2013 Event Venezuela holds a funeral for former President Hugo Chavez; following the funeral, they swear in Vice President Nicolas Maduro as Interim President 2013 Event President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, dies in office in the nation's capital, Caracas; he was 58 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 2013 Event Venezuela's government announces that President Hugo Chavez is suffering from 'respiratory deficiency', a condition he developed after having a severe lung infection 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recovers from a cancer operation; his Cabinet ministers get together to pray for his recovery 2012 Event The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, undergoes surgery for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event Venezuelans go to the polls to vote in the country's presidential election; President Hugo Chavez competes against Henrique Capriles Radonski of the opposing Justice First party 2012 Event President Hugo Chavez, of Venezuela, announces he has recovered from pelvic cancer 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to his home after successfully completing radiotherapy treatments for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after a three-week recovery from cancer surgery 2012 Event President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez recovers after a tumor is removed from his pelvis 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the first stop of Ahmadinejad's Latin American tour 2011 Event The price of gold reaches a new record after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces plans to nationalize his country's gold industry 2010 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is granted temporary powers to pass laws by decree, negating any required review or support from the National Assembly 2010 Event Despite concern from the opposition, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declares he will pass laws by decree for the next six to eighteen months 2010 Event Thousands of Venezuelan protesters demonstrate for and against President Hugo Chavez' policies surrounding energy shortages and currency revaluation 2009 Event President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, urges his armed forces to prepare for a possible war with Columbia 2006 Event Hugo Chavez, leftist dictator, is re-elected President of Venezuela 1996 Death Hugo Buchthal, art historian, dies at 87 1996 Death Hugo Gryn, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue, dies at 66 1995 Death Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 1995 Death Hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77 1990 Death Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, Jes priest/apprentice Zen teacher, dies at 92 1990 Death Ludi Claire Hugo, entertainer, dies at 70 1989 Event Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico 1989 Event Hurricane Hugo, kills 85 in Charleston, South Carolina 1989 Event Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62 1988 Death Clifford D[onald] Simak, sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83 1985 Death Theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67 1981 Death Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 1978 Event Bolivia military coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees 1978 Death Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 1974 Birthday Chad Hugo, American Musician 1973 Death Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63 1973 Death Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68 1972 Death Hugo Kauder, composer, dies at 84 1972 Death Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69 1971 Event William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan 1971 Death Hugo Black, American Judge 1971 Event Bolivian military coup under col Hugo Banzer, President Torres driven out 1969 Death Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 1968 Death Hugo Haas, actor and director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 1964 Event Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma 1960 Death Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88 1960 Birthday Hugo Weaving, Nigerian Actor 1954 Birthday Hugo Chavez, born in Sabaneta, Venezuela, politician, United Socialist Party, Fifth Republic Movement, President of Venezuela 1954 Birthday Lawrence Watt-Evans, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Sword of Bheleu 1951 Death Hugo Leichtentritt, composer, dies at 77 1951 Birthday Timothy Zahn, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Cobra Strike 1951 Birthday Orson Scott Card, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Ender's War 1951 Event Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland 1950 Birthday David Brin, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman 1948 Birthday Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author, 3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret 1947 Birthday Octavia E[stelle] Butler, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Wild Seed 1947 Death Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer, dies at 72 1943 Birthday Joe [William] Haldeman, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart 1942 Death Hugo Distler, composer, dies at 34 1942 Birthday C[arolyn] J[anice] Cherry, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Faded Sun Trilogy 1941 Death Hugo Loudon, president-director (Royal Oil), dies at 81 1938 Birthday Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1938 Birthday Larry Niven, U.S., sci-fi author, 5 Hugo, Neutron Star 1937 Birthday Joanna Russ, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Female Man, Alyx 1935 Birthday Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch essayist/mathematician 1935 Death Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 1935 Birthday Robert Silverberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Regan's Planet 1934 Birthday Bill Moyers, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, news commentator, Bill Moyers' Journal 1932 Death Hugo