Uruguay - Notable Historical Events
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Uruguay - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1807-02-03 |
A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay. |
1811-05-18 |
Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas. |
1825-04-19 |
33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay |
1825-08-25 |
Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) |
1828-08-27 |
Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks |
1833-07-24 |
HMS Beagle departs Maldonado Uruguay |
1833-11-20 |
Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay |
1866-10-22 |
Paraguay: Battle of Curupaytí against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. |
1914-08-05 |
Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico & Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I |
1930-07-13 |
1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay |
1930-07-30 |
Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's 1st World Cup in Montevideo |
1939-12-17 |
German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled by its crew off Uruguay |
1945-12-18 |
Uruguay joins UN |
1950-07-16 |
Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro |
1951-07-18 |
Uruguay accepts its constitution |
1960-07-16 |
205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer |
1962-01-21 |
JFK arrives in Uruguay |
1966-11-27 |
Uruguay adopts constitution |
1967-07-10 |
Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
1972-10-13 |
Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountains, (passengers eat crash victims to survive, 16 of 45 rescued 2 months later) |
1973-06-27 |
Uruguay suspends constitution |
1973-06-27 |
The President of Uruguay dissolves Parliament and heads a coup d'état. |
1977-08-09 |
The military-controlled Government of Uruguay announces that it will return the nation to civilian rule through general elections in 1981 for a President and Congress. |
1980-11-30 |
Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum |
1984-11-25 |
Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election |
1989-11-26 |
Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes pres of Uruguay |
1989-11-27 |
Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay |
1990-03-01 |
Luis Alberto Lacelle sworn in as president of Uruguay |
1992-06-30 |
Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s) |
1994-11-27 |
Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay |
1995-03-01 |
Julio Maria Sanguinetti sworn in as president of Uruguay |
1997-10-10 |
An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74. |
2010-07-02 |
Ghana's Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, are defeated by Uruguay |
2013-04-02 |
Uruguay passes legislation to legalize same-sex marriage |
2013-12-10 |
Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana |
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Uruguay - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1764-06-19 |
Jose Gervasio Artigas, general/father of Uruguay |
1858-05-21 |
Jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician |
1860-08-16 |
Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas) |
1926-06-18 |
Patricia Hutchinson, British ambassador (Uruguay) |
1927-10-25 |
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay |
1936-01-06 |
Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay (1985-90, 95- ) |
1938-12-03 |
Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon) |
1945-02-14 |
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Piriápolis, Uruguay, football goalkeeper, (d. 2013) |
1967-08-04 |
Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star |
1970-09-29 |
Nicolas Pereira, Salto Uruguay, tennis pro |
1975-12-01 |
Sandra Maidana, Miss Universe-Uruguay (1996) |
1976-06-25 |
José Cancela, footballer, Santa Lucía, Uruguay |
1976-10-17 |
Sebastián Abreu, Semi-finals: Uruguay vs Netherlands |
1976-11-23 |
Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe (1997) |
1979-03-14 |
Nicolas Anelka, Group A: Uruguay vs France |
1980-12-20 |
Israel Castro, Group A: Mexico vs Uruguay |
1982-02-16 |
Rickie Lambert, Group D: Uruguay vs England |
1984-07-07 |
Alberto Aquilani, Third Place Play-Off: Uruguay vs. Italy |
1987-06-21 |
Pablo Barrera, Group A: Mexico vs Uruguay |
Uruguay - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1862-08-06 |
Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71 |
1921-06-18 |
Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies |
