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Birth of Paulista novelist, writer, journalist, playwright and soap opera author Walcyr Carrasco (70 years old)

Birth of the American musician and composer Jaco Pastorius (70 years old) - considered one of the most influential bass players of all times

Birth of the Pernambuco journalist and writer Nestor de Holanda (100 years old)

Death of the composer and lyricist from Rio de Janeiro Antônio de Pádua Vieira da Costa, Luís Antônio (25 years old)

World AIDS Day - international commemoration, supported by the WHO; is mentioned in Resolution A/RES/43/15 of October 27, 1988 of the 38th session of the UN General Assembly, in support of the Prevention and Control of AIDS, and is celebrated with red lighting in monuments in several countries around the world.

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - commemoration instituted by the UN in Resolution No. 50/167 of December 22, 1995, to mark the date of approval of Resolution No. 317 of the 4th Session of the UN General Assembly on December 2, 1949, which then adopted the Convention for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

National Samba Day

National Astronomy Day

First broadcast of TV Brasil (14 years)

Birth of guitarist from São Paulo Marcelo Fromer (60 years old) - member of the band Titãs, was run over in São Paulo

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - commemoration instituted by the 37th Special Plenary Session on Disability of the UN General Assembly, through Resolution 47/3 of October 14, 1992, to mark the date of adoption of the World Program of Action for People with Disabilities Disability which was created on December 3, 1982 in another UN Assembly

National Day to Combat Piracy and Biopiracy

Birth of São Paulo singer Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux, Maria Gadu (35 years old)

Death of poet José Ribamar Ferreira, Ferreira Gullar (5 years)

Death of Emperor Dom Pedro II (130 years old)

Birth of the American designer, entrepreneur and producer Walt Disney (120 years old)

Death of the Austrian composer of the classical period Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (230 years old)

Birth of Bahian writer, politician and activist Carlos Mariguella (110 years old)

Birth of Rio de Janeiro singer Sílvio de Lima, Silvinho (90 years old) - known as O Rei do Bolero e da Seresta, was a singer on Rádio Nacional, in Rio de Janeiro

Invasão Corinthiana (45 years old) - Maracanã hosted the match between Fluminense and Corinthians, valid for the semifinal of the Brazilian Championship that year. As it is a unique game and as a reaction to a provocation by the then tricolor president Francisco Horta, more than a thousand buses with fans of the São Paulo team came to Rio de Janeiro - even forcing Detran to create a special operation for traffic on the Presidente Dutra Highway, which connects the 2 states

International Day of Volunteers for Economic and Social Development - commemoration instituted by the UN in Resolution No. A/RES/40/212 of December 17, 1985

World Soil Day - commemoration instituted in August 2002 at the 17th World Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences to mark the birth date of the Thai king, His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej, who came into the world on December 5, 1927, and who is held responsible for many activities to advance soil science and soil protection

National Pastoral da Criança Day - commemoration instituted by law nº 11.583 of November 28, 2007; finally, it marks the date of the foundation of Pastoral da Criança in Brazil, which took place on December 5, 1983, from an experimental program, launched in the Brazilian town of Florestópolis-PR, by the initiative of the Brazilian pediatrician and sanitarist. , Zilda Arns Neumann, with the support of the then Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Londrina-PR, Dom Geraldo Majella Agnelo

Death of the Gaucho politician and former president of Brazil João Goulart, Jango (45 years old)

Birth of Rio de Janeiro singer Emílio Santiago (75 years old)

Death of musician, singer and composer João do Vale (25 years old)

Getúlio Vargas presents the project to create Petrobras (70 years)

National Day for the Mobilization of Men to End Violence against Women - celebrated in Canada and ratified in Brazil by Law No. 11,489 of June 20, 2007

National Rural Extensionist Day

International Civil Aviation Day - commemoration instituted in 1994 in Resolution A29-1 of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization which was ratified by the UN in 1996, to mark the signing date of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; Its purpose is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States

Birth of São Paulo native Cláudio Villas-Bôas (105 years old) - together with his brothers Orlando and Leonardo, he projected himself in the Brazilian indigenous policy

Day of Justice - celebrated by Brazilians according to Decree-Law No. 8292 of December 5, 1945, which then declared December 8 a holiday for forensic purposes, and which from then on became consecrated to Justice in Brazil, being ratified later in Item 4 of Article No. 62 of Law No. 5.010 of May 30, 1966

Opening of Avenida Paulista (130 years)

International Day for the Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime - date recognized by the UN

