The ephemeris of the day: what happened on October 2 | Events in Argentina and around the world

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

● 1869. Born in Porbandar, India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a decisive figure in the struggle for his country’s independence from the United Kingdom. Mahatma Gandhi led the nonviolent struggle in his country through civil disobedience. India became independent in 1947, as did Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim province, which led to conflicts between the two new nations. Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. The date of his birth is commemorated as the International Day of Non-Violence.

● 1890. Julius Henry Marx, universally known as Groucho Marx, was born in New York. Together with his brothers Chico, Harpo and Zeppo, he led one of the most acclaimed comedy groups in the history of cinema. Groucho has stood out for his witty lines in films like Goose Soup and A night at the opera. He died in 1977, two years after receiving an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement on behalf of the Marx Brothers.

● 1924. The Argentine soccer team receives its Uruguayan pair during a friendly match being played on the Sportivo Barracas pitch. Huracán’s Cesáreo Onzari takes a corner and the ball goes into the Uruguayan goal without any other player touching the ball. The match ends 2-1 for the Argentines. With Uruguay being a brand new Olympic champion, Onzari’s unprecedented goal has been dubbed “Olympic goal” and it’s been called since when he was converted from a corner without intervention other than the foot. of the kicker.

● 1951. English musician Sting was born under the name Gordon Sumner. He led the trio The Police in the late 1970s and then pursued a successful solo career. He also dabbled in cinema. Committed to human rights, he dedicated the song “They Dance Alone” to the struggle of Chilean women for the missing, and he sang it on the river court, with the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo , in 1988, during the Amnesty recital.

● 1968. A brutal crackdown on students marching through Mexico City’s Federal District leaves an unspecified death toll, though it is estimated that there have been between 300 and 400 murdered. It goes down in history as the Tlatelolco massacre. The students had become the main opposition to the government of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, which is mobilizing the security forces for repression, ten days before the inauguration in Mexico City of the Olympic Games.

● 1971. In Mexico, at the age of 60, Ignacio Villa, “Bola de Nieve”, dies. He was born in Cuba in 1911. He was a singer, composer and pianist. A heart attack ended his life, leaving behind a record production of importance in Latin American popular music. He said, “I’m not exactly a singer, but someone who says the songs, who gives them a special meaning, a meaning of their own, using the music to emphasize the interpretation.”

In addition, in Argentina, it is Construction Worker’s Day.