LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/

Population:
2,776,234 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Buenos Aires

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Tenaris	1909

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carlos Argentino	Musician	23-Jun-1929	1991	Muy famoso cantante de temas tropicales
Jorge Luis Borges	Author	24-Aug-1899	14-Jun-1986	The Garden of Forking Paths
Chris de Burgh	Singer	15-Oct-1948		The Lady In Red
Adolfo Bioy Casares	Author	15-Sep-1914	18-Mar-1999	La invención de Morel
Yamila Diaz	Model	1978		Argentine supermodel
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel	Activist	26-Nov-1931		Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Leonor Fini	Painter	30-Aug-1907	18-Jan-1996	Surrealist painter, sex kitten
Leopoldo Galtieri	Head of State	15-Jul-1926	12-Jan-2003	Invaded Falklands, ran death squads
Julie Gonzalo	Actor	9-Sep-1981		Parker Lee on Veronica Mars
Dick Haymes	Singer	13-Sep-1916	28-Mar-1980	State Fair
Bernardo Houssay	Scientist	10-Apr-1887	21-Sep-1971	Pituitary hormones in sugar metabolism
Olivia Hussey	Actor	17-Apr-1951		Romeo and Juliet
Mauricio Kagel	Composer	24-Dec-1931		Absurdist composer
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner	Head of State	19-Feb-1953		President of Argentina
Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Diplomat	1-Nov-1878	5-May-1959	Diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient
Fernando Lamas	Actor	9-Jan-1915	8-Oct-1982	The Lost World
Mía Maestro	Actor	19-Jun-1978		Nadia Santos on Alias
Diego Maradona	Soccer	30-Oct-1960		Led Argentina to 1986 World Cup Final
Jorge M. Pérez	Business	1950		The Related Group
Ricardo Piglia	Author	24-Nov-1941		The Absent City
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.	Government	16-Feb-1916	8-Jun-2000	1953 Iran coup
Gabriela Sabatini	Tennis	16-May-1970		Winner of 1990 US Open
Sabrina Sabrok	Model	4-Mar-1977		Massively topheavy
Carlos Tévez	Soccer	5-Feb-1984		Manchester United
Fausto Vitello	Publisher	23-Aug-1946	22-Apr-2006	Founding publisher of Thrasher

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	Government	6-Jul-1877	18-Feb-1949	1st President of the Second Spanish Republic
Carlos Argentino	Musician	23-Jun-1929	1991	Muy famoso cantante de temas tropicales
Friedrich Bergius	Chemist	11-Oct-1884	30-Mar-1949	Hydrogenation of coal
László Bíró	Inventor	29-Sep-1899	24-Oct-1985	Ballpoint pen
Adolfo Bioy Casares	Author	15-Sep-1914	18-Mar-1999	La invención de Morel
Leopoldo Galtieri	Head of State	15-Jul-1926	12-Jan-2003	Invaded Falklands, ran death squads
Bernardo Houssay	Scientist	10-Apr-1887	21-Sep-1971	Pituitary hormones in sugar metabolism
Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Diplomat	1-Nov-1878	5-May-1959	Diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient
Luis Leloir	Chemist	6-Sep-1906	2-Dec-1987	Conversion of carbohydrates
Evita Peron	First Lady	7-May-1919	26-Jul-1952	Don't cry for her
Juan Peron	Head of State	8-Oct-1895	1-Jul-1974	Twice President of Argentina
Guy Williams	Actor	14-Jan-1924	7-May-1989	Prof. John Robinson on Lost in Space

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