Spanish-American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1990)

Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States. Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915. A trained violinist and arranger, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria hotel from 1933 to 1949 and a prolific recording artist for 40 years. " A restaurateur in West Hollywood and New York, he and his band appeared in numerous motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s.

Born

1900

January 1

Died

1990

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-45 The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Republic, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.
-42 The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.
193 The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor.

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april 1 Prince George becomes absolute monarch of the Cretan State.
april 10 British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. Six hundred British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
april 12 One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
april 14 The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.

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