1992 in Argentina
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The following are events from the year 1992 in Argentina.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Carlos Menem
- Vice President: Vacant
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
- Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
- Governor of Salta Province: Roberto Ulloa
- Governor of Tucumán Province: Palito Ortega
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 14 February: Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386 en route from Lima, Peru to Los Angeles, USA, experiences a severe health crisis. Passengers consume in-flight meals contaminated with cholera, leading to 75 reported cases of illness and a fatality.[1]
March
[edit]- 17 March: A suicide bomber attacks the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. 29 civilians are killed in the attack and 242 additional civilians are injured. The Islamic Jihad Organization claim responsibility.[2]
May
[edit]- 6 May: A powerful F4 tornado strikes the small village of Estación López in Buenos Aires Province. Ninety percent of the village's structures are destroyed, as vehicles are tossed hundreds of meters, along with four fatalities. It stands as one of the strongest tornadoes recorded in Argentina and the Southern Hemisphere.[3]
October
[edit]- 20 October: Argentina defeats host nation Saudi Arabia 3-1 to win the King Fahd Cup.[4][5]
November
[edit]- 15 November: A dentist named Ricardo Barreda murders his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law.[6]
Sports
[edit]- Argentina at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Argentina at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 1992 Argentina rugby union tour of Europe
- 1992 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
- 1992 France rugby union tour of Argentina
- Argentina at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Births
[edit]March
[edit]- 9 March - China Suárez, actress and singer
June
[edit]- 21 June - Maximiliano Martínez, footballer
Deaths
[edit]May
[edit]- 23 May - Atahualpa Yupanqui, folk musician (born 1908)
July
[edit]- 4 July - Astor Piazzolla, tango composer (born 1921)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Nash, Nathaniel C. (10 March 1992). "Latin Nations Feud Over Cholera Outbreak". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.
- ^ "1992 Global Terrorism: The Year in Review". Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Balbi, Mariano (December 2018). Evaluación del Potencial de Tornados en la República Argentina (PDF). Buenos Aires (Argentina): Buenos Aires University. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.35047.80801. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup 1992 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Redacción (25 May 2020). "Murió el femicida Ricardo Barreda". Diario Río Negro | Periodismo en la Patagonia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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