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1993 Manuel da Fonseca, Portuguese writer (Cerro Maior), dies at 81
1992 Maria Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter (Mirror Palace), dies at 83 1985 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese Athlete 1984 Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41 1978 Portuguese President Eanes fires premier Soares 1978 Vitorino Nemesio, Portuguese author (Presenea), dies at 76 1978 Mario Soares forms Portuguese government 1976 Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president 1976 Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor 1976 Portuguese constitution assumed 1975 Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases 1975 Indonesia sends troops to Portuguese East Timor 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule 1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya 1972 Luis Figo, Portuguese Athlete 1968 Portuguese socialist Mario Soares freed 1968 Portuguese socialist Mario Soares banished to Sao Tome 1964 Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/president (1951-58), dies at 70 1963 Portuguese dictator Salazar firm on African colonization 1963 Jose Mourinho, Portuguese Coach 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu 1961 India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies 1961 Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die 1961 Portuguese ship explode near Mozambique, kills 300 1961 Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria 1952 Maria Matos, Portuguese actress (Menina da Radio), dies at 61 1943 Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist 1942 Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1941 Jose Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82 1939 Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese Politician 1936 Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author and poet, dies at 76 1935 Fernando A N Pessoa, Portuguese poet (Book of Disquiet), dies at 47 1935 Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author 1933 Portuguese dictator Salazar forms secret police (PIDE) 1927 Uprising against Portuguese regime of General Carmona defeated 1926 Portuguese president Bernardino Machedo resigns after coup 1926 Camilo d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet (China), dies at 58 1924 Antonio Jacinto, Portuguese West Africa, Angolan poet 1924 Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80 1921 Amilcar Cabral, worked for independence of Portuguese Africa 1921 Vasco dos Santos Goncalves, Portuguese leftist colonel 1919 Jorge de Sena, Portuguese engineer/poet, Reino da Estupidez 1913 Alvaro Cunhal, Portuguese communist 1912 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21 1911 Joao Chagas forms Portuguese government 1911 Portuguese expel Jesuits 1908 Maria E Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter, Infinite Passage 1908 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46 1908 Dom Joao G da Camara, Portuguese journalist/playwright, dies at 55 1907 Miguel Torga, Adolfo Correia da Rocha, Portuguese author 1907 Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to the Portuguese throne 1906 Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos and Vasco da Gama 1901 Vitorino Nemesio, Portuguese author, Presenea 1900 Jose de Queiros, Portuguese writer (Bullock Maias), dies at 54 1900 Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 1894 Francisco H. Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general and president, 1951-58 1891 Antera Tarquinis de Quental, Portuguese poet/revolutionary, dies at 49 1891 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner 1888 Fernando A N de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet, Mensagem 1888 Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet 1888 Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author 1886 Jose da Silva Mendes Leal, Portuguese author (Indiana), dies at 67 1886 Antonio C G Crespo, Brazilian/Portuguese poet, dies at 40 1884 British and Portuguese treaty signed in Congo by Leopold II 1878 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii 1867 Camilod d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet, China 1867 Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet, Lonely 1862 Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet, Bailatas 1861 Jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer, Os Meus Amores 1859 Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author and poet, Salmos do Prisoneiro 1852 Dom Joao G da Camara, Portuguese journalist/songwriter 1850 Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese poet, Simple Ones 1846 Antonio C. G. Crespo, Brazilian and Portuguese poet 1845 Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz, Queiros, Portuguese author, Contos 1843 [Joaquim] Theofilo F Braga, Portuguese poet/author/politician 1839 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 1834 Portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates 1830 Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67 1819 Filinto Elisio, do Nascimento, Portuguese poet, dies at 84 1818 Jose da Silva Mendes Leal, Portuguese author, Gloria e Martirio 1806 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet, Sonnets from the Portuguese 1799 Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet (O Hissope), dies at 68 1799 Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright 1795 Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54 1770 Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet, dies at 42 1750 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet 1741 Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet, O Uraguai 1734 Filinto Elisio, Francisco M do Nascimento, Portuguese poet 1731 Antonio Dinis da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese poet, O Falso Heroismo 1728 Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet 1723 Mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63 1713 Peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain - English, Prussian, Savoois, Portuguese and French peace treaty 1666 Francisco M the Melo, Portuguese author (Obras Morales), dies at 57 1665 Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain 1665 Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain 1661 King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Braganca 1659 Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish 1654 Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife 1651 Francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54 1644 Johannes a Sancto Thoma, Poinset, Portuguese theologist, dies at 54 1625 Portuguese and Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) 1616 Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 1612 Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese 1608 Francisco M de Melo, Portuguese author, Epanaforas 1608 Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher 1607 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet 1605 Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen 1605 Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Netherlands rabbi/mystic 1590 English Admiral Francis Drake takess Portuguese Forts at Taag 1589 Johannes a Sancto Thoma, Poinset, Portuguese theologist 1580 Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies 1578 Battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed 1573 Andre de Resende, Portuguese dominican/humanist, dies 1556 Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope 1549 Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan 1524 Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 1522 Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches Philippines 1515 Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies 1502 Portuguese Admiral Da Nova discovers St. Helena 1502 Damiao de Gois, Portuguese humanist scholar 1502 Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro 1501 Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral and 6 ships return to Lisbon 1500 Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope 1443 Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies 1402 Ferdinand, the Saint, Portuguese slave of Fez/saint 1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery 1385 Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence |
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