1997 "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City
1996 "Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City
1996 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP
1995 Juan Manuel Fangio, racing Driver, dies at 84
1995 Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
1994 Juan Gil Poet-Albert, dies at 90
1994 Juan J H Rovira, Spanish general, murdered
1994 Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at 85
1993 Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies
1993 Jose Duval, actor (Juan Valdez), dies at 72
1993 Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65
1991 Luis Escobar, Spanish actor (Don Juan My Love), dies at 78
1990 Juan Jose Arevalo, president of Guatemala (1945-51), dies
1989 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba sets high jump record (8'0") in San Juan
1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97
1986 Juan Rulfo, writer, dies
1985 Hurricane Juan ravages U.S. Gulf states and east coast, 49 die
1984 Phila's Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd
1983 Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame
1978 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution
1978 Bolivia milt coup under general Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees
1975 Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain
1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain
1974 Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player, Ajax, NEC
1974 Isabel Peron succeeds husband Juan as President of Argentina
1974 Juan D Peron, president of Argentina (1946-55, 73-74), dies at 78
1974 Juan Roque, tackle, Detroit Lions
1973 Juan Peron elected president of Argentina
1973 Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power
1973 Juan Peron returns to Argentina
1973 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders
1973 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders
1972 Juan Peron returns to Argentina
1972 Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71
1972 Juan Peron elected president of Argentina
1972 Juan Castro, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Franco points prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain
1971 Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders
1971 Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
1971 Henri Tomasi, French composer (Don Juan de Manara), dies at 69
1970 Marsha Guialdo, born in San Juan, Trinidad, 100m hurdler
1969 Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Texas Rangers
1969 Ari Meyers, born in San Juan PR, actress, Emma McArdle-Kate and Allie
1968 Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees
1968 Juan Jose Castro, composer, dies at 73
1967 Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71
1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal
1967 Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons
1966 Juan Guzman, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1966 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69
1965 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant)
1965 Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer, dies at 66
1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 Gigi Fernandez, [Beatriz], San Juan PR, U.S. tennis star, Olymp-gold-96
1963 Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings
1963 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0
1962 Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain
1962 Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70
1962 Juan Aguilera, born in Spain, tennis star
1960 Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays
1960 Phyllis Haver, actress (Don Juan), commits suicide at 61
1960 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies
1960 WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, PR 1st broadcast
1960 Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter
1959 Jane Winton, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), dies at 53
1959 Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker, Ratt-Round and Round
1958 Cordelia Gonzalez, San Juan PR, actor, La Gran Fiesta
1958 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spanish poet (Nobel 1956), dies at 76
1958 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels
1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier (1937-39), dies at 67
1955 Argentine president Juan Peron, resigns and flees
1955 Pope Pius XII ex-communicates Argentine President Juan Peron
1954 WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting
1954 Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54
1954 WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, PR (TM) begins broadcasting
1951 Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan and Eva Peron in Buenos Aires
1949 Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76
1946 Jane Birkin, born in London, England, actress, Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust
1946 Juan Peron elected President of Argentina
1945 Juan Peron becomes dictator of Argentina
1945 Juan de Hernandez, composer, dies at 63
1944 Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war
1943 Argentina taken over by Gen Rawson and Col Juan Peron
1941 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70
1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver
1938 Juan Pizarro, baseball player
1938 Juan Carlos I, king of Spain, 1975-
1937 German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
1937 Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1937 Juan Negrin succeeds Largo Caballero as Spain's premier
1935 Juan V Gomez, general/dictator of Venezuela (1908-35), dies
1932 Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile
1931 Juan Guinjoan, composer
1931 Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguayian poet (Tabare), dies at 75
1931 Juan Esteban Montero becomes president of Chile
1931 Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain
1928 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st helicopter flight over English Channel
1928 Juan de la Cierva flies 1st helicopter above Channel
1928 Juan Garcia Hortelano, Spanish author, Tormenta de verano
1927 Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40
1927 Olga San Juan, born in New York City, actress, Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus
1926 Don Juan with John Barrymore shown
1926 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, New York
1923 Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz, premier of Dutch Antilles, NVP, 1973-77
1923 1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain)
