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These are the selected anniversaries for October that appear on the Argentina portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
October 1
- 1813 Battle of Vilcapugio is fought during the second Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence.
- 1825 Manuel Antonio Acevedo, lawyer and priest dies.
- 1846 Carlos Pellegrini, President of Argentina is born in Buenos Aires.
October 2
- 1919 Victorino de la Plaza, politician and President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916 dies.
- 1935 Omar Sívori football striker and manager is born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.
October 3
- 1837 Nicolás Avellaneda, president of Argentina is born.
- 1873 Vicente Gallo, lawyer, academic and politician of the Radical Civic Union is born in San Miguel de Tucumán.
- 1940 Singer Nacha Guevara, is born in Mar de Plata.
- 1942 Roberto Perfumo, former Argentine international footballer is born in Sarandí.
October 4
- 1868 Marcelo T. de Alvear, president of Argentina, is born.
- 1977 José Ber Gelbard, activist and politician, dies in Washington DC of a heart attack.
- 2009 Mercedes Sosa, popular singer, dies.
October 5
- 1815 Hipólito Vieytes dies.
- 1922 José Froilán González, Argentine former racing driver, notable for scoring Ferrari's first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix, is born in Arrecifes.
October 6
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October 7
- 1793 The city of Rosario is founded in Santa Fe Province.
- 1939 Enrique Pinti, political humorist, and actor is born in Buenos Aires.
October 8
- 1812 Juan José Castelli, a politician who participated in the 1810 May Revolution, leading to Argentine independence dies.
- 1812 Second Triumvirate opens.
- 1895 Juan Domingo Perón, general, politician, and President of Argentina is born.
- 1927 César Milstein biochemist in the field of antibody research who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, is born in Bahía Blanca.
- 1927 Ricardo Güiraldes, novelist and poet, author of Don Segundo Sombra dies.
- 1982 Fernando Lamas, Argentine-American actor and director dies in Los Angeles.
October 9
- 1841 Juan Lavalle military and political figure dies.
- 1936 Alejandro Korn, Argentine physician, psychiatrist, philosopher, reformist and politician dies.
- 1934 The Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina's oldest National Park is created.
- 1939 Ernesto Acher, musician and ex-member of Les Luthiers, is born in Buenos Aires.
October 10
- 1856 Vicente López y Planes, writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina in 1827, dies.
- 1888 Teodoro Bronzini, Argentine politician and mayor of Mar del Plata, is born in Buenos Aires.
October 11
- 1885 Alicia Moreau de Justo, physician, politician, pacifist and human rights activist is born.
- 1894 Luis Ángel Firpo boxer, nicknamed "The Wild Bull of The Pampas", is born in Junín, Buenos Aires.
- 1904 Tita Merello, film actress, tango dancer and singer, is born in Buenos Aires.
October 12
- 1785 Eduardo Pérez Bulnes, statesman and a representative to the Congress of Tucumán is born in Córdoba.
- 1812 Juan José Castelli, politician who participated in the 1810 May Revolution, leading to Argentine independence dies.
- 1875 Charles Pellegrini, French Argentine engineer, lithographer, painter, and architect., and the father of future president Carlos Pellegrini dies in Buenos Aires.
- 1881 The port city of Necochea is founded in Buenos Aires Province.
- 1881 Carlos López Buchardo, Argentine musician and founder of the National Music Conservatory is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1904 Manuel Quintana, assumes the Presidency of Argentina.
October 13
- 1912 Evaristo Carriego, Argentine poet dies in Buenos Aires.
- 1918 Eduardo Sívori, artist widely regarded as his country's first realist painter, dies in Buenos Aires.
- 1970 Alberto Prebisch, Argentine architect and designer of the Buenos Aires Obelisk dies.
October 14
- 1959 The National Technological University is founded.
- 1980 Jazz guitarist Oscar Alemán dies.
- 1989 Amancio Williams, Argentine architect and exponent of modern architecture, dies.
