Un día como hoy Junio 14-20, 2020 (semana 25) infographic
Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana.
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Un día como hoy Junio 14-20, 2020 (semana 25)

June 14, 2020 - June 20, 2020 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana: Charles Babbage, el cineasta italiano Franco Zeffirelli, el Ejército de Salvación, Mohammed Morsi, líder islamista y primer presidente elegido democráticamente en Egipto. También, Napoleón, el mayor parque de vida salvaje del mundo y el Canal Kiel.

June 14, 1822: Charles Babbage proposed a mechanical engine to calculate and produce tables of polynomial functions, the forerunner of the modern computer

June 15, 2019: Renowned Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for his 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (above) and lavish opera productions, died aged 96

June 16, 1880: The Salvation Army’s distinctive bonnet was first seen at the silver wedding anniversary celebration of co-founders William and Catherine Booth in London

June 17, 2019: Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, collapsed and died at his trial in Cairo. He was jailed after his overthrow in 2013

June 18, 1815: Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by British, Prussian and Dutch forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington and General Bluecher

June 19, 2000: The world’s largest wildlife park was created when borders were removed between national parks in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

June 20, 1895: The Kiel Canal, the world’s busiest artificial waterway, which links the North Sea to the Baltic Sea through northern Germany, was officially opened

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PUBLISHED: 11/06/2020; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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