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January
Ciudad Ojeda
Frame from Muchachos bañándose...
January 1 ,
1873 – President
Antonio Guzmán Blanco establishes civil marriage
January 1,
1976 – The government of
Carlos Andrés Pérez nationalizes petroleum mining
January 1,
1983 – The
Caracas Metro is inaugurated
January 1,
2008 – New legal tender, the
bolívar fuerte (Bs. F.), is introduced
January 1,
1803 – Birth of
Manuel Felipe de Tovar , politician,
President of Venezuela (d. 1866)
January 1,
1953 – Birth of
Fulgencio Obelmejias , boxer
January 1,
1965 – Death of
Mariano Picón Salas , writer, diplomat and academic (b. 1901)
January 1,
2017 – Death of
Memo Morales , singer (b. 1937)
January 2 ,
1814 – The National Assembly grants
Simón Bolívar absolute power
January 2,
1969 – In
Guyana (the
Guayana Esequiba ) the
Rupununi Uprising begins, with Venezuelan rebels attempting to annex the land
January 2,
1962 – Birth of
Iván Palazzese , Italian-Venezuelan racer (d. 1989)
January 3 ,
1959 – Birth of
Rafael Arráiz Lucca , writer
January 3,
1965 – Birth of
Luis Sojo , baseball player and coach
January 3,
1973 – Birth of
Sandro Finoglio , actor, model, Mister Venezuela 1997 and Mister World 1998
January 4 ,
1971 – Birth of
Juan Carlos García , model and actor
January 5 ,
2016 – In elections, the opposition gains control of the National Assembly
January 5,
2013 – Death of
Joselo , actor and comedian (b. 1936)
January 6 ,
1967 – President
Raúl Leoni opens the Angostura bridge, over the Orinoco River; it is the ninth suspension bridge in the world, and the first in Latin America
January 6,
2017 – Death of
Octavio Lepage , politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
January 6,
2014 – Death of
Mónica Spear , actress, model, Miss Venezuela 2004 (b. 1984)
January 7 ,
1936 – The
Orinoco Belt begins to be mined for petroleum
January 7,
1976 – Birth of
Jean Paul Leroux , actor
January 7,
1982 – Birth of
Francisco Rodríguez , baseball player
January 8 ,
1939 – Birth of
Carolina Herrera , Venezuelan-American fashion designer
January 10 ,
1860 – Political leader
Ezequiel Zamora is assassinated
January 14 ,
2005 – Death of
Jesús Rafael Soto , sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
January 15 ,
1982 – Birth of
Armando Galarraga , baseball player
January 18 ,
1929 – An earthquake destroys the city of
Cumaná
January 18,
1986 – A plane crash in the jungles of
Petén in Guatemala, near the Mayan ruins of
Tikal kills all 110 people aboard, including the Venezuelan politician
Arístides Calvani [
es ] and his family
January 19 ,
1937 – President
Eleazar López Contreras announces the founding of
Ciudad Ojeda as a central city on solid ground for the people of
Lagunillas de Agua [
es ] to live
January 20 ,
1909 – Birth of
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud , politician, President of Venezuela (d. 1950)
January 20,
1964 – Birth of
Ozzie Guillén , Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
January 20,
2012 – Death of
Alejandro Rodriguez , Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)
January 21 ,
1905 – Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with the United States and various European powers
January 21,
1982 – Birth of
Richard José Blanco , footballer
January 22 ,
2005 – Death of
César Gutiérrez , baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1943)
January 23 ,
1958 – After a
general uprising and rioting in the streets , President
Marcos Pérez Jiménez leaves Venezuela.
January 23,
2019 –
Juan Guaidó announces he is Acting President of Venezuela in the
Venezuelan presidential crisis
January 23,
1928 – Birth of
Chico Carrasquel , baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
January 23,
1979 – Birth of
Juan Rincón , baseball player and coach
January 24 ,
1848 – The
Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress occurs, resulting in the deaths of various politicians
January 24,
1916 – Birth of
Rafael Caldera , lawyer and politician, 65th
President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
January 25 ,
2013 – At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a
prison riot in
Barquisimeto , Venezuela.
January 26 ,
1943 – Birth of César Gutiérrez, baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2005)
January 26,
1981 – Birth of
Gustavo Dudamel , violinist, composer, and conductor
January 26,
1901 – Birth of Mariano Picón Salas]], writer, diplomat and academic (d. 1965)
January 27 ,
1950 – Death of
Henri François Pittier , Swiss-Venezuelan botanist who started Venezuelan National Park history (b. 1857)
January 28 ,
1897 – The first Venezuelan films,
Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and
Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo are shown in the country, at the
Baralt Theatre in
Maracaibo
January 28,
1974 – Birth of
Magglio Ordóñez , baseball player and politician
January 28,
1947 – Death of
Reynaldo Hahn , Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)
January 30 ,
1980 – Birth of
Wilmer Valderrama , Venezuelan-American actor
January 30,
1995 – Birth of Víctor Sánchez, baseball player (d. 2015)
January 31 ,
1971 – Birth of
Patricia Velásquez , model and actress
January 31,
1815 – Death of
José Félix Ribas , soldier (b. 1775)
February
March
April
Páez commands the llaneros to attack the Spanish
April 2 ,
1819 –
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio :
José Antonio Páez defeats an army of Spanish royalists with 154
llaneros . There were only three casualties in his army.
April 5 ,
1941 – Venezuela and
Colombia sign the Treaty of Demarcation of Frontiers and Navigation of Common Rivers , in which Venezuela conceded 108,000 km² of its territory to that country.
April 5,
1969 – Death of
Rómulo Gallegos .
April 7 ,
1817 –
Battle of La Casa Fuerte of Barcelona : After a siege that lasted several days, Royalist
Juan de Aldana conducts a takeover of the Republican stronghold in
Barcelona . The event was nicknamed the Massacre of La Casa Fuerte .
April 7,
1822 –
Battle of Bomboná :
Simón Bolívar , with 3,000 soldiers, defeats
Basilio Modesto García , probably the most violent battle of Bolívar's campaign.
April 7,
1928 – A military uprising takes place, soon joined by students and other civilians, in the means of overthrowing the
Juan Vicente Gómez dictatorship. The uprising ultimately failed.
April 8 ,
1843 – The
Colonia Tovar is founded by 373 German immigrants.
Manuel Felipe Tovar and
Martín Tovar sponsored its creation, hence its name.
April 9 ,
1828 – The
Ocaña Convention is established.
