1986 in Argentina
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The following are events from the year 1986 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Alejandro Armendáriz
- Governor of Corrientes Province: José Antonio Romero Feris
- Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Snopek
- Governor of Misiones Province: Ricardo Barrios Arrechea
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: José María Vernet
Events
May
- 28 May: The Mantilla-class patrol vessel PNA Prefecto Derbes of the Prefectura Naval Argentina, set fire and sink the Taiwanese-flagged trawler Chian-der 3 at a location 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) outside the United Kingdom's Total Exclusion Zone, which covers a circle of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from the centre of the Falklands Islands. Two Taiwanese fishermen are killed, while four others are injured.[1]
June
- 22 June: In one of the most famous FIFA World Cup matches, Argentinian football player Diego Maradona scores a handball goal (nicknamed the "Hand of God") and then dribbles past the entire English football team to score a second goal (nicknamed "The Goal of the Century") with Argentina winning 2–1 against England.[2][3]
- 29 June: Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final. This is Argentina's second World Cup title.[4][5]
July
- 29 July: Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín and Brazilian President José Sarney sign economic agreements in Buenos Aires for mutual integration; the basis for the future creation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).[6]
December
- 24 December: The Argentine National Congress passes the Full stop law (Ley de Punto Final), which effectively halts further investigations and prosecutions of individuals involved in crimes committed during the dictatorship, limiting legal actions to those indicted within 60 days of the law's enactment.[7]
Births
January
- 12 January - Dani Osvaldo, footballer
April
- 10 April - Fernando Gago, footballer
- 28 April - Jazmín Beccar Varela, actress
May
- 1 May - Diego Valeri, footballer
October
- 16 October - Franco Armani, footballer
November
- 24 November - Micaela Vázquez actress
Deaths
January
- 18 January - Edmundo Rivero, musician (b. 1911)
June
- 6 June - Robert Stuart, cricketeer (b. 1908)
- 9 June - Matilde Díaz Vélez, philanthropist and urbanist (b. 1899)
- 14 June - Jorge Luis Borges, short story writer (b. 1899)
July
- 11 July - Enrique Villegas, pianist (b. 1913)
December
- 5 December - Roberto Escalada, actor (b. 1914)
See also
References
- ^ "Un guardacostas argentino hunde un pesquero de Taiwan en aguas reclamadas por Buenos Aires". El País (in Spanish). 30 May 1986.
- ^ "Diego Maradona dies: Guillem Balague on 'the magician, the cheat, the god, the flawed genius'". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Maradona lights up the world – with a helping hand". FIFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020
- ^ 1986 Final on Planet World Cup Archived 22 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Final Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine on shubhayan.com
- ^ Pacto Brasil-Argentina tem adesão do Uruguai (primeira página do 1° caderno), Folha de S.Paulo (30 de julho de 1986)
- ^ Bravo, Carlos A.; Macris, Antonio J. (23 December 1986). "Ley 23.492 Promulgada 24 de diciembre de 1986". servicios.infoleg.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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