2003 Michael Kamen, composer, Brazil, dies at 55
1997 Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks
1996 Ernesto Geisel, milt president of Brazil (1974-79), dies at 89
1995 Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil
1994 Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67
1994 Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected president of Brazil
1994 Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup
1994 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals
1994 Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49
1993 Brazil votes over importing monarchy
1993 Brazil votes against a monarchy
1992 VP Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil
1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil
1992 Janio Quadros, president of Brazil (1961), dies
1992 John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76
1991 Territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil
1990 Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as President of Brazil
1990 Dom Heider Camara, nonviolent/human rights Bishop of Brazil, dies
1989 Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello pres
1989 Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years
1988 Brazil adopts its Constitution
1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1986 Lilli Palmer, German actress (Boys from Brazil, Kinder), dies at 71
1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele
1985 Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75
1985 Tancredo Neves becomes 1st elected president of Brazil in 21 years
1984 22nd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats Australia in Sao Paulo Brazil (2-1)
1984 Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500
1980 7 die in a stampede to see Pope in Brazil
1976 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1955-60), dies at 73
1976 Nayla Micherif, Miss Brazil Universe 1997
1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil
1971 Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil
1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City
1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City
1969 Arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67
1968 Luciana Bemvenuti, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, golfer, 1994 Jamie Farr-36th
1967 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil President (1964-87), dies at 66
1967 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil President (1964-67), dies at 66
1967 Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil
1966 Niege Dias, Brazil, tennis star
1964 Military coup in Brazil by Gen Castello Branco, President Goulart ousted
1964 President Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military
1963 Luiz Mattar, Brazil, tennis star
1963 Xuxa, [Maria da Graca Meneghel], Brazil, actress, Xuxa Park
1963 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Francisco Brochado da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962), dies at 52
1962 Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago
1962 Brazil nationalizes U.S. businesses
1962 Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Pan Am-Bronze
1961 Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil
1960 Janio Quadros elected president of Brazil
1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil
1960 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
1958 Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm
1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
1958 Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress, CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter
1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer, CART
1956 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil
1955 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira becomes President of Brazil
1954 Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71
1954 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil resigns temporarily
1954 Joao Carlos De Oliveira, Brazil, triple jumper, Oly-bronze-1976, 80
1951 Sonia Braga, born in Maringa, Brazil, actress, Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands
1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
1949 Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, 1990-92
1947 Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R.
1947 Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor, Evita, Brazil, Praying Mantis
1947 Jennifer O'Neill, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, actress, Summer of '42
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1946 John Rubinstein, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Family, Boys from Brazil
1946 Dectuplets, born in Bacacay, Brazil, 8 males and 2 females
1946 Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil
1944 Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter
1942 Bob Hoskins, Suffolk England, actor, Brazil, Who Killed Roger Rabbit?
1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy
1941 Imca Marina, [Bijl], singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil
1941 Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word
1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88
1940 Edison Pele, Brazil, soccer player extraordinaire, New York Cosmos
1940 Astrud Gilberto, born in Brazil, singer, Girl From Ipanema
1939 Maria Bueno, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, tennis player, Wimbledon 1959
1931 Jose Telles Da Conceicao, Brazil, high jumper 1952 Olympics bronze
1929 Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day
1927 Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Brazil, triple jumper, Olympics gold 52, 56
1926 Brazil leaves League of Nations
1926 Spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations
1924 Military revolt in Sao Paulo Brazil
1922 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80
1921 Brazil adopts women suffrage
1919 Uta Hagen, born in Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, /teaches acting
1914 Lilli Palmer, born in Posen, Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, Sebastian
1912 Eleazar de Carvalho, born in Iguatu, Brazil, conductor/tuba, Tiradentes
1910 Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil, 1962
1909 James Mason, England, actor, Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil
1909 Carmen Miranda, born in Brazil, vocalist/actress, Copacabana, Date With Judy
1908 Joaquim M Machado de Assis, Brazil writer (Dom Casmurro), dies at 69
1907 Camargo Guarnieri, Brazil, composer and conductor
1906 Lew Grade, British TV mogul, ATV, /movie producer, Boys from Brazil
1905 Emilio Medici, president Brazil, 1969-74
1902 Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/president of Brazil, 1967-69
1902 Juscelino Kubitschek, president Brazil, 1955-60
1902 Bidu Sayao, Niteroi Brazil, soprano, Mimia-La Boheme
1900 Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil general/president, 1964-67
1897 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director, Nicholas Nickleby
1895 Guiomar Novaes, Brazil, pianist, Brazilian Order of Merit
1894 Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman, 1st President of UN
1891 JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II of Alcantara, emp of Brazil (1831-89), dies
1889 Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed
1888 Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Aurea" abolishing slavery
1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, composer, Salon Waltz
1885 Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil, 1945-50
1883 Getulio Vargas, president of Brazil, 1930-45, 1951-54, modernizer
1864 Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazil, composer and conductor, Artemis
1861 Brazil recognizes Confederacy
1849 Rui Barbosa, Brazil, statesman/jurist/essayist/civil liberties
1843 Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay, France/Brazil writer, Inocencia
1842 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil, 1870-89
1839 Joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer, Epitaph of a small winner
1838 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74
1837 Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet, Camoes e o jau
1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil
1834 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil (1822-31), dies
1832 Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil
1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil
1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil
1825 JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II van Alcantara, Emperor of Brazil, 1831-89
1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day)
1824 Brazil is recognized by U.S.
1822 Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil
1822 Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day)
1822 Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence
1798 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil, 1822-31, /king of Portugal
1763 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil
1729 Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
1661 Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders
1654 Jews are expelled from Brazil
1645 Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil
1644 Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil
1638 Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues
1637 Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco Brazil
1636 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
1630 Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil
1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil
1567 Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
1500 Pedro Cabral lands and annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)
1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil and claims it for Portugal
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