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On this day in tango

16 February

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La naranja nacio verde

Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán, Héctor Castel

Recorded 16 February 1944

On this day

  • 1861

    ✶ Born

    Ángel Villoldo · Born in Barracas, in the south of Buenos Aires.

    es.wikipedia.org

  • 1907

    ✶ Born

    Francisco Flores del Campo · Born in Santiago de Chile.

    es.wikipedia.org

  • 1961

    † Died

    Juan Pedro Castillo · Dies.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1963

    † Died

    Edgardo Donato · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    15 February 1963 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Esposito Genaro · Born in San Telmo, Buenos Aires.

    17 February 1886 · www.todotango.com

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Tano Genaro · Born in Buenos Aires.

    17 February 1886 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1892

    ✶ Born

    Jesús Fernández Blanco · Born in Cuenca de Campos, Spain.

    15 February 1892 · www.todotango.com

  • 1907

    ✶ Born

    Juan Giliberti · Born in Buenos Aires.

    15 February 1907 · www.wikidata.org

  • 1973

    † Died

    Juan Carlos Marambio Catán · Dies in Mendoza.

    15 February 1973 · www.todotango.com

  • 1991

    † Died

    Roberto Di Filippo · Dies.

    15 February 1991 · www.todotango.com

  • 1999

    † Died

    Tania · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    17 February 1999 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2010

    † Died

    Gabriel Clausi · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    17 February 2010 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2014

    Pablo Rodríguez · Performs with Corina Herrera at Stars Planetango XII in Moscow.

    17 February 2014 · www.youtube.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. La naranja nacio verde · Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán, Héctor Castel · 1944
  2. Nieve en el alma · Roberto Firpo · Teófilo Ibáñez · 1928
  3. Gurrumina · Francisco Canaro · 1927

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