eso ha pasado un 07 Abril

1795 : Adoption of the franc, the meter and the gram


On 7 April 1795, France adopted the decimal system in all measures: currency, length, weight ...

1906 : Eruption of Mount Vesuvius


On April 7, 1906, Mount Vesuvius erupted and released large amounts of lava. The hills around Naples were badly damaged.

1948 : WHO is founded


On April 7, 1948, the United Nations created the World Health Organization, responsible for coordinating the policies of international public health.

1978 : Jimmy Carter put the neutron bomb on hold


On April 7, 1978, U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, put the production of neutron bombs on hold. The neutron bomb is a nuclear fission-fusion weapon, which deploys a maximum of radiation energy and minimize the explosion. It's a bomb programmed to kill as many people as possible,with a minimum of damage on property.

2001 : Mars Odyssey launched


On April 7, 2001, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched from the Cape Canaveral base in Florida to Mars in order to investigate the presence of water on Mars, and to study volcanic activity and detect current or past presence of life. Mars Odyssey reached Mars orbit on October 24, 2001.

2010 : 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution began


On April 7, 2010, in the capital Bishkek, thousands of demonstrators, protesting against rising of public services prices, faced the Kyrgyz security forces and took control of several administrative buildings including the presidential palace. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev resigned several days later and took refuge in Belarus.

2011 : New earthquake in Japan


On 7 April 2011, nearly a month after the 11 March earthquake, an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck northeastern Japan, damaging the outside power lines, used by the Onagawa nuclear plant. Leakage of water and some other damage were also observed at the Onagawa plant.

Actualidad del día : 07 Abril

World Health Day
April 7 is World Health Day under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). The theme for 2011 is the fight against antimicrobial resistance. A campaign was launched to preserve the gains achieved by medecine in the future. As a result of the spread of antimicrobial resistance, effectiveness of many drugs is threatened.

Cita del día : 07 Abril

Jimmy Carter
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

Cumpleaños : 07 Abril

Michel Adanson, Botánico francés (1727)
William Wordsworth, Poeta inglés (1770)
W.K. Kellogg, Industrial estadounidense en la fabricación de alimentos (1860)
Gabriela Mistral, Escritor chileno, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1889)
Robert Casadesus, Pianista francés (1899)
Billie Holiday, Cantante americana (1915)
Henry Kuttner, Escritor estadounidense (1915)
Edoardo Mangiarotti, Esgrimista italiano (1919)
Ravi Shankar, Músico indio (sitar) (1920)
Sophie Desmarets, Actriz francesa (1922)
James Garner, Actor americano (1928)
Alan J. Pakula, Director de cine americano (1928)
Bob Denard, Mercenario francés (1929)
Yves Rocher, Industrial francés (1930)
Ian Richardson, Actor escocés (1934)
Freddie Hubbard, Trompetista de jazz estadounidense (1938)
Francis Ford Coppola, Director de cine americano (1939)
Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Productor francés (1941)
Gerhard Schröder, Político alemán (1944)
Joël Robuchon, Chef francés (1945)
Colette Besson, Atleta francesa (1946)
Stan Winston, Supervisor de efectos visuales americano (1946)
Jean-Louis Borloo, Político francés (1951)
Jackie Chan, Actor de Hong Kong (1954)
Pascal Olmeta, Futbolista francés (1961)
Axel Bauer, Cantante francés (1961)
Bernard Lama, Futbolista francés (1963)
Russell Crowe, Actor de Nueva Zelanda y Australia (1964)
Guillaume Depardieu, Actor francés (1971)
Carole Montillet, Esquiadora alpina francesa (1973)
Franck Ribéry, Futbolista francés (1983)
Antonio Piccolo, Futbolista italiano (1988)
Teddy Riner, Judoka francés (1989)

Nos han dejado un 07 Abril

Toussaint Louverture, Revolucionario haitiano (1803)
Jacques Charles, Inventor francés (1823)
P. T. Barnum, Showman y gerente estadounidense (1891)
Alexander Bogdanov, Físico de Belarús (1928)
Joseph Lyons, Primer ministro de Australia (1939)
Alexandre Millerand, Presidente de la República Francesa (1943)
Henry Ford, Industrial estadounidense (1947)
Jim Clark, Piloto de carreras de Escocia (1968)
Marcel Jouhandeau, Escritor francés (1979)
Ronald Evans, Astronauta estadounidense (1990)
Yves Mourousi, Periodista francés (1998)
John Agar, Actor americano (2002)
Dave Arneson, Diseñador de juegos americano (Dungeons & Dragons) (2009)
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