1974 Birthday Andre Batista Santos "Vampeta", Brazilian soccer player, PSV 1973 Birthday Tony Batista, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's 1973 Death Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, dictator Cuba (1940-58), dies at 72 1959 Event Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista 1959 Event Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees 1959 Event Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep 1958 Event Cubans dictator Batista flees 1958 Event President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion 1957 Event Cuban dictator Batista bombs Cienfuegos uprising 1954 Event General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba 1953 Event Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime 1952 Event Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba 1933 Event Coup on Cuban president De Cespedes by Fulgencio Batista 1911 Birthday Ramon Campbell Batista, composer 1901 Birthday Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba, 1933-44, 1952-59 1799 Birthday Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright
