1903- The Cuban government leased
1958- Argentine racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by Cuban revolutionaries.
1974- Mexican rockero Jaime Villarreal was born.
1981- 200 members of
1990- Former president of El Salvador Jose Napoleon Duarte died from cancer.
2002- Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by leftist guerillas.
Below is a harrowing video (via YouTube)of the first moments of the 1981 coup when shots rang out through a panicked legislative chamber:
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