1902 in Argentina

none 1902 Incumbents President: Julio Argentino Roca Governors Buenos Aires Province: Bernardo de Irigoyen Cordoba: José Manuel Álvarez Mendoza Province: Elías Villanueva Vice Governors Buenos Aires Province: Alfredo Demarchi (until 1 May); Adolfo Saldías (starting 1 May) Events 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.Joseph S. Tulchin, Francisco Rojas Aravena, Ralph H. Espach, "Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas", Stanford University Press, 1998, 0-8047-3608-1, 978-0-8047-3608-4 4 June – Settlement of Afrikaner Boers in Argentina begins.http://www.elpatagonico.net/nota/153787/ The government commemorated the 110th anniversary of the arrival of the Boer pioneers in Comodoro Rivadavia El patagónico Spanish 2 February 2014 20 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140220012702/http://www.elpatagonico.net/nota/153787/ dead 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.Edelman Ángel 1991 Primera historia del Neuquén: recuerdos territorianos Early history of Neuquén: Territorial memories 978-9-502-11017-2 Plus Ultra 20 November – The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary case, a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile, is decided in Argentina's favour.https://legal.un.org/riaa/cases/vol_IX/37-49.pdf The Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case United Nations 5 October 2024 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.T S Woolsey, "Drago and the Drago Doctrine", The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 15, No. 4, July 1921 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.Frommer's Review: Círculo Militar Births 16 February - Yolanda Carenzo, pianist (died 1968)2021-02-16 Un día como hoy, nacía la "Niña Yolanda" https://radiodon.com.ar/2021/02/16/un-dia-como-hoy-nacia-la-nina-yolanda/ 2021-07-02 RADIO DON es 19 March - Manuel Seoane ("La Chancha"), footballer (died 1975) 22 April - Raquel Forner, Expressionist painter (died 1988)Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary 78–80 Kristin G. Congdon and Kara Kelley Hallmark Greenwood Press 2002 https://books.google.com/books?id=h1oeV7vkPQIC 2009-05-09 978-0-313-31544-2 9 September - Roberto Noble, politician, journalist and publisher (died 1969)http://www.conapred.org.mx/estudios/docs/E-20-2006.pdf Conapred 2014-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090226061921/http://www.conapred.org.mx/estudios/docs/E-20-2006.pdf 2009-02-26 dead 12 December - Juan Alberto Montes, surveyor and historian (died 1986) Deaths 13 May - Zenón Rolón, Afro-Argentine musician (born 1856) 31 May - Rufina, daughter of Eugenio Cambaceres (born 1883; possible victim of premature burial)Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres See also 1902 in Argentine football References 1902 in Category:History of Argentina (1880–1916) Category:Years of the 20th century in Argentina Argentina