translated from Spanish: Ephemeris Tuesday March 12

in a March 12, the year 1996 the United States President, Bill Clinton, signed the Helms-Burton law, which Toughens economic sanctions to Cuba.

Other efemerides:1535-the captain Francisco Pacheco cover the town of Puerto Viejo, the first that was erected on the coast of Ecuador.1551.-identity card of Charles I to the Foundation of the University of Lima.1572-publishes “Os Lusíadas”, epic poem of the Portuguese Luis de Camoes.1648.-dies Gabriel Téllez, “Tirso de Molina”, playwright espanol.1660.-attack foiled against the viceroy of new Spain, Duke of Alburquerque, in the Cathedral of mexico.1824-born Gustav R. Kirchhoff, German, author of outstanding discoveries physicist-quimicos.1841.-the Congress of Paraguay appoints Carlos Antonio López and Mariano Roque Alonso consuls gobernadores.1863-born Gabriel D’Annunzio, writer and politician italiano.1867.-the Emperor of France, Napoleón III, withdraws its support to Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico, and this is forced to seek refuge in queretaro.1893.-Foundation of the Conservatory of music of Buenos Aires, on the initiative of the pianist and composer Emilio duran.1900-born Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, military and politician Colombiano.1906.-dies Manuel Quintana, President of the Republic Argentina.1912-born Alberto Burri, Italian painter, considered the creator of the abstracto.1919 Expressionism-explodes in Egypt a nationalist movement against the ingleses.1921-born Giovanni Agnelli, Italian, founder and former President of the Fiat.1925-Chiang Kai Chek assumes command of the Kuomintang.1927-born Raul Alfonsin, former President argentino.1928-break the dam of San Francisco (USA), 72 kilometres from Los Angeles, cause death to more than 7,000 personas.1938.-the German army concluded the occupation of Austria, which is annexed to Alemania.1939.-Finland capitulates to the USSR-Coronation of the Pope Pío XII.1941-Segunda Guerra Mundial. The United States Congress approves the law of loan and lease that allows to send military reinforcements to the aliados.1946-born Liza Minnelli, singer and actress estadounidense.1947-Plan Truman’s help against the expansion of communism in Greece and Turkey, countries that are granted 400 million of dolares.1950.-the Belgians approve in a referendum, the return of the King Leopoldo.1956-the House of Commons approves the abolition in the United Kingdom of the muerte.1959 penalty.-the Chamber of representatives of United States approves income of the Hawaiian Islands as a State number 50 of the union.1966-El President Sukarno, forced by the army, responsible for the Government of Indonesia to general Suharto to avoid the danger of a coup comunista.1971-Hafez Al-Assad is elected head of State of Siria.1986.-Ingmar Carlsson, 52-year-old Social Democrat, is confirmed by the Swedish Parliament as Prime Minister, instead of the murdered Olof Palme.1990-death of Philippe Saupault, surrealist painter, frances.1995-in effect the law for dialogue, Conciliation and the worthy peace in Chiapas, following its approval by the Congress mexicano.1999.-the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary become the first former members of the Warsaw Pact entering the NATO-die Yehudi Menuhin, violinist britanico.2000. Pope Juan Paul II asks forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in its 2,000 years of history, during a liturgical Rite former guerrilla key of the Jubilee-Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front wins the legislative elections in the Salvador.2001.-the Chilean Judge Juan Guzmán grants bail to Augusto Pinochet, processed as abettor of 57 murders and 18 kidnappings.-first meeting of the EZLN with the Legislative Commission on harmony and pacification, parliamentary body Mexican created to mediate in the conflict in Chiapas.-death of Robert Ludlum, writer estadounidense.2002-UN Security Council approves resolution 1397, presented by the United States, which “supports the concept” of a State Palestinian-die Sprios Kiprianu, former President of Chipre.2003-killed in shooting in Belgrade Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindijic.2004-the Parliament of Korea of the South dismisses the President of the country, Roh Moo Hyun, for an alleged breach of electoral law-death of Milton Resnick, abstract expressionist painter estadounidense.2007.-dies Antonio Ortiz Mena, Mexican politician and former President of the IDB-death of Betty Hutton, actress estadounidense.2008.-dies Lazare Ponticelli, last French fighter of the war world I. Die Károly Németh, last Communist President hungaro.2009.-dies Quintín Cabrera, singer/songwriter born in Uruguay and settled in espana.2010.-dies at age 89 Spanish writer Miguel Delibes.

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