Historical figures in Buenos Aires
The atlas holds 39 people and 125 moments here, from 1781 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Mercedes Sosa, Eva Perón and Juan Manuel Fangio. Among them Writers, Performers and Philosophers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Juan Manuel Fangio
from 1940 to 1995
10 moments here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Juan Perón
from 1904 to 1974
8 moments here
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…
Le Corbusier
in 1929
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Mercedes Sosa
from 1982 to 2009
15 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
from 1947 to 1962
3 moments here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Néstor Kirchner
from 2003 to 2009
4 moments here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Olav V
in 1967
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1951
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pablo Neruda
from 1927 to 1933
2 moments here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pelé
from 1959 to 1963
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pope Francis
from 1936 to 1998
4 moments here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1924
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Rubén Darío
from 1893 to 1912
3 moments here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Sebastián Piñera
from 2010 to 2018
3 moments here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Walt Disney
in 1941
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Moments
- 1949 Stay with Victoria Ocampo in Buenos Aires Albert Camus
- 1950 Teaching at Argentine cultural institutions Jorge Luis Borges
- 1951 Birth in Buenos Aires Olivia Hussey
- 1951 Cabildo Abierto address Eva Perón
- 1951 Hospitalization and first vote Eva Perón
- 1952 War College studies Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1952 Rural Workers’ Congress speech Eva Perón
- 1952 Chamber of Deputies honor-box appearance Eva Perón
- 1952 Workers’ Day address Eva Perón
- 1952 Final Workers’ Day parade appearance Eva Perón
- 1952 Death at Unzué Palace Eva Perón
- 1953 Medical degree in Buenos Aires Che Guevara
- 1954 Home Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1954 Exile in Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1955 Takes over National Library directorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1955 Argentine Grand Prix endurance win Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1955 Plaza de Mayo during bombing attempt Juan Perón
- 1956 University of Buenos Aires professorship Jorge Luis Borges
- 1957 Argentine Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1958 Service at the Ministry of Defence Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1959 Copa América in Buenos Aires Garrincha
- 1959 South American Championship match Pelé
- 1960 Argentine Grand Prix season opener Jack Brabham
- 1960 Birth at Policlínico Evita Hospital Diego Maradona
- 1962 Detention in Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1963 Copa Libertadores final appearance Pelé
- 1964 Botafogo versus Barcelona Garrincha
- 1966 Teaching at Colegio del Salvador Pope Francis
- 1967 Visit to Buenos Aires after breakthrough Gabriel García Márquez
- 1967 State visit to Argentina Olav V
- 1969 Joined Los Cebollitas youth team Diego Maradona
- 1973 Carrera del Recuerdo Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1974 Final rally appearance Juan Perón
- 1974 Death at Quinta de Olivos Juan Perón
- 1976 Presidential oath Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Luncheon with Argentine intellectuals Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Audience with Spain's trade minister Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1978 Opened the 1978 World Cup Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1978 Presented the World Cup trophy Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1981 Buenos Aires stadium performance Freddie Mercury
- 1982 Return concert at Teatro Ópera Mercedes Sosa
- 1984 Buenos Aires Book Fair appearance Italo Calvino
- 1985 Appeared in the Trial of the Juntas Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1988 Sin Fronteras at Luna Park Mercedes Sosa
- 1990 Creativa 90 performances at Gran Rex Mercedes Sosa
- 1991 Open-air stadium concert at Ferro Carril Oeste Mercedes Sosa
- 1992 Named Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires Mercedes Sosa
- 1992 Episcopal consecration Pope Francis
- 1995 Final confinement at home Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1995 Admission to Mater Dei Clinic Juan Manuel Fangio