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1855
Licentiate in Laws and Philosophy and Letters Nicolás Heredia was born.
20 de Junio de 1855
Nicolás Heredia was born in Bani, Santo Domingo in June 20th, 1855 and died in United States in July 12th, 1901. Being a little child he came to Cuba, where he developed all his studies. He lived in Matanzas most of his life. He became Licentiate in Laws and Philosophy and Letters and dedicated to teaching. Although he joined the Autonomist Party his ideas focused separatism. He presided the Círculo de la Juventud Liberal (Circle of Liberal Youth), where he delivered several speeches. His novel A businessman, was awarded in in the Floral Gamees at the Matanzas Lyceum (1882).
He settled the Diario de Matanzas and El Álbum, and collaborated with: Revista de Cuba, Revista Cubana, Cuba y América and El Fígaro. In the latter he published Crónicas de la guerra de Cuba, after the outbreak of the Independence War of 1895. Once the publishing of these chronicles were banned by orders of Spanish authorities, Heredia moved to the United States joining to revolutionary leaders He delivered important political speeches and assiduously wrote for Patria (Motherland) newspaper in New York. Back to Cuba, during the U.S. intervention government, he became in charge of the Direction of Public Instruction and of the Chair of Modern and Foreign Literatures in the University of Havana. He is the author of El Lector cubano ("The Cuban Reader"), anthology of prose and verse, reviewed by Enrique José Varona.
Some of his works were signed under the following pseudonymes: Cesar de Hinolia , Mostaza , El emigrado, Rodrigo Ruiz, El caballero Bayardo, Luis Villarena, Marabut, Porfirio, Nemo, Bibelot, and others with initials N.H.
1893
Composer and interpreter José Figarola was born.
20 de Junio de 1893
He was born in Santiago de Cuba in June 20th, 1893. His musical public life began at the age of sixteen, when he sang in a theater duet with Blanca Becerra. Sindo Garay guided him in his formation, as well as Pepe Sánchez and Emiliano Blez. In 1908 he joined the popular Quinteto de Trovadores Santiagueros, together with Luis Felipe Portes, Bernabé Ferrer, Emiliano Blez and Pepe Sánchez. Besides, he conducted the Trío Oriental, in which Ferrer y Blez took part. Author of the songs “La poesía”, “Muñequita de carne” and “Un beso en el alma”.
1908
Composer and guitarist Rafael Ortiz was born.
20 de Junio de 1908
He was born in Cienfuegos in June 20th, 1908. He joined the Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, but before he had been in other Cuban son groups: Author of the bolero-son “Conciencia fría”, “Muy junto al corazón”, “Amor de loca juventud”, and of the songs “Tabernero” and “No me pidas”, of the sones: “Un mensaje de amor”, “Cuatro paredes” and of the guaracha-rumba “Uno, dos y tres”.
1940
Violinist Alfredo Muñoz was born.
20 de Junio de 1940
He was born in Havana in June 20th, 1940. He studied in the Orbón Conservatory. In 1963 he joined the National Symphonic Orchestra as violinist. He studied in the National Schol of Arts and in the Higher Studies Arts Institute. He has developed his labour as concertist and has joined the Trio White. He has recorded LP´s and has toured along different countries. He works as professor in the Higher Studies Arts Institute.
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