Kaun, music teacher, conductor, composer, wrote Romantic style operas, symphonies, organ, piano works, dies at 69 in Berlin, Germany 1930 Birthday Hugo Gryn, born in Britain, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue 1929 Death Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, playwright and poet, dies 1929 Birthday Hugo Raes, Flemish writer, Horses Jump and Fresh Sea 1929 Birthday Hugo Claus, Flemish writer and director, Cool Lover, Sugar 1928 Birthday Kat[i]e [Gertrude] Wilhelm, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Hamlet Trap 1927 Birthday Hugo Schiltz, Flemish politician 1927 Birthday Hugo Pratt, graphic artist 1923 Birthday Avram Davidson, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Peregrine: Primus, Rork! 1923 Event Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna 1923 Birthday Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars 1922 Death Hugo Verriest, Flemish writer/poet (Flemish Motion), dies 1921 Birthday James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Star Trek Reader 1919 Birthday Frederik Pohl, U.S., sci-fi author, 3 Hugo, Gateway, Bipohl 1919 Death Hugo Haase, German MP (SPD), murdered at 56 1919 Event Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna 1918 Birthday Theodore Sturgeon, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, It, Caviar 1917 Birthday Hugo Yarnold, cricketer, Worcestershire keeper and Test umpire 1917 Birthday Robert [Albert] Bloch, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Psycho 1916 Birthday Jack Vance, U.S., sci-fi author, 2 Hugo, Dirdir, Pnume 1914 Birthday Hugo Pfister, composer 1913 Birthday Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1912 Birthday Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer, 4 Impressions 1910 Birthday Hugo Winterhalter, composer 1909 Birthday Hugo Buchthal, art historian 1909 Birthday Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor, Atomic Blonde, Road Agent 1908 Birthday Hugo Distler, composer 1905 Birthday Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides 1904 Birthday Clifford D[onald] Simak, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Empire, Way Station 1904 Birthday Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer 1903 Death Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf, Austrian composer (Corregidor), dies at 42 1902 Birthday Hugo Huppert, writer 1902 Birthday Hugo Friedhofer, composer 1902 Birthday Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor and director, 2 Smart People 1900 Event Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics 1899 Death Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78 1898 Birthday Father Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, Germany, Jesuit priest/Zen teacher 1888 Birthday Hugo Kauder, composer 1886 Birthday Hugo L. Black, born in Alabama, Senator-D-Alabama, 78th Supreme Court justice, 1937 - 1971 1886 Birthday Hugo Black, American Judge 1886 Birthday Hugo Ball, German playwright/co-founder Flametti 1885 Death Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Miserables), dies at 83 1885 Death Victor Hugo, French Author 1884 Birthday Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer, 1960 Hugo 1879 Birthday Hugo W. C. Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer 1875 Birthday Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer 1874 Birthday Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist 1874 Birthday Hugo Leichtentritt, composer 1873 Death Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 1872 Birthday Hugo Alfven, Stockholm Sweden, composer, Midsommarvaka 1870 Birthday Saki, Hector Hugo Munro, Burma, author, Reginald, When William Came 1863 Birthday Hugo Haase, German SPD-German parliament/revolutionary 1863 Birthday Hugo Kaun, born in Berlin, Germany, music teacher, conductor, composer, wrote Romantic style operas, symphonies, organ, piano works 1860 Birthday Hugo Loudon, CEO, Royal Dutch Oil Shell 1860 Birthday Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf, born in Windisch-Graz, Austria, composer 1848 Birthday Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, How species emerge 1840 Birthday Hugo Verriest, Flemish author and poet, Flemish Movement 1838 Event Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," premieres in Paris 1830 Event Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris 1825 Death Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer, dies at 34 1821 Birthday Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer 1815 Birthday Henry Hugo Pierson, composer 1812 Death Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61 1802 Death Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53 1802 Birthday Victor Hugo, born in France, author, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables 1791 Birthday Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer 1749 Birthday Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer 1645 Death Hugo Grotius, Dutch Theologian 1621 Event Hugo the Great arrives in France 1621 Event Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands 1619 Event Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison 1583 Birthday Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law 1538 Death Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 1263 Death Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies 1229 Death Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies 1214 Death Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa, Italian bishop, dies 1164 Death Hugo of Fosses/Premontre, abbott of Premontre, dies 1164 Death Hugo van Fosses/Premontre, abbott of Premontre, dies 1141 Death Hugo of St-Victor, philosopher/theologist/mystic, dies 1109 Death Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies 996 Death Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 987 Event French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 987 Event Hugo Capet crowned king of France 956 Death Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies 956 Death Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 947 Death Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