- 2003 Javier Portales, Argentine actor with work in television, film and theater dies in Buenos Aires.
October 15
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October 16
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October 17
- 1779 José Andrés Pacheco de Melo, statesman and priest is born in Salta.
- 1797 Juan Lavalle military and political figure is born.
- 1920 Zully Moreno, actress and sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s is born.
- 1930 Line B of the Buenos Aires Metro opens.
October 18
- 1801 Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine general, politician, and president of the Argentine Confederation is born.
- 1832 Tucumán Province signs the Pacto Federal.
- 1891 The Banco de la Nación Argentina is founded by President Carlos Pellegrini.
- 2007 The first phase of the Line H of the Buenos Aires Metro opens.
October 19
- 1781 Juan Aguirre y López, Argentine revolutionary and politician is born in Buenos Aires. In 1820, he briefly served as interim Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, and was the last official to hold that title.
- 1835 Manuel Quintana, President of Argentina is born.
- 1836 Justo de Santa María de Oro, statesman and bishop and a representative to the Congress of Tucumán dies.
- 1914 Julio Argentino Roca, army general and twice president of Argentina, dies.
October 20
- 1838 Encarnación Ezcurra, Argentine politician, wife of Juan Manuel de Rosas dies at age 43.
- 1886 The city of Trelew is founded in Patagonia by Welsh immigrants.
- 1888 The city of Lanús is founded in Buenos Aires Province.
October 21
- 1871 Nicolás Repetto, Argentine physician and leader of the Socialist Party of Argentina is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1886 José Hernández journalist, poet, and politician best known as the author of the epic poem Martín Fierro dies.
October 22
- 1854 José María Paz soldier who fought in the Argentine War of Independence and the Argentine Civil War dies.
October 23
- 1730 The city of Paraná is founded in Entre Ríos province.
- 1868 Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, Argentine patriot dies.
- 1859 The Battle of Cepeda of 1859 took place at Cañada de Cepeda, Santa Fe.
- 1889 Moisés Ville is founded in Santa Fe Province by Eastern European and Russian Jews escaping pogroms and persecution.
- 1914 José Evaristo Uriburu, President of Argentina dies.
- 1947 Bernardo Houssay wins the Nobel Prize in medicine.
- 1951 Charly García, musician with a long career in rock music, is born.
October 24
- 1871 The Argentine National Observatory, today The Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, is founded.
- 1994 Daniel Tinayre, film director, screenwriter and producer, dies in Buenos Aires.
October 25
- 1789 Carlos María de Alvear, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata is born.
- 1915 José Marrone, actor and humorist is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1932 Alberto Argibay, Argentine actor is born in Pico Truncado.
- 1938 Alfonsina Storni, poet, drowns in Mar del Plata.
- 2000 Alberto Demiddi Argentine rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics dies in San Fernando.
October 26
- 1909 Dante Quinterno, Argentine comics artist, famous for being the creator of the Patoruzú character, is born in San Vicente, Buenos Aires.
- 1965 Operación 90, the first Argentine ground expedition to the South Pole departs General Belgrano Army Base.
October 27
- 1810 The Battle of Cotagaita was fought during the Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence.
- 1892 The 1892 Recreo earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the province of Catamarca, Argentina, with an estimated magnitude of 6.0 in the Richter scale.
- 1970 Luis Federico Leloir receives in Stockholm, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- 2010 Néstor Kirchner Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina dies.
October 28
- 1786 Francisco Narciso de Laprida, lawyer and politician and a representative to the Congress of Tucumán is born in San Juan.
- 1908 Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina is born in Paso de los Libres.
October 29
- 1969 Marambio Base is founded on Antarctica
October 30
- 1960 Diego Maradona, a former Argentine football player is born.
- 1979 Oscar Conti (professionally known as "Oski"), Argentine cartoonist dies.
- 1983 Raúl Alfonsín wins presidential elections.
October 31
- 1925 José Ingenieros, physician, philosopher and essayist dies in Buenos Aires.