Santo Domingo.- The anniversaries of July 28th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left a mark on world history.
Catholic Calendar of Saints: Saint Nazarius and Saint Celsus, Christian martyrs.
National Anniversaries:
- 1891: Manuel de Jesús Peña y Reynoso is born in Santiago de los Caballeros, a politician and educator who would become president of the Senate of the Republic.
- 1961: Amidst the instability following Trujillo’s death, military movements take place in Santiago that reveal internal divisions between Trujillo supporters and opponents.
- 2020: President Luis Abinader announces his cabinet before taking office, breaking with the tradition of keeping officials secret until the inauguration.
International Anniversaries:
- 1821: Peru declares its independence from Spanish rule, proclaimed by General José de San Martín in Lima.
- 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, officially starting World War I.
- 1958: NASA, the US space agency, is created.
- 1963: in Peru, Fernando Belaúnde Terry assumes the office of president.
- 1996: During the Atlanta Olympic Games, a bomb attack occurs at Centennial Olympic Park, causing 2 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
- 2001: The company Canon launches its PowerShot G1 camera, giving way to a new generation of prosumer digital cameras.
- 2005: The IRA (Irish Republican Army) officially announces the end of its armed struggle, after decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.
- 2021: An experiment at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) manages to recreate conditions similar to the Big Bang for microseconds.
Births:
- 1866: Beatrix Potter, British writer and illustrator, author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
- 1929: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States.
- 1945: Jim Davis, American cartoonist, creator of the famous cat Garfield.
- 1954: Hugo Chávez, former President of Venezuela.
- 1972: Elizabeth Berkley, American actress.
Deaths
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- 1750: Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer.
- 1916: María Barrientos, Spanish soprano, a prominent figure in international opera.
- 2004: Francis Crick, British scientist, co-discoverer of the DNA structure.
- 2013: Eusebio Leal Spengler, historian of Havana (disputed date, better known in July 2020, but some erroneous records point to 7/28).
- 2021: Johnny Ventura, Dominican singer.
