Famous Cubans in History

Famous Cubans in History - On This Day

List of Cuban People

1725-12-25 Esteban Salas y Castro, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1803)
1819-04-18 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban revolutionary hero, born in Bayamo, Spanish Cuba (d. 1874)
1836-01-17 Jose White Lafitte, Cuban-French violinist and composer, born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1918)
1842-11-22 José Maria de Heredia, Cuban-French sonnet poet (Les Trophées), born in La Fortuna, Cuba (d. 1905)
1847-07-31 Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1905)
1849-04-13 Enrique José Varona, Cuban author, born in Puerto Principe, Cuba (d. 1933)
1853-01-28 Jose Martí y Perez, Cuban poet, essayist and politician (fought for independence from Spain), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1895)
1868-06-03 Aristides Agramonte y Simoni, Cuban-American Physician, Pathologist and Bacteriologist (yellow fever), born in Camagüey, Cuba (d. 1931)
1868-10-10 Guillermo M. Tomás, Cuban composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1933)
1874-04-03 Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1944)
1879-09-29 Joaquín Nin, Cuban composer and pianist, father of Anaïs Nin, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1949)
1881-05-11 Al Cabrera, Spanish-born Cuban baseball player (d. 1964)
1885-01-02 José Méndez, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL World Series 1924; 3 × NgL NL pennants; Kansas City Monarchs), born in Cárdenas, Cuba (d. 1928)
1888-11-19 José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban World Chess Champion (1921-27), born in Havana, Cuba, Spanish Empire (d. 1942)
1890-05-03 Alex Pompez, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Cuban Stars [East] 1923-28; NY Cubans 1935-51), born in Key West, Florida (d. 1974)
1890-08-04 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1957)
1890-09-24 Mike González, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1977)
1893-11-16 Cristóbal Torriente, Cuban Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL NL batting champion 1920; NgL NL pennant 1920–22; Chicago American Giants; career batting average: .352), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1938)
1899-05-20 Lydia Cabrera, Cuban anthropologist and ethnographer of Cuban folklore and Afro-Cuban culture, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1991)
1900-06-12 Amadeo Roldán, Cuban composer and violinist, born in Paris (d. 1939)
1902-02-01 Carlo Borbolla, Cuban pianist, organist, and composer, born in Manzanillo, Cuba (d. 1990)
1902-12-08 Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (The Jungle), born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba (d. 1982)
1903-02-21 Anaïs Nin, French-Cuban writer (Delta of Venus), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1977)
1903-08-14 Millard Mitchell, Cuban actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1953)
1904-12-26 Alenjo Carpentier, Cuban-French writer (Guerra del Tiempo), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1980)
1905-05-25 Martín Dihigo, Cuban Baseball HOF two-way player (2 × Negro League All-Star New York Cubans; 4 × Cuban League MVP), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1971)
1905-09-01 Elvera Sanchez, Cuban-American dancer, born in New York City (d. 2000)
1906-03-07 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, born in Remedios, Cuba (d. 1940)
1906-07-30 Serafin Pro, Cuban composer, born in La Habana, Cuba (d. 1977)
1906-08-10 Willie Wells, American Baseball HOF shortstop (10 NgL All Star; 2 × Cuban League MVP; Chicago American Giants, Newark Eagles), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1989)
1907-06-11 Marino Barreto, Cuban pianist and singer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1995)
1907-11-07 Chepín [Electo Rosell], Cuban violinist, bandleader, and composer (Orquesta Chepín-Chovén), born in Santiago, Cuba (d. 1984)
1907-11-18 Compay Segundo [Máximo Muñoz-Telles], Cuban trova guitarist, singer, and composer (Buena Vista Social Club), born in Siboney, Cuba (d. 2003)
1907-12-03 Machito [Francisco "Frank" Grillo], Latin jazz musician and creator of Cu-bop and salsa music (Afro-Cubans), born in Havana, Cuba - NB: birth date and location disputed (d. 1984)
1908-08-28 Orestes López, Cuban band leader and composer (co-inventor of 'mambo' with his brother, Cachao), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1991)
1908-09-05 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Cuban-Spanish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
1910-04-07 Obdulio Morales, Cuban pianist, conductor, composer, ethnomusicologist, and Afro-Cuban bandleader, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1981)
1910-12-19 Jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet and novelist, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1976)
1911-03-13 José Ardévol, Spanish-Cuban composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1981)
