Today’s Ephemeris: What Happened on April 14 | Facts…

In April 14 ephemeris These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out.

● 1912. On its maiden voyage, the Titanic hits an iceberg and begins to sink. The impact takes place at 11:40 p.m. The most luxurious ocean liner of its time, said to be unable to sink even God, vanished from the surface at 2:20 a.m. on April 15. It carried 2,223 people on board and 1,517 died in one of the largest peacetime shipwrecks. The trip was from Southampton to New York and the shipwreck occurred near the island of Newfoundland. Oceanographer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage in 1985.

● 1923. Roberto De Vicenzo was born in Villa Ballester. Argentina’s greatest golfer, and one of the country’s great 20th century athletes, reached the pinnacle in 1967, when he conquered the British Open, the world’s most prestigious tournament. A year later, a mistake in the map, when one more shot was mistakenly registered, prevented him from winning the Augusta Masters. His decision not to protest was an example of chivalry. He passed away in 2017.

● 1931. The Second Republic is proclaimed in Spain. Republican forces had won a resounding victory two days earlier in the elections following the end of Miguel Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship, and King Alfonso XIII left the country. An experience truncated by the civil war and Franco’s military victory begins.

● 1978. Journalist Dante Panzeri dies at 56. He was born in Cordoba and stood out in the magazine Graphics, of which he became director. Confrontative, he harshly criticized the Argentine football establishment and defended good play against tactics. He left two books: Football, dynamics of the unexpected Yes Bourgeoisie and gangsterism in sport. At the time of his death, he was a total critic of the organization of the 78th World Cup in Argentina, which began after a month and a half.

● 1986. Simone de Beauvoir died in Paris at the age of 78. Icon of feminism, she was the sentimental partner of Jean-Paul Sartre. Author of The second sex, he also wrote novels like Mandarins (with which he won the Prix Goncourt in 1954, the highest distinction in French literature), and his memoirs in four volumes: Memoirs of a formal young woman, The fullness of life, Force of things Yes A very sweet death.

In addition, it is Americas Day and World Chagas Disease Day.