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1976Apr, 14

José Revueltas

José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (b. 1914)
José Revueltas Sánchez (November 20, 1914 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango – April 14, 1976 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer, essayist, and political activist. He was part of an important artistic family that included his siblings Silvestre (composer), Fermín (painter) and Rosaura (actress).

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  • 5Jan

    Democratic Kampuchea

    The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
  • 13Apr

    Thomas Jefferson

    The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
  • 8May

    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
  • 11Oct

    Gerald R. Ford

    George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
  • 13Oct

    Ebola

    The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.