Anniversaries in Argentina: what happened on a day like today, December 7

Anniversaries in Argentina: what happened on a day like today, December 7

A day like today, December 7many events occurred over time. Some transcended Argentine history, as is the case of the defeat of Bartolomé Miter in the Second Battle of Santa Rosa in 1874, after having accused the National Autonomist Party of having committed fraud in the presidential elections won by Nicolás Avellaneda.

This fact was a before and after in the consolidation of the National State. In addition to this event, there were others that forever marked the history and culture of the country.

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Anniversaries in Argentina today, December 7

1874: Defeat of Bartolomé Miter in the Second Battle of Santa Rosa.

1885: Official inauguration of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.

1889: Birth of the filmmaker and actor Guillermo Battaglia.

1901: Death of Lucio Meléndez, considered the first psychiatric forensic doctor in Argentina.

1914: Birth of the tango singer Alberto Castillo.

1921; Execution of striking workers in Patagonia.

1927: Foundation of El Calafate, Santa Cruz.

1949: Birth of producer and businessman Gustavo Yankelevich

1997: Retirement of Oscar “El Cabezón” Ruggieri, defender on the Argentine National Team during the 1986 World Cup.

2003: Birth of Amalia Catharina Carmen Beatriz Victoria, first-born daughter of Queen Máxima and King William of the Netherlands.

Source: Ambito

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