1911-09-11 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban pianist, singer and songwriter, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba (d. 1971)
1912-09-15 Gisela Hernández [Gonzalo], Cuban composer (Diálogo), and music educator, born in Cardenas, Cuba (d. 1971)
1914-11-15 Jorge Bolet, Cuban-born American pianist known for his performances of the work of Franz Liszt, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1990)
1915-10-04 (Francisco) "Chino" Pozo, Cuban-American latin jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer, bongosero and conguero, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1980)
1915-10-06 Edgardo Martín, Cuban classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2004)
1917-01-13 Felix Guerro Diaz, Cuban composer, born in La Habana, Cuba (d. 2001)
1917-03-02 (Desiderio) "Desi" Arnaz, Cuban-American singer ("Babalú"), bandleader, actor (I Love Lucy - "Ricky Riccardo"), and television producer (The Untouchables), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (d. 1986)
1917-12-11 [Dámaso] Pérez Prado, Cuban bandleader and musician, born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1989)
1918-05-07 Argeliers León, Cuban composer, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba (d. 1991)
1918-09-14 Cachao [Israel López], Cuban double-bassist, and composer (co-inventor of 'mambo' with his brother, Orestes López), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2008)
1918-10-09 (Dionisio) "Bebo" Valdés, Cuban pianist, mambo and batanga composer, and bandleader (Orquesta Sabor de Cuba), born in Quivicán, Cuba (d. 2013)
1919-04-17 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Cuban communist politician and 14th President of Cuba (1959-76), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1983)
1919-08-24 Bartolomé "Beny" Moré, Cuban guaracha and mambo singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader, born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba (d. 1963)
1920-02-27 José Melis, Cuban-American pianist, orchestra leader, and television personality (Jack Paar Program), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2005)
1920-07-02 Eliseo Diego, Cuban poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1994)
1921-01-17 Antonio Prohias, Cuban cartoonist (d. 1998)
1921-04-22 Cándido Camero, Cuban American percussionist (congo drum) and bandleader, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2020)
1921-09-30 Pedro Knight, Cuban-American trumpeter, husband and manager of legendary singer Celia Cruz, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2007)
1921-10-28 Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and conductor, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2001)
1921-12-21 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
1922-04-07 Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría, Cuban percussionist (Afro Blue), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
1922-11-29 Minnie Miñoso, Cuban Baseball HOF left-fielder (9 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove Award 1957, 59, 60; Chicago White Sox), born in Perico, Cuba (d. 2015)
1923-06-22 Rafael "Felo" Ramirez, Cuban-American Spanish language sports announcer (Miami Marlins), born in Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2017)
1923-07-23 Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1997)
1924-05-30 Armando Peraza, Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, and rock percussionist (George Shearing; Cal Tjader; Santana, 1972-90), born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba (d. 2014) [birth year disputed]
1924-06-16 (Eli) "Lucky" Thompson, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist (Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire!; Milt Jackson; Miles Davis - Walkin'), born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 2005)
1924-10-21 Celia Cruz, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning guaracha, salsa, and bolero singer (La Sonora Matancera, 1950-65), known as 'the Queen of Salsa', born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
1925-08-07 Julián Orbón (de Soto), Cuban composer, and educator, born in Aviles, Spain (d. 1991)
1925-11-28 Aurelio de la Vega, Cuban-American composer (Adiós; Variación del Recuerdo), educator (California State University, 1959-92), and poet, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2022)
1926-01-06 Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer, born in Berrocal, Spain (d. 2003)
1926-01-30 Vasily Arkhipov, Soviet-Russian naval officer who saved the world by refusing to launch a nuclear torpedo from submarine B-59 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, born in Zvorkovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (d. 1998)
1926-08-13 Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), born in Birán, Holguin Province (d. 2016)
1926-12-25 Enrique Jorrín, Cuban charanga violinist and pop-dance music composer, considered the father of the cha-cha-chá, born in Candelaria, Cuba (d. 1987)
