The ephemeris of the day: what happened on June 2 | Made…

In June 2 ephemeris These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out.

● 1857. Edward Elgar, the foremost British composer of the late Romanticism and early decades of the 20th century, was born. He left works such as Variations of the enigma, the cello concerto, the violin concerto, the oratorio Géronte’s dream, two symphonies and the five steps of The pump and the circumstances (the best known is the first, used in major ceremonies). He died in 1934. Three years earlier, he made a recording of his works, which was filmed, marking the opening of the Abbey Road studios.

● 1933. Horacio Ferrer was born in Montevideo. From his association with Astor Piazzolla, classics such as “Balada para un loco”, “Chiquilín de Bachín”, “Balada para mi muerte” and the opera Maria from Buenos Aires. The poet also published Romancero canyengue and he was president of the Academia Nacional del Tango. He died in 2014.

● 1961. One of the directors who have renewed Argentinian cinema in recent decades was born: Alejandro Agresti. He acquired prestige with his first films, at the end of the 80s: Love is a fat woman Yes Wedding secret. He also filmed The act in question. After their passage in Holland, they arrived Buenos Aires Vice-versa, The cross, What did the wind take (winner of the San Sebastian Festival), A night with Sabrina Love, Valentine Yes The lake house, among other titles.

● 1975. Some 150 sex workers occupy the Saint-Nizier church in the French city of Lyon. Women want to draw attention to the extreme vulnerability they experience: police violence, imprisonment, fines. They send out a press release titled “Happy Daughters in the House of the Lord” in which they explain their situation. They go on strike and occupy the church for eight days, until they are evicted by the police. The date is known as the International Day of Sex Workers.

● 1976. General Juan José Torres, former president of Bolivia, is assassinated in Buenos Aires. He came to power in 1970 at the head of a popular uprising. His left-wing nationalist government lasted ten months, until Hugo Banzer overthrew it. A task force kidnaps him in Buenos Aires and his body appears riddled, in a crime perpetrated within the framework of Operation Condor, the repressive plan of the dictatorships of the Southern Cone. A few days earlier, Uruguayan politicians Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz had also been kidnapped and murdered in the Argentine capital. Torres’s remains were taken to Mexico and in 1983 repatriated to Bolivia.

● 1987. One of the great virtuosos of the guitar dies: Andrés Segovia. He was 94 years old and was born in the Andalusian town of Linares. His repertoire ranged from Spanish musicians to Johann Sebastian Bach. Several of the later great guitarists were his disciples and many of his recordings are considered benchmarks.

● 1988. One of the most brilliant figures in Argentine football of recent decades was born: Sergio Agüero. the When He was the youngest footballer to make his First Division debut at the age of fifteen when Oscar Ruggeri put him on in 2003 with the Independiente shirt. Figure of the Reds, his record sale to Atlético de Madrid (20 million euros) allowed the Avellaneda team to build their new ground. In Spain he played for five years and won a Europa League. In 2011, he emigrated to Manchester City and stayed there for ten seasons. In England, he won five championships, became the top foreign scorer and historic striker for his club. With the U-20 team, he was world champion in 2005 and 2007 and won Olympic gold in Beijing 2008. He competed in the world championships in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

It is also the International Day of Eating Disorders. In Argentina, the Day of the Economics Graduate, the Day of the Volunteer Firefighter, the National Dog Day and the Day of the Myasthenia Gravis patient are celebrated.