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2009 En route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic ocean, killing all 228 on board
1996 Dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio), dies at 81 1996 Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1994 Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75 1992 Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1987 Cesium-137 stolen from abandoned hospital in Rio de Janeiro 1983 Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78 1980 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro 1978 Rio Ferdinand, English Athlete 1977 Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81 1972 Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1971 Billy Gilbert, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio), dies at 77 1967 Francoise Dorleac, actress (That Man From Rio), dies at 35 1967 Rio de la Plata Treaty 1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain 1965 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 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 1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Jack Del Rio, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1962 Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Bronze Pan American 1961 Niteroi Circus of Rio de Janeiro catches fire; 323 die 1961 Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1959 Radney Foster, born in Del Rio, Texas, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1958 Suzy Amis, Oklahoma City, actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is 1954 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game 1953 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game 1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro 1950 Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1948 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer, in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969 1947 Jennifer O'Neill, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, actress, Summer of '42 1944 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 1944 Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter 1944 Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist, I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond 1942 Francoise Dorleac, born in Paris, France, actress, That Man From Rio 1942 Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determiniation) 1940 Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro 1935 Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer, 1972 Byron Nelson 1934 Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight 1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio) 1927 Harry Tierney/Joseph McCarthy's "Rio Rita," premieres in New York City 1926 Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, Aguilares, Texas, actor, Rio Bravo 1922 Uprising of social righteousness in Rio de Janeiro 1921 John Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pale Rider, Rio Bravo 1916 Jack Elam, Miami, Arizona, actor, The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo 1914 Dorothy Lamour, Kaumeyer, NO, Louisiana, actress, Road to Bali, Road to Rio 1908 Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress, Deseada, Bugambilia 1907 Rio Gebhardt, composer 1905 Dolores Del Rio, born in Durango, Mexico, actress, What Price Glory? 1902 Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet, El arbol, Un Rio, Un Amor 1900 Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in San Francisco Bay 1899 Gale Sondergard, Litchfield, Minnesota, actress, Cat and Canary, Road to Rio 1896 Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface 1894 U.S. flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham 1894 Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio 1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, composer, Salon Waltz 1866 Paraguayan canoes sink 2 Brazilian ironclads on Rio Parana 1846 U.S. troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros 1846 Battle of Resaca de la Palma-U.S. sends Mexico back to Rio Grande 1834 Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz 1834 Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia 1834 HMS Beagle anchors at river mouth of Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia 1833 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata 1833 Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay 1833 Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero, Argentina 1833 HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro 1832 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin depart Rio de Janeiro 1832 Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro 1832 Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro 1808 Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro 1775 Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal, Court in Rio de Janeiro 1711 French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro 1617 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay) 1608 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies 1598 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande 1565 Spanish occupier Estacio de Sa founds Rio de Janeiro 1551 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Netherlands lawyer/historian/theologist 1502 Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro |
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