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These are the selected anniversaries for February that appear on the Argentina portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
February 1
- 1820: The Battle of Cepeda was fought at Cañada de Cepeda, Santa Fe. First major battle of the Argentine Civil War
- 1886: Death of Juan Esteban Pedernera, interim President of Argentina in 1861
- 1899: Birth of Alberto Prebisch, architect and designer of the Buenos Aires Obelisk
- 1918: Birth of Carlos Fayt, member of the Supreme Court of Argentina
February 2
- 1516: Spanish explorer Juan Díaz de Solís arrives to Maldonado
- 1536: First foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
- 1878: Foundation of Resistencia, Chaco
- 1926: Birth of Julio Sosa, tango singer
February 3
- 1764: Louis Antoine de Bougainville establishes a French colony in the Falkland Islands
- 1813: The Battle of San Lorenzo is fought in San Lorenzo, province of Santa Fe
- 1852: The Battle of Caseros is fought near the town of Caseros in Buenos Aires Province
- 1876: Commerce treaty between Argentina and Paraguay
February 4
- 1813: The Assembly of the Year XIII emancipates all foreign slaves that enter to the United Provinces
- 1846: Battle of Laguna Limpia in Corrientes
- 1905: The Argentine Revolution of 1905 takes place in various Argentine cities
- 1931: Birth of Isabel Martínez de Perón
February 5
- 1819: Singing of a mutual defense treaty between Chile and the United Provinces
- 1865: Paraguayan president Francisco Solano López request permission to cross Argentina with his army.
- 1910: Birth of Francisco Varallo, former football player
- 1979: Establishment of the Belgrano II Base in Antarctica
February 6
- 1807: Viceroy Rafael de Sobremonte is deposed by an open cabildo
- 1822: José de San Martín heads to Guayaquil to talk with Simón Bolívar
- 1866: Death of Juan Gregorio de Las Heras
- 1898: Foundation of San Martín de los Andes
February 7
- 1785: Birth of Martín Miguel de Güemes, caudillo
- 1826: Bernardino Rivadavia is appointed the first president of Argentina
- 1834: Birth of Estanislao del Campo, poet
- 1852: Death of Pedro León Gallo, representative to the Congress of Tucumán
February 8
- 1813: Birth of plastic artist Carlos Morel
- 1827: The naval Battle of Juncal is fought during the Argentina-Brazil War
- 1897: The National University of La Plata is founded in the city of La Plata
- 1987: Founding of Las Lajas in Neuquén Province
February 9
- 1774: Birth of general Juan José Viamonte
- 1826: The battle of los Corales is fought
- 1832: Death of José Ignacio Thames, representative to the Congress of Tucumán
- 1847: Death of general Manuel Corvalán
February 10
- 1811: The Junta Grande allows the creation of Juntas in the provinces
- 1874: Foundation of the city of Mar del Plata
- 1912: The Sáenz Peña Law established the universal, secret and obligatory male suffrage though the creation of an electoral list.
- 1927: San Juan Province allows women's suffrage
February 11
- 1814: Buenos Aires sets a reward for the capture of José Gervasio Artigas
- 1820: Disestablishment of the Congress of Tucumán
- 1859: Death of José Colombres, representative to the Congress of Tucumán
- 1916: Argentine Naval Aviation anniversary
February 12
- 1817: Victory of José de San Martín at the Battle of Chacabuco
- 1909: Birth of Bernabé Ferreyra, Argentine football player
- 1984: Death of Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer
- 2000: Death of Juan Carlos Thorry, film actor, tango musician, and director
February 13
- 1801: Birth of José Valentín de Olavarría
- 1827: Victory of Juan Lavalle at the battle of Bacacay
- 1886: Birth of Ricardo Güiraldes, author of Don Segundo Sombra
- 1912: Official sanction of the Sáenz Peña Law
February 14
- 1820: Death of Cosme Argerich, pioneer of military medical practices in Argentina
- 1905: Birth of Antonio Berni, plastic artist
- 1916: Birth of Juan Gálvez, racing driver
- 1989: Carlos Menem is elected president of Argentina
February 15
- 1787: Birth of Ignacio Álvarez Thomas military commander
- 1811: Birth of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, writer and President of Argentina
- 1848: Birth of Paul Groussac, historian
- 1866: Death of Juan Gregorio de Las Heras, Grand Mashall
February 16
- 1595: Fernando de Zárate begins the construction of the Fortress of Buenos Aires
- 1820: Manuel de Sarratea is appointed governor of Buenos Aires
- 1827: Lucio Mansilla defeats a Brazilian army led by Bentos Manuel
- 1835: Assassination of caudillo Juan Facundo Quiroga in Barranca Yaco
February 17
- 1820: Armistice between the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos
- 1835: Birth of general Donato Álvarez
- 2005: Death of football striker Omar Sívori
- 2010: Death of politician Martha Mercader
February 18
- 1800: Birth of lawyer Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield
- 1889: Death of general Jerónimo Espejo
- 1922: Birth of tango artist Mariano Mores
- 1938: Suicide of writer Leopoldo Lugones
February 19
- 1807: Santiago de Liniers is appointed military leader of Buenos Aires
- 1809: Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros is appointed viceroy
- 1852: The Ejército Grande enters to Buenos Aires after the battle of Caseros
- 1890: Establishment of the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini
February 20
- 1813: Manuel Belgrano fought the battle of Salta
- 1827: Argentina defeats Brazil at the battle of Ituzaingó
- 1854: Justo José de Urquiza is appointed president of Argentina
- 1932: Agustín Pedro Justo begins his presidential mandate
February 21
- 1893: Alejandro Watson Hutton founded the "Argentine Association Football League"
- 1984: Leopoldo Galtieri is captured by the police
February 22
- 1844: Juan Manuel de Rosas abolishes the carnival
- 1880: Birth of writer Ada María Elflein
- 1904: Argentina establishes a permanent scientific research station in Laurie Island, Antarctica
- 1987: The full stop law comes into force
February 23
- 1807: Birth of writer Florencio Varela
- 1820: The provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos sign the Treaty of Pilar
- 1936: Birth of actor Federico Luppi
- 1958: Arturo Frondizi is elected president in the Argentine general election, 1958
February 24
- 1810: Birth of colonel Matías Ramos Mejía
- 1827: Admiral Guillermo Brown defeats a Brazilian fleet near Quilmes
- 1903: Birth of plastic artist Marcos Tiglio
- 1946: Juan Domingo Perón is elected president in the general elections
February 25
- 1778: Birth of liberator José de San Martín
- 1781: Birth of general Matías de Irigoyen
- 1830: José María Paz defeats Facundo Quiroga at the battle of Oncativo
- 1950: Birth of president Néstor Kirchner
February 26
- 1824: Birth of diplomat Carlos Calvo
- 1876: Birth of de facto president Agustín Pedro Justo
- 1878: Death of politician Juan María Gutiérrez
- 1979: Birth of racing driver Mariano Bainotti
February 27
- 1812: Manuel Belgrano flies the flag of Argentina for the first time
- 1817: Birth of Santiago del Estero governor Manuel Taboada
- 1926: Birth of writer Martha Mercader
- 2012: Bicentennial of the flag of Argentina in Rosario
February 28
- 1820: La Rioja secedes from Córdoba
- 1917: Death of poet Pedro Bonifacio Palacios better known as "Almafuerte"
- 1977: Death of historian José Luis Romero
- 1978: Birth of tennis player Mariano Zabaleta
February 29
- 1960: Death of Córdoba governor Amadeo Sabattini