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On this day in tango

9 July

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 más

Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez

Nothing recorded on 9 July plays here; the nearest, 10 July 1958

On this day

  • 1922

    ✶ Born

    Miguel Montero · Born Miguel Ángel Montero in San Miguel de Tucumán.

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  • 1982

    † Died

    Carlos Almada · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1897

    ✶ Born

    Rosita Melo · Born in Montevideo.

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  • 1915

    Eugenio Cárdenas · The magazine El Hogar publishes his décimas, Versos.

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  • 1928

    ✶ Born

    Julian Plaza · Born in General Manuel Campos, La Pampa.

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  • 1933

    ✶ Born

    José Libertella · Born Giuseppe Libertella in Calvera, Potenza, Italy.

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  • 1951

    † Died

    MARIO LESPES · Dies.

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  • 1958

    † Died

    Sofía Bozán · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1970

    † Died

    Ciriaco Ortiz · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1990

    Raúl Garello · Leads his orchestra at the Teatro Colón.

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  • 2012

    Carel Kraayenhof · Made Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 9 July.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Nada más · Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez · 1958
  2. Lagrimitas de mi corazon · Aníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz, Edmundo Rivero · 1948
  3. En otros caminos · Osvaldo Pugliese · Miguel Montero, Jorge Maciel · 1957
  4. Cimarrón de ausencia · Miguel Caló · Roberto Arrieta · 1945
  5. No la nombres corazón · Ricardo Tanturi · Juan Carlos Godoy · 1957
  6. Con mi perro · Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor · 1946
  7. Vamos corazón · Osvaldo Fresedo · Ricardo Ruiz · 1941
  8. Fuegos artificiales · Alfredo De Angelis · 1969

A word of tango

mufa

Bad luck

Hear it said · 62:50MANO A MANO - Entrevista a SOLEDAD DEL VALLE - Versión del tango "Entre tu amor y mi amor".

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