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1975Jan, 24

Rónald Gómez

Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward.

An important player on the Costa Rica national football team during the 1990s and 2000s, Gómez is one of Costa Rica's best forwards, known for his rocket shots and top dribbling.

Gómez is, along with Paulo Wanchope, the top scorer for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup with three goals.

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Events on 1975

  • 26Jun

    Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

    Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
  • 15Aug

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
  • 15Aug

    Yasukuni Shrine

    Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
  • 27Aug

    Dili

    The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
  • 1Oct

    Ellice Islands

    The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.