Events from the year 1943 in Argentina.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Ramón Castillo Ramón Antonio Castillo Barrionuevo (November 20, 1873 – October 12, 1944) was a conservative Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from June 27, 1942 to June 4, 1943. He was a leading figure in the period known as t ...

Arturo Rawson Arturo Rawson (June 4, 1885 – October 8, 1952) was an Argentine politician, military officer, and the provisional President of the Republic from June 4, 1943, to June 6, 1943. His coup started a series which culminated in the accession to po ...

Pedro Pablo Ramírez Pedro Pablo Ramirez Menchaca (30 January 1884 – 12 May 1962) was the fascist-leaning President of Argentina from 7 June 1943, to 24 February 1944. He was the founder and leader of ''Guardia Nacional'', Argentina's fascist militia. Life an ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

Sabá Sueyro Sabá Héctor Sueyro (1889 – October 15, 1943) served as Vice President of Argentina The vice president of Argentina ( es, Vicepresidente de Argentina), officially known as the vice president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Vicepresidente ...

Edelmiro Julián Farrell Edelmiro Julián Farrell Plaul (; 12 February 1887 – 21 October 1980) was an Argentine general. He was the ''de facto'' president of Argentina between 1944 and 1946. Farrell had a great influence on later Argentine history by introducin ...

Governors

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Rodolfo Moreno Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella *Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician *Dolphy, Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino ...

, Edgardo J. Míguez, Oscar Cazalas (de facto), Armando Verdaguer, Faustino J. Legón * Cordoba: Santiago del Castillo * Mendoza Province:

Adolfo Vicchi Adolfo may refer to: * Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality * Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer * Adolfo or Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...

, Humberto Sosa Molina, Luis Elías Villanueva, Aristóbulo Vargas Belmonte

Vice Governors

* Buenos Aires Province: Edgardo J. Míguez (until 12 June); vacant thereafter (starting 12 June)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

* The Radical Civic Union, the Socialist Party and the Democrat Progresist Party join forces to create the Democratic Union * The CGT gets divided in two factions, led by J. Domenech and F. Pérez Leiroz

June

* Revolution of '43 – President

is deposed by a military coup.

takes the presidency, but he is removed immediately and replaced by

* A laboral strike in Jujuy causes four deaths

July

August

* Laboral strike of the meat industry unions.

September

October

* Juan Domingo Perón signs the first collective laboral agreement *

Hugo Wast Gustavo Adolfo Martínez Zuviría (October 23, 1883March 28, 1962), best known under his pseudonym Hugo Wast, was a renowned Argentine novelist and script writer. Biography Born Gustavo Martínez Zuviría in Córdoba, Argentina, his family reloca ...

, ministry of education, outlaws '' lunfardo'' and forces many tango artists to rewrite the lyrics of their songs.

November

* Juan Domingo Perón is appointed for the Secretary of Labour and Welfare. * Many communist leaders, as José Peter, are jailed.

December

Unknown date

Ongoing

* Argentina keeps a neutral stance in

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, amid foreign pressure to join the war

Births

*January 6 –

Osvaldo Soriano Osvaldo Soriano (January 6, 1943 – January 29, 1997) was an Argentine journalist and writer.Osvaldo Soriano
at the

, journalist and writer (died 1997) *January 16 – Jorge Sobisch, politician *February 9 –

Santiago Soldati Santiago Soldati (born February 11, 1943) is a prominent Argentine businessman. Career Santiago Soldati was born to Francisco Soldati, a nephew of the founder of the Villa Lugano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, José Francisco Soldati, and the owne ...

, entrepreneur *March 4 – Aldo Rico, soldier and politician *April 6 –

Omar Vergara Omar Vergara (6 April 1943 – 29 June 2018) was an Argentine fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enter ...

, Olympic fencer *April 7 –

Ángel Marcos Ángel Marcos (born April 7, 1943) is an Argentine former football striker currently working in the staff of Niort. Playing career Marcos started his professional playing career in 1963 with Ferro Carril Oeste. He was part of the squad that wo ...

, footballer *April 8 –

Víctor Bó Víctor Bó (born 8 April 1943) is an Argentine actor and film producer. He is the son of classic actor and director Armando Bó, and father and uncle of Academy Award Winners for Best Original Screenplay Armando Bo and Nicolás Giacobone, respe ...

