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These are the selected anniversaries for December that appear on the Argentina portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
December 1
- 1828 Manuel Dorrego governor of Buenos Aires province is deposed in a coup.
- 1898 Agustín Magaldi, tango and milonga singer is born in Casilda.
- 1913 The Buenos Aires Metro a mass-transit system in Buenos Aires, the first of its kind in Latin America, opens.
December 2
- 1905 Osvaldo Pugliese, tango musician, is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1938 Luis Artime, retired footballer is born in Mendoza.
- 1987 Luis Federico Leloir, doctor and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry dies in Buenos Aires.
December 3
- 1999 Enrique Cadícamo, tango lyricist, poet and novelist, dies.
December 4
- 1907 Luis Sáenz Peña President of Argentina dies.
December 5
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December 6
- 1868 Lisandro de la Torre, politician is born in Rosario.
- 1879 Rogelio Yrurtia renowned Argentine sculptor of the Realist school, is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1923 Jacobo Timerman, publisher, journalist, and author, dies.
December 7
- 1914 Alberto Castillo, tango singer and actor, is born in Buenos Aires.
December 8
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December 9
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December 10
- 1965 Operación 90, the first Argentine ground expedition reaches the South Pole.
- 1983 President Raúl Alfonsín inaugurated.
- 1999 President Fernando de la Rúa inaugurated.
December 11
- 1887 Carlos Gardel, tango singer is born.
- 1899 Julio de Caro, tango musician and composer is born.
December 12
- 2000 Libertad Lamarque actress and singer, dies in Mexico City.
December 13
- 1828 Manuel Dorrego, statesman and soldier is shot to death by order of general Juan Lavalle.
- 1924 Beatriz Guido, novelist and screenwriter is born.
December 14
- 1900 Juan d'Arienzo, Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás" (King of the Beat) is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1977 The Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridge opens to traffic.
- 1993 Silvina Ocampo Argentine poet and fiction writer dies.
December 15
- 1874 The Welsh colony of Gaiman is founded on the margin of the Chubut river.
- 1916 The present Buenos Aires Stock Exchange building opens.
- 1983 The National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons of Argentina is created.
December 16
- 1778 José Colombres, statesman and bishop and a representative to the Congress of Tucumán is born in Tucumán.
- 1989 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, racing driver, dies of cancer, in Buenos Aires.
December 17
- 1939 The cruiser Admiral Graf von Spee is sunk near the Argentine coat in the Battle of the River Plate
December 18
- 1776 Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, general and politician of the early 19th century is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1810 Junta Grande created after Primera Junta is dissolved.
- 1822 Bernardo de Irigoyen, lawyer, diplomat and politician, is born in Buenos Aires.
- 1832 HMS Beagle arrives in Tierra del Fuego, with Captain Robert FitzRoy and naturalist Charles Darwin aboard.
- 1980 Héctor Cámpora, president of Argentina, dies in Cuernavaca.
December 19
- 1833 Miguel de Azcuénaga politician and member of the Primera Junta dies.
- 1885 The town of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, is founded.
- 1923 Onofre Marimón, race car driver is born in Zarate.
- 1949 The 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake was a seismic movement that took place in the island of Tierra del Fuego with a magnitude 7.8 in the Richter scale.
December 20
- 1956 Ramón Carrillo, Argentine neurosurgeon, neurobiologist, dies.
- 2001 Fernando de la Rúa resigns as President of Argentina.
December 21
- 1923 Joaquín V. González Argentine educator, political scientist, writer, and politician, dies in Buenos Aires.
- 1985 Américo Ghioldi Argentine educator, publisher and prominent Socialist politician, dies in Buenos Aires.
December 22
- 1812 First Triumvirate created.
- 1996 Oscar Alende, politician founder of the Intransigent Party dies
December 23
- 1951 Enrique Santos Discépolo, tango and milonga musician and composer, dies.
- 2002 Hilario Fernández Long Argentine structural engineer and educator dies in Necochea.
- 1951 Benito Lynch, Argentine novelist and short-story writer, dies in La Plata.
December 24
- 2002 Tita Merello, film actress, tango singer, dies in Buenos Aires.
December 25
- 1796 Juan Esteban Pedernera, interim President of Argentina in 1861, is born.
- 1922 Félix Loustau former footballer who was a key player on the River Plate squad known as La Máquina is born.
- 1999 Zully Moreno, actress and sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s, dies in Buenos Aires.
December 26
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December 27
- 1831 HMS Beagle departs Plymouth on its second trip, towards Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, with Captain Robert FitzRoy and naturalist Charles Darwin aboard.
- 1906 Bernardo de Irigoyen, lawyer, diplomat and politician, dies.
- 1966 Guillermo Stábile, footballer, coach and top-striker of the first World Cup (1930), dies.
December 28
- 1932 Manuel Puig, writer is born in General Villegas.
- 2002 José Cibrián, actor, dies in Buenos Aires.
December 29
- 1877 Adolfo Alsina, lawyer, politician, and Vice-president of Argentina, dies in Carhué.
December 30
- 1977 Américo Tesoriere football goalkeeper and one of the early figures in Boca Juniors history during the amateur era of Argentine football, dies.
- 2004 The República Cromañón nightclub fire kills 194 in Buenos Aires.
December 31
- 1812 Battle of Cerrito, a battle for the War of Independence of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, between the royalist forces who had control of the city of Montevideo and the rebel forces of the government of Buenos Aires.
- 1874 Lucas Bridges, author and explorer, is born in Ushuaia.
- 1902 Cándido López Argentine painter and soldier, who made detailed paintings and drawings of battles of the War of the Triple Alliance dies.
- 2001 Guido di Tella Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999 dies.