1995 Julio Maria Sanguinetti sworn in as president of Uruguay
1994 Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay
1992 Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s)
1990 Luis Alberto Lacelle sworn in as president of Uruguay
1989 Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay
1989 Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes President of Uruguay
1984 Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election
1980 Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum
1976 Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe 1997
1973 Uruguay suspends constitution
1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12 of 23 rescue)
1970 Nicolas Pereira, Salto Uruguay, tennis pro
1967 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
1966 Uruguay adopts constitution
1962 John F. Kennedy arrives in Uruguay
1951 Uruguay accepts its constitution
1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
1945 Uruguay joins UN
1939 German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled by its crew off Uruguay
1938 Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor and composer, Star Wagon
1936 Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay, 1985-90, 95-
1930 Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's 1st World Cup in Montevideo
1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay
1926 Patricia Hutchinson, British ambassador, Uruguay
1921 Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies
1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I
1872 Jose Enrique Rodo, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, writer, Motivos the Proteo
1862 Francisco Acuna de Figueroa, Uruguay national anthem, dies at 71
1860 Jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet, Les Complaintas
1858 Jose Battle Ordonez, Uruguay, politician
1855 Juan Zorrilla de San Martin, Uruguay's diplomat/poet, Tabare
1833 Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
1833 HMS Beagle departs Maldonado Uruguay
1828 Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talk
1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay and Brazil
1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day)
1825 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay
1764 Jose Gervasio Artigas, general/father of Uruguay
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