August 13th anniversary – Telam

Ephemrid of August 13

1899 – ALFRED HITCHCOCK. British director Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, a pioneer in psychological thriller and suspense genre techniques, was born in the London borough of Leytonstone. He has directed more than 50 films, including the famous Psycho, Rebeca and Rear Window.

1924 – ANTONIO ALEGRE. Sports leader Antonio Alegre, president of the Boca Juniors Athletic Club, was born in the city of Chacabuco in Buenos Aires, a position he had already held between 1985 and 1995.

1926 – FIDEL CASTRO. The lawyer and politician Fidel Castro Ruz was born in the city of Birn (Cuba), leader of the Cuban Revolution which overthrew the dictator Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959.

1946 – HERBERT WELLS. At the age of 79, the British writer and novelist Herbert George Wells, author of “War of the Worlds” and “The Time Machine”, among others, died in London of which he is considered to be one. fathers of the genre. .science-fiction.

1961 – BERLN WALL. The Communist government of the Democratic Republic of East Germany completes construction and inaugurates the Berlin Wall, which crosses the city for 45 kilometers to separate it from the area controlled by the Federal Republic of Germany. The Berlin Wall, symbol of the Cold War, was extended an additional 151 kilometers to separate “the two Germanies”.

1978 – RAMN DAZ. At the age of 18, forward Ramón ngel Daz made his Premier League debut at River Plate, in a 1-0 victory over Coln de Santa Fe in the 1978 Metropolitan Tournament. In River, he played 195 games, scored 93 goals and Technician won the 1996 Copa Libertadores de America.
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1989 – HUGO DEL CARRIL. The actor, singer and director Hugo del Carril (Piero Bruno Hugo Fontana Bertani), who shot
48 films. He became the voice of “The Peronist March”.

2014 – SAN LORENZO. Led by Edgardo Bauza, Club Atltico San Lorenzo de Almagro win their first and only Copa Libertadores de Amrica, beating Nacional de Paraguay 1-0 on a penalty from Paraguayan Nstor Ortigoza. The first leg at Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncin ended in a draw 1-1.

2016 – MICHAEL PHELPS. American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the greatest Olympic medalist in history, winning his 28th gold in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In Beijing 2008, he had won eight gold medals, thus establishing himself as the highest gold medalist in a single Olympiad.

2021 – LEFT HAND DAY. Celebrate International Left-Handed Day, created in 1976 by the International Association of Left-Handers to raise awareness of the challenges they face in a world designed for right-handers. It is estimated that in Argentina 12% of men and 8% of women are left-handed.