2014 Event Taxi service company Uber expands its presence in Latin America by partnering with Carlos Slim's cell phone company America Movil to place the Uber app on mobil phones throughout Mexico 2014 Event After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2013 Event With a personal fortune of $73 billion dollars, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, tops the list of the 'Forbes' list of wealthiest people 2013 Event A rare television interview appearance is made by Juan Carlos I, the King of Spain; the interview coincides with celebrations of his 75th birthday 2011 Event Florida's Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Alvarez, and County commissioner Natacha Seijas are ousted in recall elections 2004 Death Carlos Kleiber, conductor, dies at 74 1998 Death Carlos Castenada, Peruvian Writer 1997 Event Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris 1997 Event 48th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes 1997 Event 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63) 1995 Death Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies 1995 Death Carlos Menem, Jr., son of Argentine president, dies at 26 1995 Death Carlos Monzon, El Macho, Argentina MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52 1994 Death Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67 1994 Death Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia (1966-70), dies at 86 1994 Event Terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum, Sudan 1994 Death Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at 85 1994 Event Carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras 1993 Event Carlos Reina wins Honduras presidential election 1993 Event Venezuela president Carlos Perez flees 1993 Death Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Don Carlos), dies at 79 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Event Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run 1993 Event Venezuela president Carlos Andres Perez fired 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1993 Death Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies 1993 Death Carlos Gimenez, director (Theater Festival of Caracas), dies at 47 1993 Death Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at 89 1992 Death Adelino Da Palma Carlos, Prime Minister of Portugal 1974, dies 1992 Event Carlos Martinez hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run 1992 Death Carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90 1991 Event Carlos Huerta's NCAA record streak of successful points after a touchdown ends at 157 1991 Event Carlos Santana pleads no contest to marijuana possession charge 1991 Event Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) 1991 Death Carlos Montalban, actor (Bananas), dies at 85 1990 Death Carlos Thompson, actor (Mistress of the World), dies at 67 1990 Death Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian President candidate, assassinated 1989 Death Luis Carlos Galan, Colombian presidential candidate, murdered 1989 Event Carlos Saul Menum becomes President of Argentina 1988 Event Carlos Andres Perez re-elected president of Venezuela 1988 Event Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico 1988 Event Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US 1985 Death Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino Politician 1985 Event Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) 1982 Event Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39) 1979 Event Military coup in El Salvador: president/general Carlos Romero flees 1978 Event King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution 1978 Death Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 1976 Birthday Carlos Moya, born in Geneva, Spain, professional tennis player, ranked 1st in the World for singles, won over 500 ATP-level matches, won French Open singles, 1998 1976 Birthday Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1975 Event Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain 1975 Event Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain 1974 Death Carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87 1974 Birthday Carlos Fortes, soccer player, Sparta 1972 Death Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71 1972 Death Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 1972 Birthday Carlos Delgado, born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1971 Event Franco points prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain 1971 Birthday Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Carlos Rogers, NBA forward and center for the Toronto Raptors 1971 Birthday Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1970 Birthday Carlos Etheredge, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1970 Death Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60 1970 Birthday Carlos Javier Bernardo, Dutch prince 1969 Death Carlos Marighela, Brazilian guerilla, dies in battle 1969 Birthday Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1968 Birthday Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player, VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem 1968 Birthday Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1968 Event U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1968 Event During Olympics Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salute 1968 Birthday Carlos Costa, born in Spain, tennis star 1967 Birthday Carlos Garcia, Venezuela, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Birthday Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player, NEC 1964 Birthday Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1963 Death William Carlos Williams, U.S. physician/poet, dies at 79 1962 Death Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 1962 Event Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain 1961 Birthday Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Philippine Open 1961 Death Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 1959 Death Gerard Philipe, French actor (El Cid, Don Carlos), dies at 36 1959 Birthday Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut, STS-84, sk 97 1958 Birthday Carlos Carson, born in Lake Worth, Florida, football player, wide receiver, played in ten National Football League seasons, from 1980 to 1989, all time Pro Bowl NFL player 1958 Birthday Carlos Cavazo, rocker, Quiet Riot-We're Not Gonna Take It 1957 Death Carlos Castillo Armas, president of Guatemala, murdered 1954 Birthday Joao Carlos De Oliveira, Brazil, triple jumper, Olympic-bronze-1976, 80 1953 Birthday Carlos Mesa, Bolivian Statesman 1952 Event General Carlos Ibanez elected president of Chile 1952 Birthday Boris Blank, born in Switzerland, composer, musician, member of Yello, responsible for unique sound, influenced by Yello members Carlos Peron, Deiter Meier 1951 Birthday Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1951 