Portal:Argentina/Anniversaries/June/June 24

  • 1774 Antonio González de Balcarce, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata is born in Buenos Aires.
  • 1821 Dr. Guillermo Rawson, medical doctor and one of the most influential politicians in nineteenth century Argentina is born.
  • 1829 Cañuelas Pact, an agreement signed between generals Juan Lavalle and Juan Manuel de Rosas, with the aim of ending the civil war in Buenos Aires Province.
  • 1911 Juan Manuel Fangio, race car driver, is born in Balcarce.
  • 1911 Ernesto Sabato, writer is born in Buenos Aires Province.
  • 1935 Carlos Gardel, tango singer, dies in a plane crash in Colombia.
  • 1978 Juan Román Riquelme, footballer, is born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires.
  • 1987 Lionel Messi, footballer, is born in Rosario.