French writer, poet and playwright famous for his adventure novels and for his profound influence on the literary genre of Science Fiction, who described in his works a multitude of inventions and scientific achievements following his time, such as space rockets, submarines, helicopters or guided missiles.
Other ephemeris:
On another March 24, but from 1854, President José Gregorio Monagas decreed the abolition of slavery in Venezuela.
- World Tuberculosis Day
- International Day for the Right to the Truth once morest Serious Violations of Human Rights and the Dignity of Victims
1564.- Pope Pius IV publishes the “Index of Forbidden Books”a catalog of cursed books prohibited to Catholics, as well as 10 rules that will serve as a guide to catalog the works that are not included in this index.
1579.- Fray Gabriel Téllez, better known by his pseudonym of Tirso de Molinaplaywright, poet and Spanish narrator of the Baroque, author of “El burlador de Sevilla” and “El convidado de piedra”.
1603.- Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, died at the age of 70 in Richmond (England).
1809.- In Madrid, one of the most important poets and clear exponent of Spanish romanticism, Mariano José de Larra, was born. He will write under the pseudonyms of “Figaro”, “Duende”, “Bachiller” and “El pobrecito hablador”
1815.- Fernando VII creates the Order of Isabel la Católica to reward the services rendered in the American colonies.
1816.- The Congress of Tucumán (Argentina) meets that proclaimed the independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
1825.- The flag and coat of arms of Peru are established by decree and the flag devised in the time of General José de San Martín is annulled.
1874.- Ehrich Weiss is born in Budapest, Hungary, who will go down in history with the nickname of Harry Houdini, a naturalized American, who will become famous for his magic shows.
.– José Gregorio Monagas implements the Law for the Abolition of Slavery
1878.- The Cuban patriot Antonio Maceo, who had not agreed to the Peace or Agreement of Zanjón, started the “little war” in eastern Cuba.
1879.- The Peruvian military and politician dies in Chorrillos (Lima), Juan Antonio Pezet RodriguezPresident of Peru (1863-1865).
1882.- In Berlin, Germany, the German doctor Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis, “Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, also called “Koch’s bacillus” in his honor
1887.- Robert Koch explains in Berlin his discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus. In his honor, World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year.
1897.- Wilhelm Reich is born, inventor, postulator of the orgone theory, physician, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst of Austrian Jewish origin, nationalized American.
1905.- Died in Amiens (France) Julio Verne, French writer, poet and playwright famous for his adventure novels and for his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction
1911.- Animator and film producer Joseph Barbera is born, co-founder, along with William Hanna, of the Hanna-Barbera Studios.
1916.- Enrique Granados, Spanish composer, dies. His masterpiece is the piano suite goyescas (1912 and 1914), inspired by works by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya.
1917.- The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). It is the oldest private higher education center in the country
1922.- Salomón-Lozano Treaty, between Colombia and Peru, by which this second country ceded the city of Leticia to Colombia.
1924.- Born in Callao, Oscar Aviles. Extraordinary musician and composer, Peruvian; he is considered as “The First Guitar of Peru”. Among his compositions, the Lima sailor “Canto a mi tierra” stands out.
1926.- Darío Fo, an Italian playwright, is born, whose great work, with a tendency towards farce and political and social satire, will be influenced by the Italian comedy of art. He will win the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1997.
1927.- The Spanish poet, the youngest representative of the Generation of ’98, Antonio Machado, is chosen to occupy a chair in the Royal Spanish Academy.
.- Nace Violeta Correa de Belaúnde, journalist and first lady of Peru (1980-1985). She married President Fernando Belaúnde Terry in 1971.
1930.- Cristóbal Halfter, Spanish composer and conductor, is born. classical composer, one of the most prominent of the so-called Generation of 50.
1934.- The US Congress approves the Philippine independence law.
1942.- Argentine President Roberto María Ortiz resigns from his post for health reasons.
1948.- Born in Lima, Javier Diez-Canseco Cisneros, Peruvian politician, he was a deputy for Lima, a senator of the Republic and a member of the Constituent Assembly of 1978.
1949.- For the first time, a foreign film wins a Hollywood Oscar. It was the British “Hamlet”, played by Laurence Olivier.
1976.- The Argentine army, with General Videla in command, carries out a coup d’état, deposing President Isabel Martínez de Perón, implanting an iron and bloody military dictatorship that will last until 1983.
1980.- In El Salvador, while officiating mass in the chapel of the La Divina Providencia hospital, in the Miramonte neighborhood of San Salvador, the bishop is assassinated Oscar Arnulfo Romero.
1989.- The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills 36,000 tons of oil into the sea in Alaskan waters. 2,000 km of coastline are severely affected.
1986.- Units of the US VI Fleet attack military objectives in international waters in the Gulf of Sirte, off the coast of Libya.
1994.- The Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa he became the first Ibero-American to occupy a chair in the Royal Spanish Academy of Language in the 20th century.
1996.- Lola Beltrán, Mexican singer, actress and television presenter, considered the greatest exponent of Mexican vernacular music, dies.
1999.- By six votes to one, the Appeals Committee of the British House of Lords decides that the process for the extradition of Chilean General Augusto Pinochet can continue.
2001.- In the United States, Apple Inc. launches your Mac-OS X operating system.
2002.- Ramón Tapia Espinal, member of the Triumvirate that governed the Dominican Republic between 1963 and 1965, dies.
2003.- Former Peruvian presidential adviser Vladimiro Montesinos is sentenced to five years in prison for influence peddling.
2004.– Peruvian journalist dies Francisco Igartua, founder and director of the magazines Listen in 1948 and Faces with Doris Gibson in 1950.
2008.- Rafael Azcona, Spanish novelist, poet and screenwriter, dies.
.- Richard Widmark dies, American actor, noted for his extraordinary versatility, playing roles in films noir, western or adventure.
2011.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns Uruguay for the disappearance of María Claudia García, daughter-in-law of the Argentine poet Juan Gelman.
2015.- 150 dead, 50 of them Spaniards, in the accident of a plane from the German company Germanwings in the French Alps, deliberately caused by the co-pilot of the aircraft.
2016.- The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia sentences former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to 40 years for the genocide in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica and other war crimes.
.– Passes away Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach. He played ten seasons in the Ajax Amsterdam first team.
2018.- José Antonio Abreu, a Venezuelan musician, economist, politician, activist and educator, dies. He founded the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the National System of Youth, Children’s and Pre-Children’s Symphony Orchestras of Venezuela.
2019.- Scott Walker, British-American singer, musician, producer and lead singer of The Walker Brothers, dies.
2020.- Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and the IOC, agree to postpone the Olympic Games from 2020 to 2021, although keeping the name of Tokyo 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2022.- Sat release the latest album Legendaddy of the Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankeewith this he concludes his career in urban music.
