Historical place archive

Montevideo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Montevideo in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1930–1957

Historical events in Montevideo

1930

17 July 1930
First World Cup Hat-Trick
Bert Patenaude · Football

Scores the first hat-trick in World Cup history as the United States defeat Paraguay.

1956

1956
Uruguay Assignment
Everette Howard Hunt · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Hunt served in Uruguay during his overseas CIA career, working on political and intelligence operations in Latin America.

1957

1957
Montevideo Station Work
Everette Howard Hunt · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Hunt continued CIA station work in Uruguay, applying political-action experience gained during earlier assignments in Mexico and Guatemala.

Provenance

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