On this day in tango

28 August

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

Juan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde

Recorded 28 August 1945

On this day

1902
✶ Born
Agustin Irusta · Born in Rosario.
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1903
✶ Born
Agustin Irusta · Born in Rosario (Gobello gives 1902).
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1889
✶ Born
Egidio Pittaluga · Born.
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1899
✶ Born
Pedro Maffia · Born in Balvanera, Buenos Aires; later raised in Flores.
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1959
† Died
Ivo Pelay · Dies in Buenos Aires.
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2026
Milena Plebs · Honoured for 40 years in tango at Tango BA / the World Tango Championship, Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires (28 August): a talk with Corina de la Rosa, DJ Nel Mastro and Compañía Rumores de Milonga, and a milonga danced with Juan Malizia and...
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