1902 in Argentina

Decades:	1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s;
See also:	Other events of 1902; List of years in Argentina

Incumbents

Buenos Aires Province: Alfredo Demarchi (until 1 May); Adolfo Saldías (starting 1 May)

30 April – Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case 1902 (Argentina, Chile): Commissioners receive the views of the inhabitants of the "Colonia del Valle 16 de Octubre".
28 May – Pacts of May: Chile and Argentina sign four protocols intended to improve relations and resolve territorial disputes.^[1]
4 June – Settlement of Afrikaner Boers in Argentina begins.^[2]
12 July – The first of the Neuquén–Cipolletti bridges on the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway opens to traffic. The first locomotive to pass over it is number 205, driven by Antonio Mazzarolo.^[3]
20 November – The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary case, a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile, is decided in Argentina's favour.^[4]
29 December – The "Drago Doctrine" is put forward by Argentina's Foreign Minister Luis María Drago, stating that countries, including the USA, should not use armed force against other countries to collect debts arising from international loans.^[5]
date unknown – The Paz Palace, Buenos Aires, is commissioned by José C. Paz, the proprietor of the city's then-second most-circulated newspaper, La Prensa.^[6]

16 February - Yolanda Carenzo, pianist (died 1968)^[7]
19 March - Manuel Seoane ("La Chancha"), footballer (died 1975)
22 April - Raquel Forner, Expressionist painter (died 1988)^[8]
9 September - Roberto Noble, politician, journalist and publisher (died 1969)^[9]
12 December - Juan Alberto Montes, surveyor and historian (died 1986)

13 May - Zenón Rolón, Afro-Argentine musician (born 1856)
31 May - Rufina, daughter of Eugenio Cambaceres (born 1883; possible victim of premature burial)^[10]

^ Joseph S. Tulchin, Francisco Rojas Aravena, Ralph H. Espach, "Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas", Stanford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8047-3608-1, ISBN 978-0-8047-3608-4
^ El patagónico. "The government commemorated the 110th anniversary of the arrival of the Boer pioneers in Comodoro Rivadavia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Edelman, Ángel (1991). Primera historia del Neuquén: recuerdos territorianos [Early history of Neuquén: Territorial memories]. Plus Ultra. ISBN 978-9-502-11017-2.
^ "The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ T S Woolsey, "Drago and the Drago Doctrine", The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 15, No. 4, July 1921
^ Frommer's Review: Círculo Militar
^ "Un día como hoy, nacía la "Niña Yolanda"". RADIO DON (in Spanish). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ Kristin G. Congdon and Kara Kelley Hallmark (2002). Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 78–80. ISBN 978-0-313-31544-2. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^ "Conapred" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
^ Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres

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