Famous Guatemalans in History - On This Day

List of Guatemalan People

• 1814-10-24 Rafael Carrera, Guatemalan military commander and Dictator of Guatemala (1844–48, 1851–65), born in Guatemala City, New Spain (d. 1865)
• 1817-11-24 Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisonave, Guatemalan-Spanish Cardinal (Archbishop of Toledo, first Cardinal born in America and of Creole parents), born in Guatemala (d. 1884)
• 1877-09-09 Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), born in San Juan Ostuncalco (d. 1946)
• 1894-10-01 Ricardo Castillo, Guatemalan composer, born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1966)
• 1899-10-19 Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan novelist (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67), journalist and poet, born in Guatemala City (d. 1974)
• 1907-01-02 Salvador Ley, Guatemalan pianist, composer, and educator (National Conservatory; Westchester Conservatory), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala (d. 1985)
• 1915-11-23 Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala (1966-70), born in Guatemala City (d. 1996)
• 1918-07-17 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan army colonel and President of Guatemala (1970-74), born in Barberena, Guatemala (d. 2003)
• 1926-06-16 Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan general and dictator convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, born in Huehuetenango, Guatemala (d. 2018)
• 1940-11-16 Jorge Roldán, Guatemalan soccer midfielder (43 caps; Aurora FC 380 games) and coach (Aurora FC), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala (d. 2023)
• 1955-09-27 Thelma Aldana, Guatemalan judge and 11th Guatemalan Attorney General, born in Gualán, Zacapa
• 1959-01-09 Rigoberta Menchú, K'iche' Guatemalan indigenous rights activist, feminist, founder of political party Winaq and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1992), born in Laj Chimel, Guatemala
• 1964-01-19 Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer, born in Jocotenango, Guatemala
• 1978-08-19 Luis von Ahn, Guatemalan computer scientist (reCAPTCHA), born in Guatemalan City, Guatemala
• 1979-03-09 Óscar Isaac [Hernández], French Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From A Marriage; Balibo; Inside Llewyn Davis), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
• 1979-09-15 Carlos Ruiz 'the Little Fish', Guatemalan football player, born in Guatemala City

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