2014 Event Costa Rica shocks World Cup fans by beating Uruguay 3-1; The Uruguay team is considered one of the strongest and the Costa Rica team one of the weakest in the competition 2013 Event Engineers working off of Italy's Tuscan coast pull the MS Costa Concordia cruise ship upright after it ran aground in early 2012 2013 Event The U.S. launches ta $6 billion money laundering prosecution against Liberty Reserve, a Costa Rican currency-transfer and payment-processing company 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
