Today’s Ephemeris: What Happened on March 22 | Made…

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

● 1921. Nino Manfredi, one of the greats of Italian cinema, was born. We’ve seen it in classics like We had loved each other so much Yes Ugly, dirty and bad. He died in 2004.

● 1941. Bruno Ganz was born in Zurich. The actor has become one of the most representative of German cinema with films such as American friend Yes The wings of desire, under the command of Wim Wenders. In 2004 he struck with his portrait of Hitler in The fall. He passed away in 2019.

● 1948. Birth of the English composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Renovator of musicals, he composes classics such as Jescristo Superstar, To avoid, Cats, The phantom of the Opera Yes Sunset Boulevard.

● 1963. Goes on sale Please make me happy, the Beatles’ first LP. Most of the album was recorded in a single ten-hour session on February 11. The group reached number 1 in sales and beatlemania became unstoppable in the UK.

● 2013. Pianist and composer Gerardo Gandini dies at the age of 76. A pupil of Alberto Ginastera, he was a pianist in the Sextet Astor Piazzolla. In addition, he was musical director of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, musical director of the Teatro Colón and founding director of the Centro de Experimentación en Ópera y Ballet del Colón. Composed opera The absent city, based on the novel by Ricardo Piglia. Other works: Variations for orchestra, Cadences, Studies for the description of the moon.

● 2018. René Houseman, one of the most extraordinary players in the history of Argentine football, dies at the age of 64 from cancer of the tongue. He was born in La Banda, province of Santiago del Estero. He came as a child with his family to the town of Bajo Belgrano. Although he became a fan of the Excursionistas, he played for his classic rival, Defensores de Belgrano, before moving on to Huracán. At Globito he was part of the historic champion of 1973. His performance at Huracán led him to the World Cup in Germany the following year, where he scored three goals. He was part of the 1978 world champions team and scored a goal in the 6-0 win over Peru. He also traveled through River and Independiente, in addition to Colo Colo de Chile, before retiring with the Excursionistas jersey in 1985.

Plus, it’s World Water Day, just as the UN ordered.