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1892
Writer José MarÃa Chacón y Calvo was born.
29 de Octubre de 1892
He was born on October 29th, 1892 and died in Havana on November 8th, 1969. He studied elementary school in Havana and graduated as bachelor in 1911. That very year, with Salvador Salazar, Felipe Pichardo Moya and others, he settled the Sociedad Filomática. He graduated as Doctor in Laws (1913) and in Philosophy and Letters (1915) in the University of Havana. Since 1915 he worked as consultant lawyer of the Secretary of Justice. He travelled to Spain in 1918 as secretary of the Legation of Cuba in Madrid. He delivered lectures in the Ateneo of that city and was elected Vice President of its Ibero-American Section. He also delivered lectures in the Chair Francisco de Vitoria in the University of Salamanca. During those years of his first staying in Madrid he collaborated in the Revista de FilologÃa Española. He made some works in the Archivos de Indias y de Simancas.
He kept working relations with Ramón Menéndez Pidal. In Cuba he was director of the Society of Lectures (1923), where he developed an intense acivity, mainly in its second epoch, in the organization of lectures on Cuban literature. Besides, he was cofounder of the Cuban Folklore Society (1923). In 1934 he was appointed Director of Culture of the Secretary of Education, until 1944 including a brief recess. During these years he travelled to Spain again. His labour in the Secretary of Education brought about the creation of the Revista Cubana and the Cuadernos de Cultura. He was in care of Manuel de la Cruz works, whose foreword he wrote. He outstood as lecturer.
1930
Singer Omara Portuondo was born.
29 de Octubre de 1930
She was born on October 29, 1930. She studied until High School (Havana Institute). Her debut took place in the Radio Cadena Habana amateur program, from where she got the second prize. Late pianist Frank Emilio Flynn took her to his Loquibambia group, which was heard by Mil Diez radio station. Later she joined succesively, Alberto Alonso´s choreographic show, Rodney´s show (Tropicana cabaret), Orlando de Rosa quartet and the Anacaona Ladies Orchestra. In 1952 she joined the D'Aida quartet, which had, among its earliest members, Elena Burke, Moraima Secada and Hayde Portuondo, all under the guidance of Aida Diestro.
In this group she remained for fifteen years and afterwards she became a soloist for singing in radio, television, theaters and recordings. Her leading song styles are feeling and ballad.
1970
Historian Ramiro Guerra died.
29 de Octubre de 1970
He was born in Batabanó in January 31st, 1880 and died in Havana in October 29th, 1970. He studied elementary and high school in his hometown. In 1896 he quit studying because of the Cuban Independence War. He collaborated with several services to the Cuban independence from 1896 to1898. Some time later he kept on studying high school. In. En 1900 he began working in the public teaching in Batabanó and was appointed by the Junta de Educación (Educational Board) to take part in the special course for Cuba professors of the University of Harvard. He also worked as profesor in different schools. In 1903 he began working in Cuba Pedagógica. In 1911 he was elected Regional President for Cuba from the Bureau International de Documentation Educative of Belgium. He graduated as Doctor in Pedagogics in the University of Havana (1912) and directed its Escuela Práctica Anexa (1912-1913). He was provincial superintendent of schools in Pinar del RÃo. He won by opposition contest the Department of Pedagogical Studies when the Escuelas Normales (RegularSchools) for teachers were created. He was appointed director in the one of Havana. On these years he directed , Cuba Pedagógica. with Arturo Montori. Hewas in charge of general superintendent of schools of Cuba and established a reform for their plans and courses.
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