LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/

Population:
2,776,234 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Buenos Aires

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Tenaris	1909

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norma Aleandro	Actor	2-May-1936		The Official Story
Carlos Argentino	Singer	23-Jun-1929	20-Jun-1991	Muy famoso cantante de temas tropicales
Hector Babenco	Film Director	7-Feb-1946	13-Jul-2016	Kiss of the Spider Woman
Daniel Barenboim	Pianist	15-Nov-1942		Director, Berlin State Opera
Bérénice Bejo	Actor	7-Jul-1976		The Artist
Eduardo Blanco	Actor	28-Feb-1958		Avellaneda's Moon
Bernard Blier	Actor	11-Jan-1916	29-Mar-1989	The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Jorge Luis Borges	Author	24-Aug-1899	14-Jun-1986	The Garden of Forking Paths
Chris de Burgh	Singer	15-Oct-1948		The Lady In Red
Adolfo Bioy Casares	Author	15-Sep-1914	8-Mar-1999	La invención de Morel
Linda Cristal	Actor	23-Feb-1934		Victoria Cannon on The High Chaparral
Ricardo Darín	Actor	16-Jan-1957		The Secret in Their Eyes
Roberto De Vicenzo	Golf	14-Apr-1923		Winner, 1967 British Open
Yamila Diaz	Model	1978		Argentine supermodel
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel	Activist	26-Nov-1931		Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Leonor Fini	Painter	30-Aug-1907	18-Jan-1996	Surrealist painter, sex kitten
Pope Francis	Religion	17-Dec-1936		Roman Catholic Pontiff
Leopoldo Galtieri	Head of State	15-Jul-1926	12-Jan-2003	Invaded Falklands, ran death squads
Julie Gonzalo	Actor	9-Sep-1981		Parker Lee on Veronica Mars
Dick Haymes	Singer	13-Sep-1916	28-Mar-1980	State Fair
Bernardo Houssay	Scientist	10-Apr-1887	21-Sep-1971	Pituitary hormones in sugar metabolism
Martita Hunt	Actor	30-Jan-1899	13-Jun-1969	Great Expectations
Olivia Hussey	Actor	17-Apr-1951		Romeo and Juliet
Mauricio Kagel	Composer	24-Dec-1931	18-Sep-2008	Absurdist composer
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner	Head of State	19-Feb-1953		President of Argentina
Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Diplomat	1-Nov-1878	5-May-1959	Diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient
Fernando Lamas	Actor	9-Jan-1915	8-Oct-1982	The Lost World
Mía Maestro	Actor	19-Jun-1978		Nadia Santos on Alias
Diego Maradona	Soccer	30-Oct-1960		Led Argentina to 1986 World Cup Final
Mona Maris	Actor	7-Nov-1903	23-Mar-1991	Kiss and Make-Up
Luis Moreno Ocampo	Attorney	4-Jun-1952		ICC Chief Prosecutor, 2003-12
Jorge M. Pérez	Business	1950		The Related Group
Ricardo Piglia	Author	24-Nov-1941		The Absent City
Alejandro Rey	Actor	8-Feb-1930	21-May-1987	Carlos Ramirez on The Flying Nun
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.	Government	16-Feb-1916	8-Jun-2000	1953 Iran coup
Cecilia Roth	Actor	8-Aug-1956		All About My Mother
Gabriela Sabatini	Tennis	16-May-1970		Winner of 1990 US Open
Sabrina Sabrok	Model	4-Mar-1977		Massively topheavy
Lalo Schifrin	Composer	21-Jun-1932		Mission: Impossible theme
Alfredo Di Stéfano	Soccer	4-Jul-1926	7-Jul-2014	Real Madrid legend
Carlos Tévez	Soccer	5-Feb-1984		Manchester United
Guillermo Vilas	Tennis	17-Aug-1952		Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Fausto Vitello	Publisher	23-Aug-1946	22-Apr-2006	Founding publisher of Thrasher

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	Government	6-Jul-1877	18-Feb-1949	1st President of the Second Spanish Republic
Raúl Alfonsín	Head of State	13-Mar-1927	31-Mar-2009	President of Argentina, 1983-89
Carlos Argentino	Singer	23-Jun-1929	20-Jun-1991	Muy famoso cantante de temas tropicales
Friedrich Bergius	Chemist	11-Oct-1884	30-Mar-1949	Hydrogenation of coal
László Bíró	Inventor	29-Sep-1899	24-Oct-1985	Ballpoint pen
Adolfo Bioy Casares	Author	15-Sep-1914	8-Mar-1999	La invención de Morel
Hugo Fregonese	Film Director	8-Apr-1908	17-Jan-1987	Old Shatterhand
Arturo Frondizi	Head of State	28-Oct-1908	18-Apr-1995	President of Argentina, 1958-62
Leopoldo Galtieri	Head of State	15-Jul-1926	12-Jan-2003	Invaded Falklands, ran death squads
Bernardo Houssay	Scientist	10-Apr-1887	21-Sep-1971	Pituitary hormones in sugar metabolism
Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Diplomat	1-Nov-1878	5-May-1959	Diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient
Luis Leloir	Chemist	6-Sep-1906	2-Dec-1987	Conversion of carbohydrates
Mona Maris	Actor	7-Nov-1903	23-Mar-1991	Kiss and Make-Up
Evita Peron	First Lady	7-May-1919	26-Jul-1952	Don't cry for her
Juan Peron	Head of State	8-Oct-1895	1-Jul-1974	Twice President of Argentina
Ernesto Sábato	Novelist	24-Jun-1911	30-Apr-2011	Angel of Darkness
Guy Williams	Actor	14-Jan-1924	7-May-1989	Prof. John Robinson on Lost in Space

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