Pablo Neruda was born on 12 July 1904 in Parral. A Chilean poet, Neruda took his pen name from a Czech writer and became one of the most widely read poets of the twentieth century. His Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, published in 1924, made him famous while still young, and he later wrote the sweeping epic Canto General. He worked as a diplomat in Asia, Spain and Mexico, joined the Communist Party and served as a senator, which forced him into hiding and exile for a time. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. A supporter of President Salvador Allende, he died in Santiago just days after the military coup of September 1973.
Before and after
- 11 May 1904Birth of Salvador Dalí
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
- 21 May 1904FIFA is founded in Paris
- 20 June 1904Founding of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- 12 July 1904Birth of Pablo Neruda
- 15 July 1904Death of Anton Chekhov
- 22 August 1904Birth of Deng Xiaoping
- 2 October 1904Birth of Graham Greene
- 3 December 1904Discovery of Himalia
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- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
The era
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