Today in Uruguay History
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Historical Events
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1807-02-03 - A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay.
1811-05-18 - Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas.
1825-04-19 - 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay
1825-08-25 - Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day)
1828-05-18 - Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil
1828-08-27 - Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talk
1833-07-24 - HMS Beagle departs Maldonado Uruguay
1833-11-20 - Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
1866-10-22 - Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
1913-03-17 - The Uruguayan Air Force is founded.
1914-08-05 - Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico & Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I
1930-07-13 - 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay
1930-07-30 - Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's 1st World Cup in Montevideo
1939-12-17 - German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled by its crew off Uruguay
1945-12-18 - Uruguay joins UN
1950-07-16 - Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
1951-07-18 - Uruguay accepts its constitution
1960-07-16 - 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer
1962-01-21 - JFK arrives in Uruguay
1966-11-27 - Uruguay adopts constitution
1967-07-10 - Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1972-10-13 - Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12 of 23 rescue)
1973-06-27 - Uruguay suspends constitution
1973-06-27 - The President of Uruguay dissolves Parliament and heads a coup d'état.
1977-08-09 - The military-controlled Government of Uruguay announces that it will return the nation to civilian rule through general elections in 1981 for a President and Congress.
1980-11-30 - Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum
1984-11-25 - Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election
1989-11-26 - Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes pres of Uruguay
1989-11-27 - Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay
1990-03-01 - Luis Alberto Lacelle sworn in as president of Uruguay
1992-06-30 - Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s)
1994-11-27 - Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay
1995-03-01 - Julio Maria Sanguinetti sworn in as president of Uruguay
1997-10-10 - An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
Famous Birthdays
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1764-06-19 - Jose Gervasio Artigas, general/father of Uruguay
1790-09-20 - Francisco Acuna the Figueroa, Uruguayan poet (Toraidas)
1792-08-26 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)
1858-05-21 - Jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician
1860-08-16 - Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas)
1875-01-17 - Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910)
1878-12-31 - Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)
1884-05-21 - Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet (d. 1920)
1886-10-24 - Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco)
1898-12-24 - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1967)
1900-07-25 - Enrique Amorim, Uruguayan author (La victoria no viene sola)
1901-05-24 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968)
1918-01-28 - Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
1923-02-23 - Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan politician
1926-06-18 - Patricia Hutchinson, British ambassador (Uruguay)
1927-10-25 - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay
1929-07-31 - José Santamaria, Uruguayan footballer
1936-01-06 - Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay (1985-90, 95- )
1936-03-10 - Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan Vocals and journalist (d. 1989)
1938-12-03 - Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon)
1940-09-03 - Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
1949-12-09 - Nando Parrado, Uruguayan plane crash survivor
1961-11-12 - Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer
1964-09-21 - Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer
1967-08-04 - Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
1967-11-15 - Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
1970-09-29 - Nicolas Pereira, Salto Uruguay, tennis pro
1971-06-25 - Santiago de Tezanos, Uruguayan architect
1972-01-22 - Gonzalo Rodríguez, Uruguayan racing driver (d. 1999)
1972-11-02 - Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
1972-12-21 - Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer
1975-12-01 - Sandra Maidana, Miss Universe-Uruguay (1996)
1976-02-13 - Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
1976-03-17 - Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1976-04-27 - Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
1976-06-25 - José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
1976-07-19 - Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer
1976-08-28 - Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer
1976-10-17 - Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
1976-11-23 - Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe (1997)
1977-05-11 - Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer
1978-04-06 - Martin Mendez, Uruguayan-born Bassist (Opeth)
1978-05-14 - Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
1978-12-05 - Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
1979-02-14 - Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer
1979-05-19 - Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer
1979-10-09 - Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
1979-10-11 - Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown)
1979-12-26 - Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
1983-07-18 - Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
1983-09-05 - Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
1984-06-13 - Nery Castillo, Mexican-Uruguayan footballer
1985-10-15 - Walter López, Uruguayan footballer
1986-06-16 - Fernando Muslera, Uruguayan footballer
Famous Deaths
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1850-09-23 - José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764)
1862-08-06 - Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71
1914-07-06 - Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet, murdered at 27
1917-05-01 - Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies
1920-11-22 - Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet (b. 1884)
1921-06-18 - Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies
1937-03-19 - Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58
1967-04-04 - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1898)
1968-06-17 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1901)
1976-05-20 - Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan politician, member of the Christian-Democrat party, and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz "disappeared"
1994-05-30 - Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at 85
1999-09-11 - Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. 1972)
2004-02-22 - Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1917)
2005-03-04 - Carlos Sherman, Uruguayan-born writer (b. 1934)
