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Historical Events
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1524-11-14 - Pizarro's begins 1st great expedition, near Colombia
1538-08-06 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
1539-04-27 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
1586-12-03 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
1773-06-17 - Cúcuta, Colombia is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
1810-07-20 - Colombia declares independence from Spain
1811-11-11 - Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain
1819-08-07 - Battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia
1819-12-17 - Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain
1831-11-07 - State Gran Colombia disbands
1831-11-17 - Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.
1858-05-22 - Confederación Granadina (now Colombia) forms
1863-05-08 - Confederación Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia
1867-10-22 - Foundation of the National University of Colombia.
1875-05-16 - Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
1886-08-04 - Colombia adopts constitution
1903-11-03 - Colombia grants Panama independence
1906-01-31 - Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter
1909-01-05 - Colombia recognizes Panama's independence
1914-04-08 - US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
1934-05-24 - Colombia & Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia
1934-07-10 - 1st sitting US president to visit South America, FDR in Colombia
1936-12-23 - Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1945-11-05 - Colombia joins the United Nations.
1948-04-30 - Org of American States charter signed at Bogota, Colombia
1953-06-14 - Military coup by general Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia
1956-08-07 - Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die
1957-05-11 - Gabriel Paris forms govt of Colombia
1957-05-24 - Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia
1958-05-04 - Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen president of Colombia
1965-10-30 - Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia
1967-11-14 - The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".
1971-04-19 - 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45
1974-06-28 - Fall of earth & rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia)
1978-06-04 - Liberal Julio Turbay Ayola wins Colombia elections
1978-11-27 - Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183
1981-03-24 - Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba
1983-03-31 - Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people
1983-11-27 - Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185
1985-11-06 - M-19 guerrilla's occupies Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia
1985-11-07 - Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice
1985-11-13 - Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, kills 25,000
1985-11-14 - Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed
1986-05-25 - Virgilio Barco elected president of Colombia
1988-03-07 - Colombia becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1988-05-03 - 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida
1988-05-19 - Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US
1989-08-18 - Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
1989-11-27 - Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107
1990-05-27 - Caesar Gaviria Trujillo chosen pres of Colombia
1990-05-28 - Cesar Gaviria Trujillo installed as president of Colombia
1991-06-19 - Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
1991-10-30 - Colombian govt negotiate with M-19-guerrilla
1992-07-22 - Colombia drug baron Pablo Escobar escapes prison
1992-10-18 - 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities
1993-02-15 - Bomb strike on mafia drug lords in Bogot , Colombia; kills 14
1993-02-15 - Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogota Colombia
1993-05-19 - Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellin Colombia, kills 132
1994-06-06 - 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia (about 1000 killed)
1994-06-19 - Ernesto Samper elected president of Colombia
1994-06-22 - US beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950)
1994-08-07 - Ernesto Samper sworn in as president of Colombia
1995-01-11 - DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
1995-02-08 - 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
1998-04-20 - TAME Boeing 727-200 chartered by Air France crashes into Cerro El Cable mountain after takeoff from Bogotá, Colombia, killing 53.
1999-01-25 - A 6.0 Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
2002-01-28 - TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100 crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia killing 92.
2002-05-26 - Álvaro Uribe becomes President of Colombia.
2008-07-02 - Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued by the Colombian armed forces.
