"THINGS" OF TODAY
Today is Friday, 19 de outubro, ducentésimo ninety-second day of the year.
Day of Praising the work of partner.
Missing 73 days to the end of 2018.
Those born on this date belong to the sign Libra, highlighting the Guatemalan writer Miguel Angel Asturias (1889), Nobel Prize for literature in 1967, philosophical historian and Mumford (1895), Brazilian poet Vinicius de Morais (1913) and actriz Lawanda Page (1920).
WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY ...
On this date, em 1745, died the Irish writer, Jonathan Swift, author of “Gulliver's Travels”. Em 1921, stemmed Night Bloody, em Lisboa. The Head of Government, Antonio Granjo, He was shot in the Navy Arsenal, with Machado dos Santos, Carlos da Maia and other personalities of the republican regime. Em 1943, died the French sculptress Camille Claudel.
Em 1944, in World War II, US troops landed in the Philippines. Em 1957, Federal Germany cut relations with Yugoslavia. Em 1960, the US declared the goods embargo aimed at Cuba. Em 1971, died the Italian industrialist Alberto Pirelli.
Em 1973, Libya ordered the interruption of all oil supplies to the US and doubled its price, to Western countries, to protest the policy on the Middle East. Em 1977, in South Africa, It was closed the main black newspaper in the country and detained its director.
Neste dia, em 1984, the American ambassador in London, Charles Price, said that an international network, including Libya, the PLO and other “supporters of international terrorism”, subsidized the Irish Republican Army. Em 1986, President Samora Machel died in a plane crash, returning from the Front Line Summit in Mbala, in Zambia. On the same date, António Ramalho Eanes assumed the presidency of the PRD.
Em 1987, the Dow Jones index of the New York Stock Exchange yielded 507,99 pontos. On the same day, died the English cellist Jacqueline Du Pré. Em 1989, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to the Spanish Camilo José Cela. Em 1990, the Soviet Parliament approved the plan of economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev. Em 1994, entered into operation the National Register of Non-Donors Portuguese.
Em 1999, Timor-Leste passed for the protection of the United Nations. Em 2000, Jorge Sampaio announced candidacy for President of the Portuguese Republic. Em 2002, Irish approved, in a referendum, the Treaty of Nice, framing EU enlargement. On the same date, Italian director Roberto Benigni received the award Man of Peace, Mikhail Gorbachev Foundation.
Em 2003, the Pentagon provided for the gradual reduction of US forces in Iraq 130.000 men about 50.000, in mid- 2005. And the former Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic died to 78 anos.
Em 2004, the Portuguese Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Rui Gomes da Silva, suggested the existence of a cabal against the government of Pedro Santana Lopes, between Expresso, Público and the former president of PSD and former commentator TVI Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the hearing organized by the High Authority for the Media.
On the same day, Minister of the Presidency of Council of Ministers, Morais Sarmento, declared that they had to be "limits the independence" of public operators, It is the Government on the definition of the service.
Em 2005, died Daciano Costa, 75 anos, Architect, precursor of industrial design in Portugal, and Eduardo Haro Tecglen, 81 anos, Spanish writer and journalist, columnist for El País. in Baghdad, the beginning of Iraq's former president Saddam Hussein trial.
Em 2006, the proposed referendum on the possibility of decriminalization of abortion, in the first ten weeks of pregnancy, It was passed in Parliament.
Em 2007, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union reached, em Lisboa, agreement on the final text of the new European Treaty. The European Lisbon Treaty will replace the failed European Constitution, which was rejected in referendums in France and the Netherlands, em 2005, which plunged the EU into its worst political and institutional crisis. Peggy Whatson became the 1st woman to command the International Space Station, and awaits the arrival this week of shuttle Discovery that, for the 1st time, It is also headed by a woman, Pamela Melroy. He died the founder and one of the founders of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), José Aparecido de Oliveira, aos 78 years in Belo Horizonte, due to respiratory failure.
Em 2008, near 10 thousand women from the five continents marched noisily through the streets of Vigo, in Galicia, Espanha, a demonstration that the main slogans demanding an end to gender violence. Gianni Raimondi died, one of the great voices of the Italian lyric tenor who sang and more with “The divine” Maria Callas, aos 84 Piano years in his residence, Bologna, in north central Italy. Died veteran Chinese director Xie Jin, one of the most influential filmmakers of his country, com 85 anos. Xie Jin dirige 36 films over a career also started in the first half of the twentieth century.
Em 2009, die, com 82 anos, Alberto Testa, Italian creator, author of lyrics of famous songs of the year 1950-60 como “When when when” e “Carina”.
Em 2013, o “motorcyclist” Portuguese Paulo Gonçalves (Honda) conquered the world title bikes in all-terrain, by winning the Rally of Morocco, after a duel with fellow Spaniard Joan Barreda (Honda), the six stages of the race.
Em 2014, Pope Paul VI was beatified at the Vatican.
Em 2017, die, aos 76 anos, Manuel Oliveira, old athlete, ranked fourth in 3.000 meters hurdles at the Olympics Tóquio1964
