous day, was announced, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia also publicly announced the abdication signed on March 1 in favor of his brother Michael II. Thus, the February Revolution ends.
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States and only the second Democrat to hold this position since the American Civil War.
In 1894, a fire in Shanghai burns down more than a thousand buildings.
In 1882, the first electric tram in Great Britain goes on its first journey in East London.
In 1877, the American engineer Emil Berliner creates the microphone.
In 1877, Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” premiered at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the USA. On the same day, the Confederate States agree to adopt a common flag.
In 1837, Chicago acquires the status of a city.
In 1791, Vermont becomes the 14th state of the USA.
In 1789, the first US Congress meets in New York and declares the new constitution valid.
In 1665, King Charles II of England declared war on the Netherlands, starting the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived in present-day Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its riches.
In 1493, Christopher Columbus returns to the Portuguese port of Lisbon after discovering America.
In 1386, Lithuanian Grand Duke Vladislav II Jagailis marries Polish heiress Jadwiga and is crowned King of Poland.
In 1275, Chinese astronomers observe a total solar eclipse.
In 1152, Frederick I Barbarossa became the king of Germany.