Birthday Ben E. Carlos, rock drummer, Cheap Trick-Dream Police 1951 Birthday Bun E. Carlos, born in Rockford, Illinois, born Brad Carlson, rocker, drummer, played with American rock band Cheap Trick 1948 Death Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66 1947 Birthday Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman 1947 Birthday Carlos Ward, rocker, B T Express 1947 Birthday Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold 1946 Birthday Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president, Mexico, 1988 - 1994 1945 Birthday Matti Salminen, born in Turku, Finland, bass player, King Philipp-Don Carlos 1945 Birthday John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute 1945 Birthday Carlos Gimenez, Argentina/Venezuela founder, Theater festival of Caracas 1942 Birthday Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor, La Mary, Sonar Sonar 1941 Death Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62 1941 Birthday Carlos Roque Alsina, composer 1940 Birthday Carlos Diegues, actor, Xica 1940 Birthday Chuck Norris, Carlos Ray, born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action 1939 Birthday Wendy, Walter, Carlos, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, composer, Switched on Bach 1939 Birthday Wendy Carlos, American Musician 1938 Birthday Simon Estes, born in Centerville, Iowa, bass/baritone, Wonton, Don Carlos 1938 Birthday Juan Carlos I, king of Spain, 1975- 1937 Event German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany 1935 Death Carlos Gardel, Argentinian Musician 1932 Birthday Carlos Romero Barcelo, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Representative-D-Puerto Rico 1977 - 1985 1932 Event Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile 1931 Birthday Carlos Castaneda, U.S., writer/mystic, Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within 1931 Event Chilean president Carlos Ibanez forced out 1930 Birthday Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor, Bavarian State Orchestra 1968 1930 Birthday Carlos Saul Menem, president of Argentina, 1989- 1929 Birthday Carlos Fuentes, Mexican author, Death of Artemio Cruz 1927 Event Chilean General Carlos Ibanez names himself president 1927 Birthday Antonio Carlos Jobim, composer 1926 Birthday Carlos Veerhoff, composer 1925 Birthday Carlos Castenada, Peruvian Writer 1922 Birthday Carlos Andres Perez, president of Venezuela, 1974-79/89-94 1922 Birthday Carlos Moorhead, born in Long Beach, California, Representative-R-California 1973 - 1997 1920 Death Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83 1918 Death Carlos Guido y Spano, Arg poet (Mexico, canto epico), dies 1915 Birthday Carlos A Nicolaas, Bonaire, teacher/poet 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1912 Birthday Carlos Don Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1912 Birthday Wilhelmus H L "Willem" Tollenaar, actor and director, Don Carlos 1909 Birthday Carlos Estrada, composer 1909 Birthday Juan Carlos Onetti, novelist 1908 Birthday Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia 1908 Death Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 1906 Event Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier 1906 Event Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos and Vasco da Gama 1906 Death Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82 1904 Birthday Carlos Sanchez Malaga, composer 1903 Birthday Carlos Montoya, born in Madrid, Spain, guitarist, Suite Flamenco 1966 1901 Birthday Juan Carlos Paz, composer 1901 Birthday Carlos P Romulo, Philippine general/diplomat/jurist 1899 Birthday Carlos Pellicer, Mexican museum director/poet, Teotihuacan 1899 Birthday Carlos Chavez, born in Mexico City, conductor and composer, Sinfonia India 1899 Birthday Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino Politician 1896 Death Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60 1890 Birthday Carlos Gardel, Argentinian Musician 1889 Event Carlos I crowned King of Portugal (1889-1908) 1889 Birthday Carlos I FLMVMRGGXF of Assisi JS, king of Portugal 1887 Birthday Carlos Isamitt, composer 1885 Birthday Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer 1883 Birthday William Carlos Williams, poet 1883 Birthday Carlos Lavin, composer 1881 Birthday Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer 1878 Birthday Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist, Nobel Peace Prize 1936 1878 Birthday Carlos Pedrell, composer 1867 Event Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris 1862 Death Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62), dies at 71 1837 Birthday Carlos Troyer, composer 1836 Birthday Carlos Gomez, composer 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile 1827 Birthday Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor, Rafagas 1824 Birthday Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat/people rights scholar, Calvo Clause 1821 Birthday [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 Death Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 1818 Birthday Don Carlos Buell, Major General Union volunteers 1790 Birthday Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay, 1844-62 1788 Death Carlos III, King of Naples/Spain (1759-88), dies at 72 1775 Event 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay 1770 Event Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California 1759 Event Carlos III becomes king of Spain 1748 Birthday Carlos IV, King of Spain, 1788-1808 1748 Birthday Carlos IV, king of Spain, 1788-1808 1742 Death Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38 1734 Event Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples 1716 Birthday Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain, 1759-88, Pompei/Jesuits 1704 Birthday Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer 1700 Death Carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39 1700 Event Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 1699 Death Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies 1698 Event Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1692 Death Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies 1691 Event Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1676 Event King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15) 1675 Event Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Netherlands 1646 Death Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies 1635 Event Zorilla's "El Desafio de Carlos V," premieres in Madrid 1568 Death Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1558 Death Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58 1545 Birthday Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II 1520 Event King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V 1519 Event King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German emperor Charles V 1500 Birthday Carlos V, King of Spain, 1516-56, Holy Roman Emperor
