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1955 In Portugal
Events in the year 1955 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Francisco Craveiro Lopes *Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar Events *United Nations Security Council Resolution 109: Portugal and several other countries are admitted to membership to the United Nations Arts and entertainment Sports *AD Fundão founded *Liga Feminina de Basquetebol founded Births *27 January – Maria do Carmo Seabra, politician *28 February – Rui Reininho, singer *30 June – Luís Santos, chess player and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster *25 July – Miguel Esteves Cardoso, writer, translator, critic and journalist *29 August – Francisco Lopes, politician *1 November – Amarilis de Varennes, academic Deaths *3 January – José Norton de Matos, military officer and politician (born 1867) *27 June ** Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, politician, Prime Minister 1914–15 (born 1871) **Artur de Oliveira Santos, journalist and local politi ... [...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] |
NFCC
The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Pakistan, Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. Khan Research Laboratories F.C., Khan Research Laboratories have won the most titles (six). WAPDA F.C., WAPDA are the current champions, winning the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup, 2020 edition courtesy of a 1-0 win against SSGC F.C. in the final. Background Although it is an annual competition, it has not been held on a few occasions. The competition was not held from (1980–83, 1986, 1988–89, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006–07, 2017, 2021–22). The tournament has seen various name changes throughout its establishment. Names Finals ;Wins by club Results by team Since its establishment, the National Challenge Cup has been won by 15 different teams. Teams shown in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In Portugal
Events in the year 1955 in Portugal. Incumbents *President: Francisco Craveiro Lopes *Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar Events *United Nations Security Council Resolution 109: Portugal and several other countries are admitted to membership to the United Nations Arts and entertainment Sports *AD Fundão founded *Liga Feminina de Basquetebol founded Births *27 January – Maria do Carmo Seabra, politician *28 February – Rui Reininho, singer *30 June – Luís Santos, chess player and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster *25 July – Miguel Esteves Cardoso, writer, translator, critic and journalist *29 August – Francisco Lopes, politician *1 November – Amarilis de Varennes, academic Deaths *3 January – José Norton de Matos, military officer and politician (born 1867) *27 June ** Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, politician, Prime Minister 1914–15 (born 1871) **Artur de Oliveira Santos, journalist and local politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's 1895 will, are awarded "to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind". Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The Nobel Prize is presented annually on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, 10 December. As of 2022, 114 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded to 226 laureates, 214 men and 12 women. The first one was awarded in 1901 to the German physiologist, Emil von Behring, for his work on serum therapy and the development of a vaccine against diphtheria. The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Gerty Cori, received it in 1947 for her role in elucidating the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Egas Moniz
António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (29 November 1874 – 13 December 1955), known as Egas Moniz (), was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern psychosurgery, having developed the surgical procedure ''leucotomy''better known today as ''lobotomy''for which he became the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize in 1949 (shared with Walter Rudolf Hess). He held academic positions, wrote many medical articles and also served in several legislative and diplomatic posts in the Portuguese government. In 1911, he became professor of neurology in Lisbon until his retirement in 1944. Early life and training Moniz was born in Avanca, Estarreja, Portugal, as António Caetano de Abreu Freire de Resende. He attended Escola do Padre José Ramos and the Jesuit-run College of Saint Fidelis and studied medicine at the University of Coimbra, graduating in 1899. For the next 12 years, he served as a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 In Portugal
Events in the year 1890 in Portugal. There were 951,000 registered voters in the country. Incumbents * Monarch: Carlos I * President of the Council of Ministers: José Luciano de Castro (until 14 January), António de Serpa Pimentel (from 14 January to 14 October), João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa (from 14 October) Events * 11 January - British Ultimatum * Creation of ''A Portuguesa'', with lyrics by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça and music by Alfredo Keil. * 30 March - Legislative election * 14 August - Opening of Coliseu dos Recreios. * 15 October - "Birth" of Álvaro de Campos, one of Fernando Pessoa's heteronyms. * Establishment of the Niassa Company. Births * 6 March - Francisco José Caeiro, politician (died 1956) * 19 May - Mário de Sá-Carneiro, poet, writer (died 1916) * 29 September - Maria Matos, actress (died 1952) * 12 October - Luís de Freitas Branco, composer, musicologist, professor of music (died 1955) * 20 October - Luís de Almeida Braga, write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís De Freitas Branco