April 10 ,
1834 – The
Law of Freedom of Contracts is passed on in the Congress. Also called the Law of Usury and Ley del 10 de abril , the law enabled moneylenders to set an
interest rate to peasants urged of money.
April 10,
1929 – Death of
Lisandro Alvarado , medician, historian, linguist and philologist.
April 11 ,
1817 –
Battle of San Félix :
Manuel Piar , with 2,200 troops, defeats
Miguel de La Torre near
La Mesa de Chirica .
April 11,
2002 – As a part of a general strike against the government of
Hugo Chávez , a march tries to reach the
Miraflores presidential palace , but its stopped and confronated by gunmen. As a product, a popular revolt broke out, with an estimated of 29 death and a unred wounded. By the end of the day, the leaders of the
National Armed Forces rebelled against the government, leading to the toppling of Chávez several hours later.
April 12 , 2002 – An interim government led by
Pedro Carmona is established.
April 13 , 2002 – Chávez is reinstated to the presidency after a number of revolts on his behalf.
April 14 – Day of
Pan-Americanism .
April 17 ,
1818 – Simón Bolívar suffers an attempt of murder by Royalists spies infiltrated in his camp.
April 18 ,
1828 – An uprising exploits in Chuquisaca in order to kill
Antonio José de Sucre and to topple his government.
April 19 ,
1810 –
Venezuelan coup d'etát of April 19, 1810 : As a product of popular demonstrations in
Caracas , the Governor of the
Captaincy General of Venezuela ,
Vicente Emparan , resigns and a
junta is established.
April 19,
1983 – The
Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in
Caracas is inaugurated by President
Luis Herrera Campins .
April 23 ,
1936 – Death of
Teresa de la Parra .
April 24 ,
1863 – The
Coche Agreement was signed between the government forces and the Federalists during the
Federal War .
April 24,
1905 – Birth of
Raúl Leoni , 56th
President of Venezuela .
April 24,
1989 – Death of
Edgar Sanabria , lawyer and member of the
military junta following the overthrowal of
Marcos Pérez Jiménez in
1958 .
April 25 ,
1812 –
Domingo de Monteverde occupies the city of
San Carlos . An enormous mob of women confronted his army and the troops sacking the city.
April 25,
1914 – Birth of
Marcos Pérez Jiménez , 52nd
President of Venezuela and dictator.
April 26 ,
1837 –
José Antonio Páez crushed an armed revolt in the city of
San Juan de Payara . Due to this action, he was later known the León de Payara (Lion of Payara).
April 28 ,
1777 – Independentist leader
Manuel Piar is born in
Willemstad ,
Curaçao .
April 29 ,
1782 – Birth of
Antonio Nicolás Briceño , lawyer and Independentist leader, a.k.a. El Diablo .
April 29,
1870 – Death of
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón , 17th and 18th
President of Venezuela .
April 30 ,
1826 – A military and political movement known as
La Cosiata , led by
José Antonio Páez , broke out in
Valencia , in order to reform the
Cúcuta Constitution and to separate Venezuela from the
Gran Colombia .
May
Laguna Victoria in the Sierra Nevada of Venezuela
May 2 ,
1816 – The Battle of Los Frailes is fought around the
Los Frailes Archipelago .
May 2,
1952 – The
Sierra Nevada National Park is founded.
May 3 ,
1502 – In present-day Venezuela, the Spanish conquistadors led by
Alonso de Ojeda founded the village of Santa Cruz de Coquibacoa, the first European settlement in the Americas.
May 5 ,
1883 – Birth of
Eleazar López Contreras , soldier and politician,
President of Venezuela (d. 1973)
May 6 ,
1873 – Death of
José Antonio Páez , politician and independence leader, three-time President of Venezuela (b. 1790)
May 13 ,
1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, US Vice President
Richard Nixon 's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
May 14 ,
1777 – In Madrid,
Carlos III created the Protomedicato de Caracas by royal decree, thus beginning medical studies in Venezuela.
May 18 ,
1499 – Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from
Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
May 21 ,
2014 – Death of
Jaime Lusinchi , physician and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1924)
May 24 ,
1813 – South American independence leader
Simón Bolívar enters
Mérida , leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
May 27 ,
1924 – Birth of Jaime Lusinchi, physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
May 27,
2007 –
Hugo Chávez controversially closes the private television station
Radio Caracas Television (RCTV); the next day he replaces it with a state-run television service.
June
Portrait of Antonio José de Sucre
Portrait of
José Antonio Páez
June 1 ,
1925 – birth of
Dilia Díaz Cisneros , Venezuelan teacher (d. 2017)
June 1,
1945 — birth of
Gustavo Cisneros , Venezuelan businessman
June 1,
1957 — birth of
Carlos Duarte , Venezuelan pianist (d. 2003)
June 1,
1981 – birth of
Carlos Zambrano , Venezuelan-American baseball player
June 1,
1986 — birth of
Dayana Mendoza , Venezuelan model and Miss Universe 2008
June 2 ,
1913 — birth of
Vicente Gerbasi , Venezuelan poet (d. 1992)
June 2,
1961 — birth of
Dora Mazzone , Venezuelan actress
June 2,
2000 – birth of
Lilimar Hernandez , Venezuelan actress
June 3 ,
1938 — death of
Tulio Febres Cordero , Venezuelan writer and historian (b. 1860)
June 4 ,
1830 —
Antonio José de Sucre (b. 1795), Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd
President of Bolivia , is assassinated in
Arboleda ,
Colombia
June 4,
2016 — the Venezuela–born Spanish tennis player
Garbiñe Muguruza defeats
Serena Williams to win the French Open
June 4,
1831 — birth of
José Ruperto Monagas , Venezuelan politician (d. 1880)
June 4,
1969 — birth of
Robert Pérez , Venezuelan baseball player
June 5 ,
1993 —
Ramón J. Velásquez assumes the Interim Presidency of Venezuela, lasting until 2 February 1994
June 5,
1923 — birth of
Jesús Rafael Soto , Venezuelan artist (d. 2005)
June 5,
1984 — birth of
Robinson Chirinos , Venezuelan baseball player
June 5,
2008 — death of
Eugenio Montejo , Venezuelan poet and essayist (b. 1938)
June 6 ,
1973 — birth of
Coraima Torres , Venezuelan actress
June 7 ,
2017 — death of
Neomar Lander , Venezuelan student protestor (b. 1999)
June 8 ,
