History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Google Web brainyhistory.com   
Puerto


1997 Roberto Sanchez Vilella, governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69), dies

1993 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state

1993 Dayanara Torres, 18, of Puerto Rico, crowned 42nd Miss Universe

1993 Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language

1992 Cuban Ilyushin IL-18 flight to Puerto Plata crashes, 34 die

1989 Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico

1988 Rafael Fernandez Colon elected if President of Puerto Rico

1987 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico

1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97

1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe

1984 Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire

1979 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed

1977 Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills 2

1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1995 Puerto Rico

1974 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor

1973 Tony Batista, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's

1973 Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer

1973 Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

1972 Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners

1972 Carlos Delgado, born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays

1972 Ricky Otero, born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies

1972 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers

1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher for the Texas Rangers

1970 Javier Lopez, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher, Atlanta Braves

1970 Ana Rosa Brito, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 1997

1969 Angel Miranda, Arecieo Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers

1969 Damon Mashore, Ponce Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Oakland A's

1969 Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Texas Rangers

1969 Jose Valentin, Manati Puerto Rico, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers

1969 Jose Hernandez, born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Chicago Cubs

1969 Ricky Bones, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, pitcher, Mil Brewers, New York Yanks

1968 Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder, Cleveland Indians

1968 Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals

1968 Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees

1968 Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1967 Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time

1967 Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

1967 Jaime Navarro, born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs

1967 Leo Gomez, born in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Chicago Cubs

1967 Benicio Del Toro, born in Puerto Rico, actor, Licence to Kill, Usual Suspects

1966 Orlando Merced, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1966 Sandy Alomar, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, catcher, Cleveland Indians

1965 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees

1965 Luis Alicea, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1965 Joey Cora, Caguas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Seattle Mariners

1965 Benito Santiago, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies

1964 Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher, Chicago White Sox

1964 Nelson Liriano, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1964 Black and Puerto Rican students boycott New York City public schools

1961 John F. Kennedy visits Puerto Rico

1959 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51

1958 Deborah Vidal, born in Ponce Puerto, Rico, LPGA golfer, 1994 Oldsmobile-19th

1956 Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke, Olympics 1968

1954 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives

1952 Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. commonwealth

1952 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day)

1952 Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing U.S. commonwealth

1952 Puerto Rico's constitution approved by U.S. Congress

1952 Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution

1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House

1950 Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution)

1946 Jesus T. Pinerol becomes 1st native born Puerto Rican governor

1941 Raul Ruiz, born in Puerto Mott, Chile, actor, Lexot, Capitolo 66

1939 James Victor, born in Puerto Rico, actor, Boulevard Night, Streets of LA

1937 Ponce massacre, police kill 19 at Puerto Rican Nationalist parade

1932 Congress changes name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico"

1923 Tito Puente, born in Puerto Rico, bandleader, Dance Mania

1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted

1914 George A Pogson, British consul in Puerto Rico, dies

1907 A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico

1904 Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US

1899 Treaty of Paris ratifies ends war; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US

1898 American flag raised in Puerto Rico

1898 Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender

1898 1st U.S. troops land and occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay

1898 Luis Pales Matos, Puerto Rican poet (Tuntun the paso y griferia), dies

1897 Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy

1891 Puerto Rican flag adopted

1873 Slavery abolished in Puerto Rico

1873 Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico

1868 Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain)

1867 Jose de Diego, Puerto Rico, patriot/PR Secretary of Justice

1859 Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist, founded Federalist Party

1857 Jose Celso Barbosa, born in Puerto Rico, found Federalist Party in 1900

1839 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar

1625 Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico

1508 Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Puerto Rico

1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage

1492 Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico



History Home    Copyright 2007 BrainyMedia.com