Luís Maria da Costa de Freitas Branco (12 October 1890 – 27 November 1955) was a Portuguese composer, musicologist, and professor of music who played a pre-eminent part in the development of Portuguese music in the first half of the 20th century. Life Luís Maria da Costa de Freitas Branco was born in Lisbon into an aristocratic family who for centuries had had close ties to the royal family in Portugal. His brother, Pedro, was a conductor. Luís had a cosmopolitan education, studied piano and violin beginning in childhood and began composing at a precocious age. He studied music in Berlin and Paris, where he worked with Engelbert Humperdinck and other composers. He returned to Portugal and became professor of composition starting in 1916 at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music, where he became a leading force in restructuring musical education. There he taught, among many others, Joly Braga Santos. During the 1930s he increasingly encountered political difficulties with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 In Portugal
Events in the year 1884 in Portugal. Incumbents * Monarch: Luís I * President of the Council of Ministers: Fontes Pereira de Melo Events * 11 May - Establishment of the Museu Nacional de Belas-Artes e Arqueologia. * 29 June - Legislative election * Opening of the Lisbon Zoo. * Launch of NRP Afonso de Albuquerque. Births * 22 January - Artur Santos, journalist, local politician (died 1955) * 10 May - Raul Proença, writer, journalist, intellectual (died 1941) * 24 August - Joaquim Vital, wrestler (deceased) Deaths * 5 February - Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, infanta (born 1843) * 20 March - Henrique Pousão, painter (born 1859) * 26 May - Joaquim António de Aguiar, politician (born 1792) * 13 November - José Rodrigues Maio, hero, lifeguard, fisherman (born 1817) * João Anastácio Rosa, actor, sculptor (born 1812 Events January–March * January 1 – The ''Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur De Oliveira Santos
Artur de Oliveira Santos (22 January 1884 – 27 June 1955), was a Portuguese journalist and local politician, most widely known for being the Municipal Administrator of Ourém, in which the locality of Fátima is located, during the time of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima to three young shepherd children in 1917. Career Although he had little formal education, Artur Santos was made the editor the local newspaper ''Ouriense'', in which he displayed his anti-monarchical and anti-religious opinions. In his twenties he was elected to the Masonic lodge of Leiria, and then founded a separate Lodge at Vila Nova de Ourém, his native town. Shortly after that he was made Municipal Administrator of Ourém. This position was essentially an appointed mayor, a delegate of the central government who was tasked with, among other things, maintaining public order. It carried with it the additional titles of President of the Municipal Chamber President of the Municipal Chamber ( pt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 In Portugal
Events in the year 1871 in Portugal. Incumbents * Monarch: Louis I * Prime Minister: António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama (until 13 September); Fontes Pereira de Melo Events 9 July – Portuguese legislative election, 1871. Arts and entertainment Sports Births * Regina Pacini, lyric soprano (died 1965) *José Ramos Preto, politician (died 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...) Deaths References {{Year in Europe, 1871 Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Portugal
The prime minister of Portugal ( pt, primeiro-ministro; ) is the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the prime minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the Government of Portugal to the other bodies of state, is accountable to Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), parliament and keeps the President of Portugal, president informed. The prime minister can hold the role of head of government with the portfolio of one or more ministries. There is no limit to the number of terms a person can serve as prime minister. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Portugal following Portuguese Legislative Elections, legislative elections, after having heard the parties represented in the parliament. Usually, the person named is the leader of the largest party in the previous election, but there have been exceptions over the years. History Since the Middle Ages, some officers of the Portuguese Crown gained precedence over the others, serving as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Hugo De Azevedo Coutinho
Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho, 18th Count of Azevedo GCC, GCA (12 November 1871–27 June 1955), was a Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor, at the University of Coimbra and later the Escola Naval (Naval School). He was a member of the Portuguese Democratic Party and served as the President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) for 7th government of the First Portuguese Republic (having led the country between 12 December 1914 and 25 January 1915). His government's composition was essentially made up of second-line political figures, and his government was jokingly referred to as "''Os miseráveis de Victor Hugo''" ("The miserables of Victor Hugo"), a play on the French author Victor Hugo's book ''Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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