1927-04-22 (Lorenzo) "Laurel" Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2005)
1927-10-12 Antonia Rey [Francesch], Cuban-born American actress (True Colors, Wise Guys), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
1928-04-04 Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban jazz trumpeter (Orchestra Harlow; Eddie Palmieri), born in Santa Clara, Cuba (d. 2016)
1928-05-31 Jacob Lateiner, Cuban-American concert pianist, and professor (Juilliard School, 1966-2010), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2010)
1928-06-14 Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentine Marxist revolutionary (Cuban Revolution), author and physician, born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 1967)
1928-07-02 Estelita Rodriguez, Cuban actress (Rio Bravo, Cuban Fireball, Havana Rose), born in Guanajay, Cuba (d. 1966)
1928-08-29 Bobby Carcassés, Cuban jazz and Latin music singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1928-12-11 Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuban filmmaker (Muerte de un burócrata), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1996)
1929-11-10 Ninón Sevilla, Cuban-Mexican actress (Aventurera, Víctimas del Pecado), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2015)
1930-01-30 Sandy Amorós, Cuban baseball player, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1992)
1930-10-29 Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer (Cuarteto d'Aida; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Havana, Cuba
1931-06-03 Raúl Castro, Cuban revolutionary, politician (First Secretary 2011-21) and brother of Fidel Castro, born in Biran, Holguin, Cuba
1931-06-11 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), born in Santiago, Cuba (d. 2020)
1932-02-06 Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
1932-05-08 Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)
1933-02-15 Adolfo [Sardiña], Cuban fashion designer (Nancy Reagan)Adolfo [ Sardiña], born in Cárdenas, Cuba (d. 2018)
1933-11-17 Orlando Peña, Cuban baseball player
1934-11-28 Carlos Fariñas, Cuban avant-garde composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2002)
1935-12-19 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), born in Central Álava, Cuba (d. 2020)
1937-05-08 Mike Cuellar, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1967, 70, 71, 74; World Series 1964, 70; AL Cy Young Award 1969; Baltimore Orioles), born in Santa Clara, Cuba (d. 2010)
1937-12-16 Bobby Porcelli, American Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz saxophone and flute player, born in New York City
1938-07-15 Enrique Figuerola Camue, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1964), born in Santiago de Cuba
1938-11-27 Jose Tartabull, Cuban NLB player, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
1939-03-01 Leo Brouwer, Cuban composer, conductor and musician, born in Havana
1939-03-06 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba
1939-08-18 Joe Azcue, Cuban baseball player, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
1940-07-20 Tony Oliva, Cuban Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1987, 91 Minnesota Twins; 8 x MLB All Star; AL Rookie of Year 1964), born in Pinar del Río, Cuba
1940-10-04 Alberto Vilar, Cuban-American investor and philanthropist
1940-11-23 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76), born in Marianao, Cuba
1941-10-09 (Dionisio) "Chucho" Valdés, Cuban jazz and Afro-Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna; Irakere), born in Quivicán, Cuba
1941-12-02 Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion 1963-64), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 2017)
1941-12-04 Humberto Solás, Cuban film director and writer (Lucia), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2008)
1942-01-29 Arnaldo Tamayo-Méndez, Cuban cosmonaut, first Latin-American in space (Soyuz 38, 1980), born in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba
1942-03-09 Bert Campaneris, Cuban-American baseball player (Oakland A's), born in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
1942-05-14 Tony Pérez, Cuban Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1993, Florida Marlins 2001), born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
1943-02-24 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), born in 1943, Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2022)
1943-05-14 Tania León, Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Haiku; Scourge of the Hyacinths), conductor, arts advisor, and educator, born in Havana, Cuba
1943-06-24 Georg Stanford Brown, Cuban actor (Terry Webster-Rookies), born in Havana, Cuba
1943-07-16 Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban poet and novelist (Pentagonia), born in Aguas Claras, Holguín Province, Cuba (d. 1990)
1943-10-07 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba
1944-05-12 Titti Sotto, Cuban singer and composer (La Esquina Habanera), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1992)
