Tango in 1916

Francisco Canaro — 5 recordings1916[1]

Leo Lipesker: Born in Rosario.[2]

Enrique Mario Francini: Born in San Fernando; moves young to Campana.[3]

Andrés Falgás: Born in Caballito, Buenos Aires.[4]

Luis Caruso: Born in Buenos Aires.[5]

Floreal Ruiz: Born in the barrio of Flores, son of an anarchist father.[6]

Maruja Pacheco Huergo: Born in Buenos Aires.[7]

Juan Cambareri: Born in Viedma, Río Negro.[8]

Wiera Gran: Born in Białystok.[9]

Domingo Federico: Born in Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires.[10]

Horacio Salgan: Born in Buenos Aires near the Mercado del Abasto.[11]

Hipólito Caron: Born in Buenos Aires.[12]

Raúl Iriarte: Born Rafael Fiorentino in Barracas; months later the family moves to San Isidro.[13]

Héctor Stamponi: Born in Campana, Buenos Aires Province.[14]

Eduardo Talián: Born in Buenos Aires.[15]

Enrique Francini: Born in San Fernando; the family soon moves to Campana.[16]

José Luis Padula: Composed “Nueve de julio” (1916).[17][26]

Eduardo Arolas: Composed “Derecho viejo” (1916).[18][38]

Francisco Lomuto plays piano in a quartet with Pedro Maffia at the Café Monterrey.[19]

Francisco Brancatti: The Brancatti-Lara duo is hired for the independence centenary in Tucumán, then tours Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal.[20]

Eduardo Pereyra writes El africano at fifteen and tours the country with the Roma-Marchesi company until 1917.[21]

Adolfo Avilés writes his first tango, El amasijo, first played at the Café Domínguez.[22]

Joaquín Mora enters the Santa Cecilia conservatory, graduating as a piano teacher in 1921.[23]

Guillermo Barbieri begins a guitar duo with Luciano Gardelli.[24]

Bachicha travels with Firpo's group to Montevideo, where some historians place the first playing of "La cumparsita" at Café La Giralda.[25]

Rafael Iriarte plays at El Quijote, opposite the Teatro Nacional on Corrientes.[27]

Cayetano Puglisi joins Roberto Firpo's orchestra as second violin, debuting at the Royal Pigall.[28]

Ángel Domingo Riverol accompanies the Greco-Riverol duo at the Teatro Casino.[29]

Horacio Pettorossi joins José Podestá's company, accompanying Ignacio Corsini.[30]

Juan Carlos Cobian plays in a trio with Eduardo Arolas and Tito Roccatagliata at the cabaret Montmartre.[31]

Luis Teisseire: Entrada prohibida, with words by his brother Germán, appears.[32]

Samuel Castriota: Lita, later Mi noche triste with words by Pascual Contursi, is dated to this year.[33]

FRANCISCO PRACÁNICO writes Monte protegido, his first piece, premiered at the Círculo de Obreros.[34]

Juan Guido: His quintet plays the Café La Morocha, the bar Los Leones and, for nearly a year, the Tabarís.[35]

Roberto Firpo gives the first performance of La cumparsita at the café La Giralda in Montevideo.[36]

Ángel Villoldo publishes Cantos populares argentinos for the centenary of independence.[37]

Augusto Berto writes La payanca, published in 1917.[39]

Graciano de Leone stands in for Roberto Firpo at the Armenonville.[40]

Domingo Santa Cruz plays about two months at Café Tupí Nambá in Montevideo.[41]

Mi noche triste — Lyrics by Pascual Contursi.1916[42]

El flete — 1916[43]

Entrada prohibida — 1916[44]

Mi noche triste — 1916[45]

Guardia Vieja — New York: after Bonnie Glass retired, the restaurateur Joe Pani hired Valentino to dance the tango with Joan Sawyer; they toured eastern cities on the1916[46]

Buenos Aires — Yrigoyen elected president: The first president elected under secret suffrage.1916[47]

El Rusito Elías — His name was Elías Borovsky (the r became s through an official's error); born in Buenos Aires in 19161916[48]

Derecho viejo — Eduardo Arolas's Derecho viejo is premiered in 1916, though it was composed years earlier.1916[50]

Torre Monumental, Buenos Aires — Torre Monumental inaugurated: The British community gives the tower.May 24, 1916[56]

El marne — Enrique Delfino's tango, first called Belgique, is premiered in December 1916.Dec 1916[62]

La cumparsita — Premiered at Confitería La Giralda.1916[49]

Andrés Falgás — Born.Jan 15, 1916[51]

Enrique Francini — Born.Feb 14, 1916[52]

Enrique Francini — Born.Feb 14, 1916[52]

Floreal Ruiz — Born.Mar 29, 1916[53]

Roberto Nievas Blanco — Born.Apr 28, 1916[54]

Julio Ahumada — Born.May 12, 1916[55]

Domingo Federico — Born.Jun 4, 1916[57]

Horacio Salgan — Born.Jun 15, 1916[58][59][60]

Roberto Beltran — Born.Jun 17, 1916[61]

Tití Rossi — Born.Dec 8, 1916[63]

Héctor Stamponi — Born.Dec 24, 1916[65][66]

Guardia Vieja — Occurred at Café El Nacional.Dec 22, 1916[64]