, film actor and producer *May 1 –

Carlos Trillo Carlos Trillo (May 1, 1943 – May 8, 2011) was an Argentine comic book writer, best known for writing the '' Cybersix'' comics. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Trillo began a prolific career as writer at the age of 20, penning his first story fo ...

, comic book writer (died 2011) *May 24 –

Héctor Aguer Héctor Rubén Aguer (born 24 May 1943) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of La Plata, province of Buenos Aires. Early life and ordination Aguer was born in Buenos Aires on 24 May 1943. He was a member of the parish S ...

, Archbishop of La Plata *May 30 –

Víctor Laplace Víctor Laplace (born 30 May 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film actor. Laplace was born in Tandil, Buenos Aires. The son of a watchmaking jeweler and a housewife. When he was 14, he started working as a metallurgist in a factory, there he als ...

, actor *June 5 – Hermes Binner, physician and politician *June 14 – Jeanine Meerapfel, German-Argentine film director and screenwriter *July 13 **

Carlos Borcosque Jr. Carlos Borcosque Jr. (July 13, 1943 - May 22, 2023) was an Argentine film director, screenplay writer and producer. He was the son of director Carlos Borcosque. He is co-owner of the production company Primer Plano. Bosque Jr. co-directed his fi ...

, film director and screenwriter **

Juan Carlos Sconfianza Juan Carlos Sconfianza (born 13 July 1943) is a retired Argentine football player. Career Sconfianza began his playing career with Argentine first division club San Lorenzo de Almagro. He made his professional debut against Independiente on 4 A ...

, footballer *July 23 –

Hugo Arana Hugo Arana (23 July 1943 – 11 October 2020) was an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor. Life Arana was born on 23 July 1943. He grew up in Monte Grande where his parents were farmers and moved with his family to Lomas de Zamora and t ...

, film, television and theatre actor *August –

Norberto Ceresole Norberto Rafael Ceresole (August 1943 – May 4, 2003) was an Argentine sociologist and political scientist, who identified himself with Peronism, left-wing militias and the ideas of his friends Robert Faurisson, Roger Garaudy and Ernst Nolte. H ...

, sociologist and political scientist (died 2003) *August 1 –

Carlos Roffé Carlos Roffé (1 August 1943 – 31 December 2005) was an Argentine film and television actor active between 1969 and 2005.Carlos R ...

, film and television actor (died 2005) *August 2 –

Emilio Disi Emilio Disi (2 August 1943 – 14 March 2018) was an Argentina, Argentine actor.Ob ...

, actor *August 3 –

Elio Roca Roberto Orlando Bracone Macceialli (3 August 1943 – 19 December 2021), better known as Elio Roca was an Argentine singer. Roca was born in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco Province, Argentina on 3 August 1943. He released his debut album, ...

, singer *August 4 – Angel Balzarino, writer *August 18 –

Norma Pons Norma Delia Orizi (18 August 1942 – 29 April 2014) known by her stage name Norma Pons, was an Argentine actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the tradi ...

, actress (died 2014) *September 17 –

Carlos Sampayo Carlos Sampayo (born 17 September 1943) is an Argentine writer best known for his work in comics, particularly in collaboration with artist José Muñoz. Sampayo was born in Carmen de Patagones, but left Argentina in the early 1970s for polit ...

, writer *October 6 – Luis Alberto, footballer *October 18 – Andrej Bajuk, Slovene politician and economist brought up in Argentina (died 2011) *October 19 –

Adolfo Aristarain Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression. ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' has deemed ...

, film director and screenwriter *November 1 –

José Ignacio García Hamilton José Ignacio García Hamilton (1 November 194317 June 2009) was an Argentine writer, noted historian, lawyer and politician. He was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for the Radical Civic Union representing Tucumán Province. Biogr ...

, writer, historian, lawyer and politician (died 2009) *November 5 – Mariano Etkin, composer *November 6 –

Roberto Telch Roberto "Oveja" Telch (6 November 1943 – 12 October 2014) was an Argentine footballer. He was born in San Vicente, Córdoba, and won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football t ...

