January 5,
2016 – In elections, the opposition gains control of the National Assembly
January 5,
2013 – Death of
Joselo, actor and comedian (b. 1936)
January 6,
1967 – President
Raúl Leoni opens the Angostura bridge, over the Orinoco River; it is the ninth suspension bridge in the world, and the first in Latin America
January 6,
2017 – Death of
Octavio Lepage, politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
January 6,
2014 – Death of
Mónica Spear, actress, model, Miss Venezuela 2004 (b. 1984)
January 18,
1986 – A plane crash in the jungles of
Petén in Guatemala, near the Mayan ruins of
Tikal kills all 110 people aboard, including the Venezuelan politician
Arístides Calvani [
es] and his family
April 5,
1941 – Venezuela and
Colombia sign the Treaty of Demarcation of Frontiers and Navigation of Common Rivers, in which Venezuela conceded 108,000 km² of its territory to that country.
April 7,
1928 – A military uprising takes place, soon joined by students and other civilians, in the means of overthrowing the
Juan Vicente Gómez dictatorship. The uprising ultimately failed.
April 10,
1834 – The
Law of Freedom of Contracts is passed on in the Congress. Also called the Law of Usury and Ley del 10 de abril, the law enabled moneylenders to set an
interest rate to peasants urged of money.
April 10,
1929 – Death of
Lisandro Alvarado, medician, historian, linguist and philologist.
April 11,
2002 – As a part of a general strike against the government of
Hugo Chávez, a march tries to reach the
Miraflores presidential palace, but its stopped and confronated by gunmen. As a product, a popular revolt broke out, with an estimated of 29 death and a unred wounded. By the end of the day, the leaders of the
National Armed Forces rebelled against the government, leading to the toppling of Chávez several hours later.
May 3,
1502 – In present-day Venezuela, the Spanish conquistadors led by
Alonso de Ojeda founded the village of Santa Cruz de Coquibacoa, the first European settlement in the Americas.
May 6,
1873 – Death of
José Antonio Páez, politician and independence leader, three-time President of Venezuela (b. 1790)
May 13,
1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, US Vice President
Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
May 14,
1777 – In Madrid,
Carlos III created the Protomedicato de Caracas by royal decree, thus beginning medical studies in Venezuela.
May 18,
1499 – Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from
Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
May 21,
2014 – Death of
Jaime Lusinchi, physician and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1924)
May 24,
1813 – South American independence leader
Simón Bolívar enters
Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
May 27,
1924 – Birth of Jaime Lusinchi, physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
May 27,
2007 –
Hugo Chávez controversially closes the private television station
Radio Caracas Television (RCTV); the next day he replaces it with a state-run television service.
June 13,
1933 — birth of
César Girón, Venezuelan bullfighter (d. 1971)
June 14,
2016 — the Cumanazo happens in
Cumaná,
Sucre,
Venezuelan; rioting, looting and violence against the shortages and economic crisis shut down the city
June 14,
1937 — birth of
Espartaco Santoni, Venezuelan film and hotel entrepreneur (d. 1998)
June 14,
1963 — birth of
Jesús Méndez, Venezuelan baseball player
June 14,
1984 — birth of
Jesús Guzmán, Venezuelan baseball player
July 14,
1811 — in Venezuela, General
Francisco de Miranda raises the tricolor flag for the first time as the official banner of the First Republic of Venezuela
July 14,
1806 — birth of
Fermín Toro, Venezuelan politician and writer (d. 1865)
July 25,
1812 — in
San Mateo, the leader of the Venezuelan independence fighters,
Francisco de Miranda, surrenders before the advancing royalist troops of general Monteverde
July 29,
1967 —
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is shaken by a 6.5 strength earthquake, resulting in 236 deaths and 2000 more injured
July 29,
1984 — two men hijack a Venezuela
AeropostalMcDonnell Douglas DC-9 aeroplane on the island of
Curaçao with 82 passengers on board, demanding money, arms, and a helicopter. The
DISIP kill the hijackers and rescue the hostages
July 30,
2000 — the Presidential and legislative elections in Venezuela show a triumph for
Hugo Chávez, who wins 99 of the 165 seats in the
National Assembly, and the governorship of 14 out of 23 states
July 31,
1914 — in Mene Grande, near
Lake Maracaibo,
Venezuela, the Caribbean Petroleum Company (a subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch
Royal Dutch Shell), performs the successful perforation of the well Zumaque I, the first commercial petroleum well in the country
August 24,
1963 — the Venezuelan armed forces kidnap the famous footballer
Alfredo Di Stéfano in an act of propaganda, later releasing him unharmed.
