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2008 Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba, his brother Raul Castro is unanimously elected
2000 Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba 1998 Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba 1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba 1997 Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba 1997 Susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is 1st to swim from Cuba to Florida 1996 Jack Weston, actor (Ishtar, Rad, Cuba), dies of lymphoma at 71 1996 Cuba downs 2 U.S. planes 1994 Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed 1994 Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26) 1992 U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba) 1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba 1989 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8'0") in San Juan 1988 Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ") 1988 Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty 1987 U.S. beats Cuba in Pan-Am baseball 1985 U.S. began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1982 Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approx date) 1981 Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba 1978 Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida 1977 U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations 1977 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia 1976 Cuba adopts its constitution 1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball 1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola 1975 U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1973 Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 1972 Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, long jumper, Olympics-4th-92 1972 Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder for the New York Mets 1969 Martika, Marta Marrero, Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers 1968 Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men 1967 Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong 1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began 1964 Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP 1963 Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000 1963 Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti 1963 U.S. bans all monetary transactions with Cuba 1963 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner, Olympics bronze/silver 1992, 1996 1963 U.S.S.R. informs John F. Kennedy it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba 1962 Cuba starts returning U.S. prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion 1962 U.S. and Cuba accord, releases bay of pigs captive 1962 U.S.S.R. agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and U.S. lifts blockade 1962 Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis 1962 Radio Moscow reports nuclear missiles in Cuba deactivated 1962 Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba 1962 Rudolph Anderson, U-2 pilot, shot down over Cuba 1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba 1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected 1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis 1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1962 Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1962 U.S. U-2 planes locate missile launchers in Cuba 1962 Jon Secada, born in Havana, Cuba, born Juan Francisco Secada, singer, songwriter for himself and for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Grammy-Award winner 1962 U.S. U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba 1962 Maria Oeljanov, 1st airship with nuclear missiles, arrives in Cuba 1962 President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba 1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs 1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies 1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism 1961 Elizabeth Pena, Havana Cuba, actress, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder 1961 Beginning of a trend, a U.S. commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba 1961 Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1961 1st U.S. airplane hijacked to Cuba 1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba 1961 Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize 1961 U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1961 U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1960 Guatemala's "La Hora" reports plan for invasion on Cuba 1960 Cuba nationalizes all remaining U.S. businesses 1960 U.S. imposes embargo on exports to Cuba 1960 Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba 1960 Cuba nationalizes U.S. banks 1960 Cuba nationalizes all U.S. owned sugar factories 1960 Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba 1960 U.S. stops sugar import from Cuba 1960 U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations 1960 Cuba buys oil from U.S.S.R. 1960 French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 1959 Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer 1959 Cuba invades Panama 1959 Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista 1959 Miro Cardon, premier of Cuba, resigns 1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep 1958 Daniel Nunez, Cuba, weightlifter, 1980 Olympics gold 1958 Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold 1957 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1980 1957 Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964 1957 Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Maria Conchita Alonso, born in Cuba, actress, Moscow on the Hudson 1957 Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba 1957 Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver 1956 Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba 1956 Steven Bauer, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Scarface, Thief of Hearts 1956 Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor, Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die 1956 Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel 1956 Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara 1955 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba 1954 General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba 1954 Silvia Chivas, Cuba, 100m/4x100m runner 1972 Olympics bronze 1954 Silvio Leonard, Cienguegos Cuba, 100m runner 1980 Olympics silver 1954 Lincoln Diaz-Balart, born in Havana, Cuba, Representative-R-Florida 1993 - 1954 Alejandro Casanas, Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler, Olympic-silv-1976, 80 1953 Fidel Castro arrested in Cuba 1953 Peter Bergman, born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, actor, Eat or Be Eaten 1952 Angel Herrera, born in Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, born in Havana, Cuba, Representative-R-Florida 1989 - 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba 1951 Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner 1976 Olympics gold 1951 Hector Rodriguez, born in Cuba, lightweight judo 1976 Olympics gold 1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1950 Marlene Elejarde, born in Havana, Cuba, 4x100m runner, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Emilio Estefan, born in Cuba, rocker, Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3 1950 Rafael Canizares Poey, Alacs Mtnzs Cuba, basketballer, Olympic bronze 1972 1950 Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut 1947 Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Miguelina Cobian, born in Santiago, Cuba, 4x100m runner, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Luis Avalos, Havana Cuba, actor, Condo, E/R, I Had 3 Wives 1944 Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool 1943 Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies 1942 Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1942 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez, Cuba, cosmonaut, Soyuz 38 1940 Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees 1939 Tropicana ballet of Havana Cuba, forms 1939 Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1938 Enrique Figuerola Camue, born in Cuba, 100m runner 1964 Olympic silver 1933 Adolfo, Cardones Cuba, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan 1932 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 1928 Estelita Rodriguez, born in Cuba, actress, Cuban Fireball, Havana Rose 1928 Che Guevara, Argentina/Cuba revolutionary, Cuba 1928 Jacob Lateiner, Havana Cuba, pianist/professor, Juiliard 1927 Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress, True Colors, Wise Guys 1926 Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600 1926 Fidel Castro, born in Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator 1923 Italo Calvino, born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler 1922 Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat 1920 Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations 1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader, Jack Paar Program 1919 Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship 1917 Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina, American Ballet Theatre 1917 Desi Arnaz, born in Santiago Cuba, actor, I Love Lucy 1916 U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime 1914 Jorge Bolet, Havana Cuba, pianist, C'eurties Instituka 1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I 1912 U.S. Marines invade Cuba, 3nd time 1912 U.S. Marines land on Cuba 1911 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba 1910 Jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet and novelist 1909 U.S. military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time 1908 Tomas Estrada Palma, 1st president Cuba (1902-06), dies 1906 U.S. regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba 1906 U.S. intervenes in Cuba ousts dictator Estrada Palma 1906 U.S. troops reoccupy Cuba, stay until 1909 1906 Cuba's 1st president Tomas Estrada Palma asks for U.S. intervention 1904 American occupation of Cuba ends 1903 Millard Mitchell, Havana Cuba, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter 1903 U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba 1902 Cuba gains independence from Spain 1902 U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends 1901 Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba, 1933-44, 1952-59 1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by U.S., known as National Day, U.S. occupies until 1902 1898 Spanish American War-Spaniards surrender to U.S. at Santiago Cuba 1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba 1898 American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba 1898 U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba 1898 1st U.S. Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War 1898 600 U.S. Marines land at Guantanamo Cuba 1898 U.S. Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War 1898 U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba 1898 Spain declares war on U.S. rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba 1896 Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer, Malaguena 1895 Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba 1888 Jose Raul Capablanca, Cuba, world chess champion, 1921-27 1886 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1853 Jose Marti y Perez, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician 1842 Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet 1836 Maximo Gomez, Bana, general, Cuba 1787 English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes 1628 Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet 1519 San Cristobal de la Habana forms in Cuba 1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain |
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