On this day in tango
Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.
Back to todaySurprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first
On this day
- 1959
Adolfo Rivas · Records Mejor así with the Orquesta Símbolo Osmar Maderna, directed by Aquiles Roggero.
- 1903
- 1913
✶ Born
Petróleo · Born in Almagro on 29 September (some sources say 1912, 1911 or 1910); grows up in Villa Devoto.
- 1924
- 1993
Petróleo · Oscar Héctor Malagrino institutes 29 September, Petróleo's birthday, as the Día del Milonguero.
- 2009
Fernando Sanchez · Dances with Naveira at the Fiesta X at La Viruta.
- 2016
Recorded on this day
The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.