1877.  Jorge Anckerman Rafart is born in Havana.

He began musical studies at the age of 8 with his father, the outstanding professor, composer and violinist Carlos Anckerman Riera.

In Cuba he served as musical director in the main theaters. He composed scores for zarzuelas, revues and comic toys that achieved notoriety at the time. In the famous Alhambra Theater, main stage of his successes, he premiered "La isla de las cotorras" and other notable works.

He was also an outstanding pianist, double bass player and orchestra conductor.  He is considered one of the most prolific Cuban composers since it is estimated that he created around four thousand works in different genres, such as bolero, rumba, rumba, clave, pregón, criolla, guajira, danzón and danza.

He died in Havana on February 3, 1941.

1922.   The Amateur Athletic Union of Cuba was founded.

This institution was in charge of organizing the practice of sports in the country before 1959. It promoted the celebration of competitions and championships among the leagues, associations and clubs registered in it.

It was affiliated to the Cuban Olympic Committee and other international sports organizations. It was an exclusivist sports organization, mainly grouping clubs belonging to the Cuban high aristocracy of the time, discriminating against the presence of the humble strata and people of the mestizo race.

After the triumph of the Revolution on February 23, 1961, the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) was founded, to promote sports throughout the Cuban territory.