On another March 19, but in 1823, there was the uprising in Mexico of General Santa Anna against Emperor Iturbide, who was forced to abdicate before Congress, which annulled his empire and banished Italy. OTHER EVENTS 1565.- The Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi discovers, on his journey to the Philippines, the island of Bohol, which he takes possession in the name of Philip II. 1818.- The realistic troops capture the leader of the Mexican insurgents, Miguel Hidalgo, and other leaders. 1866.- A hurricane wreaks havoc on the city and port of Buenos Aires. 1921.- Alfredo Zayas is elected president of Cuba. 1944.- World War II: Germans occupy Hungary. 1949.- Approved the Constitution of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). 1962.- Arturo Frondizi, president of Argentina, is deposed by the Army. 1963.- “San José Summit”, which emanates the Declaration of Costa Rica, which contains proposals for a future Central American common market. 1964.- Inaugurated the tunnel of the Grand Saint Bernard, which connects Switzerland with Italy, is almost six kilometers long, the first one opened to the public in the Alps. 1970.- Meeting in Erfurt of leaders of the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, the first among politicians of the two Germanies. 1995.- American basketball player Michael Jordan announces his return to competition with a laconic “I'm back” (I'm back). 1997.- The Constitutional Court of Colombia annuls seven government decrees and declares the state of economic emergency that motivated them not in accordance with the Magna Carta. 1999.- The Rio Group signs the Veracruz Act in Mexico to relaunch this organization as a negotiating forum for Ibero-America in the face of the 21st century. 2002.- The Red Brigades assassinate in Bologna the adviser to the Italian Minister of Labour, Marco Biagi. 2013.- Pope Francis begins his pontificate with a solemn mass before 200,000 attendees. 2019.- The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns after almost 30 years in office. 2020.- Albert II of Monaco, first head of state to test positive for coronavirus. BIRTHS 1604.- John IV, king of Portugal. 1813.- David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer. 1866.- Emilio de Bono, marshal of Italy. 1913.- Hernán Siles Zuazo, former president of Bolivia. 1928.- Hans Kung, Swiss theologian. 1930.- Ornette Coleman, American jazzy musician and composer. 1936.- Ursula Andress, Swiss actress 1943.- Mario Molina, American chemist and physicist of Mexican origin, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995. .- Mario Monti, politician, Italian prime minister. 1947.- Glenn Close, American actress 1952.- Harvey Weinstein, American film producer, denounced by several actresses what gave rise to the #metoo movement. 1953.- Lenin Moreno, Ecuadorian politician, president of Ecuador. 1955.- Bruce Willis, American actor 1979.- Hedo Türkoglu, Turkish basketball player. 1982.- Eduardo Luiz Saverin, Brazilian businessman co-founder of Facebook. DEATHS 1905.- Rafael María Merchán, Cuban writer and politician. 1930.- Arthur James Balfour, English statesman. 1987.- Louis de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize winner 1929. 1994.- Irvin Flores, Puerto Rican nationalist leader. .- José Coronel Urtecho, Nicaraguan poet. 1997.- Willen De Koning, Dutch-American painter. 2004.- Luis Felipe Angell de Lama, “Sophocleto”, Peruvian writer. 2008.- Matilde Espinosa, Colombian poet. 2010.- Elinor Smith, American aviator. 2017.- Bernie Wrightson, American comic artist. 2020.- Aurlus Mabele, musician born in the Republic of Congo, known as “King of Soukous music”. CHIEF doc/jac
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