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1931 In Portugal
Events in the year 1931 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Óscar Carmona *Prime Minister: Domingos Oliveira Events *Madeira uprising * Establishment of ''Avante!'' Culture Films * '' Douro, Faina Fluvial'' * '' A Severa'' Sport * Establishment of C.D. Arrifanense * Establishment of F.C. Famalicão Births * 16 February - Paulo Alexandre, singer * 8 March - Pires, footballer * 5 July - António de Macedo, filmmaker, writer, university professor, lecturer * 1 August - Isabel de Castro, actress (died 2005) * 13 September - Mário Torres, footballer * 15 September - José Pereira, footballer Deaths * 24 August - Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, poet, playwright, naval officer (born 1856) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1931 In Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António De Macedo
António de Macedo (5 July 1931 − 5 October 2017) was Portuguese filmmaker, writer, university professor and lecturer. He gave up filmmaking in the 1990s as he felt systematically excluded from the state support programs of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the only financial source for film production in Portugal in that time. As a consequence, he dedicated himself entirely to writing, investigation and teaching. He published several books, essays, philosophy and fiction. Biography Filmmaker Macedo was born in Lisbon, where he graduated in architecture at the ESBAL (Escola Superior de Belas-Artes), the Faculty of Fine Arts, in 1958. From then until 1964, he worked as an architect in the Town Hall of Lisbon. He abandoned his architect career in 1964 to devote himself to filmmaking as director and scriptwriter. He also dedicated to literature and research in the fields of religion and spirituality. He specialized in the history and Sociology of Esoteric Christianity. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Europe
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Portugal
Events in the year 1931 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Óscar Carmona *Prime Minister: Domingos Oliveira Events *Madeira uprising * Establishment of ''Avante!'' Culture Films * '' Douro, Faina Fluvial'' * '' A Severa'' Sport * Establishment of C.D. Arrifanense * Establishment of F.C. Famalicão Births * 16 February - Paulo Alexandre, singer * 8 March - Pires, footballer * 5 July - António de Macedo, filmmaker, writer, university professor, lecturer * 1 August - Isabel de Castro, actress (died 2005) * 13 September - Mário Torres, footballer * 15 September - José Pereira, footballer Deaths * 24 August - Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, poet, playwright, naval officer (born 1856) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1931 In Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In Portugal
Events January–March * January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California. * January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyage on which she will be lost with all 186 on board. * January 24 – U.S. President Franklin Pierce declares the new Free-State Topeka government in " Bleeding Kansas" to be in rebellion. * January 26 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the suppress an indigenous uprising, in response to Governor Stevens' declaration of a "war of extermination" on Native communities. * January 29 ** The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte. ** Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross as a British military decoration. * February ** The Tintic War breaks out in Utah. ** The National Dress Reform Association is founded in the United States to promote "rati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrique Lopes De Mendonça
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (3 July 1856 – 24 August 1931) was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, novella and short story writer, and naval officer. He wrote several plays, and with his friend, the composer Alfredo Keil, he wrote the lyrics of the future Portuguese national anthem, '' A Portuguesa'', which was officially adopted in 1911. Family He married Maria Amélia Bordalo Pinheiro, daughter of famous painter Manuel Bordalo Pinheiro and wife Augusta Maria do Ó de Carvalho Prostes, and had issue, three children: * Virgínia Bordalo Pinheiro Lopes de Mendonça (1881–1969), twin, a short story writer and playwright, unmarried and without issue * Vasco Bordalo Pinheiro Lopes de Mendonça (1881–1963), twin, married to Maria Adelaide dos Santos, and had issue, two children: ** Manuel Vasco dos Santos Lopes de Mendonça, unmarried and without issue ** Maria da Graça dos Santos Lopes de Mendonça, married on 11 May 1939 to Jorge Maia Ramos Pereira ( Caminha, Vila P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Pereira (footballer)
José Costa Pereira MPIH (born 15 September 1931) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed ''Pássaro Azul'' (Blue Bird). Club career Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Pereira played at club level for C.F. Os Belenenses and S.C. Beira-Mar. He appeared in 302 Primeira Liga matches with the former, retiring with the latter at almost 40 and moving with his wife to Barcelona, completely removing himself from the football world. International career Pereira earned 11 caps for Portugal, making his debut on 19 April 1965 in a 1–0 away win over Turkey for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the age of 33. In the finals in England, manager Otto Glória picked Joaquim Carvalho for the first game against Hungary, which ended with a 3–1 victory, but Pereira would be first choice for the remainder of the tournament, with the national team finishing in a best-ever third place. Pereira played his last international on 13 November 1966, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Torres
Mário Torres (13 September 1931 – 4 June 2020 in Coimbra) was Portuguese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a midfielder. Football career Torres gained 5 caps for Portugal and made his debut on 22 December 1957 in Milan against Italy, in a 0–3 defeat. References External links * * 1931 births 2020 deaths Académica de Coimbra (football) players Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football midfielders People from Huambo Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Primeira Liga players {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Portugal
Events in the year 2005 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Presidents of Portugal, President: Jorge Sampaio *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: **Pedro Santana Lopes (Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic) (until 12 March) **José Sócrates (Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist) (from 12 March) Events January to March *11 January – The government confirms that the Portuguese mission to Iraq, which has consisted of 120 police officers stationed in the southeastern city of Nasiriyah since November 2003, will end as planned on 12 February. *20 February – Portuguese legislative election, 2005, Legislative election: The Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party led by José Sócrates wins a majority of seats in the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly with 45.0% of the vote, the party's best ever result in a national election. The Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Social Democratic Party of outgoing Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel De Castro
Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. Biography She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, 3 December 1964) and writer Raquel Bastos, granddaughter of the writer Ana de Castro Osório, brother of the writer João Osório de Castro."Os Luso-Descendentes da Índia Portuguesa", Jorge Eduardo de Abreu Pamplona Forjaz ans José Francisco Leite de Noronha, Fundação Oriente, 1st ed., Lisbon, 2003, Vol. III, p. 202 Castro's career began with the movie '' Ladrão, Precisa-se!'' in 1946. Later, she appeared in some Spanish films including ''Under the Skies of the Asturias'' where she played as Angelina Quirós, ''The Pelegrín System'', ''Lawless Mountain'' as Maria and in ''El cerco''. She played in more Portuguese films including ''Francisca'' (1981), '' O Desejado'' (1987) and '' Hard Times'' (1988). In the mid-1990s, she went to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pires (Portuguese Footballer)
Francisco Torr (born 8 March 1931) known as Pires, is a former Portuguese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a defender. External links * * 1931 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players C.F. Os Belenenses players Portugal men's international footballers {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Portugal
The president of Portugal, officially the president of the Portuguese Republic ( pt, Presidente da República Portuguesa, ), is the head of state and highest office of Portugal. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, and their relation with the Prime Minister of Portugal, prime minister and cabinets have over time differed with the various Constitution of Portugal, Portuguese constitutions. Currently, in the Third Portuguese Republic, Third Republic, a semi-presidential system, the President holds no direct executive power, but is more than a merely ceremonial figure as is typically the case with parliamentary systems: one of his most significant responsibilities is the promulgation of all laws enacted by the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic (parliament) or the Portuguese government, Government (an act without which such laws have no legal validity), with an alternative option to veto them (although this veto can be overcome i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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