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Selected anniversaries

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  • January 16, 1991 - In the district Ate, Lima construction began of Estadio Monumental "U" with 80,093 seats the largest stadium in Peru.
  • February 12, 1903 - Historian Jorge Basadre author of Historia de la República (History of the Republic) is born.
  • February 25, 1825 - The Coat of arms is adopted as national symbolic emblem of Peru.
  • March 16, 1892 - César Vallejo, the most important Peruvian poet, is born in Santiago de Chuco.
  • April 30, 1932 - Start of the Colombia–Peru War an armed conflict with Colombia concerning a long-standing border dispute in the Amazonas region.



  • May  2, 1866 - In the Battle of Callao during the Chincha Islands War a Spanish Fleet took on an alliance of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador.
  • May 20, 1929 - The Peruvian Air Force was created by merging the aviation divisions of the Army and the Navy.
  • July 19, 1991 - The Nuevo Sol was introduced as the official currency to replace the Inti.
  • July 27, 1995 - A new unicameral 90-seat Congress was created.
  • August  9, 1970 - Flight LANSA 502 crashes en route from Lima to Cusco killing all but one of the 100 crew and passengers on board.
  • August 15, 2007 - A major earthquake originating off the coast of Peru destroys the city of Pisco.
  • October  2, 1996 - Flight Aeroperú 603 crashes off the coast of Lima killing all crew members and passengers on board.
  • November 25, 1975 - Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor) a campaign of political repressions involving assassination and intelligence operations was implemented.



  • December 24, 1971 - Flight LANSA 508 crashes en route from Lima to Pucallpa killing all crew members and all but one of 87 passengers.