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Historical Events
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1534-12-06 - Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish
1557-04-12 - Cuenca is founded in Ecuador.
1797-02-04 - Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
1809-08-10 - Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)
1820-10-09 - Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador
1820-11-03 - Cuenca Ecuador declares independence
1830-05-13 - Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
1831-11-17 - Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.
1832-02-12 - Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands
1868-08-13 - Earthquakes kill 25,000 & causes $300 million damages (Peru & Ecuador)
1906-12-28 - Ecuador adopts its constitution
1914-08-31 - Ecuador becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1922-05-29 - Ecuador becomes independent
1929-03-28 - Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador
1935-08-20 - Milt coup by General Pons & president Ibarra in Ecuador
1942-01-29 - Peru & Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determiniation)
1945-02-14 - Peru, Paraguay, Chile & Ecuador joins UN
1949-02-12 - Panic in Quito Ecuador, after "War of the World" played on radio
1953-07-07 - Che Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
1956-01-08 - Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Huaorani of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them.
1970-09-01 - Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected president of Ecuador
1972-02-15 - Pres Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time
1976-01-11 - Military coup in Ecuador, Pres Guillermo Lara leaves
1979-08-10 - Ecuador adopts its constitution
1987-03-06 - 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100
1988-08-10 - Rodrigo Borja installed as president of Ecuador
1991-01-26 - Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church
1991-10-09 - Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1992-07-05 - Sixto Durán Ballén elected president of Ecuador
1993-05-09 - Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300
1995-01-09 - Ecuador & Peru involve in boundary fight
Famous Birthdays
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1800-07-19 - Juan José Flores, military and first president of Ecuador (d. 1864)
1832-04-13 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadoran author (d. 1889)
1900-01-28 - Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher (History of Ecuador)
1906-02-17 - Galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75)
1929-12-13 - Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor (Doctors' Hospital)
1937-12-06 - Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2006)
1950-01-24 - Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-born American writer
1959-02-15 - Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler
1960-02-27 - Andres Gomez, Ecuador, tennis pro (Madrid Grand Prix-1990)
1962-10-17 - Mike Judge, Ecuadoran-born cartoonist
1968-11-11 - Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies)
1969-09-08 - Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
1973-02-05 - Diego Serrano, Quito Ecuador, actor (Tomas Rivera-Another World)
1973-04-11 - Monica Chala, Miss Universe-Ecuador (1996)
1974-02-08 - Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
1974-08-16 - Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer
1974-09-26 - Boris Cepeda,German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
1974-12-23 - Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer
1977-04-12 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
1977-07-22 - Maria Jose Lopez, Miss Ecuador Universe (1997)
1977-07-23 - Neicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
1977-10-15 - Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
1977-10-24 - Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer
1979-03-12 - Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1979-03-16 - Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
1979-05-14 - Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1979-08-26 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
1980-02-01 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1980-04-27 - Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
1980-10-14 - Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
1981-09-28 - Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer
1981-10-06 - José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
1982-04-10 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
1982-05-15 - Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
1983-04-02 - Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
1983-10-20 - Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
1985-08-04 - Luis Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
1986-05-01 - Cristian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer
Famous Deaths
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1795-12-28 - Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. 1747)
1889-01-17 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56
1978-02-09 - Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935)
1990-06-08 - Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies
1999-03-10 - Oswaldo Guayasamin, Ecuadorian paintor and sculptor (b. 1919)
2005-05-07 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1980)
2006-11-03 - Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937)
2007-01-24 - Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)
