1993 Death Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82 1992 Event 32 Cubans defect to the U.S. via helicopter 1991 Event Last Cubans troops leave Angola 1989 Death Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez, Cubans general, executed 1980 Event Cubans begin to arrive in U.S. from Mariel boatlift 1980 Event 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida 1976 Event Cubans DC-8 crashes after bomb attack 1966 Birthday Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1962 Event Cubans minister of Foreign affairs Raul Castro arrives in Moscow 1958 Event Cubans dictator Batista flees 1904 Birthday Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer, Guerra del Tiempo
