1930 in Argentina
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Incumbents
- President:
- Hipólito Yrigoyen (until 6 September)
- José Félix Uriburu (from 6 September)[1]
- Vice President: Enrique MartÃnez (until 6 September); Enrique Santamarina (6 September-20 October)
Governors
- Buenos Aires Province:
- until 1 May: Valentin Vergara
- 1 May-11 September: Nereo Crovetto
- from 11 September: Carlos Meyer Pellegrini
- Cordoba: José Antonio Ceballos; Basilio Pertiné; Carlos Ibarguren
- Mendoza Province: Carlos A. Borzani (until 7 September); Ergasto Saforcada (until 25 September); José MarÃa Rosa (from 25 September)
Events
- 10 March â Goodbye Argentina (Adiós Argentina), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack, is released, giving Ada Cornaro her first starring role and Libertad Lamarque her film debut.
- 12 July â A streetcar accident occurs near Buenos Aires, when the vehicle's operator fails to notice that the moveable bridge for the tracks has been raised to allow a crossing of the RÃo de la Plata. The car plunges into the river and its passengers are drowned.[2]
- 6 September â 1930 Argentine coup d'état: José Félix Uriburu leads troops into Buenos Aires and carries out a military coup, ousting incumbent president Hipólito Yrigoyen.[3]
Births
January
- 6 January â Oscar Camilión, lawyer and diplomat (d. 2016)[4]
February
- 8 February â Alejandro Rey, film and TV actor and television director (d. 1987)[5]
March
- 3 March - Alfredo Alcón, theatre and film actor (d. 2014)
April
- 6 April â Pampero Firpo, Argentinian/American professional wrestler (d. 2020)[6]
May
- 3 May â Juan Gelman, poet and author (d. 2014)[7]
July
- 2 July â Carlos Menem, President of Argentina 1989-1999 (d. 2021)[8]