1890. Nicolás Ruíz Espadero dies in Havana.

His birth also took place in Havana on February 15, 1832.

From the stage of his childhood, his aptitude for the piano was evidenced, in which he took refuge years later in a dramatic adolescence due to the unexpected death of his father, which plunged him into a neurosis accentuated with the course of the years.

Without apparently known cause, the young man gradually withdrew from artistic life, despite the applause that was lavished on him, until he became a solitary being.

Although away from concert halls for a long time, he composed more than 50 pieces of music for piano, violin and piano and two chamber works, and was a piano teacher.

Among his works are the entitled Song of the slave, Song of the peasant, The poet's lament, Song of the soul and The fall of the leaves.

José Martí made reference to the life and work of Nicolás Ruíz Espadero in a literary artistic evening of the Hispano-American Literary Society of New York held on March 3, 1891 in homage to the notable Cuban pianist and composer.

He affirmed that he imprisoned in his notes, as in a net of fine crystal, the suffering spirits, who watch and demand from the shimmering and tremulous ether of the American sky.

And alluding to the death of Espadero, he stated: "I would not even lament the disappearance of this illustrious composer from this world, because dying, when a little love has already been earned, is so appealing and just how shameful and useless it is to leave life without having deserved rest from it with work and goodness.”

1915. Welcome Rosendo Granda Aguilera is born in Havana.

In his artistic work, he was an outstanding singer-songwriter who was called El Bigote que Canta. He was part of the famous Riverside orchestras, Los Hermanos Castro, El Conjunto Caney and the Septeto Nacional. In December 1944 he joined Sonora Matancera. With this group he recorded more than 210 musical creations. He became the singer who left the most musical record in that orchestra.

He died in Mexico on July 9, 1983. Thousands of followers participated in both his wake and funeral, singing the songs that gave him glory and success.

1974. The First World Amateur Boxing Championship concludes in the Sports City of Havana.

The competition was attended by 263 boxers from 45 countries. For Cuba, Jorge Hernández obtained the titles of World Champions in 48 kilograms, Douglas Rodríguez in 51, Emilio Correa in 67, Rolando Garbey in 71 and Teófilo Stevenson in more than 81 kg.