1595 — in Venezuela, English
corsairs
Amyas Preston and
George Somers
pillage and burn
Caracas
June 8,
1973 — birth of
Jerónimo Gil , Venezuelan actor
June 8,
1978 — birth of
Cristóbal Lander , Venezuelan actor
June 8,
1988 — birth of
Reinaldo Zavarce , Venezuelan performer
June 8,
1990 — birth of
Jonathan Freudman , Venezuelan actor
June 9 ,
1890 — birth of
José Antonio Ramos Sucre , Venezuelan poet (d. 1930)
June 9,
1967 – birth of
Rubén Maza , Venezuelan runner
June 10 ,
1959 — birth of
Víctor Cámara , Venezuelan actor
June 10,
1979 — birth of
Víctor Moreno , Venezuelan baseball player
June 11 ,
1641 — an earthquake destroys the Venezuelan city of
Caracas , with 10,000 deaths
June 11,
1928 — birth of
Salvador Garmendia , Venezuelan writer
June 11,
1987 — birth of
Ezequiel Carrera , Venezuelan baseball player
June 12 ,
1991 – birth of
Avisail García , Venezuelan baseball player
June 12,
1875 — death of
Julián Castro , Venezuelan soldier and politician
June 12,
1917 – death of
Teresa Carreño , Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)
June 13 ,
1994 — the
G3 Free Trade Agreement between
Mexico ,
Colombia and
Venezuela is signed
June 13,
1790 – birth of
José Antonio Páez , Venezuelan general and politician,
President of Venezuela (d. 1873)
June 13,
1933 — birth of
César Girón , Venezuelan bullfighter (d. 1971)
June 14 ,
2016 — the Cumanazo happens in
Cumaná ,
Sucre ,
Venezuelan ; rioting, looting and violence against the shortages and economic crisis shut down the city
June 14,
1937 — birth of
Espartaco Santoni , Venezuelan film and hotel entrepreneur (d. 1998)
June 14,
1963 — birth of
Jesús Méndez , Venezuelan baseball player
June 14,
1984 — birth of
Jesús Guzmán , Venezuelan baseball player
June 15 ,
1813 — in
Trujillo, Venezuela ,
Simón Bolívar signs the
Decree of War to the Death
June 15,
1863 — birth of
Arturo Michelena , Venezuelan painter (d. 1898)
June 15,
2011 — death of
José Bracho , Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928)
June 17 ,
1861 — birth of
Alberto Smith , Venezuelan politician (d. 1942)
June 17,
1874 — birth of
Rufino Blanco Fombona , Venezuelan writer and politician (d. 1944)
June 17,
1948 – birth of
Dave Concepción , Venezuelan baseball player and manager
June 17,
1865 — death of
José de la Cruz Carrillo , Venezuelan soldier (b. 1788)
June 17,
1932 — death of
Juan Pablo Peñaloza , Venezuelan soldier and politician (b. 1855)
June 18 ,
1961 — birth of
Andrés Galarraga , Venezuelan-American baseball player
June 20 ,
1956 – A Venezuelan
Super-Constellation
crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off
Asbury Park, New Jersey , killing 74 people
June 24 —
Army Day (
Venezuela ) or
Battle of Carabobo Day
June 24,
1821 – The
Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
June 24,
2014 – death of
Ramón José Velásquez , Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician,
President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
June 28 ,
1866 — death of heroína
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi , heroine of the
Venezuelan War of Independence (b. 1799)
June 29 ,
1957 – birth of
María Conchita Alonso , Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
June 29,
1919 – death of
José Gregorio Hernández , Venezuelan physician and educator (b. 1864)
June 30 ,
1931 – birth of
Yo-Yo Davalillo , Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
July
July 2 ,
1953 — birth of
Tony Armas , Venezuelan baseball player
July 2,
1972 — death of
Felipe Pirela , Venezuelan bolero singer (b. 1941)
July 3 ,
1988 — in Venezuela, the channel
Televen begins broadcasting
July 3,
1810 — birth of
Rafael María Baralt , Venezuelan writer and historian (d. 1860)
July 4 —
Architects Day
July 5 ,
1811 — Venezuela becomes independent from
Spain , with the help of 42 representatives, including
Juan Germán Roscio and
Francisco de Miranda
July 5,
1952 — birth of
Moisés Naím , Venezuelan writer
July 6 ,
1782 — birth of
Luis Brión , hero of the War of Venezuela and Gran Colombia
July 8 ,
2017 — Venezuelan opposition leader
Leopoldo López leaves prison at Ramo Verde to enter
house arrest , as ordered by the
Supreme Tribunal of Justice
July 9 ,
1997 — an magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Venezuela causes 81 deaths in the country
July 11 ,
1972 — birth of
Henrique Capriles , Venezuelan politician and former presidential candidate
July 13 ,
2008 — in
Vietnam , Venezuelan model
Dayana Mendoza is crowned
Miss Universe , the fifth Venezuelan to take the title
July 13,
1979 — birth of
Zamora , Venezuelan musician
July 13,
1854 — death of
José María Vargas , politician and
President of Venezuela (b. 1786)
July 14 ,
1811 — in Venezuela, General
Francisco de Miranda raises the tricolor flag for the first time as the official banner of the First Republic of Venezuela
July 14,
1806 — birth of
Fermín Toro , Venezuelan politician and writer (d. 1865)
July 14,
1816 — death of
Francisco de Miranda , Venezuelan hero (b. 1750)
July 15 ,
2007 — the final of the
Copa America is played at Estadio José Encarnación Romero,
Maracaibo , Venezuela, with
Brazil beating
Argentina 3-0 to win
July 15,
1982 — birth of
Aída Yéspica , Venezuelan model and television personality
July 15,
1858 — death of
José Gregorio Monagas , Venezuelan soldier and politician (b. 1795)
July 16 — National Police Day
July 16,
2017 — the
2017 Venezuelan referendum takes place, in response to
Nicolás Maduro installing the
Constituent National Assembly two weeks prior
July 17 ,
1817 — in Venezuela, the
Second Battle of Angostura , part of the
Venezuelan War of Independence , ends, with the revolutionaries winning
July 18 ,
1967 — in the Sartenejas Valley, Venezuela, the University of Caracas—later renamed
Simón Bolívar University —is founded
July 19 ,
1800 — birth of
Juan José Flores , Venezuelan general, First
President of Ecuador (d. 1864)
July 21 — National Day of Veterinary Medicine
July 22 ,
1964 — in
Washington, D.C. , the
Organization of American States meets to discuss the sanctions imposed on
Cuba for their assistance in the nationalist movements in
Venezuela . It is voted 15-4 to suspend diplomatic relations with the island
July 22,
