1843. José María Aguirre Valdés is born in Havana.

In his revolutionary work he reached the rank of Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army. During the stage of the Ten Years' War he was taken prisoner and was sent to Spain. He freed after the Zanjón Pact. Years later he worked for the independence of Cuba together with Calixto García and José Martí.

He died on December 29, 1896 in Sitio Perdido, Stairs of Jaruco, in Havana. The men of his staff hid his body in a local cave to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy.

1922. Radio broadcasts begin in Cuba.

Luís Casas Romero Deputy Director of the Band of the Army General Staff with his plant 2 LC begins to carry out systematic radio transmissions. He broadcast on the 360 ​​meter band. Shortly before nine o'clock at night he put his sign in the air. He played a wake-up call on a toy bugle. Then he gave out an identification signal by giving rhythmic blows on the metal of the bugle (an effect similar to the ticking of a clock). Immediately after making a small chord with the bugle, he said the time: "It is nine o'clock", then the bulletin on the state of the weather was given.

2 LC was the first station from Cuban soil to tell the time with the cannon shot at nine o'clock and offered the part of the National Observatory. The station was not officially opened until April 16, 1923.

1929. Luis Marré is born in Guanabacoa, Havana.

He studied the first teaching in his native land. He graduated as an accountant from the Professional School of Commerce in the capital and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Havana. Although at the beginning of his working life he was not linked to literature, his decision to be a writer led him, from a very young age, to acquire literary knowledge and skills that took him to a special place within the Generation of Fifty. . His first poetic attempts were expressed in tenths.

He passed away in Havana on October 31, 2013.

1961. The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, UNEAC, is created in Havana.

The event was held at the then Chaplin Theater, today the Karl Marx Theater, and was summed up by the top leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro. In his words, Fidel highlighted that he has always felt great admiration for writers and artists. He also highlighted: “The most important thing in our opinion is the spirit with which the congress has been carried out. For the people it was an entirely new event.”

2002. Singer Fernando Alvárez dies in Havana.

His birth took place in the city of Santiago de Cuba on November 4, 1928. It was in his hometown that his debut as a singer took place.

In 1953, when Benny Moré created his Giant Band, he invited him to be part of said group and then he moved to Havana. After spending some time with the band he began to sing with the Conjunto Casino and some creations in his voice began to become popular. He later decided to continue singing as a soloist and became one of the greatest exponents of Cuban songwriting. Throughout his existence he recorded various albums. As a performer he became popular both in Cuba and internationally. He was one of the main protagonists of the Boleros de Oro festivals in the country.

For his meritorious artistic work, he received various distinctions from the Ministry and the National Union of Culture and, of course, the affection and respect of the public.