Tango in 1976

Osvaldo Pugliese — 6 recordings1976[1]

Alfredo De Angelis — 2 recordings1976[1]

Astor Piazzolla — 16 recordings1976[1]

Ernesto Franco leaves with the end of D'Arienzo's orchestra on 14 January, after 423 recordings.[2]

Juan D'Arienzo dies in Buenos Aires.[3]

Francisco Bastardi dies in Buenos Aires.[4]

Carlos Olmedo dies in Mar del Plata.[5]

Alberto Mastra dies in Montevideo.[6]

Osvaldo Manzi dies.[7]

Ricardo Ruiz dies in Belgrano, Buenos Aires.[8]

Marvil dies in Buenos Aires.[9]

Héctor Mauré dies of a heart attack at home in Ituzaingó, three days after his last show.[10]

Oscar Larroca dies in August, aged 54.[11]

Jorge Falcón debuts with Héctor Varela's orchestra as Jorge Falcón.[12]

Johanna Copes is born.[13]

Vanina Bilous begins classical ballet training at the Escuela Nacional de Danza María Ruanova.[14]

Sexteto Mayor receives the Premio Gardel de Oro from CAPIF.[15]

Omar Mollo founds the heavy-rock band MAM.[16]

Guillermo Fernández: First album, La dicha en mis manos.[17]

Susana Rinaldi debuts in Paris after the military coup; Olympia follows in 1977.[18]

Eladia Blázquez records El corazón al sur.[19]

Rodolfo Mederos founds Generación Cero; first album Fuera de broma 8.[20]

Juan José Mosalini tours Brazil and Paris with Susana Rinaldi's group.[21]

Amelita Baltar appears in El canto cuenta su historia.[22]

Carlos Lázzari: D'Arienzo dies in January and the orchestra dissolves.[23]

Antonio Agri forms his own string ensemble of Colón players.[24]

Leopoldo Federico: First tour of Japan, which he revisits in 1985 and 1991.[25]

Alberto Arenas records for TK with Enrique Mora's quartet.[26]

Simón Bajour goes into exile in Mexico until 1980.[27]

ESMA (Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada) — ESMA, centro clandestino de detención (1976–1983): the Navy school's Casino de Oficiales was the core of the largest clandestine detention, torture and extermination centre of1976[28]

ESMA (Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada), Buenos Aires — ESMA as a clandestine detention centre: The Navy school becomes the largest detention centre.1976[29]

Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires: tango dance in Argentina fell into general disrepute during the junta of 1976-83, so that the few remaining professional teachers were looked down1976, Oct 20, 1976[30][31][55]

Avenida 9 de Julio — Extension: 1976 Santa Fe-Arenales, 1979 Arenales-Arroyo, 1980 Arroyo-Avenida del Libertador; the last stretch made the Pasaje Seaver disappear.1976[32]

Graciela Cabrera — In 1976 and 1977 she made her first professional tours of Japan, six months with the company Argentina Tango Show1976[33]

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires — Coup of 24 March 1976: The military junta takes power.Mar 24, 1976[38]

Superintendencia de Seguridad Federal, Moreno 1417, Buenos Aires — Federal Police headquarters bombing: A Montonero bomb in the Superintendencia de Seguridad Federal.Jul 2, 1976[50]

Juan D'Arienzo — Died.Jan 14, 1976[34]

Julio Jorge Nelson — Died.Mar 6, 1976[35]

Carlos Olmedo — Died.Mar 12, 1976[36][37]

Osvaldo Manzi — Died.Apr 18, 1976[39][40]

Ricardo Ruiz — Died.Apr 20, 1976[41][42]

José Beron — Died.Apr 26, 1976[43]

José Berón — Died.Apr 26, 1976[43]

Elizardo Martínez Vilas — Died.May 8, 1976[44]

Héctor Mauré — Died.May 12, 1976[45]

Francisco Amor — Died.Jun 5, 1976[46][47]

Francisco Amor — Died.Jun 5, 1976[48]

Hugo Gutiérrez — Died.Jun 21, 1976[49]

Hugo Gutiérrez — Died.Jun 21, 1976[49]

Francisco De Caro — Died.Jul 31, 1976[51]

Oscar Larroca — Died.Aug 26, 1976[53][54]

Andrea Misse — Born.Aug 10, 1976[52]