1993 Hernan Heleno Castro, El Salvadorian guerilla leader, murdered
1991 Bernard Castro, patented convertible couch, dies at 87
1990 Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20km (57:18.4)
1978 Fidel Castro visits Addis Abba
1976 John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered
1972 Juan Castro, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Juan Jose Castro, composer, dies at 73
1967 Ed Sprague, born in Castro Valley, California, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1966 Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1964 Jose Maria Castro, composer, dies at 71
1963 Cuban premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow
1962 Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons
1962 Cubans minister of Foreign affairs Raul Castro arrives in Moscow
1962 Fidel Castro visits Moscow
1962 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism
1961 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers
1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba
1961 Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize
1961 1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs attempt to overthrow Castro
1960 Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba
1960 Longest speech in United Nations history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1960 Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to NJ
1960 Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell and Texaco in Cuba
1959 Fidel Castro begins U.S. goodwill tour
1959 Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista
1959 Castro proclaims new Cuban constitution
1959 Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R. Murrow
1959 U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government
1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep
1958 President Batista opens offensive against Fidel Castro's rebellion
1957 Gail Castro, born in Glendale California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-1991, Oly-96
1956 Fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba
1956 Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
1955 Fidel Castro forms "July 26th Movement"
1954 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) New York City (Castro Decorators)
1953 Fidel Castro arrested in Cuba
1953 Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime
1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana
1951 Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter
1949 Peppy Castro, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Balance
1941 In San Francisco, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses
1937 Marco J de Castro, Dutch Antillian politician
1926 Fidel Castro, born in Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator
1915 Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral
1909 Washington Castro, composer
1907 Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer, dies at 43
1895 Juan Jose Castro, composer
1892 Jose Maria Castro, composer
1885 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, dies at 48
1871 Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (O navio negreiro), dies at 34
1864 Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer
1847 Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet, Espumas Flutuantes
1837 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, Canteres Gallegos, Follas Novas
1825 Esteban Salas y Castro, composer
1803 Esteban Salas y Castro, composer, dies
1558 Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies
1137 Guigo de Castro, [Venerabilis], 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse, dies
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