2014 Event Rafael Nadal, title winner of the 2013 U.S. Open, will not participate in the 2014 championship due to a wrist injury 2014 Event Stanislas Wawrinka wins his first Grand Slam title when he beats Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final 2013 Event Rafael Correa wins an unprecedented third term as President of Ecuador 2013 Event Former President of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla dies in a jail in Marcos Paze, Buenos Aires 2011 Event At the 2011 French Open, Roger Federer is defeated in mens singles by Rafael Nadal 1997 Death Rafael Jose Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur, dies at 83 1996 Death Rafael Jeronym Kubelik, conductor, dies at 82 1993 Event Rafael Caldera elected president of Venezuela 1989 Event Rafael Callejas installed as president of Honduras 1988 Event Rafael Fernandez Colon elected if President of Puerto Rico 1986 Event Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game 1985 Death Rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49 1972 Birthday Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1970 Event 4, including presiding judge, killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, California (Police charge Angela Davis provided weapons) 1966 Birthday Rafael Bournigal, Azua, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's 1964 Birthday Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Birthday Rafael Addison, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets 1961 Birthday Rafael Belliard, Pueblo Nuevo, Dominican Republic, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1961 Death Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 1958 Birthday Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1951 Death Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85 1950 Birthday Rafael Canizares Poey, Alacs Mtnzs Cuba, basketballer, Olympic bronze 1972 1949 Birthday Kale Browne, born in San Rafael, California, actor, Michael Hudson-Another World 1946 Birthday George Duke, born in San Rafael, California, rocker 1938 Birthday Rafael Aponte-Ledee, composer 1938 Birthday Rafael H Osuna, tennis champ, U.S. Open - 1963 1936 Birthday Rafael Campos, Santiago Dominican Republic, actor, Tonka 1933 Birthday Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Burgos, Spain, conductor, World of Song 1931 Birthday Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist, New York debut 1957 1929 Event Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curaeao kidnap governor Fruytier 1920 Death Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 1914 Birthday Rafael Jose Luis Fernandez de la Calzada y Ferrer, restaurateur 1914 Birthday Rafael Kubelik, born in Bychory, Czechoslovakia, conductor, Cornelia Farooli 1903 Birthday Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet, El hombre deshabitado 1894 Death Rafael Nunez, president (Colombia)/writer (La fonolgia Moderna), dies 1894 Death Rafael Nunez, Colombia, 3 times president (188?..94), dies at 68 1891 Birthday Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep, 1930-61 1888 Death Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66 1866 Birthday Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian 1851 Birthday Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer, Santos Vega 1825 Birthday Rafael Nunez, Colombia, 3 times president, 188?..94 1822 Birthday Rafael Hernando, composer
