Tango in 1909

Arturo Gallucci: Born in San Cristóbal; grows up in his parents' variety troupe, Los Fregolini.[1]

Alberto Echague: Born Juan de Dios Osvaldo Rodríguez Bonfanti in Rosario.[2]

Héctor Palacios: Born in Rosario.[3]

Victor D'Amario: Born in Los Hornos, La Plata.[4]

Félix Gutiérrez: Born in Mar del Plata.[5]

Carlos Varela: Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Flores.[6]

Antonio Arcieri: Born in Buenos Aires.[7]

Cristóbal Herreros: Born in Barcelona.[8]

Alfredo Malerba: Born (Rosario according to Wikipedia; Buenos Aires according to Todo Tango).[9]

Carlos Waiss: Born in Buenos Aires to Russian immigrant parents.[10]

Alberto Mastra: Born in La Aguada, Montevideo.[11]

Juan José Guichandut: Born in Barracas.[12]

Héctor Gagliardi: Born in Buenos Aires.[13]

Roberto Maida arrives in Buenos Aires with his family, who settle in Balvanera near the Mercado Spinetto.[14]

Roberto Lino Cayol: His comedies El anzuelo and La buena mentira win the first two prizes in Última Hora's contest; Pablo Podestá stages them at the Apolo.[15]

Francisco Bastardi debuts as an actor with Pablo Podestá at the Teatro Apolo.[16]

Eduardo Arolas composes Una noche de garufa by ear; Canaro and Carlos Hernani Macchi write it down.[17]

Carlos Hernani Macchi writes down Eduardo Arolas's first tango, Una noche de garufa.[18]

Cayetano Puglisi arrives in Buenos Aires with his family.[19]

Graciano de Leone takes up the bandoneon at Eduardo Arolas's urging.[20]

Juan de Dios Filiberto: Around age 24 enrols at a conservatory to study violin and theory, later winning a scholarship with Alberto Williams.[21]

Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi records La basura with orchestra for Columbia.[22]

Una noche de garufa — Composed by Eduardo Arolas.1909[23]

La morocha — Sung by Lola Membrives.1909[24]

Guardia Vieja — decretos de expulsión de extranjeros1909[25][31]

Copenhagen — Copenhagen: in 1909 the violinist and dance-music composer Jacob Gade, later the author of the tango Jalousie, was hired by the Hotel Bristol, in front1909[26]

Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina — Electric network: by about 1909 the company owned 3,000 of the city's 4,000 electric trams and 80% of its 875 km of track; it also1909[27]

Esquina de Callao y Quintana, Buenos Aires — Assassination of Ramón Falcón: The police chief is killed by the anarchist Simón Radowitzky.Nov 14, 1909[38]

Bernabé Simarra — He began his career in 1909 by winning the carnival dance contest of the city of Buenos Aires1909[28]

Alberto Echagüe — Born.Mar 8, 1909[29]

José Sala — Born.Apr 24, 1909[30]

José Sala — Born.Apr 24, 1909[30]

Victor D'Amario — Born.May 5, 1909[32][33]

Félix Gutiérrez — Born.May 19, 1909[34][35]

Carlos Varela — Born.Jul 16, 1909[36][37]

Lely Morel — Born.Nov 25, 1909[39]