1913 — death of
Eduardo López Rivas , Venezuelan journalist
July 23 ,
1983 — King
Juan Carlos I of
Spain signs the Declaration of Caracas in Venezuela, to commemorate the bicentenary of
Simón Bolívar 's birth
July 24 ,
1783 —
Simón Bolívar , war hero, President of five nations, and the liberator of
South America , is born in
Caracas ,
Venezuela
July 24,
1857 — birth of
Juan Vicente Gómez , Venezuelan general, politician, and President of Venezuela (d. 1935)
July 25 ,
1567 —
conquistador
Diego de Losada founds the town
Santiago de León de Caracas in northern Venezuela, which develops into the large capital city
July 25 — Day of the
Apostle Santiago
July 25,
1812 — in
San Mateo , the leader of the Venezuelan independence fighters,
Francisco de Miranda , surrenders before the advancing royalist troops of general Monteverde
July 25,
1948 — the first
Quito conference is held, and is attended by
Colombia ,
Ecuador ,
Panama , and
Venezuela , to discuss a political and economic union
July 26 ,
1527 — the city of
Coro is founded, being Venezuela's oldest settlement, and seat of the first
Archdiocese in South America
July 28 ,
1954 — the revolutionary and President of Venezuela
Hugo Chávez is born in
Barinas, Venezuela
July 28,
1983 — the engineer, democracy activist, and Interim President of Venezuela
Juan Guaidó , is born in
La Guaira , Venezuela
July 28,
1899 — the three-time President of Venezuela,
Antonio Guzmán Blanco , dies (n. 1829)
July 29 ,
1941 — the Venezuelan political party
Acción Democrática is ratified
July 29,
1967 —
Caracas , the capital of Venezuela, is shaken by a 6.5 strength earthquake, resulting in 236 deaths and 2000 more injured
July 29,
1984 — two men hijack a Venezuela
Aeropostal
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aeroplane on the island of
Curaçao with 82 passengers on board, demanding money, arms, and a helicopter. The
DISIP kill the hijackers and rescue the hostages
July 30 ,
2000 — the Presidential and legislative elections in Venezuela show a triumph for
Hugo Chávez , who wins 99 of the 165 seats in the
National Assembly , and the governorship of 14 out of 23 states
July 31 ,
1817 — the
Battle of Matasiete occurs just outside the city of
La Asunción , in the
Venezuelan War of Independence , with the revolutionaries defeating the Spanish
July 31,
1914 — in Mene Grande, near
Lake Maracaibo ,
Venezuela , the Caribbean Petroleum Company (a subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch
Royal Dutch Shell ), performs the successful perforation of the well Zumaque I, the first commercial petroleum well in the country
August
Statue of
Francisco de Miranda , next to his flag, at
La Vela de Coro
August 1 ,
1498 –
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
August 1,
1912 – birth of
Gego , German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (d. 1994)
August 1,
1926 — birth of
Leopoldo Sucre Figarella , Venezuelan politician
August 1,
1964 — in Venezuela, Cadena Venezolana de Televisíon (now
Venezolana de Televisión ) begins transmitting.
August 1, 1964 — birth of
Carlos "Café" Martínez , Venezuelan baseball player
August 1, 2016 — death of
Oscar Celli Gerbasi , Venezuelan politician and academic (b. 1946)
August 2 ,
1884 – birth of
Rómulo Gallegos , Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
August 2,
1988 — birth of
Osmariel Villalobos , Venezuelan supermodel
August 2,
2011 — death of
Baruj Benacerraf , 1980 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine (b. 1920)
August 3 —
Flag Day (Venezuela) and
National Guard Day (Venezuela)
August 3,
1806 — revolutionary general
Francisco de Miranda arrives at the port at
La Vela de Coro
August 3,
1908 — Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with the Netherlands.
August 3,
1943 — in Caracas, the first edition of the daily newspaper
El Nacional is published.
August 3,
1967 — Venezuela joins the
Latin American Free Trade Association
August 3,
1985 — birth of
Rubén Limardo , Venezuelan Olympic gold medal-winning (2012)
épée fencer and
PSUV deputy in the
National Assembly
August 4 ,
1937 — the National Guard of Venezuela is created, based on the model of Spain's Guardia Civil
August 4,
1950 — in Venezuela, two powerful earthquakes shake the West of the country: the city of El Tocuyo is completely destroyed.
August 4,
2018 — during a speech delivered by
Nicolás Maduro in Caracas,
drones explode near the stage and injure national guardsmen
August 6 ,
1813 —
Simón Bolívar retakes Caracas, becoming named "El Libertador" and beginning the
Second Republic of Venezuela
August 11 ,
1986 – birth of
Pablo Sandoval , Venezuelan baseball player
August 13 ,
1857 — birth of
Henri Pittier , Swiss-Venezuelan botanist and engineer (d. 1950)
August 14 ,
1926 — birth of
Margot Benacerraf , Venezuelan director
August 15 ,
1994 — in
Sudan , French forces capture the Venezuelan terrorist
Carlos the Jackal .
August 15,
2004 —
Hugo Chávez is reaffirmed as President of Venezuela, in the world's first presidential referendum.
August 16 ,
1963 — the United States extradites former Venezuelan President
Marcos Pérez Jiménez back to his country.
August 16,
2005 –
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 , a
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 , crashes in
Machiques ,
Venezuela , killing all 160 people on board.
August 17 ,
1900 — death of
Raimundo Andueza Palacio , 24th President of Venezuela (b. 1846)
August 17,
1923 – birth of
Carlos Cruz-Diez , Venezuelan artist (d. 2019)
August 20 ,
2012 – A
prison riot in the
Venezuelan capital,
Caracas , kills at least 20 people.
August 21 ,
2018 — a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Venezuelan state of Sucre.
August 22 ,
1983 — birth of
Nacho , Venezuelan musician
August 23 ,
1917 — the dictator
Juan Vicente Gómez closes the
Imprenta Americana and the most important newspaper in the country,
El Fonógrafo .
August 24 ,
1962 — the
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is opened, connecting the East and West coasts of
Lake Maracaibo .
August 24,
1963 — the Venezuelan armed forces kidnap the famous footballer
Alfredo Di Stéfano in an act of propaganda, later releasing him unharmed.
