On this day in tango

17 January

Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.

Surprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first

Record of the day

Osvaldo Fresedo

Recorded 17 January 1932

On this day

1909
✶ Born
Arturo Gallucci · Born in San Cristóbal; grows up in his parents' variety troupe, Los Fregolini.
www.todotango.com
2026
Quinteto Ángel · 25th-anniversary milonga in Aarhus on 17 January.
www.quintetoangel.de
1991
† Died
Ángel D'Agostino · Dies in Buenos Aires.
16 January 1991 · es.wikipedia.org
1958
Roberto Florio · Last Di Sarli recording, Adiós corazón.
16 January 1958 · www.todotango.com
1986
† Died
Edmundo Rivero · Dies in Buenos Aires.
18 January 1986 · www.todotango.com
1896
✶ Born
Rosita Quiroga · Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in La Boca.
16 January 1896 · www.todotango.com
1903
✶ Born
Luis Petrucelli · Born in Buenos Aires.
18 January 1903 · www.todotango.com
1904
✶ Born
Alejandro Scarpino · Born in Buenos Aires.
16 January 1904 · www.todotango.com
1914
✶ Born
Oscar Rubens · Born in Buenos Aires.
18 January 1914 · www.todotango.com
1924
Ernesto Ponzio · Kills a man in Rosario and is sentenced to a long prison term.
18 January 1924 · es.wikipedia.org
1953
† Died
José María Rizzuti · Dies.
16 January 1953 · www.todotango.com
2011
Gustavo Rosas · Guest DJ with his vinyl records at Practica X.
18 January 2011 · practicax.blogspot.com
2021
† Died
Juan Carlos Copes · Dies on 16 January in Florida, Buenos Aires province, aged 89.
16 January 2021 · www.lanacion.com.ar

The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.

An act or attitude of a gil (a gullible person)