, footballer *November 12 –

Claudio Slon Claudio Slon (November 12, 1943 - April 16, 2002) was a notable Brazilian jazz drummer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He performed in a variety of Latin music genres, including Latin pop, Latin jazz, Brazilian pop and easy pop. The son of a c ...

, jazz drummer (died 2002) *November 16 **

Juan Giménez Juan Antonio Giménez López (; 26 November 1943 – 2 April 2020) was an Argentine comic book artist and writer, most recognized for his detailed machine-like imagery. Among his noted works include stories for the French '' Métal Hurlant'' a ...

, comic book artist ** Rodolfo Terragno, politician, lawyer and journalist *November 18 –

Leonardo Sandri Leonardo Sandri (born 18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Chu ...

, Roman Catholic cardinal *November 25 –

Dante Caputo Dante Caputo (25 November 1943 – 20 June 2018) was an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as the nation's foreign minister under President Raúl Alfonsín. Academic activity Dante Mario Antonio Caputo was born in Buenos ...

, academic, diplomat and politician *December 6 –

Miguel Lunghi Miguel Ángel Lunghi (born December 6, 1943) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician, paediatrician and mayor of Tandil, where he was born. At the age of 18 Lunghi joined the UCR political party. He studied pediatrics at the Univ ...

, politician *December 12 –

Miguel Ángel Raimondo Miguel Ángel Raimondo (born 12 December 1943) is an Argentine football midfielder. He won ten trophies in his career, eight with Club Atlético Independiente and a further two with River Plate, he was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the 1974 Ar ...

, footballer *''date unknown'' **

Guillermo Vargas Aignasse Guillermo Vargas Aignasse (born in 1943, disappeared 1976) was an Argentine Peronist politician, serving as a provincial Senator in Tucumán Province from 1973 until his disappearance in 1976. In 2008, two former generals were jailed for life fo ...

, politician (disappeared 1976) **

Liliana Heker Liliana Heker (born 1943) is an Argentine writer. She wrote and edited left-wing literary journals during the Dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, using veiled critiques as a means of protest and engaging in vigorous debate with exiled writers suc ...

, writer **

Carlos Santiago Nino Carlos Santiago Nino (3 November 194329 August 1993) was an Argentine moral, legal and political philosopher. Biography Nino studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and at the University of Oxford, where he received his Ph.D. in 1977 with a ...

, philosopher (died 1993) ** Miguel Angel Varvello, bandoneon player **

Horacio Vaggione Horacio Vaggione (born 21 January 1943) is an Argentinian composer of electroacoustic and instrumental music who specializes in micromontage, granular synthesis, and microsound and whose pieces are often scored for performers and computers (mixed ...

, composer ** Barylka Yerahmiel, rabbi, educator, journalist and lecturer

Deaths

*January 11 – Agustín Pedro Justo, President of Argentina 1932–1938 (born 1876) *January 29 –

José A. Ferreyra José A(gustín) Ferreyra (28 August 1889 – 29 January 1943), popularly known as "Negro Ferreyra" (Black Ferreyra, due to his partially African ancestry), was an early Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was also sometim ...

, film director and screenwriter (born 1889) *August 24 –

Antonio Alice Antonio Alice (23 February 1886 – 24 August 1943) was an Argentine portrait painter. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1904. Early years Alice, of Italian descent, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father, an Itali ...

, painter (born 1886) *October 15 -

, politician (born 1876) *October 25 -

Hubert Duggan Hubert John Duggan (24 July 1904 – 25 October 1943) was a British Army officer and politician, who was Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Acton from 1931 until his death. He was an opponent of appeasement and broke the whip on several ...

, Argentine-born British soldier and politician (born 1904; tuberculosis)Selina Hastings, "Evelyn Waugh: A Biography" ( Sinclair-Stevenson, London, 1994), p. 454. *December 7 –

Collier Twentyman Smithers Collier Twentyman Smithers (1867 – 7 December 1943) was a portrait, figure and rustic painter. He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Arthur Edward Smithers, a banker. In 1892 Smithers was living at 5 Primrose Hill Studios off Fitzroy Road, ...

, Argentine-born British painter (born 1867)

References

Bibliography

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