In the anniversaries of June 21 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
1905. Jean-Paul Sartre is born
Jean-Paul Sartre is born in Paris. The father of existentialism left novels like The nausea; theatrical works such as The flies and Behind closed doors; and essays like Being and Nothingness and the existentialism is a Humanism. Due to his political positions he rejected the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964: it is stated that a decade later he tried to get hold of the award money. A companion of Simone de Beauvoir, he adhered to left-wing causes. He supported the Cuban Revolution and wrote the prologue to The wretched of the earthby Frantz Fanon. He died in 1986.
1932. The birth of Lalo Schifrin
The composer Lalo Schifrin He is born in Buenos Aires as Boris Claudio Schifrin. He studied piano and encouraged the Buenos Aires jazz scene in the 1950s. Dizzie Gillespie’s visit to Argentina in 1956 opened the doors to the United States, where he accompanied the trumpeter. In Hollywood he composed soundtracks. The one of Mission Impossible It became one of the most popular melodies in history. He also wrote the curtains for the series Mannix and Starsky and Hutchand several films, such as Dirty Harry. He was the arranger of the first concert of The Three Tenors, in Rome, in 1990. He received an Oscar in 2018 for his career.
1961. Manu Chao is born
José Manuel Arturo Tomás Chao Ortega was born in Paris: Manu Chao. Son of a Galician father, his career began in the French capital as a street musician. His success would come with the band Mano Negra, in the second half of the 80s. His solo career began in 1995. He has stood out for his social commitment: he has fought for the legalization of marijuana and in favor of the Zapatistas, and he is a member of Attacthe group fighting for financial income taxes.
1964. Mississippi in flames
An event occurs that shocks the United States and determines the impetus for the Civil Rights Act, which will end segregationism. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were campaigning against racism in the South, are intercepted by the police in the state of Mississippi. The officers kill them and the cover-up begins. The FBI takes action on the matter; Meanwhile, on July 2, the law is approved that ends the legal status of racism. On August 4, the bodies appear in an open field. Federal agents charge 21 men for the triple homicide. Seven defendants receive sentences of three to ten years in prison in 1967. The case would inspire the film Mississippi on fire.
1964. The birth of Kevin Johansen
Kevin Johansen is born in Alaska. Son of an American father and Argentine mother, he arrived in the country when he was twelve years old. He was part of the group Instrucción Cívica in the 80s and later led The Nada. His popularity came in the first decade of this century. He later did concerts with the cartoonist Liniers, whose drawings were projected to the audience while Johansen sang. At the end of 2020 he released a single, “All this”, with David Lebón.
1970. Brazil, three-time world champion in Mexico
Brazil beats Italy 4 to 1 and wins the World Cup in Mexico. The final between two two-time champions also decides who definitively wins the Jules Rimet Cup. Brazil’s game amazes the world. The team led by Mario Zagallo wins its six games with an offensive and elegant level for which Brazil of ’70 is considered the best team in the history of the World Cup. Pelé, Gerson, Tostao, Rivelino, Clodoaldo, Carlos Alberto and Jairzinho They are the stars of the first three-time world champion.
1978. Argentina returns to the World Cup final
48 years after the first World Cup, the National Team once again competes in a final. In Rosario, César Luis Menotti’s team defeats Peru 6 to 0 in the semifinal round. The meeting has generated suspicions ever since. The Argentines They had to win by a difference of four goals after Brazil’s victory against Poland. Despite a shot by the Peruvians in the Argentine goal when the match was 0-0, doubts persist. The dictator Jorge Rafael Videla came down to greet the visiting team before the game and several players from Peru hinted that they could have gone less.
1988. Pedrito Rico dies
Pedro Ricothe “Angel of Spain”, dies in Barcelona at the age of 55. Singer, dancer and actor, much of his career passed through Buenos Aires. He popularized the zarzuela repertoire in Latin America.
2001. Goodbye to John Lee Hooker
At the age of 88, one of the most important blues musicians dies: John Lee Hooker. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1912.. The single “Boogie Chillen”, from 1948, launched him to success. His solo career spanned more than half a century with over a hundred albums released. The surname is continued in music with his daughter Zakiya.
Furthermore, it is the International Yoga Day. And it takes place Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, and the Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere.
