October Calendar 2023

Latina America’s first artist photographer, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, passed away at the age of 100 in Mexico City, 2002

Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley declared this day Juan Gabriel day and honored of the famous singer, 1986

What happened October 21?

Cuban American master pianist Jorge Bolet, died at his home in Mountain View, California, 1990

Soccer legend, Diego Maradona, made his professional debut for the team Argentinos Juniors at the age of 15 in 1976

Ernesto Nieto, founder and president of the national Hispanic Institute, was born in Houston, Texas, 1940

What happened October 10?

The band Cafe Tacvba from Ciudad Satelite Mexico released their popular lie album “El objeto antes, llamado disco”, 2012

Cuban actor Desi Arnaz co-starred in the premiere of “I Love Lucy” as Ricky Ricardo with his wife Lucille Ball in 1951

Puerto Rican boxing legend Felix Trinidad retired after a career where he amassed 42 wins and three losses, 2009

Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall, alive album by Buena Vista. Social Club, was released, 2008.

The convention of London was a treaty signed by Britain, France, and Spain against Mexico, 1861

The “Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico,” Maestro Cordero was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1790

Frida, the drama film that depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist artist Frida Kahlo debuted, 2002

Puerto Rican painter, printmaker, and cultural figure in Puerto Rico, Rafael Tufino was born in Brooklyn, NY, 1922

Venezuelan immunologist Baruj Benacerraf, co-recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine, was born, 1920.

What happened October 2?

The United Neighborhood Organization held its 1st conference. They discussed issues surrounding Latino education, 1979

One of the most decorated soccer players in history, Pelé, officially retired from soccer, 1974

Puerto Rican playwright Rene Marques, works focused on political independence, was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 1919

Roberto Clemente became the first Spanish speaking baseball player to become a World Series MVP, 1971

Muralist Margarita “Mago” Gandara opened a powerful exhibit called “Peregrinas Inmigrantes” at UTEP, 2011

What happened October 12?

Guatemalan entrepreneur, Luis Von Ahn, was given a patent for CAPTCHA,detect humans from machines and prevent spam, 2013

The film West Side Story was released in the U.S. It became the record holder for the most wins for a movie musical,1961

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet enacted a law, named the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center, after Chilean poet, 2009

What happened October 23?

Mario Molina became the co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for, how the Earth’s ozone layer decomposes

Revolutionary freedom fighter Che Guevara, was assassinated in La Higuera, Bolivia, 1967

Federico Pena was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo, 2011

Cuban revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos’ plane disappeared and it was assumed that he assumed that he passed away,1959