2005 Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, Mexican Diplomat
2002 Maria Felix, Mexican Actress
1995 Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24
1995 Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)
1995 PRI loses/PAN wins Mexican regional elections
1995 Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor, dies in air crash at 52
1994 Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48
1994 Ernesto Zedillo wins Mexican presidential election
1994 Gilbert Roland, Mexican/US actor (Armand in Camille), dies at 88
1994 Mexican businessman and billionaire Angel Losada kidnap
1994 Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician, assassinated
1994 Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican President candidate, assassinated at 44
1994 Mexican banker/billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped
1993 Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66
1993 Borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71
1993 Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comic actor, dies of heart attack at 71
1993 Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81
1991 Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies
1991 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, dies at 91
1988 Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash
1986 Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
1985 Mexican authorities find body of U.S. drug agent Enrique C. Salaazar
1978 Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79
1978 Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican Actor
1977 Elsa Benitez, Mexican Model
1976 Mexican peso devalued
1974 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77
1972 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (moor's pavane), dies at 64
1970 Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
1964 Guillermo del Toro, Mexican Director
1963 Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1960 Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer, 1984 Mexican
1960 Hank Baran, born in San Diego, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Won Mexican
1960 Patti Rizzo, born in Hollywood, Florida, golfer, Mexican Amateur champion 1980
1959 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet, historian and diplomat, dies at 70
1957 Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator, dies
1955 Paul Rodriguez, Mexican Comedian
1954 M C Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera, dies at 47
1954 Jann Browne, country singer, Mexican Wind
1952 Raul Gonzalez, Mexican 50K speed walker, world record
1950 Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47
1949 Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist
1949 Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, Mexican Diplomat
1948 Mexican Baseball league disbanded
1948 Manuel Marua Ponce, Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
1946 Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican League, he refuses
1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League
1942 Vicente Fox, Mexican Statesman
1942 Vincente Fox, Mexican Statesman
1941 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70
1940 Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac/Planos, dies at 40
1940 Homero Aridjis, Mexican poet, La Tumba de Filidor
1940 Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46
1932 Mario Montes de Oca, Mexican poet
1929 Carlos Fuentes, Mexican author, Death of Artemio Cruz
1925 Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet, Tarumba, Maltiempes
1923 Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55
1922 Ricardo Flores Magon, Mexican Journalist
1921 Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota), dies at 33
1920 Mexican rebel Pancho Villa surrenders
1919 Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48
1919 Emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39
1918 Juan Rulfo, Mexican writer, Pedro Paramo
1917 German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
1917 Present Mexican constitution adopted
1916 Mexican troops beat U.S. expeditionary force under Gen Pershing
1916 Pancho Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM, killing 12
1914 Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe
1914 Maria Felix, Mexican Actress
1913 Suarez, Mexican vice pres, assassinated in a miltary coup
1913 Mexican General V Huerta takes power with U.S. support
1911 U.S. sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border
1911 Robert Guyn McBride, Tucson Arizona, composer, Mexican Rhapsody
1908 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer, I, Odysseus
1907 Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera
1903 Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet, Nocturno de los Angeles
1902 Miguel Aleman Valdes, Mexican attorney/president, 1946-52
1901 Henry Eyring, Mexican/US chemist
1899 Carlos Pellicer, Mexican museum director/poet, Teotihuacan
1899 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter
1893 Ignacio M Altamirano, Mexican author (El Zarco), dies at 58
1889 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet, historian and diplomat, Higenia Cruel
1888 Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet, La Sangre Devota
1887 John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions
1881 Pedro De Cordoba, New York City, actor, Mexican Hayride, Before I Hang
1880 Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army
1879 Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary, peasant leader
1877 Plutarco Elias Calles, Mexican revolutionary, president, 1924-28
1877 Pancho Villa, Mexican Activist
1876 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79
1874 Ricardo Flores Magon, Mexican Journalist
1873 Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24
1871 Apaches in Arizona surrender to white and Mexican adventurers; 144 die
1871 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet, El Florilegio
1870 Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet
1864 Mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz
1859 Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform
1857 Mexican constitution of force (fiercely attacked by Pope Pius IX)
1855 Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising
1853 Salvador Diaz Miron, Mexican poet, Los Cien Mejores Poemas
1851 Gen Arista replaces Mexican President Herrera
1849 Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet, Nocturno
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; U.S. acquires Texas California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million
1847 Battle of Buena Vista: U.S. troops beat Mexican army
1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by U.S. Col Price
1846 Gen Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War
1846 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas
1846 Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas
1845 Mexican - U.S. war starts
1834 Ignacio M Altamirano, Mexican author, El Zarco
1831 Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies
1829 President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses
1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire
1821 Mexican Empire declares its independence
1815 Spaniards execute Mexican revolutionary priest Jose Maria Morelos
1815 Jose Maria Morelos, Mexican revolutionary priest executed by Spaniards
1811 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish
1811 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, Mexican priest/freedom fighter, executed
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence
1695 Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, [Asbaje], Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44
1639 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
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