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Hieronymus Bosch

• 1160 – Death of Ibn Quzman, Cordoban poet known for his distinctive zajals written in Andalusi Arabic (b. 1078).
• 1450 – Approximate birth of Hieronymus Bosch, Flemish painter whose works were collected by important figures such as Philip II of Spain (d. 1516).
• 1470 – Birth of Isabella of Aragon, Aragonese aristocrat, Queen of Portugal (d. 1498).
• 1626 – Death of Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Spanish aristocrat and diplomat (b. 1567).
• 1814 – In the Captaincy General of Chile, after the Battle of Rancagua, the restoration of the Spanish institutions begins during the period known as the reconquest of Chile.
• 1919 – Death of Victorino de la Plaza, politician and President of the Argentine Nation (b. 1840).
• 1928 – Death of María Loredo, Argentine religious venerated by the people as La Madre María (b. 1854).
• 1942 – In Madrid (Spain), the Francoist regime executes by firing squad the PCE leaders Heriberto Quiñones, Luis Sendín and Ángel Garvín.
• 1960 – Death of Claro M. Recto, politician and Hispanist, considered the greatest Spanish-language writer of the Philippines in the 20th century (b. 1890).
• 1966 – Luis Turcios Lima, a military officer who rebelled against the dictatorship of General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes and later became a Guatemalan guerrilla commander, dies in a mysterious traffic accident (b. 1941).
• 1968 – In Mexico City, a paramilitary group opens fire on groups of civilians, causing dozens of deaths, mainly among students (Tlatelolco massacre).
• 1971 – Death of Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, better known by his stage name Bola de Nieve, Afro-Cuban singer, composer and pianist (b. 1911).
• 1986 – In Spain, the Congress of Deputies ratifies the text of the Single European Act of 1986.
• 2016 – In Colombia, the 2016 plebiscite on the Colombian peace agreements is held.