The ephemeris of the day: what happened on July 21 | Events in Argentina and around the world

In July 21 ephemeris These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1946. In San Francisco, in the province of Cordoba, Domingo Felipe Cavallo was born. He graduated in economics from the National University of Cordoba and then went to Harvard. He headed the Mediterranean Foundation in the second half of the 1970s, and from there he became President of the Central Bank in 1982, when the rout of the dictatorship nationalized private debt. Elected MP in 1987, Carlos Menem appointed him chancellor in 1989 and negotiated the restoration of diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. He arrives at the Ministry of the Economy and fixes the exchange rate, which puts an end to inflation. Convertibility was on fire in the 1990s. The cheap dollar and bulk imports combined with unemployment and the shrinking of the productive apparatus. Disagreements with Menem expelled him in 1996. He formed the Action for the Republic party: he won a deputy seat and lost as head of government to Aníbal Ibarra before Fernando de la Rúa summoned him in March 2001 and gives him superpowers. Cavallo couldn’t find a return to the scheme he himself devised a decade ago. He raised a zero deficit and a probable basket of coins until he resorted to the corralito, which sealed his fate at dawn on December 20, 2001. Months later, he was arrested on charges of arms smuggling to Croatia and Ecuador. He was released but faced further legal action.

● 1948. One of the fundamental names of Argentine popular music was born in Rosario: Litto Nebbia. He came into the world under the name of Félix Francisco Nebbia Corbacho. He was a member of Los Gatos and the single from “La Balsa”, a song composed with Tanguito in 1967, is considered the starting point of Argentine rock. At the dawn of the 70s, he began his solo career. After mixing rock and folklore, he turned to progressive music on albums like Death in the cathedral. He went into exile in Mexico and returned in 1982. Since then, he has continued his career and spread the word to a large part of Argentinian musicians through his label Melopea.

● 1950. Ubaldo Fillol was born in San Miguel de Monte. One of the greatest archers in history, he started in Quilmes. Then he would play in Racing and River. He was the goalkeeper of the selected world champion in 1978, with an outstanding performance. Later he passed through Argentinos, Flamengo and Atlético de Madrid. Back in Racing, he won the Super Cup 88. He said goodbye to Vélez, with an exceptional performance against River in his last match.

● 1955. Marcelo Bielsa was born in Rosario. At 35, he took charge of Newell and won the Apertura 90 and the tournament final against Boca on penalties in 1991. A year later, he won the Clausura 92 and reached the final of the Copa Libertadores. He went to Mexico. He returned to be champion with Vélez in the Clausura 98. After a brief stint with the Spanish team in Barcelona, ​​he found himself in the national team. They qualified brilliantly for the 2002 World Cup, but the team left the World Cup in the first round. In 2004, he reached the America’s Cup final, which he lost to Brazil, and under his leadership the Under-23s won Olympic gold in Athens. From there he went to Chile and qualified for South Africa 2010, where he advanced to the knockout stages. Then he went to Athletic de Bilbao (where he reached the Copa del Rey Europa League final) and, after a spell in French football, he took over from Leeds United, which brought him back to first English football division.

● 1958. Liliana Bodoc was born in Santa Fe. Since she was little she has lived in Mendoza. Between 2000 and 2004, he published the masterpiece of fantasy in Argentina: The saga of the far reaches. The trilogy is based on pre-Columbian culture and has achieved great public and critical success. The three books, The days of Venad, The days of shadow Yes Days of fire, cemented Bodoc’s relationship with children and adolescents. Later they will appear, among other titles, Impure memories Yes The African mirror. The trilogy had started The time of the dragons and published the first two volumes upon his death on February 6, 2018. The day of his birth is commemorated in Mendoza as the Provincial Book Day for Children and Youth.

● 1990. Roger Waters plays songs from the album The wall in Berlin, eight months after the fall of the wall. The former Pink Floyd member takes the stage with guest musicians including Van Morrison, Ute Lemper, Scorpions and Marianne Faithfull. More than 300,000 people attend the event in a field between the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz. Before the concert, an intensive search was carried out to ensure that there were no buried mines.

● 1992. Mario Boyé, one of the great Argentinian footballers of the 1940s, dies at the age of 69. Nicknamed El Atómico, he stood out in Boca, where he was champion in 1943 and 1944. Then he moved to Racing, with which he did an about-face in 1950 and 1951. He also shone in the national team , with which he won the Copa América. thrice.