Costa Rica - Notable Historical Events
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Costa Rica - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1502-09-18 |
Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage |
1821-09-15 |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua gain independence |
1824-07-25 |
Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua. |
1824-10-09 |
Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica. |
1856-04-11 |
Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans |
1916-11-30 |
Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. |
1919-06-04 |
US marines invade Costa Rica |
1921-01-19 |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador sign Pact of Union |
1922-01-29 |
Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador dissolved |
1926-03-14 |
A train in Costa Rica falls into the Río Virilla, killing 248 and injuring 93. |
1948-06-19 |
Panama & Costa Rica recognize Israel |
1949-11-09 |
Costa Rica adopts Constitution |
1953-07-07 |
Che Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. |
1968-07-29 |
Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption |
1978-06-10 |
Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
1982-02-07 |
Luis A Monge elected pres of Costa Rica |
1986-02-02 |
Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica |
1989-04-16 |
Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup |
1989-04-30 |
US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup |
1991-04-22 |
Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95 |
1994-02-06 |
Jose Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica |
1994-05-08 |
Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica |
2018-01-01 |
Costa Rica seeks cause of plane crash that killed 10 from US |
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Costa Rica - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1941-12-06 |
John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz) |
1950-04-05 |
Franklin R Chang-Diaz, Costa Rica, astro (STS 61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91) |
1955-09-10 |
Giannina Facio Franco, San Jose Costa Rica, Mrs Phillipe Junot |
1963-08-13 |
Elizabeth Bourland, Costa Rica, US 3x20 rifle (Olympics-7th-1996) |
1967-9-28 |
Eugenia Bolaños, Costa Rica: Tierra de contrastes |
1970-11-21 |
Travis W. Fox, Living Life in Costa Rica |
1971-04-11 |
Rosario, Private Film 12: Costa Rica Getaway |
1976-11-17 |
Dafne Zeledon, Miss Universe-Costa Rica (1996) |
1977-05-06 |
Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe (1997) |
1981-06-21 |
Amber Campisi, Arenal, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica - Notable Weddings
Costa Rica - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2005-12-29 |
"One Life To Live" actress Bree Williamson (26) weds surfer Josh Evans near the Flor Blanca Resort in Mal Pais, Costa Rica |
2006-01-07 |
Punky pop singer Pink (26) weds motocross daredevil and The Surreal Life actor Carey Hart (30) at the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
2006-03-03 |
"Gata Salvaje" telenovela actress Carolina Tejera (29) weds Costa Rican businessman Don Stockwell at the Hotel Marriott in San Jose, Costa Rica |
2006-04-01 |
Miss Costa Rica 2001 Piarella Peralta weds Dutch banker Tiemo Wesseling at Iglesia de Orosi in the Cartago province of Costa Rica |
2014-05-09 |
Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland (33) weds manager Tim Witherspoon in Costa Rica |
Costa Rica - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1856-04-11 |
Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831) |
1990-06-08 |
Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies |
1991-10-13 |
Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies |
