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2012 Event - After losing power three days ago due to an engine room fire, the Costa Allegra cruise ship arrives at the Seychelles

2012 Event - Following an engine room fire, the cruise ship costa Allegra is left adrift in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles

2012 Event - Sunken cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino admits to navigational errors that caused the Costa Concordia to capsize

2012 Event - Two survivors are found trapped inside the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany January 13

2010 Event - Christina Figueres of Costa Rica is appointed by U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki Moon to lead efforts to combat global warming and climate change

1996 Death - Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74

1994 Event - Jose Maria Figueres becomes president of Costa Rica

1994 Event - Jose Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica

1991 Death - Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies

1991 Event - Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95

1990 Death - Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies

1989 Event - U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

1989 Event - Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup

1987 Event - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize

1987 Event - Oscar Arias (Costa Rican president) wins Nobel Peace Prize

1986 Event - Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica

1982 Event - Luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica

1978 Event - Portugal government of Da Costa falls

1977 Birthday - Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe 1997

1976 Birthday - Vaclav Batlik, born in Costa Mesa, California, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics

1975 Birthday - Alberto Costa, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis pro

1974 Event - General Francesco da Costa Gomez succeeds General Spinola as President of Portugal

1972 Birthday - Chris Ball, born in Costa Mesa, California, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics

1969 Death - Arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67

1968 Event - President Da Costa e Silva disbands parliament/grabs power

1968 Birthday - Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa California, kayak/200m breast stroke, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1968 Event - 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, California

1968 Event - Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption

1968 Birthday - Carlos Costa, born in Spain, tennis star

1967 Event - Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil

1966 Death - Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies

1966 Event - Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva elected president

1963 Birthday - Elizabeth Bourland, born in Costa Rica, U.S. 3x20 rifle, Olympics-7th-1996

1960 Death - Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80

1952 Birthday - Jim Costa, American Politician

1951 Event - Dutch Antilles government of Da Costa Gomez forms

1950 Birthday - Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, born in Costa Rica, astronaut, STS-61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91

1949 Event - Costa Rica adopts Constitution

1948 Event - Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel

1941 Birthday - John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor, Les Troyens of Berlioz

1941 Birthday - Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of Costa Rica, 1986-, Nobel 1987

1939 Death - Joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor, dies

1929 Birthday - Noel Da Costa, composer

1926 Event - Military coup by General Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal

1922 Event - Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved

1921 Event - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador sign Pact of Union

1919 Event - U.S. Marines invade Costa Rica

1907 Birthday - Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles

1902 Birthday - Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/president of Brazil, 1967-69

1879 Birthday - Luis da Costa, composer

1860 Death - Isaac da Costa, poet and writer (Reveil, Wachter!), dies at 62

1856 Event - Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats Wm Walker's invading Nicaraguans

1855 Death - Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36

1825 Death - Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer, dies at 49

1821 Event - Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ

1819 Birthday - Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer

1798 Birthday - Isaac da Costa, Dutch writer/lawyer

1789 Death - Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian conductor, dies at 59

1776 Birthday - Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer

1729 Birthday - Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet

1502 Event - Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage













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