1944-05-12 Orestes Vilató, Cuban-American percussionist and timbalero, born in Camagüey, Cuba
1944-09-02 Orlando Martínez, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold bantamweight 1972), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2021)
1946-06-20 Bob Vila, Cuban-American television presenter (This Old House), born in Miami, Florida
1946-06-22 Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist and singer (Buena Vista Social Club), born in Loma de la Avispa, Cuba
1946-09-02 Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American stage and screen character actor (Condo; E/R; I Had 3 Wives), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2014)
1946-11-29 Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and musician (Nueva Trova movement), born in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
1947-03-10 J. Víctor López, Cuban-American actor (Falcon Crest; Man From Atlantis - "Chuey"), born in Cuba (d. 1986)
1947-04-19 (Rodolfo) "Fito" Olivares, Mexican-American Tejano saxophonist and songwriter ("Juana La Cubana; "El Colesterol."), born in Tamaulipas, Mexico (d. 2023)
1947-07-28 Miguelina Cobian, Cuban 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba
1947-08-26 Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor (George Lopez), born in Havana, Cuba
1947-11-01 Rolando Garbey, Cuban boxer (World C'ship gold light middleweight 1974; Olympic silver 1968, bronze 1976), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (d. 2023)
1948-06-04 Paquito D'Rivera, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning clarinetist, saxophonist and jazz and classical composer, born in Havana, Cuba
1948-06-27 Bill Summers, American jazz, fusion, and Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist and conguero (Herbie Hancock's Headhunters; Sonny Rollins; Quincy Jones), born in Detroit, Michigan
1949-10-31 Odaline de la Martinez, Cuban-American composer, born in Matanzas, Cuba
1949-11-06 Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba
1950-02-08 Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuban cosmonaut, born in Havana, Cuba
1950-03-04 Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American musician and producer (Miami Sound Machine), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1950-06-03 Marlene Elejarde, Cuban athlete 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Havana, Cuba
1950-11-18 Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American bass guitarist (Quiet Riot; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Havana, Cuba
1950-12-03 Alberto Juantorena, Cuban athlete (Olympic gold 400m/800m [WR 1:43.50] 1976; only athlete to win that double), born in Santiago de Cuba
1951-08-12 Hector Rodriguez, Cuban judoka (Olympic gold 1976)
1951-12-31 Fermin Goytisolo, Cuban-American percussionist (KC & Sunshine Band - "Give It"), born in Havana, Cuba
1952-03-29 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1972, 76, 80), born in Puerto Padre, Cuba (d. 2012)
1952-07-15 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American politician (1st Cuban American elected to Congress, Rep-R-Florida 1989-2019), born in Havana, Cuba
1952-08-02 Angel Herrera, Cuban FW/LW boxer (Olympic gold 1976, 80), born in Guantánamo, Cuba
1953-03-21 Emilio Correa, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold welterweight 1972; World C'ship gold 1974), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (d. 2024)
1954-05-02 Angela Bofill, Cuban-Puerto Rican-American R&B singer-songwriter ("This Time I'll Be Sweeter"; Too Tough), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2024)
1954-08-13 Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Cuban-American attorney and politician (Rep-R-Florida), born in Havana, Cuba
1954-08-29 Julio Fernandez, Cuban-American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra, 1984-present), born in Havana, Cuba
1954-09-20 Silvio Leonard, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1980), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
1954-11-16 Luis Conte, Cuban session and touring percussionist (Madonna; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Shakira), and bandleader, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1954-11-17 Jorge Hernández, Cuban boxer Olympic gold light flyweight 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
1956-04-12 Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
1956-09-13 Oribe Canales, Cuban American celebrity hairdresser, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2018)
1956-12-02 Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor (Scarface, Thief of Hearts), born in Havana, Cuba
1957-03-10 Adolfo Horta, Cuban Heavey weight boxer (Olympic silver 1980), born in Camaguey, Cuba
1957-09-01 Gloria Estefan [Fajardo], Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning singer (Miami Sound Machine - "Conga"), born in Havana, Cuba
1957-12-06 Luis Delís, Cuban discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Guantánamo, Cuba
