Discover the most important events that occurred today throughout time.
A day like today, December 28several events occurred that marked the culture and history of Argentina. In addition to commemorating the birth and death of various figures, on this same day but in 1990 the president of the Nation at that time, Carlos Menem, pardoned Jorge Rafael Videla, Emilio Massera and other soldiers who had been convicted in the trial of the Juntas of 1985.
In addition, this year December 28 is special because it would be the racing driver’s birthday. Juan María Traverso, who died in May of this year. Traverso raced in the main motorsport categories in Argentina, which is why he is considered one of the emblematic figures of sport.
Today’s anniversaries, December 28
- 1922: Birth of comic book writer and editor Stan Lee.
- 1927: Death of the painter Ernesto de la Cárcova, first director of the National Academy of Fine Arts and founder of the Higher School of Fine Arts.
- 1932: Birth of the writer Manuel Puig.
- 1950: Birth of racing driver Juan María Traverso
- 1990: Former president Carlos Menem pardoned the soldiers convicted in the historic trial of the Juntas, Jorge Rafael Videla, Emilio Massera, Orlando Agosti, Roberto Viola and Armando Lambruschini.
- 2002: Death of actor and theater director José “Pepe” Cibrián (father)
- 2014: Death of bandoneon player Leopoldo Federico, who accompanied both Astor Piazzola in the Octeto Buenos Aires and Julio Sosa.
- Day of the Holy Innocents.
Source: Ambito
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