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Historical Events
Events 1 - 60 of 60
1498-08-01 - Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela)
1498-08-14 - Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela
1558-10-09 - Mérida is founded in Venezuela.
1567-07-25 - Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela.
1810-04-19 - Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed.
1811-07-05 - Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
1812-03-03 - US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims)
1812-03-26 - Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas Venezuela; about 20,000 die
1813-05-23 - South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator")
1831-11-17 - Ecuador and Venezuela were separated from Greater Colombia.
1855-02-04 - Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
Military and Political Leader Simon Bolivar
1875-05-16 - Quake in Venezuela & Colombia kills 16,000
1906-12-20 - Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet
1908-11-07 - Dutch capture Venezuelan navy
1920-12-29 - The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations
1929-06-08 - Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curacao kidnap governor Fruytier
1929-06-09 - Venezuelan rebel Urbina lets Dutch/Curacaose hostages free
1939-11-14 - Oil refinery fire kills 500 & destroys Lagunillas Venezuela
1945-02-16 - Venezuela declares war on nazi-Germany
1950-11-13 - General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
1952-12-03 - Marcos Perez Jiménez elected president of Venezuela
1956-06-20 - Venezuelan Super Constellation crashes in NJ, 74 killed
1958-01-23 - Dictator Marcos Perez Jiménez flees Venezuela, Larrazabal takes power
1958-05-13 - Rioters attack US VP Nixon in Venezuela
1958-12-07 - Romulo Betancourt elected pres of Venezuela
1960-09-14 - Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia & Venezuela form OPEC
1961-01-23 - Venezuela adopts constitution
1967-07-29 - Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage
1968-12-01 - Gonzalo Barrios elected pres of Venezuela
1976-01-01 - Venezuela nationalizes oil fields
1979-07-19 - Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe
1981-07-20 - Irene Saez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe
1981-07-26 - 2 climbers fall 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela
1981-11-12 - Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World
1986-07-21 - Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe
1988-12-06 - Carlos Andres Perez re-elected president of Venezuela
1989-02-27 - Venezuela is rocked by the riots of Caracazo.
1993-04-02 - Venezuelan DC-10 crashes at Margarita, killing 10
1993-05-21 - Venezuela president Carlos Andres Perez fired
1993-08-07 - Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, 118 killed
1993-08-08 - Tropical storm Bret ravages Venezuela, about 100 killed
1993-08-31 - Venezuela president Carlos Perez flees
1993-12-05 - Rafael Caldera elected president of Venezuela
1994-01-03 - 100s killed in Venezuela in prison revolt
1995-11-18 - Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, 19, of Venezuela, crowned 45th Miss World
1996-05-17 - Alicia Machado, 18, of Venezuela crowned 45th Miss Universe
1998-02-26 - Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4m09)
1998-12-06 - Hugo Chávez Frías, Venezuelan military and politician, is elected President of Venezuela.
1999-05-24 - Venezuela enters the Antarctic Treaty System.
2001-01-25 - A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24
2002-04-11 - An attempted coup d'état in Venezuela against President Hugo Chávez takes place.
2002-04-12 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez.
2002-04-13 - Pedro Carmona, interim president of Venezuela, resigns one day after taking office.
2002-04-14 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
2005-08-16 - West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes near Machiques, Venezuela, killing the 160 aboard.
2007-11-10 - ¿Por qué no te callas? incident between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez.
2012-08-20 - 20 people are killed in a riot in Caracas, Venezuela
2012-08-25 - 39 people are killed and 80 are injured after a gas leak in North Venezuelan refinery
2012-09-30 - Two opposition Venezuelan politicians are shot dead a week before the presidential election
2012-10-08 - Hugo Chávez is re-elected as president of Venezuela for a fourth term
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 98 of 98
1750-03-28 - Francisco A G de Miranda, Venezuelan freedom fighter
1778-12-26 - Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1781-11-29 - Andres Bello, Venezuela poet/diplomat/scholar (Silvas Americanas)
1783-07-24 - Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, political and military leader (freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule), (d. 1830)
1790-06-13 - Jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela
1826-11-23 - Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuela publisher on Curacao
1828-02-29 - Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela
1853-12-22 - Maria Teresa Carreno, Venezuelan pianist, singer, composer, and conductor
1884-08-02 - Rómulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
1889-10-05 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (d. 1936)
1896-08-02 - Lorenzo Herrera, Venezuelan singer and composer (d. 1960)
Military and Political Leader Simon Bolivar (1783-07-24)
1906-05-16 - Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)
1908-02-22 - Romulo Betancourt, pres of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64)
1914-04-25 - Marcos Perez Jimenez, president/dictator Venezuela
1920-10-29 - Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born immunologist, Nobel laureate
1922-10-27 - Carlos Andres Perez, president of Venezuela (1974-79/89-94)
1924-02-18 - Humberto Fernández Morán, Venezuelan scientist (d. 1999)
1925-06-01 - Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher
1928-01-23 - Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005)
1928-03-12 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
1929-02-06 - Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan writer
1933-08-01 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-born actor and comedian
1934-04-29 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player
1936-07-31 - Vic Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball player
1941-09-14 - Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan musician
1943-01-26 - César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005)
1943-07-11 - Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician
1946-03-31 - Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)
1948-06-17 - David Concepcion, Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds)