August 25,
2012 — in Venezuela's Falcón state, an explosion occurs at the Amuay Refinery Complex, one of the largest petroleum refineries in the world, with the resulting fire killing at least 55 and injuring over 100.
September 1,
2016 — The political opposition announces protests in the capital called the "Taking of Caracas", with the purpose of pressuring the government of Nicolás Maduro to carry out the recall referendum
September 3, 1976 — Death (in the Tragedy of the Azores) of
Vinicio Adames, popular musician and musical director of the Venezuelan national choir and orchestra (b. 1927)
September 8,
1777 — the
Captaincy General of Venezuela is created, thereby unifying, for the first time, the territory of what is the current Venezuela
September 28,
1993 — on the Caracas-Valencia highway, an accidental explosion occurs that leaves 53 dead and 70 injured in the
Tragedy of Las Tejerías [
es]
October 6,
1976 — in
Barbados,
Cuban anti-
Castro terrorists based in
Miami, with support from the U.S.
CIA,
bomb Cubana de Aviacion flight 455, which crashes on the beach (having barely taken off), causing the death of all occupants (73 people), among them the members of the National Fencing Team, who had won all the gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships held in
Caracas, Venezuela
October 6, 1976 – Birth of
Freddy García, baseball player
October 12,
1902 — The Battle of La Victoria begins
October 12,
1966 — "The Anacoco Crisis" erupts between
Guyana and Venezuela over the sovereignty of the eastern part of
Anacoco Island, a 28 km² river island on the
Cuyuní River, part of the boundary of the disputed area of
Guayana Esequiba
October 17,
1828 — Death of
Ana María Campos, heroine of the War of Independence (b. 1796)
October 17,
1979 – Death of
Eugenio Mendoza, Venezuelan business tycoon (b. 1909)
October 18,
1945 – A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces stages a coup d'état against President
Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day
November 26,
1820 – In the city of
Trujillo the government of the Republic of
Gran Colombia and the
kingdom of Spain sign the , which ends the "War to the Death" between patriots and royalists. This treaty is the precursor of International Humanitarian Law in the West. Its main drafter is the Venezuelan
Antonio José de Sucre.
December 14,
1999 – The
Vargas tragedy. Torrential rains cause flash floods in
Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
January 5,
2016 – In elections, the opposition gains control of the National Assembly
January 5,
2013 – Death of
Joselo, actor and comedian (b. 1936)
January 6,
1967 – President
Raúl Leoni opens the Angostura bridge, over the Orinoco River; it is the ninth suspension bridge in the world, and the first in Latin America
January 6,
2017 – Death of
Octavio Lepage, politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1923)
January 6,
2014 – Death of
Mónica Spear, actress, model, Miss Venezuela 2004 (b. 1984)
January 18,
1986 – A plane crash in the jungles of
Petén in Guatemala, near the Mayan ruins of
Tikal kills all 110 people aboard, including the Venezuelan politician
Arístides Calvani [
es] and his family
April 5,
1941 – Venezuela and
Colombia sign the Treaty of Demarcation of Frontiers and Navigation of Common Rivers, in which Venezuela conceded 108,000 km² of its territory to that country.
April 7,
1928 – A military uprising takes place, soon joined by students and other civilians, in the means of overthrowing the
Juan Vicente Gómez dictatorship. The uprising ultimately failed.
April 10,
1834 – The
Law of Freedom of Contracts is passed on in the Congress. Also called the Law of Usury and Ley del 10 de abril, the law enabled moneylenders to set an
interest rate to peasants urged of money.
April 10,
1929 – Death of
Lisandro Alvarado, medician, historian, linguist and philologist.
April 11,
2002 – As a part of a general strike against the government of
Hugo Chávez, a march tries to reach the
Miraflores presidential palace, but its stopped and confronated by gunmen. As a product, a popular revolt broke out, with an estimated of 29 death and a unred wounded. By the end of the day, the leaders of the
National Armed Forces rebelled against the government, leading to the toppling of Chávez several hours later.
May 3,
1502 – In present-day Venezuela, the Spanish conquistadors led by
Alonso de Ojeda founded the village of Santa Cruz de Coquibacoa, the first European settlement in the Americas.
May 6,
1873 – Death of
José Antonio Páez, politician and independence leader, three-time President of Venezuela (b. 1790)
May 13,
1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, US Vice President
Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
May 14,
1777 – In Madrid,
Carlos III created the Protomedicato de Caracas by royal decree, thus beginning medical studies in Venezuela.