1923 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain
1922 Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic, Comicos
1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee
1920 Juan .C Lampe, Aruba, pianist/composer
1919 Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48
1919 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Santiago Chile, composer
1918 Juan Rulfo, Mexican writer, Pedro Paramo
1912 Juan Pujol Garcia, [Garbo/Arabel], Spanish British/German double agent
1911 Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver
1910 Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull
1909 Robert Douglas, [Finlayson], Bletchley England, actor, Adv of Don Juan
1909 Juan Carlos Onetti, novelist
1909 Juan Bosch, poet/president of Dominican Republic, 1962-63
1907 Juan Francisco Giacobbe, composer
1907 George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London
1905 Jane Winton, Philadelphia, actress, Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan
1905 Juan Valera bon Alcala Galiano, Sp author (Pepita Jimenez), dies at 80
1904 Juan E Yrausquin, founder, Party of Patriot Arubans, /minister
1904 Juan Gil-Albert, poet
1901 Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer
1901 Henri Tomasi, Marseilles France, composer, Don Juan de Manara
1901 Juan Carlos Paz, composer
1899 Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer
1898 Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer
1898 Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1898 Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter, sombra desterrada
1896 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer
1896 Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38
1896 Juan Tomas Perez, composer
1895 Juan Peron, Argentine President, 1946-55, 1973-74
1895 Juan Jose Castro, composer
1894 Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70
1894 Juan Negrin, PM of Spanish Republic, 1936-39
1893 Juan Miro, Spain, painter/sculptor, Dog Barking at the Moon
1889 Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier, 1937-39
1889 Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56
1887 Juan Gris, born in Spain, cubist painter, Still Life Before an Open Window
1884 Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74
1883 Juan Manen, composer
1881 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spain, poet, Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956
1881 Juan de Hernandez, composer
1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, 1932-36
1872 Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer
1871 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet, El Florilegio
1870 Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet
1857 Juan Morel Campos, composer
1855 Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguay's diplomat/poet, Tabare
1854 U.S. forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua
1853 Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75
1852 Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75
1844 Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio," premieres in Madrid
1830 Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
1826 Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer, dies at 19
1824 Juan Valera bon Alcala Galiano, Spanish author, Pepita Jimenez
1823 Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer
1817 Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala
1817 Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet, dies at 63
1814 Juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34
1810 Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer
1808 Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro
1806 Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer
1801 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64
1797 Juan Manuel Olivares, composer, dies at 36
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer
1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan
1780 Juan Jose Landaeta, composer
1778 Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1777 Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter, El dos the mayo
1776 Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California
1776 Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer
1760 Juan Manuel Olivares, composer
1754 Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet
1736 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer
1712 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67
1709 Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez
1690 Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor, dies at 68
1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies
1679 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50
1673 Juan de Padilla, composer, dies at 68
1670 Don Juan Domingo Zuniga y Fonseca becomes Governor-General of Southern Neth
1644 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer
1639 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
1629 Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general and governor of Netherlands
1625 Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico
1622 Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor
1608 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies
1607 Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle
1605 Juan de Padilla, composer
1591 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies
1579 Juan de Juanes, [Vicente J Maeip], Spanish relig painter, dies at 56
1578 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31
1578 Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
1577 Treason of Don Juan in Brussels
1577 Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"
1569 Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer
1550 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55
1543 Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist
1543 Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of California, dies
1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
1542 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint
1529 Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61
1526 Juan Sebasti n Cano, Spanish explorer, dies
1522 Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan
1521 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain
1513 Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1508 Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Puerto Rico
1495 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder, Brothers of Mercy
1468 Juan del Encina, composer
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