Famous Birthdays
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1782-07-06 - Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet
1852-08-23 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)
1858-01-17 - Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)
1860-07-26 - Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama)
1865-01-05 - Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)
1865-11-27 - Jose Asunción Silva, Colombia, poet (Nocturno III)
1873-10-29 - Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman
1883-07-29 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and writer (d. 1942)
1886-01-31 - Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)
1889-02-19 - Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex)
1903-01-23 - Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. 1948)
1908-04-12 - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia
1913-06-30 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (d. 2007)
1917-03-16 - Samael Aun Weor, Colombian writer (d. 1977)
1921-09-17 - Virgilio Barco Vargas, president of Colombia (1986-90)
1931-10-14 - Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957)
1935-11-08 - Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal Bishop
1937-05-08 - Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician
1940-03-03 - Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist
1947-03-31 - Caesar Gaviria Trujillo, president (Colombia, 1990-94)
1948-10-08 - Pedro López, Colombian serial killer
1949-02-02 - Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
1949-08-08 - Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver
1949-12-01 - Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron
1950-01-18 - Claudia de Colombia, Bogato Columbia, spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti)
1951-09-29 - Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (d. 1977)
1952-03-25 - Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician
1952-07-04 - Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Colombian politician
1958-11-16 - Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer (Rookie of Year 1984)
1959-08-27 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist
1959-11-22 - Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist
1960-10-24 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999)
1961-05-04 - Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist
1961-09-02 - Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer
1961-12-25 - Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator
1965-05-03 - Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality
1965-09-05 - César Rincón, colombian matador
1967-03-13 - Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (d. 1994)
1968-01-22 - Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
1968-02-06 - Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer
1969-03-11 - Soraya, Colombian-American singer (d. 2006)
1969-11-10 - Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer
1970-02-03 - Oscar Cordoba, Colombian footballer
1970-07-29 - Maria Checca, Bogota Colombia, playmate (Aug, 1994)
1971-04-14 - Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer
1971-12-07 - Mauricio Hadad, Cali Colombia, tennis star (1995 Bermuda)
1972-03-12 - Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
1972-07-10 - Sofia Vergara, Colombian actress
1972-08-09 - Juanes, Colombian singer
1973-07-03 - Fred Rodriguez, Bogota Colombia, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1973-10-30 - Silvia Corzo, Colombian newscaster
1974-03-20 - Paula Garces, Colombian actress
1974-08-02 - Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress
1974-09-27 - Lina Gaviria, Miss Universe-Colombia (1996)
1974-10-04 - Claudia Elena Vasquez, Miss Universe-best costume (Colombia, 1997)
1974-11-02 - Orlando Cabrera, Colombian baseball player
1975-06-25 - Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
1975-08-07 - Edgar Renteria, Barranquilla Colombia, infielder (Florida Marlins)
1975-09-20 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
1975-10-24 - Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer
1977-09-02 - Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician
1977-10-11 - Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist
1978-02-04 - Danna Garcia, Colombian actress
1979-11-20 - Ericson Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer
1979-12-19 - Paola Rey, Colombian actress
1981-04-19 - Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
1983-03-04 - Max Vergara Poeti, Colombian writer
1984-06-09 - Kaleth Morales, Colombian singer and songwriter (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
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1817-11-14 - Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian revolutionary (b. 1795)
1830-12-17 - Simon Bolivar, president (Colombia), dies at 47 in Colombia
1840-05-06 - Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)
1913-07-19 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia (b. 1852)
1920-03-11 - Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)
1928-12-01 - José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)
1942-01-14 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883)
1948-04-09 - Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (b. 1903)
1966-02-15 - Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies
1973-03-14 - Rafael Godoy, Colombian composer (b. 1907)
1977-03-04 - Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (b. 1951)
1986-03-13 - Alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies
1989-08-18 - Luis Carlos Galan, Colombian presidential candidate, murdered
1990-01-04 - Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies
1990-04-26 - Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian pres candidate, assassinated
1992-04-11 - Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter (b. 1920)
1993-04-03 - Eduardo Cabellero Calderon, Colombian writer/diplomat, dies at 83
1993-12-02 - Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44
1994-07-02 - Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US
1994-10-01 - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia (1966-70), dies at 86
1996-11-02 - Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies
1997-05-20 - Virgilio Boat, president of Colombia (1986-90), dies
1997-08-21 - Misael Pastrana Borrero, Pres of Colombia (1970-74), dies
1999-08-13 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian, murdered (b. 1960)
2002-10-24 - Herman Gaviria, Colombian football player (b. 1969)
2005-08-24 - Kaleth Morales, Colombian Vallenato singer (b. 1984)
2005-09-13 - Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (b. 1916)
2006-05-10 - Soraya, Colombian-American singer (b. 1969)
2007-07-11 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (b. 1913)
2008-03-26 - Manuel Marulanda Velez aka Tirofijo, founder and lifelong leader of Colombian rebel group FARC-EP (b. 1930)