International Day for the Fight against Corruption - commemoration instituted by the UN in Resolution A/RES/58/4 of October 31, 2003, to mark the date of signature of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which was signed by more than 110 countries on December 9, 2003 in the Mexican city of Mérida, and which was ratified in Brazil by Legislative Decree No. 348 of May 18, 2005 and promulgated for Brazilians by Executive Decree No. 5687 of January 31, 2006

Special Children's Day

Birth of director, actor, composer and musical director from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Hamilton Vaz Pereira (70 years old)

Death of Chilean general and dictator Augusto Pinochet (15 years old)

First Nobel Prize ceremony takes place in Stockholm (120 years)

President Nelson Mandela signs a new constitution and ends Apartheid in South Africa (25 years)

clown day

International Human Rights Day - celebrated on the day of acclamation and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948

International Animal Rights Day - created 20 years ago by the English NGO Uncaged , aiming to draw attention to the need to include all animals as moral subjects, with rights, capable of feeling and suffering

Death of the Archduchess of Austria and Empress Consort of the Empire of Brazil, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, first wife of D. Pedro I (195 years old)

Birth of Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno (90 years old)

Death of Rio de Janeiro actor and TV presenter Rodolfo Bottino (10 years old) - he presented the series Gema Brasil on TVE RJ for almost a decade

Death of composer, caricaturist and designer from Rio de Janeiro Antônio Nássara (25 years old)

Foundation of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (75 years)

International Mountain Day - commemoration instituted by the UN Assembly, in Resolution No. 57/245 of December 20, 2002, with special support from UNESCO

National Day of APAES - commemoration in Brazil, which was established by Law No. 10,242 of June 19, 2001; Its purpose is to mark the date of the Foundation of the Association of Parents and Friends of the Disabled of Rio de Janeiro, which took place on December 11, 1954, as the 1st APAE in Brazil, through the initiative of a group, bringing together parents, friends, teachers and doctors of exceptional

National Tango Day in Argentina

Birth of French writer Gustave Flaubert (200 years old)

Birth of singer and composer Wilson Moreira (85 years old)

Death of singer and composer Milton de Oliveira (35 years old) from Rio de Janeiro - in 1954, it was recorded by singer and radio broadcaster César de Alencar, then at the height of the success of his program on Rádio Nacional, the baião The marriage of Tomás' daughter and the march It's good in Japan, with Haroldo Lobo

Death of instrumentalist and composer João Pereira Filho (35 years old) - he worked as a soloist and director of regional orchestras and ensembles, in several radio and television stations in Rio de Janeiro: Rádio Nacional, Rádio Mayrink Veiga, TV Tupi, TV Excelsior and TV Globo

International Neutrality Day - date recognized by the UN

Launch of Ópera Rádio, on Rádio Sociedade (97 years)

Death of American Heavy and Death metal musician Chuck Schuldiner (20 years old) - often referred to as The Father of Death Metal , and in his January 5, 2002 obituary of English magazine Kerrang! said that Chuck Schuldiner was one of the most important figures in the history of metal

Death of the King of Portugal and Algarves Dom Manuel I (500 years old) - continued the Portuguese explorations initiated by his predecessors, which led to the discovery of the sea route to India, the discovery of Brazil, and the coveted spice islands, the Moluccas , determinants for the expansion of the Portuguese empire. It also stimulated an art and architectural style known as Manueline.

Birth of São Paulo singer and composer Manu Lafer (50 years old)

Birth of composer and harmonica player Eduardo Nadruz, Edu da Gaita (105 years old)

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo wins the European/South American Cup, recognized world title, after winning 3 x 0 Liverpool Football Club (40 years old)

Launch of the two reais (R$2) banknote in Brazil (20 years)

The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations (15 years)

National Day of Forró - in honor of Luiz Gonzaga's birth day

Day of the Visually Impaired - date established in 1961 by the then president Jânio Quadros

Sailor's Day - in honor of Joaquim Marques Lisboa, the Marquês de Tamandaré

The Serra da Capivara National Park (Piauí) is one of the properties inscribed by UNESCO on the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (30 years)

Death of the multi-instrumentalist, conductor, arranger and composer from Paraíba, Severino Dias de Oliveira, known as Sivuca (15 years old)

National Day to Combat Poverty - commemoration in Brazil, which was established by Law No. 11,172 of September 6, 2005

Birth of Pernambuco lawyer, economist and politician Miguel Arraes (105 years old)