August 25 ,
2012 — in Venezuela's Falcón state, an explosion occurs at the Amuay Refinery Complex, one of the largest petroleum refineries in the world, with the resulting fire killing at least 55 and injuring over 100.
August 28 ,
1977 — construction begins on the
Caracas Metro
September
Rómulo Betancourt in 1946
September 1 ,
2016 — The political opposition announces protests in the capital called the "Taking of Caracas", with the purpose of pressuring the government of Nicolás Maduro to carry out the recall referendum
September 1,
1756 — Birth of
Miguel José Sanz , lawyer and journalist (d. 1814)
September 3 ,
1976 — Over the
Azores , a
Hercules C-130 of the
Venezuelan Air Force crashes with 68 people on board (members of the
UCV choir and the plane's crew) in the
Tragedy of the Azores [
es ] .
September 3, 1976 — Death (in the Tragedy of the Azores) of
Vinicio Adames , popular musician and musical director of the Venezuelan national choir and orchestra (b. 1927)
September 4 ,
1990 — Birth of
Stefanía Fernández , model and presenter, Miss Universe 2009
September 4,
1874 — Death of
Manuel Antonio Carreño , musician, teacher, and diplomat (b. 1812)
September 6 ,
1815 — in
Jamaica ,
Simón Bolívar creates the
Carta de Jamaica
September 6,
1959 — Birth of
Edgar C. Otálvora , journalist and historian
September 6,
1978 – Birth of
Alex Escobar , baseball player
September 7 ,
1987 — in
Maracay , torrential rain results in over 200 deaths and about a thousand missing
September 8 — Celebration of the Virgen del Valle
September 8,
1529 —
Ambrosius Ehinger , first governor of "
Klein-Venedig ", founds the village of
Maracaibo
September 8,
1777 — the
Captaincy General of Venezuela is created, thereby unifying, for the first time, the territory of what is the current Venezuela
September 8,
1957 — Birth of
Ricardo Montaner , Argentine-Venezuelan singer
September 9 ,
1970 – Birth of
Natalia Streignard , Spanish-Venezuelan actress
September 9,
1976 — Birth of
Juan Alfonso Baptista , actor
September 9,
1983 — Birth of
Alex Romero , baseball player
September 9,
1989 — Birth of
Johnny Cecotto Jr. , Formula 2 driver
September 10 ,
1850 — Birth of
Eduardo López Rivas , journalist (d. 1913)
September 10,
1862 — Birth of
Luis Razetti , surgeon (d. 1932)
September 10,
2010 — Death of
Willian Lara , politician (b. 1959)
September 11 — Celebration of
Our Lady of Coromoto , Patron Saint of Venezuela
September 11,
1913 – Birth of
Jacinto Convit , physician and academic (d. 2014)
September 11,
1929 – Birth of
Luis García , baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
September 11, 1992 — Birth of
María Gabriela de Faría , actress
September 12 ,
2009 — in
Tucacas , a 6.4 magnitude earthquake injures 16
September 12,
1928 — Birth of
Aníbal Nazoa , poet (d. 2001)
September 12,
1980 — Birth of
Maicer Izturis , baseball player
September 13 ,
1941 — The political party
Acción Democrática is founded
September 14 ,
1941 – Birth of
Alberto Naranjo , drummer, composer, and bandleader
September 15 ,
1817 — by official decree,
Simón Bolívar orders the
Guiana Shield region to the fight for independence
September 15,
1897 — Birth of
Mario Briceño Iragorry , lawyer and politician (d. 1958)
September 15,
2007 – Death of
Aldemaro Romero , pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928)
September 16 ,
1978 — Birth of
Laureano Olivares , actor
September 16,
1982 — Birth of
Ramón Ramírez , baseball player
September 16,
1989 – Birth of
José Salomón Rondón , footballer
September 18 ,
1946 – Birth of
Benjamín Brea , Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (d. 2014)
September 18,
1954 — Death of
Armando Reverón , painter (b. 1889)
September 19 ,
1775 — Birth of
José Félix Ribas , soldier and hero of the War of Independence (d. 1815)
September 19,
1858 — Birth of
Lisandro Alvarado , doctor, naturist, ethnologist, historian, linguist (d. 1931)
September 19,
1923 — Birth of
Rodrigo Riera , guitarist and composer (d. 1999)
September 20 ,
1988 — Death of
Doris Wells , actress and producer (b. 1941)
September 20,
2001 — Military dictator
Marcos Pérez Jiménez (b. 1914) dies in exile in Spain
September 21 ,
1810 — in
Mérida , the first republican university in Latin America, the Royal University of San Buenaventura de Mérida (now
University of Los Andes ), is founded
September 22 ,
1902 — Birth of
José Humberto Quintero Parra , first Venezuelan
Cardinal (d. 1984)
September 23 ,
1959 — Birth of
Carlos Ramos Rivas , politician
September 23, 1959 — Birth of
Lina Ron , politician
September 23,
1992 — Death of
Arístides Bastidas , pioneer of science journalism in Venezuela (b. 1924)
September 23,
2012 – Death of
Roberto Rodríguez , baseball player and coach (b. 1941)
September 25 ,
1728 — the Royal
Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas is created to handle Venezuelan trade with Spain
September 25,
1799 — Birth of
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi , heroine of the War of Independence (d. 1866)
September 25,
1930 — Birth of
Isaac Chocrón , writer (d. 2011)
September 25, 1986 — Birth of
Albert Subirats , championship swimmer
September 28 ,
1981 –
Rómulo Betancourt (b. 1908), journalist and twice
President of Venezuela , dies
September 28,
1993 — on the Caracas-Valencia highway, an accidental explosion occurs that leaves 53 dead and 70 injured in the
Tragedy of Las Tejerías [
es ]
September 29 ,
1620 — in what is now Venezuela,
San Miguel de Acarigua is founded
September 29,
1963 — near Caracas, an attack occurs on the train El Encanto ; then-deputy
Teodoro Petkoff of the
PCV claims responsibility
September 29,
1965 — Birth of
Boris Izaguirre , entertainer
September 30 ,
1813 — in the Battle of Bárbula (War of Independence), the royalist forces of
Domingo de Monteverde are defeated by the republican army commanded by
Atanasio Girardot , who dies in said battle
September 30,
1975 – Birth of
Carlos Guillén , baseball player
September 30,
1980 – Birth of
Milagros Sequera , tennis player
October
The
Central Park Twin Towers
October 1 ,
1864 –
Juan José Flores , soldier and founder of Ecuador, dies (b. 1800)
October 1,
2014 – Death of
Robert Serra , criminologist and politician (b. 1987)
October 1,
1946 – Birth of
Remy Hermoso , former baseball player
October 1,
1984 – Birth of
Mónica Spear , actress and model, former Miss Venezuela (d. 2014)
October 2 ,
1832 – Birth of
José Ángel Montero , composer (d. 1881)
October 2,
1982 – Death of
Maye Brandt , model and former Miss Venezuela (b. 1961)
October 3 ,
1911 — Birth of
Edgar Sanabria , politician (d. 1989)
October 3,
1842 — Death of
Vicente Emparán , Captain General of Venezuela (b. 1747)
October 4 ,
1892 — Death of
Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde , poet (b. 1846)
October 5 ,
1889 – Birth of
Teresa de la Parra , French-Venezuelan author and educator (d. 1936)
October 6 ,
1976 — in
Barbados ,
Cuban anti-
Castro terrorists based in
Miami , with support from the U.S.
