1987 Event Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year 1987 Event Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34 1987 Event Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games 1965 Birthday Benito Santiago, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1964 Event Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno," premieres in New York City 1951 Death Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer (Palo Verde), dies at 66 1945 Death Benito Mussolini, Italian Politician executed 1943 Event Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy 1943 Event German paratroopers, on orders of Adolf Hitler, seize former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was being held prisoner by the government 1943 Event Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns 1943 Event Benito Mussolini captured, dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II 1943 Event Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met for an Axis conference in Salzburg 1940 Event Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in Alps 1922 Event Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy 1922 Event Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government 1922 Event Italian government resigns under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini 1920 Birthday Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer, Fortunata y Jacinta 1920 Death Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Gloria), dies at 76 1919 Event Benito Mussolini forms Fascist movement in Milan, Italy 1914 Event Benito Mussolini leaves Italy's socialist party 1914 Event Italian socialist Benito Mussolini founds newspaper Il populo d'italia 1885 Birthday Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer, Caranchos de la Florida 1883 Birthday Benito Mussolini, Il Duce, Fascist Italian dictator, 1922-43 1872 Death Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66 1843 Birthday Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin 1806 Birthday Benito Pablo Juarez, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, president of Mexico, 1858-72