June 6: The Most Argentine Final, Farewell to Estela, and Iconic Moments in Sports, Music and Film.

Operation Overlord begins where allied troops land on beaches in the French region of Normandy in the so-called “day D” of Nazi-occupied Europe in World War II. The allies achieved a precarious beachhead that they expanded at the cost of blood and fire. More than 160,000 men cross the English Channel between 0 and 8 in the morning, where 14,674 aircraft missions were also recorded.

Sports: 2004 (19 years old) The Argentine tennis player Gaston Gaudio won Roland Garroshe Grand Slam parisino, after defeating his compatriot Guillermo Coria in the final by 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and 8-6. The historic match was vibrant with a great recovery from Gaudio who fell in the initial two sets. The last national player (and the only one up to that moment) to achieve it had been Guillermo Vilas, in 1977.

Soccer: 1973 (50 years) after three tremendous finals, Independent they defeated Colo-Colo from Chile 2-1 in overtime at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo and lifted their fourth Libertadores. No team until then had achieved such a feat. Half a century later, no other team would win seven Cups as Independiente did. It was the first cup for two glories like Ricardo Bochini and Ricardo Bertoni

Music: 2012 (11 years old) The singer passed away at 77 Estela Raval, who for 10 years fought against breast cancer. The interpreter was the main voice in the 60s and 70s of the group “Los 5 Latinos” that she formed together with her husband Ricardo Romero. Her success in those years was overwhelming, and in addition to touring her world, they sold 26 million records throughout her career.

Soccer: 1978 (45 years old) In their second appearance in the group stage, the Argentine national team defeated France 2-1 in the World Cup that was held in the country. This victory against a tough rival, who at times dominated the actions, allowed César Luis Menotti’s team to ensure qualification for the next stage. The goals were scored by Daniel Passarella, from a penalty kick, in the first half, and by the remembered Leopoldo Luque.

Music II: 1962 (61 years old) That afternoon The Beatles iThey first entered EMI studios in London to audition for producer George Martin.. It was the stage with the formation that still had drummer Pete Best. They recorded 4 songs: the bolero “Bésame Mucho” (with a pretty good Spanish from Paul) and three original songs by Lennon and McCartney. “Love Me Do”; “PS I Love You” and “Ask Me Why”. The Beatles returned to Liverpool and days later, Martin confirmed to manager Brian Epstein that he would make him a recording contract, but making it clear that for a future session they would use a session drummer. in the studio, because he didn’t like the sound of Best.

Day: World Transplant Patient Day is celebratedinstituted by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation to save lives.

Cinema: 1983 (40 years) The premiere of Octopussy, the thirteenth film in the saga of James Bond and the sixth with Roger Moore as the agent licensed to kill. It was a success and also a winner of the competition that he had to face with the unofficial film by Sean Connery in “Never say, never again.” The production, directed by John Glen, had Louis Jourdan as a villain and Maud Adams as a Bond girl. In Argentina it premiered on September 15, 1983.

Records: 1965 (58 years) The single was released in the United States The Rolling Stones, (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, one of the band’s iconic songs. Recorded in May of that year in two sessions, in Los Angeles, in a brief space of his tour of that country, it contains the most famous rock riff by Keith Richard. The song was the first 1 for the group in the US, it was also censored for its sexual connotations and it is a song that since its departure the Stones played on all their tours to the present. In the United Kingdom it was only published in August of that year.

Production: Roberto Blanco Macor