2013 Event Former President of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla dies in a jail in Marcos Paze, Buenos Aires 1997 Event Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome and Stockholm are finalists for 2004 Olympics site 1994 Event Bomb attack on Jewish center AMIA in Buenos Aires, 86 killed 1992 Event 28 killed in truck bombing of Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Islamic Jihad 1990 Death Manuel Puig, Argentina writer (Buenos Aires Affair), dies at 57 1988 Event Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires 1988 Event "Sledge Hammer!" last aires on ABC-TV 1985 Event Junta leaders Videla and Massera sentenced in Buenos Aires 1978 Event Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires 1978 Birthday Mia Maestro, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, actress, known for playing Nadia Santos in 'Alias' television series 1976 Birthday Paola Suarez, born in Pergamino, Argentina, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Buenos Aires 1976 Birthday Yamila Diaz, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, model, cover model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1975 Birthday Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer 1973 Birthday Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1993 Belgium doubles 1972 Birthday Hernan Gumy, born in Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star 1971 Birthday Florencia Labat, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1992 Austrian 1963 Birthday Veronica Gamba, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, playmate, November, 1983 1962 Birthday Veronica Ribot-Canales, Buenos Aires Argentina, U.S. diver 1996 Olympics 1960 Event Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires 1958 Birthday Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, astronaut 1957 Event Pablo Neruda arrested in Buenos Aires 1951 Birthday Olivia Hussey, born in Buenos Aires, actress, Romeo and Juliet, Death on Nile 1951 Event Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan and Eva Peron in Buenos Aires 1951 Event 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina) 1950 Birthday Augusto Gen'un Alcalde, Buenos Aires, 1st South American Zen teacher 1945 Birthday Claude D. Marks, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1945 Event Federico Garcia Lorca's "La Casa," premieres in Buenos Aires 1942 Birthday Daniel Barenboim, Buenos Aires Argentinia, pianist/conductor 1941 Birthday Martha Argerich, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pianist, debut 1949 1934 Birthday Mario Davidovsky, born in Buenos Aires, Argentinia, composer, Synchronisms 1934 Birthday Linda Cristal, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, actress, Victoria-High Chapparal 1932 Birthday Lalo Schifrin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, composer 1930 Birthday Alejandro Rey, Buenos Aires, actor, Carlos-Flying Nun 1928 Event Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on President-elect Herbert Hoover 1928 Event Bomb attack on Italians embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die 1925 Birthday Nina Bara, Buenos Aires Arg, actress, Tonga-Space Patrol 1924 Birthday Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director, Monday's Child 1919 Event Semana Tragica (Tragic Week): Bloodbath in Buenos Aires 1916 Birthday Alberto E. Ginastera, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer, Panambi 1916 Birthday Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor, Les Miserables 1915 Birthday Fernando Lamas, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor, "You look marvelous" 1909 Birthday Lynette Roberts, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Evelyn Beatrice Roberts, poet, studied at London's Central School for Arts and Crafts, Faber and Faber published works, 'Poems', 'Gods with stainless ears; a heroic poem' 1862 Birthday Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer, Etrerno Reposo 1853 Event Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859) 1833 Event Charles Darwin begins return trip to Buenos Aires 1833 Event Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires 1833 Event Charles Darwin departs to Buenos Aires 1808 Event Battle of Buenos Aires 1806 Event Buenos Aires captured by British 1806 Event English under commodore Popham/col Beresford reach Buenos Aires 1536 Event Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires
