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On this day in tango

9 March

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

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Record of the day

Nada

Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte

Recorded 9 March 1944

On this day

  • 2003

    Gabriela Sanguinetti · Wins the first Tango Salón world title at Estadio Obras.

    web.archive.org

  • 2003

    Enrique Usales · Wins the first Tango Salón world title at Estadio Obras.

    web.archive.org

  • 2010

    Damian Rosenthal · Another Practica X Desafío with Ruiz.

    practicax.blogspot.com

  • 1901

    ✶ Born

    Enrique Rodríguez · Born.

    8 March 1901 · www.todotango.com

  • 1909

    ✶ Born

    Alberto Echague · Born.

    8 March 1909 · www.todotango.com

  • 1913

    ✶ Born

    Enrique Campos · Born.

    10 March 1913 · www.todotango.com

  • 1911

    ✶ Born

    Jorge Omar · Born.

    10 March 1911 · www.todotango.com

  • 1986

    † Died

    Teófilo Ibáñez · Dies.

    10 March 1986 · www.todotango.com

  • 1885

    ✶ Born

    Juan de Dios Filiberto · Born.

    8 March 1885 · www.todotango.com

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Manuel Jovés · Born.

    8 March 1886 · www.todotango.com

  • 1984

    † Died

    José Canet · Dies.

    10 March 1984 · www.todotango.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Nada · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · 1944
  2. Manoblanca · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1944
  3. Sacale punta · Edgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos · 1938
  4. Tú, el cielo y tú · Francisco Canaro · Guillermo Coral · 1945
  5. En el lago azul · José Basso · Floreal Ruiz · 1959
  6. Bien criolla y bien porteña · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte, Luis Tolosa · 1945
  7. El desafío · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · 1944
  8. El espejo de tus ojos · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1944

A word of tango

otario

Naive; a sucker

Hear it said · 18:3612 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas

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