1930 in Argentina

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See also:	Other events of 1930 List of years in Argentina

Events from the year 1930 in Argentina

Incumbents

• 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

• 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

• 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

January

• 6 January – Oscar Camilión, lawyer and diplomat (d. 2016) ^[4]

February

• 8 February – Alejandro Rey, film and TV actor and television director (d. 1987) ^[5]

March

• 3 March - Alfredo Alcón, theatre and film actor (d. 2014)

April

• 6 April – Pampero Firpo, Argentinian/American professional wrestler (d. 2020) ^[6]

May

• 3 May – Juan Gelman, poet and author (d. 2014) ^[7]

July

• 2 July – Carlos Menem, President of Argentina 1989-1999 (d. 2021) ^[8]

See also

• List of Argentine films of 1930

References

1. "Partidos, ideologías e intereses", vol. 7 of Historia Integral Argentina (El sistema en crisis), pages 88-89
2. "Crowd Caught in Car Under River; 60 Die". Chicago Daily Tribune . July 13, 1930. p. 1.
3. Daniel K. Lewis. The history of Argentina. 2nd edition. New York, New York, USA; Hampshire, England, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. pp. 83–84.
4. "Murió Oscar Camilión, político, ex canciller y ministro de Defensa". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
5. 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.
6. Mike Mooneyham (January 11, 2020). "Hardcore wrestling pioneer Pampero Firpo was unforgettable character". Post and Courier. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
7. Verity Smith (26 March 1997). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 365. ISBN   1-135-31424-1.
8. Roger East (1998). Whitaker's Almanack World Heads of State, 1998. Stationery Office. p. 10. ISBN   978-0-11-702204-1.