1958-05-14 Rudy Pérez, Cuban-born American pop and Latin record producer, songwriter, and musician, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba
1958-07-31 Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner (NBA's Dallas Mavericks), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1958-09-17 Daniel Nunez, Cuban weightlifter (Olympic gold 1980)
1958-10-09 Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
1958-11-11 Carlos Lacamara, Cuban-born American Actor, born in Havana, Cuba
1958-11-18 Oscar Nunez, Cuban American actor
1959-08-22 Juan Croucier, Cuban-American heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1959-12-14 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
1960-04-20 Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban politician, President of Cuba (2018-), born in Placetas, Cuba
1961-10-04 (Juan) "Jon" Secada, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Just Another Day"), born in Havana, Cuba
1963-05-27 Gonzalo Rubalcabo [González], Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
1964-06-06 Konnan [Charles Ashenoff], Cuban-American professional wrestler (Mexico and US), and US Navy veteran, born in Santiago de Province Cuba
1964-07-02 José Canseco, Cuban-American MLB outfielder and designated hitter (AL MVP 1988), born in Havana, Cuba
1964-07-02 Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player
1965-01-06 Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1965-02-16 Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer)
1965-11-22 Sen Dog [Senen Reyes], Cuban-American rapper (Cypress Hill), born in Pinar del Río, Cuba
1966-02-24 Rene Arocha, Cubans-American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1967-01-23 Belkis Ayón, Cuban printmaker (collography), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1999)
1967-04-12 Mellow Man Ace [Ulpiano Reyes], Cuban-American rapper and actor ("Only the Strong"), born in Pinar del Río, Cuba
1967-09-22 Félix Savón, Cuban boxer (3 Olympic heavyweight gold 1992, 96, 80), born in San Vicente, Cuba
1967-10-13 Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper (world record 1989, Olympic gold 1992), born in Limonar, Matanzas, Cuba
1968-10-14 Johnny Goudie, Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Coral Gables, Florida
1968-11-04 Osvaldo Fernandez, Cuban MLB pitcher (SF Giants), born in Holguin, Cuba
1969-04-16 Fernando Viña, Cuban-American infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
1969-05-18 Martika [Marta Marrero], Cuban-American singer ("Toy Soldiers"), born in Whittier, California
1969-08-13 Alex Fernandez, Cuban-American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
1971-06-01 Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor
1971-06-01 Roldán González, Cuban hip-hop singer (Orishas), and classical guitarist, born in Quivicán, Cuba
1971-08-10 Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Cuban boxer
1971-12-06 José Contreras, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006; World Series 2005; Olympic gold 1996; Chicago White Sox), born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba
1972-01-11 Rey Ordóñez, Cuban baseball infielder (Gold Glove Award 1997, 98, 99 NY Mets), born in Havana, Cuba
1972-05-19 Roberto Carcassés, Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
1973-11-17 Eli Marrero, Cuban-American MLB baseball player, 1997-2006 (St, Louis Cardinals and 5 other teams), born in Havana, Cuba
1974-01-23 Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player, born in Rodas, Cuba
1974-01-31 Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
1974-03-19 Vida Guerra, Cuban-American swimsuit model
1974-03-29 Alex Cuba [Alexis Puentes], Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter (Mendó), born in Artemisa, Cuba
1975-02-20 Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
1975-10-23 Odalys García, Cuban actress (Lente Loco), born in Havana, Cuba
1977-01-12 Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player, born in Jovellanos, Cuba
1977-05-28 Ashley Ruiz, Cuban-American pop singer (Menudo, 1991-95 - "Besame En La Playa"), born in Miami, Florida
1977-08-20 Mayra Verónica, Cuban-American model and actress, born in Havana, Cuba
1980-08-29 William Levy, Cuban-American model and actor (The Single Mom's Club), born in Havana, Cuba
1981-12-23 Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer, born in Guantánamo, Cuba
1982-01-31 Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball shortstop, born in Santa Clara, Cuba
1982-08-20 Mijaín López, Cuban Graco-Roman wrestler (4x Olympic Gold, 5x world champion), born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
1983-09-29 Lisette Oropesa, Cuban-American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 2007-present), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1984-04-25 Robert Andino, Cuban-American baseball player, born in Miami, Florida

Cuban History Timeline

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