1986 in Argentina

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The following are events from the year 1986 in Argentina .

Incumbents

• President : Raúl Alfonsín
• Vice President : Víctor Hipólito Martínez

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province : Alejandro Armendáriz
• Governor of Misiones Province : Ricardo Barrios Arrechea
• Governor of Santa Fe Province : José María Vernet

Events

May

• 28 May : The Mantilla-class patrol vessel PNA Prefecto Derbes of the Prefectura Naval Argentina, set fire and sink the Taiwanese-flagged trawler Chian-der 3 at a location 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) outside the United Kingdom's Total Exclusion Zone, which covers a circle of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from the centre of the Falklands Islands. Two Taiwanese fishermen are killed, while four others are injured. ^[1]

June

• 22 June : In one of the most famous FIFA World Cup matches, Argentinian football player Diego Maradona scores a handball goal (nicknamed the "Hand of God") and then dribbles past the entire English football team to score a second goal (nicknamed "The Goal of the Century") with Argentina winning 2–1 against England. ^{[2] [3]}
• 29 June : Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final. This is Argentina's second World Cup title. ^{[4] [5]}

July

• 29 July : Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín and Brazilian President José Sarney sign economic agreements in Buenos Aires for mutual integration; the basis for the future creation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). ^[6]

Births

January

• 12 January - Dani Osvaldo, footballer

April

• 10 April - Fernando Gago, footballer
• 28 April - Jazmín Beccar Varela, actress

May

• 1 May - Diego Valeri, footballer

October

• 16 October - Franco Armani, footballer

November

• 24 November - Micaela Vázquez actress

Deaths

January

• 18 January - Edmundo Rivero, musician (b. 1911)

June

• 6 June - Robert Stuart, cricketeer (b. 1908)
• 9 June - Matilde Díaz Vélez, philanthropist and urbanist (b. 1899)
• 14 June - Jorge Luis Borges, short story writer (b. 1899)

July

• 11 July - Enrique Villegas, pianist (b. 1913)

December

• 5 December - Roberto Escalada, actor (b. 1914)

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1986

References

1. "Un guardacostas argentino hunde un pesquero de Taiwan en aguas reclamadas por Buenos Aires". El País (in Spanish). 30 May 1986.
2. "Diego Maradona dies: Guillem Balague on 'the magician, the cheat, the god, the flawed genius'". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. "Maradona lights up the world – with a helping hand". FIFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020
4. 1986 Final on Planet World Cup Archived 22 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine
5. 1986 FIFA World Cup Final Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine on shubhayan.com
6. Pacto Brasil-Argentina tem adesão do Uruguai (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de julho de 1986)