May 18,
1499 – Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from
Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
May 21,
2014 – Death of
Jaime Lusinchi, physician and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1924)
May 24,
1813 – South American independence leader
Simón Bolívar enters
Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
May 27,
1924 – Birth of Jaime Lusinchi, physician and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
May 27,
2007 –
Hugo Chávez controversially closes the private television station
Radio Caracas Television (RCTV); the next day he replaces it with a state-run television service.
June 13,
1933 — birth of
César Girón, Venezuelan bullfighter (d. 1971)
June 14,
2016 — the Cumanazo happens in
Cumaná,
Sucre,
Venezuelan; rioting, looting and violence against the shortages and economic crisis shut down the city
June 14,
1937 — birth of
Espartaco Santoni, Venezuelan film and hotel entrepreneur (d. 1998)
June 14,
1963 — birth of
Jesús Méndez, Venezuelan baseball player
June 14,
1984 — birth of
Jesús Guzmán, Venezuelan baseball player
July 14,
1811 — in Venezuela, General
Francisco de Miranda raises the tricolor flag for the first time as the official banner of the First Republic of Venezuela
July 14,
1806 — birth of
Fermín Toro, Venezuelan politician and writer (d. 1865)
July 25,
1812 — in
San Mateo, the leader of the Venezuelan independence fighters,
Francisco de Miranda, surrenders before the advancing royalist troops of general Monteverde
July 29,
1967 —
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is shaken by a 6.5 strength earthquake, resulting in 236 deaths and 2000 more injured
July 29,
1984 — two men hijack a Venezuela
AeropostalMcDonnell Douglas DC-9 aeroplane on the island of
Curaçao with 82 passengers on board, demanding money, arms, and a helicopter. The
DISIP kill the hijackers and rescue the hostages
July 30,
2000 — the Presidential and legislative elections in Venezuela show a triumph for
Hugo Chávez, who wins 99 of the 165 seats in the
National Assembly, and the governorship of 14 out of 23 states
July 31,
1914 — in Mene Grande, near
Lake Maracaibo,
Venezuela, the Caribbean Petroleum Company (a subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch
Royal Dutch Shell), performs the successful perforation of the well Zumaque I, the first commercial petroleum well in the country
August 24,
1963 — the Venezuelan armed forces kidnap the famous footballer
Alfredo Di Stéfano in an act of propaganda, later releasing him unharmed.
August 25,
2012 — in Venezuela's Falcón state, an explosion occurs at the Amuay Refinery Complex, one of the largest petroleum refineries in the world, with the resulting fire killing at least 55 and injuring over 100.
September 1,
2016 — The political opposition announces protests in the capital called the "Taking of Caracas", with the purpose of pressuring the government of Nicolás Maduro to carry out the recall referendum
September 3, 1976 — Death (in the Tragedy of the Azores) of
Vinicio Adames, popular musician and musical director of the Venezuelan national choir and orchestra (b. 1927)
September 8,
1777 — the
Captaincy General of Venezuela is created, thereby unifying, for the first time, the territory of what is the current Venezuela
September 28,
1993 — on the Caracas-Valencia highway, an accidental explosion occurs that leaves 53 dead and 70 injured in the
Tragedy of Las Tejerías [
es]
October 6,
1976 — in
Barbados,
Cuban anti-
Castro terrorists based in
Miami, with support from the U.S.
CIA,
bomb Cubana de Aviacion flight 455, which crashes on the beach (having barely taken off), causing the death of all occupants (73 people), among them the members of the National Fencing Team, who had won all the gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships held in
Caracas, Venezuela
October 6, 1976 – Birth of
Freddy García, baseball player
October 12,
1902 — The Battle of La Victoria begins
October 12,
1966 — "The Anacoco Crisis" erupts between
Guyana and Venezuela over the sovereignty of the eastern part of
Anacoco Island, a 28 km² river island on the
Cuyuní River, part of the boundary of the disputed area of
Guayana Esequiba
October 17,
1828 — Death of
Ana María Campos, heroine of the War of Independence (b. 1796)
October 17,
1979 – Death of
Eugenio Mendoza, Venezuelan business tycoon (b. 1909)
October 18,
1945 – A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces stages a coup d'état against President
Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day
November 26,
1820 – In the city of
Trujillo the government of the Republic of
Gran Colombia and the
kingdom of Spain sign the , which ends the "War to the Death" between patriots and royalists. This treaty is the precursor of International Humanitarian Law in the West. Its main drafter is the Venezuelan
Antonio José de Sucre.
December 14,
1999 – The
Vargas tragedy. Torrential rains cause flash floods in
Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.