CIA ,
bomb Cubana de Aviacion flight 455 , which crashes on the beach (having barely taken off), causing the death of all occupants (73 people), among them the members of the National Fencing Team, who had won all the gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships held in
Caracas , Venezuela
October 6, 1976 – Birth of
Freddy García , baseball player
October 7 ,
1967 — Birth of
María Corina Machado , politician
October 8 ,
1967 – Birth of
Yvonne Reyes , television host and actress
October 8,
1993 — Birth of
Garbiñe Muguruza , Spanish-Venezuelan tennis champion (2016, 2017) and former world #1
October 9 ,
1557 — in the
Venezuelan Andes , Captain
Diego García de Paredes founds the village of
Trujillo
October 9,
1558 — in the Venezuelan Andes, the city of
Mérida is founded by Captain
Juan Rodríguez Suárez
October 10 ,
1966 — Birth of
Luis Dorante , baseball player
October 11 ,
1980 —
Baruj Benacerraf wins the
Nobel Prize for Medicine
October 11,
1858 — Birth of
Cipriano Castro , President of Venezuela between 1899 an 1908 (d. 1924)
October 12 –
Día de la Resistencia Indígena
October 12,
1902 — The Battle of La Victoria begins
October 12,
1966 — "The Anacoco Crisis" erupts between
Guyana and Venezuela over the sovereignty of the eastern part of
Anacoco Island , a 28 km² river island on the
Cuyuní River , part of the boundary of the disputed area of
Guayana Esequiba
October 12,
1949 – Birth of
Carlos the Jackal , terrorist and murderer
October 12,
1977 – Birth of
Javier Toyo , footballer
October 13 ,
1904 — Birth of
Graciela Rincón Calcaño , writer (d. 1980)
October 14 ,
1897 — Birth of
Rafael de Nogales Méndez , mercenary and writer (d. 1936)
October 15 ,
1953 — Birth of
Cilia Flores , wife of
Nicolás Maduro
October 15,
1967 — Birth of
Carlos García , baseball player
October 15,
1865 — Death of
Andrés Bello , Venezuelan-Chilean academic and humanist (b. 1781)
October 16 ,
1817 –
Simón Bolívar sentences
Manuel Piar to death for challenging the racial-caste in Venezuela
October 16,
1944 — Death of
Rufino Blanco-Fombona , politician and writer (b. 1874)
October 17 ,
2004 — The
Twin Towers of Central Park are bombed, with a resulting fire destroying the East Tower
October 17,
1937 – Birth of
Aida Navarro , mezzo-soprano
October 17,
1985 – Birth of
Carlos González , baseball player
October 17,
1828 — Death of
Ana María Campos , heroine of the War of Independence (b. 1796)
October 17,
1979 – Death of
Eugenio Mendoza , Venezuelan business tycoon (b. 1909)
October 18 ,
1945 – A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces stages a coup d'état against President
Isaías Medina Angarita , who is overthrown by the end of the day
October 19 ,
1938 — Birth of
Eugenio Montejo , poet and essayist (d. 2008)
October 19,
1983 — Birth of
Jorge Valdivia , Venezuelan-Chilean footballer
October 20 ,
1977 — Birth of
Miguel Augusto Rodríguez , actor
October 21 ,
1984 – Birth of
José Lobatón , baseball player
October 21,
1985 — Birth of
Dani Hernández , footballer
October 21,
2013 – Death of
Oscar Yanes , Venezuelan journalist and author (b. 1927)
October 22 ,
1970 — The
Universidad Metropolitana opens to students
October 22,
1969 – Birth of
Julio Borges , politician
October 22,
1981 — Birth of
Ligia Petit , model
October 22,
1985 – Birth of
Federico Ágreda , musician
October 23 ,
1979 – Birth of
Ramón Castro , baseball player
October 23,
1981 – Birth of
Daniela Alvarado , actress
October 23,
1987 – Birth of
Félix Doubront , baseball player
October 23,
1989 – Birth of
Alain Broja , footballer
October 24 ,
1953 — The
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello is founded
October 24,
1788 — Birth of
Rafael Urdaneta , soldier and politician (d. 1845)
October 26 ,
1976 — Cuban-American terrorists
Freddy Lugo and
Hernán Ricardo , who bombed
Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 , are deported from
Miami to
Venezuela
October 26,
2006 — In
Buenos Aires , Venezuelan
Mayré Martínez wins the first
Latin American Idol
October 26,
2016 — Protests marches are held after the
recall referendum against the Maduro administration is suspended
October 26,
1864 — Birth of
José Gregorio Hernández , doctor (d. 1919)
October 26,
1908 — Birth of
Miguel Otero Silva , journalist and politician (d. 1985)
October 26,
1961 — Birth of
Gus Polidor , baseball player
October 26,
1964 — Birth of
José Vielma Mora , politician
October 26,
1984 — Birth of
Jesús Flores , baseball player
October 27 ,
1922 — Birth of
Carlos Andrés Pérez , two-time President of Venezuela (d. 2010)
October 27,
1951 — Birth of
Yordano , musician
October 27,
1983 – Birth of
Martín Prado , baseball player
October 28 ,
1861 — President
Manuel Felipe Tovar founds the Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela in
Caracas
October 28,
1875 — The
National Pantheon of Venezuela is inaugurated
October 28,
2005 —
Hugo Chávez announces that Venezuela is completely free of
illiteracy
October 28,
1769 — Birth of
Simón Rodríguez , philosopher and educator, tutor to
Simón Bolívar
October 28,
1784 — Birth of
José Tadeo Monagas , three-time President
October 28,
1941 — Birth of
Doris Wells , actress (d. 1988)
October 29 ,
1988 — The
Massacre of El Amparo occurs, with 14 fisherman murdered
October 29,
2008 — Venezuela begins its space race, with the help of China, launching the Simón Bolívar Satellite part of the
Venesat-1 project
October 29,
1920 – Birth of
Baruj Benacerraf , Venezuelan-American physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
October 29,
1966 — Birth of
Danilo Anderson , environmental lawyer (d. 2004)
October 29,
1990 — Birth of
Ender Inciarte , baseball player
October 30 ,
1817 – Simón Bolívar becomes President of the
Third Republic of Venezuela
October 30,
1975 – Birth of
Marco Scutaro , baseball player
October 31 ,
1969 — A Venezuelan
kangaroo court opens an inquiry to suspend the
Central University of Venezuela from operating until 1971
October 31,
1942 — Birth of
Alí Primera , singer (d. 1985)
October 31,
2014 — Death of
José Manuel Briceño Guerrero , academic (b. 1929)
October 31,
2018 — Death of
Teodoro Petkoff , politician and journalist (b. 1932)
November
The Ibero-American Summit, 2007. Juan Carlos, Zapatero and Chávez are seated on the right side of the chamber.
