HISTORIA
Un día como hoy Abril 5, 2020 (semana 15)
April 5, 2020 - April 11, 2020 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana incluye la cinta épica Ben Hur, el pintor renacentista italiano Rafael, el músico indio Ravi Shankar, la Venus de Milo, El príncipe Carlos de Gran Bretaña, Angela Merkel de Alemania y el presidente Omar al-Bashir de Sudán.
April 5, 1960: The epic movie Ben Hur won 11 Oscars, a record unequalled for 38 years. It was finally matched by Titanic in 1998, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004
April 6, 1520: Italian Renaissance master Raphael died. He is best known for his Madonnas and his frescoes in the apartments of Pope Julius II in the Vatican (detail above)
April 7, 1920: Indian musician Ravi Shankar, credited with introducing the sitar to Western audiences, was born. Among his many students was Beatle George Harrison
April 8, 1820: The Venus de Milo, a marble statue slightly larger than life and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture, was discovered on the island of Milos
April 9, 2005: Britain’s Prince Charles married his long-term companion Camilla Parker Bowles, a day later than planned to allow Charles to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II
April 10, 2000: Angela Merkel became leader of the Christian Democratic Union, the first woman, and first citizen of the former East Germany, to lead a major political party in Germany
April 11, 2019: President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was deposed in a coup after nearly 30 years in office, following months of mass protests against his government