Death of composer, conductor and professor from São Paulo Elias Álvares Lobo (120 years old) - author of the first Brazilian opera, in Portuguese, on a national issue: A Noite de São João, with libretto by José de Alencar and conducted by Carlos Gomes at Teatro São Pedro of Alcântara on December 14, 1860

National Day of Solidarity Economy

Day of the Architect and Urban Planner - in honor of Oscar Niemeyer, born on this date

Inauguration of the Cultural Complex of the Republic (15 years)

The Law creating the University of Brasília (UNB) is sanctioned (60 years)

Death of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns (100 years old) - French composer of the Romantic Era

Birth of Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (155 years old) - he was professor at the Bauhaus and introducer of abstraction in the field of visual arts

Recognition of the Historic Center of Goiás as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (20 years)

Recognition of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago and the Atol das Rocas as World Natural Heritage by UNESCO (20 years)

Death of the visual artist and carnival artist João Clemente Jorge Trinta, Joãosinho Trinta (10 years old)

Birth of the historian, film critic, professor, essayist and political activist from São Paulo Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes (105 years)

Birth of Rio de Janeiro actor, musician and comedian Augusto Temístocles da Silva Costa, Tião Macalé (95 years old)

Death of former North Korean dictator King Jong-Il (10 years old)

Birth of singer Gilliard Cordeiro Marinho (65 years old)

Death of Rio de Janeiro singer Sylvia Telles (55 years old)

Tragedy of the North American Gran Circus, criminal fire in a circus leaves 500 dead in Niterói, Brazil; 150 animals also died (60 years old)

Arson destroys Gran Circo Norte-Americano, in Niterói, killing more than 500 people (60 years old)

Death of composer and pianist from Rio de Janeiro Francisco Mattoso (80 years old)

National Museologist's Day - celebrated by Brazilians according to the Decree of May 31, 2004, which also created the Week of Museums in Brazil

International Migrants Day

Anniversary of the municipality of Condado, Paraíba (60 years)

Clube Atlético Mineiro becomes the first Brazilian soccer champion, by defeating Botafogo, at Maracanã, by 1 x 0 (50 years)

Creation of the Administrative Region of Núcleo Bandeirante - RA VIII - formerly known as the Free City, was the first occupation of the candangos (65 years old)

Death of US scientist, writer, science communicator and activist Carl Sagan (25 years old)

International Day of Human Solidarity - commemoration instituted by the UN, in Resolution No. 60/209 of December 22, 2005

Basketball is played for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (130 years old)

The first Brazilian telenovela was shown on TV Tupi in São Paulo, Sua Vida Me Belongs, written and directed by Walter Forster (70 years old)

Summer Solstice Day - Celebrated in the Southern Hemisphere

Athlete's Day

Death of Pernambuco composer, journalist and radio broadcaster Fernando Lobo (25 years old) - he was director of Rádio Tamoio and producer of several radio stations, especially Rádio Nacional

President João Figueiredo signs the law that creates the State of Rondônia (40 years old)

Birth of the Bahian poet Gregório de Matos Guerra (385 years old) - known as Boca do Inferno, he is considered one of the greatest baroque poets in Portugal and Brazil and the most important satirical poet of literature in Portuguese in the colonial period

The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling (35 years)

Birth of Fluminense writer Ana Maria Machado (80 years old) - her books have sold more than 20 million copies and have been published in more than twenty languages

Death of American singer, dancer, composer, music producer and multi-instrumentalist James Brown (15 years old)

Christmas

Birth of American writer Henry Miller (130 years old) - author of classic works such as Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Dissolution of the Soviet Union (30 years)

Death of American actress, producer and writer Carrie Fischer (age 05) - she lived Princess Leia in the Star Wars saga

Death of the singer from Paraíba Vicente de Paula Holanda Pontes (45 years old) - one of the founders of the group Opinião

Birth of writer, cartoonist and screenwriter from Minas Gerais José Carlos Aragão (65 years old)

Death of Rio de Janeiro singer and instrumentalist Cássia Eller (20 years old)

Thomas Edison patents the radio (130 years old)

Creation of the Park Way Administrative Region - RA XXIV (60 years)

Death of socialite from Minas Gerais Ângela Diniz (45 years old) - murdered by her partner in a house on Praia dos Ossos, in Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro

Death of Iraqi politician Saddam Hussein (15 years old) - he was one of the main dictatorial leaders in the Arab world

Death of journalist, writer and plastic arts critic from São Paulo Daniel Piza (10 years old)

Founding of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school (90 years old)

São Silvestre International Race Day - held since 1925 in the city of São Paulo

Opening of Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus (125 years old)