Psychologist Day: why it is celebrated today, October 13, in Argentina

2024-10-13 09:30:00

2024 – Psychologists Day. Argentina commemorates Psychologists’ Day, which was established in 1974 when the Confederation of Psychologists of the Republic of Argentina (CoPRA) (the predecessor of the current FePRA) held the first National Conference of Psychologists and Psychology Students in the city. Córdoba.

The conference was established as a space to think and work on the rights of psychologists, the construction of professional identities, and thousands of psychologists and students from across the country united to defend psychology.

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“Andes Massacre” 52 years later

On October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying 45 people including the Uruguayan Old Christian rugby team crashed on a mountain in the Andes Mountains in Mendoza Province on its way to Chile.

The accident killed 29 people and 16 passengers barely survived until they were rescued in December 1972.

Young Uruguayan rugby players on a plane (history) Pictures of tragedy in the Andes

The tragedy occurred on October 13, 1972, when a Uruguayan plane carrying 45 passengers to Chile, many of whom were students and players on the rugby team, crashed in the Andes.

Twelve people died in the fall, while the survivors had to endure temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius at night, avalanches and starvation.

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With extremely low temperatures and little hope of rescue, the two boys decided to cross the mountains to reach Chile.

Finally, on December 22, 1972, after 72 days of isolation, the world learned that 16 people had defeated death in the Andes Mountains.

More anniversaries

1908 – Anna L. Davis. Actress and singer Ana Luciana Divis, better known as Tania, was born in Toledo, Spain. She recorded over a hundred tangos, including She is also Enrique Santos Discépolo’s partner in the famous works “Confesión” and “Uno”. She was declared an outstanding citizen of the city of Buenos Aires and an honorary Argentine cultural figure.

1941 – Paul Simon. American musician, singer, and composer Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is one of the most influential singer-songwriters in the 20th century. He was one half of the legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel. According to Rolling Stone magazine, he is ranked eighth among the best singer-songwriters in history.

1981 – Antonio Berni. Painter and muralist Antonio Berni, one of Argentina’s most important plastic artists, has died in Buenos Aires at the age of 76. The most famous of them are Juanito Laguna and Ramona Montiel. He is a member of the National Academy of Fine Arts.

Antonio Berni Pinto (AP)

1980 – Pérez Esquivel. Humanitarian leader Adolfo Pérez Esquivel won the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to democracy and the defense of human rights against military dictatorships in Latin America.

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (Archives/La Voz).

2010 – 33 miners. Thirty-three miners who were trapped 720 meters deep for 69 days due to a landslide in a San Jose mine in Chile have survived. To date, it was the largest and most successful rescue operation in global mining history. Viewership of the rescue show ranges from 1,000 to 1.3 billion.

Chilean miners were locked in a mine for 69 days.

2014 – Antonio Cafiero. Antonio Francisco Cafiero, the historical leader of the Justice Party and accountant, died at the age of 92 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires. Throughout his career, he held ministerial posts and a senatorial seat, in addition to governing the province of Buenos Aires from 1987 to 1991.

Antonio Francisco Cafiero, historical leader of the Justice Party. (Web page)

2016 – Bob Dylan. American singer, songwriter and musician Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature “for creating new poetic expressions within the great musical tradition.”

2024 – Disaster Mitigation. The International Day for Natural Disaster Risk Reduction was established by the United Nations in 1989 to promote disaster prevention and preparedness.

Other anniversaries

• 1843- Queen Isabel II established red and yellow as the Spanish flag by stipulating that the insignia of all regiments of the Spanish Army be red and yellow.
• 1884- International conferences held in Washington, D.C., hosted by the President of the United States, use the Greenwich meridian as a reference.
• 1934- Government forces captured the city of Oviedo and ended the Asturian Revolution.
• 1983- The first mobile phone system, Advanced Mobile System (AMPS), is put into operation.
• 1992- The French Concorde orbited the earth for 32 hours and 49 minutes, setting a new aviation record.
• 2006- South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon succeeds Ghanaian Kofi Annan as United Nations Secretary-General.
• 2008- American economist Paul Kluman wins Nobel Prize in Economics
• 2010.- Since August 5, the rescue operation for 33 miners trapped in the San Jose mining area in northern Chile for 70 days has ended.
• 2015.- The Islamic State terror group urges Muslims to wage jihad against Russia and the United States.
• 2016.- The Swedish Academy awards Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• 2017.- Forest fires started in Galicia, Castile and León and Asturias and continued until the 19th (resulting in 4 deaths and burning over 35,000 hectares).

born

• 1789.- Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza, Mexican writer.
• 1821.- Rudolf Virchow, German doctor.
• 1921- Yves Montand, French actor and singer.
• 1925- Mrs. Thatcher, British politician.
• 1930.- Paquita Rico, Spanish actress and singer.
• 1931- Raymond Kopa, French football player.
• 1934- Nana Muskouri, Grigga.
• 1940- Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist.
• 1941- Paul Simon, American singer.
• 1946- Diego Galán, writer, critic and film historian.
• 1948- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), Pakistani singer, known as the “Emperor Qawwali”.
• 1967- Javier Sotomayor, Cuban athlete.
• 1971- Luis Tosar, Spanish actor.
• .- Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat, British comedian.
• 1982- Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer.
• 1985- Jennifer Jessica Martinez Fernandez, Indian singer, Spanish singer.

death toll

• 1688.- Pedro de Mena, Spanish sculptor.
• 1715.- Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher.
• 1938- Elzie (Crisler) Segar, American comic book artist and creator of “Popeye”.
• 1985- Elena Seracini, Italian actress, formerly known as Francesca Bertini.
• 1991- Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún, Spanish politician.
• .- Daniel Odubel, Costa Rican politician.
• 2003- Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 2005- Julio Nieves Borrego, Spanish lawyer and politician.
• 2007- Vernon Bellecourt, leader of the American Indian Movement.
• .- Andrée de Jongh was a Belgian nurse and member of the Belgian resistance movement during World War II.
• 2008- Guillaume Depardieu, French actor.
• 2012.- Juan de Dios Pareja Obregón, Spanish writer, composer and former matador.
• 2015.- Manuel Miserach Cordina, Spanish politician.
• 2016.- Dario Fo is an Italian playwright and winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.
• 2018.- Jim Taylor, American football player.

Source: Self and institution.

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