Today’s Ephemeris: What Happened on May 22 | Facts…

In May 22 anniversary These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1810. Cabildo Abierto in the city of Buenos Aires. The extraordinary meeting is called urgently due to the gravity of what happened in Spain: the monarchy fell into Napoleon’s hands and the authority of Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros remains in question. Two positions collide: one maintains that the viceroy must continue in his position; the other raises the formation of a board of directors. Bishop Benito Lué pleads for Cisneros. Juan José Castelli advocates a new authority until Fernando VII returns to the throne. Cornelio Saavedra, military chief of Buenos Aires, proposes to delegate power to the Cabildo. The deposition of the viceroy was voted by 155 votes to 69 and Saavedra’s motion was accepted. The Cabildo will then discuss the composition of the governing body. Trustee Julián de Leyva is handling the formation of a provisional council, led by Cisneros himself, which will result in a rejection when he is announced on May 24.

● 1907. Birth of Laurence Olivier. One of the greatest actors of the 20th century, he was the perfect example of a Shakespearean artist. Representation of Bardo’s works in theater and cinema. I came to Hollywood with The Wuthering Heights Yes Rebeca, which earned him his first Oscar nominations. I would make the statuette for Hamlet. Before, he had made his version of Enrique V. In 1956 it would happen Richard III. Favorites Othello in 1965. He was also seen in films like Spartacus, The trace, Death marathon Yes Children of Brazil. He died in 1989.

● 1960. Chile suffers a devastating earthquake. In the early morning of the day before, an earthquake was recorded in Concepción which anticipates the cataclysm of Valdivia. Its magnitude is 9.5 on the Richter scale, the highest number on record, and lasts ten minutes. Some 400,000 square kilometers are affected between Talca, in the center of the country, and Chiloé, in the south. A few minutes later, a tsunami affected the entire area between Chiloé and Concepción. The Puyehue volcano erupts and covers the lake of the same name with ash. About 2,000 people die and two million inhabitants are affected. Chile is recovering from the disaster and keeping its promise to host the 1962 World Cup, which is in doubt due to the scale of the disaster.

● 1976. Oscar Ringo Bonavena, one of Argentina’s most popular boxers, is assassinated in Reno, Nevada. Born in 1942, his popularity settled after his duel with Goyo Peralta at Luna Park. He tried his hand at music with the song “Pío Pío”. He fought Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. He settled in Nevada under contract with Joe Conforte, owner of the Mustang Ranch brothel. A Conforte bodyguard named Ross Brymer shot Bonavena amid an argument between a boxer and his former employer. Brymer spent a few months in prison for the crime. AT Ringo They observed him in Luna Park, in one of the very first popular gatherings since the eruption of the military dictatorship two months earlier.

● 1976. Hours after Oscar Bonavena’s murder, one of the epic fights in boxing history ensues. Victor Galindez comes to defend his title of WBA midfielder in Johannesburg in front of the American Richie Kates. In the third round, a header from Kates opens the Argentine fighter’s right eyebrow. Galíndez remains standing despite the fact that the bleeding cannot be stopped. Throughout the fight, the wound on referee Stanley Christodoulou’s jersey is cleaned, which is stained with blood. In the absence of ten seconds, he manages to knock out Kates and keep his crown. While the wound is stitched up, in the locker room, they inform him of the tragic death of Bonavena, which had until then been kept a secret. Christodoulou’s shirt is on display today at the Boxing Museum in South Africa.

● 1987. Novak Djokovic was born in Belgrade, one of the great tennis players of today and of history. In full hegemony of the duel between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, he was able to achieve what his peers did: conquer the four major tournaments and be number 1 in the world ranking. He has won the Australian Open nine times, is a five-time Wimbledon champion and three-time US Open champion. He joined Roland Garros in 2016. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. In full swing, he discovered he had celiac disease and needed to change his diet. .

● 2018. Philip Roth, one of the greatest authors of American literature, dies. He was 85 years old. The lament of Portnoy, his 1969 novel, brought him fame and prestige. Later, novels starring his alter ego Nathan Zuckerman would arrive: The visit to the master, Zuckerman in chains Yes The anatomy lesson. Other titles: The Sabbath Theater, American pastoral, I married a communist, The human stain, The conspiracy against America Yes Elegy. He received the Princess of Asturias Award for Letters in 2012. He also received the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, and he was a standing candidate for the Nobel Prize.

In addition, it is the International Day for Biological Diversity.