2014 Event Costa Rica shocks World Cup fans by beating Uruguay 3-1; The Uruguay team is considered one of the strongest and the Costa Rica team one of the weakest in the competition 2010 Event Christina Figueres of Costa Rica is appointed by U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki Moon to lead efforts to combat global warming and climate change 1994 Event Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica 1994 Event Jose Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica 1991 Death Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies 1991 Event Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95 1990 Death Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies 1989 Event U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1986 Event Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica 1982 Event Luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica 1977 Birthday Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe 1997 1976 Birthday Dafne Zeledon, Miss Universe-Costa Rica 1996 1968 Event Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption 1965 Birthday Rica Reinisch, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Bourland, born in Costa Rica, U.S. 3x20 rifle, Olympics-7th-1996 1950 Birthday Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, born in Costa Rica, astronaut, STS-61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91 1949 Event Costa Rica adopts Constitution 1948 Event Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel 1941 Birthday John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor, Les Troyens of Berlioz 1941 Birthday Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica, 1986-, Nobel 1987 1922 Event Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved 1921 Event Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador sign Pact of Union 1919 Event U.S. Marines invade Costa Rica 1856 Event Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans 1821 Event Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ 1502 Event Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage
