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
- 2014
† Died
Leopoldo Federico · Dies at the Sanatorio de la Trinidad in Palermo; his wake is held at the Legislatura porteña.
- 1896
✶ Born
Rafael Rossi · Born in Mercedes (28 December by his own account; some authors give the 30th).
- 2009
Tete Rusconi · Last performance, at Salón Canning on 28 December.
- 2023
Stella Baez · Teaches with Ernesto Balmaceda at La Nacional, Buenos Aires, on 28 December.
Recorded on this day
The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.