1940 in Argentina

none 1940 Events from the year 1940 in Argentina Incumbents President: Roberto María Ortiz (UCR-A – Concordancia) Vice President: Ramón Castillo Governors Buenos Aires Province: until 7 March: Manuel Fresco 7 March-13 March: Luis Cassinelli 13 March-27 May: Octavio R. Amadeo 27 May-4 June: Carlos Herrera from 4 June: Octavio R. Amadeo Cordoba: Amadeo Sabattini then Santiago del Castillo Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Corominas Segura Vice Governors Buenos Aires Province: Aurelio Amodeo (until 7 March); vacant thereafter (starting 7 March) Events January February Intervention of the Catamarca Province March Intervention of the Buenos Aires province April May June President Ortiz takes leave from work because of diabetes July August Construction of the first airplane made in Argentina, a curtiss 75 Ortiz, during his leave from work, offers his resignation to the Congress amid a political controversy. The Congress does not accept it. September October November The Congress discusses a proposal for economic reactivation made by minister Federico Pinedo December Juan Tonazzi is appointed minister of War. He rearranges the top military personnel, promoting supporters of Agustín Pedro Justo Date unknown Radio El Mundo starts the radio drama Los Pérez García, which would last up to 1969 Ongoing Argentina keeps a neutral stance in World War II, amid foreign pressure to join the war Births April 9 - Chunchuna Villafañe, model, actress and architect April 30 - Ermindo Onega, footballer (died 1979) May 15 - Carlos Bielicki, chess master July 7 - Dora Baret, actress August 17 - Eduardo Mignogna, film director and screenwriter (died 2006) September 24 - Amelita Baltar, tango singer October 17 - Carlos Heller, executive, cooperative banking leader, and politician November 18 - Susana Ruiz Cerutti, lawyer and politician (died 2024) date unknown Cacho Espíndola, actor Alicia Dujovne Ortiz, journalist* Esteban Courtalon Esther Norma Arrostito Graciela Paraskevaidis Guillermo José Garlatti Guillermo Saucedo Gustavo Bergalli Horacio Usandizaga Jesús Taboada Jorge Ginarte Jorge Kissling José Rubinstein Juan Carlos Maccarone Juan Paletta Juan Rosai Leonardo Henrichsen Luis Brandoni Luis Cubilla Maria Teresa Luengo Mario Acuña María Cristina Laurenz Miguel Ángel Loayza Nacha Guevara Nestor Combin Osvaldo Lamborghini Osvaldo Álvarez Guerrero Raúl Zaffaroni Roberto Matosas Rodolfo Mederos Román Quinos Silvio Marzolini Wálter Machado da Silva Deaths Enrique Mosconi Manuel Musto See also List of Argentine films of 1940 Bibliography 1940-1949 Romero Luis Alberto 2010 Clarín Buenos Aires 978-987-07-0874-2 1940 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Argentina Argentina