1930 in Argentina
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Events from the year 1930 in Argentina
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Hipólito Yrigoyen (until 6 September); José Félix Uriburu (from 6 September)[1]
- Vice President: Enrique Martínez (until 6 September); Enrique Santamarina (6 September-20 October)
Governors
[edit]- Buenos Aires Province:
- until 1 May: Valentin Vergara
- 1 May-11 September: Nereo Crovetto
- from 11 September: Carlos Meyer Pellegrini
- Cordoba: José Antonio Ceballos; Basilio Pertiné; Carlos Ibarguren
- Mendoza Province: Carlos A. Borzani (until 7 September); Ergasto Saforcada (until 25 September); José María Rosa (from 25 September)
Events
[edit]- 10 March – Goodbye Argentina (Adiós Argentina), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack, is released, giving Ada Cornaro her first starring role and Libertad Lamarque her film debut.
- 12 July – A streetcar accident occurs near Buenos Aires, when the vehicle's operator fails to notice that the moveable bridge for the tracks has been raised to allow a crossing of the Río de la Plata. The car plunges into the river and its passengers are drowned.[2]
- 6 September – 1930 Argentine coup d'état: José Félix Uriburu leads troops into Buenos Aires and carries out a military coup, ousting incumbent president Hipólito Yrigoyen.[3]
Births
[edit]- 6 January – Oscar Camilión, lawyer and diplomat (d. 2016)[4]
- 8 February – Alejandro Rey, film and TV actor and television director (d. 1987)[5]
- 6 April – Pampero Firpo, Argentinian/American professional wrestler (d. 2020)[6]
- 3 May – Juan Gelman, poet and author (d. 2014)[7]
- 2 July – Carlos Menem, President of Argentina 1989-1999 (d. 2021)[8] (d. 2021)
Deaths
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Partidos, ideologías e intereses", vol. 7 of Historia Integral Argentina (El sistema en crisis), pages 88-89
- ^ "Crowd Caught in Car Under River; 60 Die". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 13, 1930. p. 1.
- ^ Daniel K. Lewis. The history of Argentina. 2nd edition. New York, New York, USA; Hampshire, England, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. pp. 83–84.
- ^ "Murió Oscar Camilión, político, ex canciller y ministro de Defensa". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Jack Ward (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland & Company. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-89950-807-8.
- ^ Mike Mooneyham (January 11, 2020). "Hardcore wrestling pioneer Pampero Firpo was unforgettable character". Post and Courier. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Verity Smith (26 March 1997). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 365. ISBN 1-135-31424-1.
- ^ Roger East (1998). Whitaker's Almanack World Heads of State, 1998. Stationery Office. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-11-702204-1.
