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On this day in tango

11 June

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

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Mi viejo reloj

Aníbal Troilo

Recorded 11 June 1963

On this day

  • 1888

    ✶ Born

    José Sentis · Born in Tarragona.

    www.wikidata.org

  • 1947

    Tino García · First recordings with D'Agostino: Alma de bohemio and Era en otro Buenos Aires.

    10 June 1947 · www.todotango.com

  • 1943

    Jorge Ortiz · Last Caló recording, the milonga Pobre negra.

    10 June 1943 · www.todotango.com

  • 1888

    ✶ Born

    Samuel Linnig · Born in Montevideo.

    12 June 1888 · www.todotango.com

  • 1905

    ✶ Born

    Horacio A. Castellanos · Born in Montevideo.

    10 June 1905 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1905

    ✶ Born

    Pintín Castellanos · Born in central Montevideo.

    10 June 1905 · www.todotango.com

  • 1924

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Di Filippo · Born in Peyrano, Santa Fe.

    12 June 1924 · www.todotango.com

  • 1925

    Samuel Linnig · His last play, Puente Alsina, premieres at the Teatro Nacional, with Campana de plata.

    10 June 1925 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1942

    † Died

    Julio César Sanders · Dies in Quilmes.

    10 June 1942 · www.todotango.com

  • 1945

    † Died

    José Luis Padula · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    12 June 1945 · www.todotango.com

  • 1948

    Mingo Pugliese · Starts dancing tango in the salons; 12 June 1948 is later counted as his start date.

    12 June 1948 · elfirulete.wordpress.com

  • 1963

    † Died

    Carlos Lenzi · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    10 June 1963 · www.todotango.com

  • 1998

    Mingo Pugliese · More than 700 people attend a free gala at Salón El Pial on 12 June marking his 50 years in tango.

    12 June 1998 · elfirulete.wordpress.com

  • 2024

    † Died

    Julio Pane · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    12 June 2024 · es.wikipedia.org

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Mi viejo reloj · Aníbal Troilo · 1963
  2. Cuento azul · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · 1943
  3. Nos encontramos al pasar · Lucio Demare · Horacio Quintana · 1945
  4. A oscuras · Edgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos · 1941
  5. Bailarín compadrito · Alfredo De Angelis · Oscar Larroca · 1953
  6. Poema · Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida · 1935
  7. Qué me importa · Francisco Lomuto · 1927
  8. No quiero verte llorar · Roberto Firpo · Carlos Varela · 1937

A word of tango

tano

An Italian person (slang)

Hear it said · 9:05GABRIEL ANGIÓ Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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