2015 Event Puerto Rico fails to make a $58 billion debt payment on bonds issued by the Public Finance Corporation; Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla warned creditors in June that debt restructuring will be needed to keep the government afloat 2012 Event The brother of Columbian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1982 Nobel Prize of Literature recipient, announces he suffers from Dementia and can no longer write 2010 Event Bolivian President Alvaro Garcia Linera prompts bus drivers to strike after announcing an 83% increase in the price of gasoline and a 73% increase in the price of diesel fuel 1996 Death Jaime Garcia Terre, poet/essayist, dies at 71 1995 Death Jerry Garcia, rock vocalist (Grateful Dead), dies at 53 1994 Event Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons 1993 Death Borolas, Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71 1993 Death Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comic actor, dies of heart attack at 71 1991 Event 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28 1991 Death Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies 1987 Event Ben and Jerry's and Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia 1987 Event Ben and Jerry Ice Cream and Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia 1986 Event Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma 1985 Event Alan Garcia sworn in as president of Peru 1985 Event Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru 1980 Event Bolivian military coup; general Garcia Meza becomes president 1978 Birthday Gael Garcia Bernal, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, actor, director, former model, films include, 'The Motorcycle Diaries', 'Babel' 1978 Birthday Joselina Garcia, Miss Honduras Universe 1997 1977 Birthday Angelo Garcia, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1976 Birthday Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe 1997 1973 Death Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer, dies at 87 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1973 Event Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and LSD possession 1972 Birthday Jorge Garcia, American Actor 1972 Birthday Frank Garcia, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Jeff Garcia, CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders 1969 Birthday Ramon Garcia, Guanare Venezuela, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Birthday Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1967 Birthday Carlos Garcia, Venezuela, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1965 Event Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic 1964 Death Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer, dies at 66 1963 Event Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time 1958 Death Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 1957 Death Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54 1956 Birthday Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor, Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die 1955 Birthday Damaso Garcia, born in Moca, Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos 1978 - 1989 1953 Death Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49 1949 Birthday Alan Garcia Perez, President of Peru, 1985-90 1945 Event Federico Garcia Lorca's "La Casa," premieres in Buenos Aires 1942 Birthday Jerry Garcia, SF, rocker, Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band 1941 Birthday Andres Garcia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, actor, Tiger Shark 1940 Death Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 1936 Death Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38 1934 Event Federico Garcia Lorca's "Yerma," premieres in Madrid 1933 Birthday Robert Garcia, born in Bronx, New York, Representative-D-New York 1978 - 1983 1930 Event F Garcia Lorca's "La Zapatera Prodigiosa," premieres in Madrid 1928 Birthday Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Col, novelist, Europa Y America, Nobel 1982 1928 Birthday Juan Garcia Hortelano, Spanish author, Tormenta de verano 1927 Event Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid 1925 Death Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81 1924 Birthday Jaime Garcia Terre, poet/essayist 1912 Birthday Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, composer, Huapango 1912 Birthday Juan Pujol Garcia, Garbo/Arabel, Spanish British/German double agent 1911 Birthday Roberto Garcia Morillo, composer 1910 Death Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74 1907 Event Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico 1906 Birthday Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer 1904 Birthday Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer 1898 Birthday Federico Garcia Lorca, born in Spain, poet/dramatist, Blood Wedding 1898 Birthday Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer 1886 Birthday Domingo Julio Gomez Garcia, composer 1886 Birthday Ventura Garcia Calderon, Peruvian diplomat/author 1856 Birthday Elbert Hubbard, U.S., editor/publisher/author, Message to Garcia 1843 Birthday Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer 1835 Birthday Jose Garcia Robles, composer 1832 Death Manuel Garcia, composer, dies at 57 1830 Death Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62 1775 Birthday Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer 1775 Birthday Manuel Garcia, composer 1767 Birthday Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer 1536 Death Garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies
