In the anniversaries of November 2 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
1906. Luchino Visconti is born
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- 1906. Luchino Visconti is born
- 1910. The birth of Enrique Molina
- 1922. Antonio Di Benedetto is born
- 1923. The birth of Ida Vitale
- 1975. The murder of Pasolini
- 1985. The Pumas draw with the All Blacks
- 1999. Baltasar Garzón orders the capture of Argentine genocide killers
- 2015. Antonio Dal Masetto dies
- 2022. Goodbye to Atilio Stampone
Luchino Visconti is born. A member of an aristocratic family from Milan, he adhered to Marxism and became a renowned opera régisseur and film director. His fame as a filmmaker came after the Second War with The earth shakes. I had previously filmed Obsessionone of the first neorealist films. Later titles such as white nightsthe swan song of neorealism that is Rocco and his brothers, The Leopard, The foreigner, The fall of the gods, Death in Venice, family group y Ludwig. He died in 1976 in Rome.
1910. The birth of Enrique Molina
The surrealist poet is born Enrique Molina in Buenos Aires. Author of books like antipodean lovers, free fire y Monsoon Napalmhe ventured into fiction with the novel A shadow where Camila O’Gorman dreams in 1973. He died in 1997.
1922. Antonio Di Benedetto is born
Born in Mendoza Antonio Di Benedettoone of the great Argentine writers of the second half of the 20th century. Existpublished in 1956, and made into a film by Lucrecia Martel, would become one of the most praised and analyzed novels in Argentine literature. Later works such as The silent one (1964) y The suicides (1969). On the day of the military coup in 1976 he was kidnapped from the newspaper The Andeswhere he worked. He suffered torture and had to go into exile. In Spain he wrote his Tales of exile. He returned to democratic Argentina and died of a brain hemorrhage on October 10, 1986.
1923. The birth of Ida Vitale
Born in Montevideo one of the great voices of Uruguayan poetry: Ida Vitale. Author of The light of this memory, given word, walking hearer, Synsonte seriesamong other collections of poems, received the Cervantes Prize, the highest award for literature in the Spanish language, in 2018.
1975. The murder of Pasolini
In the seaside resort of Ostia, on the outskirts of Rome, Pier Paolo Pasolini is murdered. He was 53 years old. The filmmaker and writer was run over repeatedly with his own car, in an unclear incident, for which young Pino Pelosi was convictedarrested for vehicle theft. His filmography, which shocked Italian cinema in the 60s, includes, among other films, The Gospel according to Saint Matthew, Little birds and little birds, Medea, Theorem (based on his own novel), Decameron y Saló or the 120 days of Gomorrah.
1985. The Pumas draw with the All Blacks
The Pumas achieve a historic 21-21 draw against New Zealand on the Ferro field. Hugo Porta scores all the points for the Argentine rugby team in the only match against the powerful All Blacks that does not end in defeat. A knock-on centimeters from the visiting ingoal, in the last play of the match, prevents the Argentine victory. They will only be able to beat the All Blacks in 2020.
1999. Baltasar Garzón orders the capture of Argentine genocide killers
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón orders the capture of 98 Argentine soldiers for crimes of state terrorism. The order issued to Interpol does not exclude the territory of Argentina. Other repressors include members of the Military Juntas and Antonio Bussi. The news falls like a shock. The elected government of the Alliance says it will let Justice act. Fernando de la Rúa ended up blocking possible extraditions.
2015. Antonio Dal Masetto dies
The writer Antonio Dal Masetto dies at the age of 77. He was born in 1938 in the Italian town of Intra. He arrived in Argentina at the age of twelve. In 1964 his first book of stories appeared, Seal. Considered one of the great Argentine storytellers, his novels include golden seven, Fire at discretion, It’s always hard to come home, The incomparable land, There are some guys downstairs y The last fight.
2022. Goodbye to Atilio Stampone
The pianist Atilio Stamponeone of the great figures of tango, dies at 96 years old. He was a member of Astor Piazzolla’s revolutionary Octeto Buenos Aires. Together with Homero Expósito, he wrote the classic “Afiches”. He was also the author of the soundtrack of The official storythe first Argentine film to win the Oscar. He had a long performance in Sadaic and since 2000 he was in charge of the Argentine National Music Orchestra “Juan de Dios Filiberto”.
Furthermore, it is the Day of the Faithful Deada day of religious significance to remember the deceased, and which is very important in countries like Mexico; and the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalistsordered by the UN General Assembly.
