Births on March 16

Augusto Boal

Born on March 16, 1931

Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician (d. 2009)

Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements. Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.

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Events on 1931

20 Feb

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
19 Mar

Nevada
Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
23 Mar

Indian independence movement
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
1 Oct

Women's suffrage
Spain adopts women's suffrage.
7 Nov

October Revolution
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Births on March 16

Augusto Boal

Born on March 16, 1931

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Events on 1931

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Nevada

Indian independence movement

Women's suffrage

October Revolution