The ephemeris of the day: what happened on August 15 | Events in Argentina and around the world

In ephemeris of August 15 These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1769. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. He seized power in France with the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire in 1799. He was invested as first consul and in 1804 he was proclaimed emperor. The European powers have come out to confront it. The Napoleonic wars mark the first years of the 19th century. Defeated during the Russian campaign, he abdicated in 1814. He returned to power for a hundred days until his final defeat at Waterloo. Confined to the island of Santa Elena, he died there in 1821.

● 1954. The longest dictatorship in South America begins: that of Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay. Three months earlier, he had overthrown President Federico Chaves. Tomás Romero Pereira took office at that time and called for elections. The leader of the military coup competed unopposed and ruled with the support of the Colorado party. Human rights violations and corruption were hallmarks of the regime. Stroessner fell in February 1989, went into exile in Brazil and died there in 2006.

● 1965. The Beatles are the stars of the first mass concert in rock history. Never before had a band performed in a stadium when the British band performed in New York. More than 50,000 people flock to Shea Stadium, a venue dedicated to baseball, as part of The Beatles’ tour of the United States.

● 1972. Members of armed organizations escape from Rawson prison. A total of 25 escape, who manage to reach the airport and hijack an Austral plane to which six leaders climb. They go to Chile and President Salvador Allende grants them asylum. They are: Mario Roberto Santucho, Marcos Osatinsky, Fernando Vaca Narvaja, Roberto Quieto, Enrique Gorriarán Merlo and Domingo Menna. The 19 others, who were unable to escape, surrendered to the authorities and were taken to the Trelew naval base. On August 22, the sailors shoot them: three survivors tell what has passed down in history such as the Trelew massacre.

● nineteen eighty one. Boca drew 1 to 1 with Racing in the Bombonera and became champion of the Metropolitano. It is the first and only title of Diego Maradona, author of the xeneize goal, in Argentine football. On the same day, San Lorenzo lost to the Argentinos on the Ferro court. The 1 to 0 condemns the Boedo box, which becomes the first of the big five to go down.

● 2004. Hugo Chávez wins with 58% of the vote in the recall referendum in Venezuela. The share is around 70 percent. The election was conducted by the opposition, on the basis of the provisions of the Constitution amended by Chávez. The referendum marks a political solution to the Venezuelan crisis, which led to the failure of the 2002 coup.