1949-10-12 - Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan international terrorist
1953-03-23 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
1954-07-28 - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, (d. 2013)
1955-07-02 - Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor
1961-06-18 - Andres Galarraga, Caracas Venezuela, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1961-11-12 - Chela Quintana, Venezuela, LPGA golfer (8 time Venezuelan Amat Champ)
1961-12-13 - Irene Saez, Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan politician
1962-02-19 - Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop (NY Yanks, NY Mets)
1962-07-12 - Grecia Colmenares, Venezuela, actress (Esmeralda, Los Crinimales)
1963-03-01 - Tony Castillo, Lara Venezuela, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1964-01-06 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
1964-01-20 - Ozzie Guillen, Oculare del Tuy Venezuela, shortstop (Chic White Sox)
1965-05-13 - José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (d. 2006)
1965-05-23 - Lilian Drescher, Venezuela, tennis star
1966-01-03 - Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
1966-01-06 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1966-02-01 - Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)
1966-03-01 - Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
1967-04-24 - Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop (Seattle Mariners, Indians)
1967-10-08 - Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress
1967-10-15 - Carlos Garcia, Venezuela, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1968-03-04 - Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
1968-05-04 - Eddie Perez, Cuidad Ojeda Venezuela, catcher (Atlanta Braves)
1969-06-04 - Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1969-12-09 - Ramon Garcia, Guanare Venezuela, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
1970-02-24 - Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1970-05-10 - Gabriela Montero, Caracas Venezuela, Venezuelan-American pianist
1970-09-09 - Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress
1971-01-11 - Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
1971-05-18 - Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1971-05-31 - Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
1971-08-29 - Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
1972-03-01 - Omar Daal, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1973-08-11 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Sta Teresa Venezuela, infielder (NY Mets)
1973-12-29 - Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1974-01-28 - Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
1974-02-15 - Ugueth Urbina, Caracas Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1974-04-15 - Marena Bencomo, Miss Universe-2nd place (Venezuela, 1997)
1974-05-04 - Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player
1974-05-17 - Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
1974-08-16 - Roger Cedeno, Valencia Edo Venezuela, outfielder (LA Dodgers)
1975-04-29 - Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
1975-08-06 - Victor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player
1975-09-30 - Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player
1976-05-20 - Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1976-09-09 - Juan A. Baptista, Venezuelan actor
1976-12-06 - Alicia Machado, Venezuela, Miss Universe (1996)
1977-02-08 - Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
1977-10-12 - Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer
1978-04-29 - Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
1978-09-06 - Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
1978-12-23 - Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
1979-01-07 - Mariangel Ruiz, Venezuelan actress and model
1979-01-23 - Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player
1979-03-13 - Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player
1980-02-10 - César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player
1980-04-22 - Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1981-06-01 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
1982-01-07 - Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan baseball player
1982-01-15 - Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
1983-02-21 - Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
1983-04-18 - Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1983-04-19 - Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player
1984-02-09 - Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
1984-05-10 - Edward Mujica. Venezuelan baseball player
1984-07-11 - Yorman Bazardo, Venezuelan baseball player
1985-03-19 - Ernesto Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
1985-11-13 - Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1986-04-08 - Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
2006-06-10 - Spanish singer Bertin Osborne (51) weds Venezuelan model Fabiola Martinez in Seville, Spain
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 21 of 21
1815-01-31 - José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)
1816-07-14 - Francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66
1865-10-16 - Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781)
1885-06-14 - Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58
1919-06-29 - José Gregorio Hernández Venezuelan physician (b. 1864)
1923-06-29 - J C Gomez, General/Venezuela's 1st VP, assassinated
1935-12-18 - Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies
1936-04-23 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)
1969-04-05 - Romulo Gallegos, Venezuela author/president (1947-48), dies at 84
1981-09-28 - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (b. 1908)
1984-12-20 - Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946)
2001-02-26 - Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (b. 1906)
2005-01-14 - Jesús-Rafael Soto, Venezuelan kinetic artist (b. 1923)
2005-01-22 - César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1943)
2005-02-12 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
2005-05-26 - Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928)
2006-07-22 - José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountain climber (b. 1965)
2007-09-15 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (b. 1928)
2009-12-24 - Rafael Caldera, lawyer, sociologist, writer, speaker, politician, and ex-president of Venezuela (b. 1916)
2010-04-19 - Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (b. 1981)
2010-12-25 - Carlos Andrés Pérez, former President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
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