In the anniversaries of June 18 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
1815. Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated at Waterloo, Belgium, marking the end of his hegemony.. He had returned to power after his exile on the island of Elba and He led France in the brief cycle known as the Hundred Days, which concluded with the triumph of the Seventh Coalition, the last military alliance of the European powers against the Great Corsican. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, hero of the Napoleonic Wars, leads the troops. Napoleon is sent to the island of Saint Helenaoff the coast of Angola, where he died in 1821. SHis fall leads to the Congress of Vienna, which establishes the new political order in Europe.
1928. Roald Amundsen disappears in the Arctic
The plane piloted by Roald Amundsen disappears during a rescue mission in the Barents Sea, in the Arctic. The famous Norwegian explorer was 55 years old. He had come to rescue the Italian engineer Umberto Nobile, who could be found alive. Amundsen’s plane is believed to have crashed into the sea. The body could never be found. first man to reach the South Pole. He was also the first to traverse the Northwest Passage, the sea route linking the Pacific and the Atlantic through the Arctic; and He was on the first aerial expedition over the North Pole.
1929. Jürgen Habermas is born
The German philosopher Jürgen Habermas was born in Düsseldorf. One of the most influential thinkers of the postwar period, he was part of the second group of intellectuals of the Frankfurt School. When presenting his critical theory of modernity, he established the concept of communicative action, to which he dedicated two volumes.. Other works: The philosophical discourse of modernity, Texts and contexts, Beyond the national state, Transition time and The West divided. She obtained the Prince of Asturias Prize for Social Sciences in 2003 and starred in a debate with Josef Ratzinger a year and a half before the German cardinal’s election as Benedict XVI.
1942. The birth of Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool. He met John Lennon in 1957 and their creative partnership changed the history of popular music. Together with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Lennon and McCartney formed the Beatles, the most important and influential rock group of the last century. The band’s immense popularity was due to the duo’s songs. After the dissolution of the Beatles in 1970, McCartney began his solo career with the group Wings. He remains active to this day and played four times in Argentina.
2000. Goodbye to Luis Cardei
The tango singer Luis Cardei dies at 55. He stood out for his particular style. His life was marked by hemophilia. He underwent several operations and was left lame. Become a cult artist in the 90s, hepatitis ended his life.
2005. Manuel Sadosky dies
A central figure of science in Argentina ceases to exist: Manuel Sadosky dies at the age of 91. Doctor in Physical-Mathematical Sciences, He was vice dean of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences between 1957 and 1966. In that period he created the Institute of Calculus, where he settled Clementinethe first computer for scientific use in the country. He left his position after the Night of the Long Canes and Triple A forced him into exile in 1974, during the Peronist government.. She passed through Venezuela and Spain; On December 10, 1983, he took over as Raúl Alfonsín’s Secretary of Science and Technology, and accompanied the radical president in that position until the end of his term. The UBA declared him Professor Emeritus in 1985.. Two years before his death, He was distinguished as an illustrious citizen of the City of Buenos Aires.
2010. José Saramago dies
José Saramago dies in Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands archipelago. The Portuguese writer was 87 years old. He published novels like convent memorial, The year of the death of Ricardo Reis, The Gospel according to Jesus Christ and Essay on blindness. In 1998 he was the first Portuguese-language author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature..
2012. The death of Horacio Cóppola
Photographer Horacio Cóppola dies at 105 years old. He studied in Germany, where he met his wife, fellow photographer Grete Stern. The most emblematic photos of Buenos Aires in the 1930s are his work. He was part of the first Buenos Aires film club and filmed short films such as This is how the Obelisk was born.
Furthermore, it is the Sustainable Gastronomy Day.
