2013 Event In Bolivar, Venezuela, the country's government opens a granite processing plant, estimating it will provide 25% of the nation's granite requirements 2012 Event After Simon Bolivar's U.K. concert, featuring Venezuela's premier youth orchestra sells out eight months in advance, it is announced that the concert will be live-streamed on June 23rd and 26th, 2012 1983 Death Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (Le Marin du Bolivar), dies at 91 1969 Birthday Robert Perez, born in Bolivar, Venezuela, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1950 Event Darius Milhauds opera "Bolivar," premieres in Paris 1939 Event Netherlands KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die 1830 Death Simon Bolivar, president (Colombia), dies at 47 in Colombia 1830 Death Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies 1829 Event Failed assassination attempt on Simon Bolivar 1828 Event Simon Bolivar proclaimed dictator 1824 Event Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1823 Event Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1823 Birthday Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Major General Union Army 1823 Birthday Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1822 Event Secret meeting of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin 1822 Event Battle of Pichincha, Bolivar secures independence of Quito from Spain 1821 Event Battle of Carabobo; Bolivar defeats royalists outside of Caracas 1819 Event Battle of Boyaca; Bolivar defeats Spanish in Colombia 1783 Birthday Simon Bolivar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
