World.- In the ephemeris of this May 23rd, several important ones that marked the history of humanity stand out, for example: 2008 the treaty of constitution of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), composed of twelve countries of the region, whose permanent secretariat will be based in Quito.On the same date, but 2017, four years ago , Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is elected director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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What are the ephemeris of May 23rd?
1493.- Begins the history of the horse in America, with the card of the Catholic Monarchs of this date ordering the sending to the New World of twenty horses and five mares chosen in the kingdom of Granada.1807.- Appears in Montevideo “La Estrella del Sur”, the first newspaper to be published in that city.1822.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin in Montevideo”, the first newspaper to be published in that city.1822.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin in Montevideo”, the first newspaper to be published in that city.1822.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin in Montevideo”, the first newspaper to be published in that city.1822.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line.- Works begin on the world’s first railway line. , between the English cities of Stockton and Darlington, 40 kilometers long.1823.- The “One Hundred Thousand Children of St. Louis”, French military expedition responsible for restoring the absolute sovereignty of Ferdinand VII, enter madrid without encountering resistance.1899.- General José Cipriano Castro leads the beginning in Colombia of the “restorative” rebellion that deposed President Ignacio Andrade.1923.- Begins in Hamburg (Germany) the congress on which the Socialist Youth International is founded , following the merger of the International Union of Socialist Youth Organizations and the Worker Youth International.Read more: 6 Magical Villages of Veracruz with beach and beachless to visit the weekend1924.- The XIII congress of the PCUS is held in the USSR, condemning Trotski’s thesis and leftist opposition.1926.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated.- The Constitution of the Republic of Greater Lebanon is promulgated. , comprising Syria and Lebanon.1934.- Outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot down by police officers in Louisiana, USA. U.S. 1949.- The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (Constitution) is enacted.- Former French General Raoul Salan is sentenced by a military court to life imprisonment, by the coup d’e-state of the “generals of Algeria”.1963.- Fidel Castro is given the title of “hero of the Soviet Union”.1974.- The first Airbus, the A300, enters service on the airline Air France to cover the Paris-London route.1984.- Cuba joins the decision of the USSR and of almost every country in the Soviet orbit not participating in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.- Italian anti-fat judge Giovani Falcone dies in an attack along with his wife and three bodyguards, when he was travelling in a vehicle on the Sicilian highway of Palermo.1994.- ETA murders Lieutenant Miguel Peralta in Madrid with a bomb attached to his car.2000.- Cuban opponent René Gómez Manzano , a member of the Group of Four, becomes the third member of that dissident group to achieve parole.2004.- 33 people die in an attack on a military bus in the Indian area of Kashmir.2007.- Milorad Ulemek and Zvezdan Jovanoic are sentenced to 40 years in prison for the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, the first as an instigator and the second as a material author.- British Petroleum agrees to pay compensation of $75 million for pollution caused by the explosion and subsequent sinking of one of its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.2011.- A tornado devastates the city of Joplin (Missouri, USA) and leaves more than 150 dead in his wake.2011.- Exhuman the remains of Chilean President Salvador Allende in order to initiate expert investigations to determine the circumstances of his death.2014.- The International Criminal Court condemns Germain Katanga , Congolese war lord, 12 years in prison for genocide.2015.- Beatification of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador.2016.- Barack Obama announces in Hanoi the lifting of the military embargo to Vietnam.2017.- Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is elected DIRECTOR General of WHO.2019.- USA presents 18 new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including one for espionage.2019.- National unemployment day in Nicaragua against President Daniel Ortega, to whom the opposition demands the freedom of “political prisoners” and respect for human rights. Read more: They warn active hurricane season in the Atlantic by 2021. Meet the cyclones of the 2020 season.- Car rental company Hertz filed for bankruptcy in the U.S.Who was born on May 23?
1734.- Franz Anton Mesmer, German physician discovering animal magnetism and hypnotism.1919.- Gayatri Devi, last maharaní of Jaipur, India.1923.- Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist.1933.- Joan Collins, British actress.1949.- Alan García Pérez, Peruvian politician.1951.- Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player.1965.- Manuel Sanchis Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer.1968.- John Ortiz, American actor.1972.- Rubens Barichello, Brazilian Formula One driver.1973.- Juan José Padilla, Spanish bullfighter.Who died on May 23rd?
1498.- Girolamo Savonarola, Italian preacher and politician.1627.- Luis de Góngora y Argote, Spanish poet.1842.- José de Espronceda, Spanish poet.1906.- Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright.1933.- José María Vargas Vila, Colombian writer.1937.- John D. Rockefeller, American businessman.1945.- Heinrich Himmler, German politician.1992.- Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer-songwriter and writer.2007.- Roberto Dutriz, Salvadoran journalist.- Roberto Dutriz, Salvadoran journalist.- 2008.- Cornell Capa, American photographer.2013.- Georges Moustaki, Greek singer.2015.- John Forbes Nash, American mathematician.2017.- Roger Moore , British actor.2017.- Carlos Rigby Moses, Nicaraguan poet.2018.- Carlos Lozano Guillén, Colombian communist leader.2019.- Wilfredo Peláez, Uruguayan basketball player.
