Today in 1989, 34 years ago: On August 16, José Rodríguez was born, with great intelligence and a pure heart, who would change the lives of many when he met them. Cyclist, music lover and passionate about nature and art.
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Today in 1906, 117 years ago: The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
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Today in 1896, 127 years ago: the first news of the new insurrection in the Philippines is received in Spain, which ended with the Spanish invasion of those islands.
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Today in 1985, 38 years ago: in Barcelona (Catalonia) the headquarters of Banco Hispano Americano is stolen using the butron procedure (hole in walls or floors). The thieves take a loot of more than 1 billion pesetas.
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Today in 2004, 19 years ago: in the United States, a study is published showing that statin drugs, used to combat excess cholesterol, are effective in inhibiting the replication of the HIV virus (which causes AIDS) in human cells.
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Today in 1907, 116 years ago: in Morocco, Muley Abdelaziz is proclaimed sultan.
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Today in 1869, 154 years ago: Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion largely made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.
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Today in 2005, 18 years ago: a Spanish helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; 17 Spanish soldiers die.
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Today in 1992, 31 years ago: British motorist Nigel Mansell is proclaimed the new Formula 1 world champion.
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Today in 1945, 78 years ago: the Soviet Union and Poland, after the end of World War II, sign a treaty on the form and distribution of German war reparations.
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Today in 1996, 27 years ago: in the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández takes office as president.
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Today in 1920, 103 years ago: Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
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Today in 1999, 24 years ago: the head of Hezbollah was assassinated in Lebanon.
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Today in 1991, 32 years ago: Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.
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Today in 1868, 155 years ago: in the Cotopaxi volcano (0.31, -78.18, in Ecuador) an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter seismological scale destroys the towns of Ibarra and Otavalo and leaves about 20,000 victims.
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Today in 1777, 246 years ago: American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
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Today in 1989, 34 years ago: in Europe, thousands of people are watching the total lunar eclipse, which lasted for 3 hours and 35 minutes.
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Today in 1891, 132 years ago: The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
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Today in 1987, 36 years ago: in Detroit (United States) 153 people die when an American commercial plane crashes.
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Today in 2005, 18 years ago: In Gaza (Palestine), the Israeli Army begins forcibly evicting Israeli settlers who resist voluntarily abandoning illegal settlements.
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