Today’s Ephemeris: What Happened on February 7 | Made…

In February 7 ephemeris These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1812. Birth of Charles Dickens, one of the most popular writers of the 19th century. He achieved great success with his novels published in serial form. He was the author of classics such as Oliver twist, History of two cities, David Copperfield, High hopes and history Christmas story. Symbol of the literature of the Victorian era, he died in 1870. His work reached the cinema in the 20th century.

● 1927. The singer and actress Juliette Greco was born in Montpellier. She starred in a strong love affair with Miles Davis. His repertoire included songs by Léo Ferré, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet, Geroges Brassens and Boris Vian, among others. He passed away in 2020.

● 1932. Gay Talese, one of the representatives of the new journalism, was born in New Jersey. He defined the new genre in the 1960s from the pages of The New York Times, with Tom Wolfe. He has written memorable articles on people like Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio. Books like The bridge: the construction of the Verrazano – Narrows bridge, on the construction of a large bridge; Yes New York: The Journey of a Serendipiter, on the lives of ordinary people, cemented his fame.

● 1986. An insurgency ends the hereditary dictatorship of the Duvalier family in Haiti. The regime was founded by François Duvalier in 1957 and upon his death in 1971 it was replaced by his 19-year-old son, Jean-Claude. The father, nicknamed “Papa Doc”, has set up a repressive apparatus alongside his neighbor Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The son, “Baby Doc”, ruled under terror one of the poorest countries in the world. Henry Namphy took power while “Baby Doc” was in exile in France. He returned to the country in 2005 and faced legal action when he died in 2014.

● 2003. In Mexico, the Guatemalan writer Augusto Monterroso dies. He was 81 years old. A master of minifiction, he was a great ironist. Your book Complete works (and other stories) It contains what is considered to be the language’s shortest story, “The Dinosaur”. Its text reads: “When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there.” Other titles are The black sheep and other fables, Perpetual motion, The magic word Yes The cow. With Bárbara Jacobs he compiled the Sad tale anthology. He received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature in 2000.