Angel Falls
November 1 ,
1797 – Birth of
Santos Michelena , politician and diplomat (d. 1848)
November 2 ,
1956 – From
Caracas , Venezuela, the exiled Argentine President
Juan Perón names the young deputy
John William Cooke as leader of the Resistance against the dictatorship.
November 2,
1858 — Birth of
Victorino Márquez Bustillos , President of Venezuela (d. 1941)
November 2,
1980 — Death of
César Rengifo , artist (b. 1915)
November 3 ,
1591 — In present day Venezuela, the Portuguese captain Juan Fernández de León founds the city of
Guanare .
November 3,
1990 — Birth of
Kluivert Roa , student and activist (d. 2015)
November 4 ,
1810 — The Battle of Aguanegra, considered the start of the
Venezuelan War of Independence , occurred.
November 4, 1810 — In the town of Caracas, the first issue of Semanario de Caracas is published.
November 4,
1831 – In Caracas, the Academy of Mathematics, under the direction of
Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo , opens.
November 5 ,
1964 – In Venezuela, a new coalition system of government begins, known as the
Puntofijo Pact .
November 5,
1801 – Birth of
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán , politician and journalist (d. 1884)
November 6 ,
2002 – In Venezuela, the Admirals Héctor Ramírez, Daniel Comisso and José Noriega, linked to the
coup d'etat of April 11 against president Hugo Chávez , challenge the decision of the Navy to dismiss them.
November 6,
1905 – Birth of
Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna , musician (d. 1971)
November 6,
2011 – Death of
Isaac Chocrón , writer (b. 1930)
November 7 ,
1892 – General
Joaquín Crespo assumes executive power.
November 8 ,
1901 – Birth of
Mercedes Carvajal de Arocha , writer and politician (d. 1994)
November 8,
1973 – Birth of
Edgardo Alfonzo , baseball player
November 8,
1890 – Death of
Cristóbal Rojas , painter (b. 1858)
November 8,
1969 – Death of
Ricardo Aguirre , musician (b. 1939)
November 9 ,
1879 – In
Lima ,
Peru the judiciary bodies of
Argentina ,
Bolivia ,
Chile ,
Costa Rica ,
Ecuador , Peru and
Venezuela sign a treaty to unify the legislature of the Americas.
November 9,
2007 – Death of
Luis Herrera Campins , lawyer, politician and President of Venezuela (b. 1925)
November 10 ,
1813 – The Battle of Tierrita Blanca, part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, ends with victory for José Ceballos' royalist forces.
November 10,
2007 – Spanish King
Juan Carlos I asks Venezuelan president
Hugo Chávez
¿Por qué no te callas? at the Ibero-American Summit in
Santiago de Chile .
November 11 ,
1961 – In Caracas, then-President
Rómulo Betancourt , announced the decision to break diplomatic relations with
Cuba .
November 12 ,
1923 – Birth of
Alirio Díaz , musician (d. 2016)
November 13 ,
1950 – General
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud ,
President of Venezuela , is assassinated in Caracas.
November 13,
1985 – Birth of
Asdrúbal Cabrera , baseball player
November 13,
1884 — Death of
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán , politician and journalist (b. 1801)
November 14 ,
1789 – Birth of
José Antonio Anzoátegui , soldier (d. 1819)
November 14,
1931 – Birth of
Adriano González León , writer (d. 2004)
November 15 ,
1940 – In
Monagas , the town of
Punta de Mata is founded.
November 15,
1953 – The television station
Radio Caracas Televisión is founded.
November 15,
1971 – Birth of
Delsa Solórzano , politician and lawyer
November 15,
1977 – Birth of
Gaby Espino , actress
November 16 ,
1861 – Birth of
Georgina Febres-Cordero , nun (d. 1925)
November 16,
2008 – Death of
Luisín Landáez , singer (b. 1931)
November 17 ,
1831 –
Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from
Gran Colombia .
November 17,
1976 – Birth of
Jacqueline Aguilera ,
Miss World -winning model
November 17,
1989 – Birth of
Héctor Sánchez , baseball player
November 18 – The main day of the
Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (
Maracaibo , Venezuela)
November 18,
1933 – The American aviator
Jimmie Angel first sights, and flies over,
Angel Falls .
November 18,
2004 – In Venezuela, the
Chavist prosecutor
Danilo Anderson is assassinated by car bomb, in an act of terrorism.
November 18,
1868 – Death of
José Tadeo Monagas , three-time President of Venezuela (b. 1784)
November 19 ,
1968 – Birth of
Karina , singer
November 19,
1981 – Birth of
Juliet Lima , actress
November 20 ,
1979 – Birth of
Lino Urdaneta , baseball player
November 20,
1988 – Birth of
Roberto Rosales , footballer
November 20,
1991 – Birth of
Irene Esser , actress and model
November 21 ,
1958 – In Venezuela the
Universidad de Oriente was founded.
November 22 ,
1952 – The first Venezuelan television station,
Televisora Nacional , is founded.
November 22,
1977 – Birth of
Marger Sealey , singer
November 22,
1984 – Birth of
Yusmeiro Petit , baseball plater
November 23 ,
1851 – Writer and philosopher
Andrés Bello is made a member of the
Real Academia Española for his Gramática de la lengua castellana .
November 23,
1962 – Birth of
Nicolás Maduro , union leader and politician, President of Venezuela
November 23,
1990 – Death of
Bo Díaz , baseball player (b. 1953)
November 24 ,
1948 – In Venezuela, president
Rómulo Gallegos is overthrown in
a coup d'état .
November 24,
1923 – Birth of
Octavio Lepage , politician (d. 2017)
November 24,
1973 – Birth of
Carolina Sandoval , actress
November 24,
1983 – Birth of
José López , baseball player
November 25 ,
1861 – Birth of
José Gil Fortoul , politician and writer (d. 1943)
November 26 ,
1820 – In the city of
Trujillo the government of the Republic of
Gran Colombia and the
kingdom of Spain sign the , which ends the "War to the Death" between patriots and royalists. This treaty is the precursor of International Humanitarian Law in the West. Its main drafter is the Venezuelan
Antonio José de Sucre .
November 26,
1826 – Birth of
Juan Pablo Rojas Paul , President of Venezuela (d. 1905)
November 27 ,
1992 – For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president
Carlos Andrés Pérez .
November 27,
1952 – Birth of
Frank Quintero , musician
November 27,
1954 – Birth of
Carlos Escarrá , politician
November 27,
2000 – Death of
Susana Rotker , writer (b. 1954)
November 28 ,
1916 – Birth of
Ramón José Velásquez , journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
November 28,
1978 – Birth of
Mayré Martínez , singer
November 29 ,
1781 – Birth of
Andrés Bello , poet and philosopher (d. 1865)
November 29,
1941 – Birth of
Roberto Rodríguez , baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
November 29,
1981 – Birth of
Guillermo Quiróz , baseball player
November 29,
1971 – Death of
Juan Oropeza , diplomat (b. 1906)
November 29,
2010 – Death of
Carmelo Lauría Lesseur , public servant (b. 1936)
November 30 ,
1985 – Birth of
Luis Valbuena , baseball player
December
Damage from the debris flow on the Caraballeda fan in Vargas.
Bolívar's death, by Venezuelan painter
Antonio Herrera Toro
December 1 ,
1956 – Birth of
Carlos Cámara Jr. , Venezuelan-Mexican actor
December 2 ,
1952 – Venezuelan military commander
Marcos Pérez Jiménez , does not recognize the results of
an election he forced and leads a coup d'état to begin
a military dictatorship .
December 2,
2002 – Petrol company
PDVSA begins the
Venezuelan general strike of 2002–03 , trying to force the resignation of
Hugo Chávez .
December 2,
2007 – The
2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum is held, and defeated.
December 2,
1985 – Birth of
Ernesto Mejía , baseball player
December 2,
1986 – Birth of
Ronald Vargas , footballer
December 3 ,
1989 – The first direct gubernatorial and mayoral elections in Venezuela are held.
December 3,
2006 – In the
2006 Venezuelan presidential election ,
Hugo Chávez is re-elected.
December 3,
2011 – In Venezuela, the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is founded.
December 3,
1981 – Birth of
Edwin Valero , boxer (d. 2010)
December 4 ,
2005 – The
2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election is held.
December 4,
1893 – Birth of
Bárbaro Rivas , painter (d. 1967)
December 4,
1924 – Death of
Cipriano Castro , soldier and
President of Venezuela (b. 1858)
December 4,
1980 – Birth of
Gustavo Chacín , baseball player
December 4,
1990 – Birth of
Ángel Nesbitt , baseball player
December 5 ,
1813 – The
Battle of Araure is fought in
Araure , Venezuela, as part of the War of Independence, with Bolívar's forces winning.
December 5,
1814 – The
Battle of Urica is fought as part of the War of Independence, but the revolutionaries lose.
December 5, 1814 – Death, at the Battle of Urica, of
José Tomás Boves , Royalist soldier in the War of Independence (b. 1782)
December 5, 1814 – Death of
Miguel José Sanz , lawyer and journalist (b. 1756)
December 5,
1903 – Birth of
María Luisa Escobar , musician (d. 1985)
December 5,
1931 – Birth of
Manuel Caballero , historian (d. 2010)
December 5,
1963 – Birth of
Nohely Arteaga , telenovela actress
December 6 ,
1904 – In the
United States , President
Theodore Roosevelt ― as a result of the
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 ― adds the
Roosevelt Corollary to the
Monroe Doctrine .
December 6,
1998 –
Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
December 6,
2015 –
Parliamentary elections are held. For the first time in 17 years the
United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
December 6,
1945 – Birth of
Lupita Ferrer , telenovela actress
December 6,
1976 – Birth of
Alicia Machado , model,
Miss Universe 1996
December 8 ,
1979 – Birth of
José Peña , sprinter
December 10 ,
1973 – Birth of
Gabriela Spanic , actress
December 13 ,
1961 – Birth of
Irene Sáez , model and politician,
Governor of Nueva Esparta
December 13,
1996 – Birth of
Gleyber Torres , baseball player
December 14 ,
1999 – The
Vargas tragedy . Torrential rains cause flash floods in
Vargas , resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
December 15 ,
1789 – Birth of
Carlos Soublette , military general and politician, 11th
President of Venezuela (d. 1870)
December 16 ,
1986 – Birth of
Alcides Escobar , baseball player
December 17 ,
1819 –
Simón Bolívar declares the independence of
Gran Colombia in
Angostura (now
Ciudad Bolívar in present-day Venezuela)
December 17,
1830 –
Simón Bolívar , revolutionary general and politician, 2nd
President of Venezuela , El Libertador of South America, dies in
Santa Marta ,
Gran Colombia (in present-day Colombia).
December 17,
2011 – Death of
Eva Ekvall , journalist and author,
Miss Venezuela 2000 (b. 1983)
December 22 ,
1853 – Birth of
Teresa Carreño , Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1917)
December 23 ,
1978 – Birth of
Víctor Martínez , baseball player
December 24 ,
2009 – Death of
Rafael Caldera , lawyer and politician, 65th
President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
December 25 ,
1950 – Birth of
Manny Trillo , baseball player and manager
December 25,
2010 – Death of
Carlos Andrés Pérez , politician, 66th
President of Venezuela (b. 1922)
December 31 ,
1922 – Birth of
Luis Zuloaga , baseball player (d. 2013)