The ephemeris of the day: what happened on September 24 | Events in Argentina and around the world

In ephemeris of September 24 These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1812. The battle of Tucumán is fought. The Army of the North, under the command of Manuel Belgrano, is measured against the realistic forces of Pío Tristán. The Spaniards suffer 240 losses against 65 of the Creoles, in a fight marked by a storm of lobsters during its development. The triumph of Belgrano represents the most important military victory of the War of Independence on the present territory of Argentina.

● 1928. René Lavand was born. He lost his right hand as a child in an accident and became one of the world’s most famous conjurers. An expert in the use of cards, he has amazed generations with his one-handed tricks and the slogan “It can’t be slowed down!” He died in 2015 in Tandil.

● 1928. The groups start working in Buenos Aires. At 20 cents a ticket, the first line joined Plaza de Mayo with Floresta. It was an initiative of taxi drivers, which is why it was originally called “collective taxi”. Despite the fact that the automobile passenger transport service was already operational in Europe since the end of the 19th century, popular mythology places it as an Argentine invention. The date is known in the country as Bus Driver’s Day.

● 1940. Amelita Baltar was born. He started out as a folk singer, but then moved on to tango. It was the female voice of Maria from Buenos Aires, the opera by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer, in 1968. In 1969, he sang “Balada para un loco”, Piazzolla’s greatest success.

● 1988. Ben Johnson wins the 100-meter final at the Seoul Olympics. He does so with a world record: 9.79. However, a few days later, he will be sanctioned for doping and the Olympic medal will be withdrawn from him, which will go to his great rival, Carl Lewis. Johnson received a two-year suspension.

● 1991. Appear no matter. Nirvana’s album catapults the group led by grounge representative Kurt Cobain to world fame. The album is considered one of the best of the 90s and in rock history.

● 2000. Death of the correntino poet Francisco Madariaga. He was only 73 years old. His work began with the publication of The little gallows, in 1954. It was followed The cages of the sun, Birth crime, The terrors of luck, Arrival of a jaguar at the gate, A mobile watercolor and In no man’s land, among other titles.

● 2017. María Julia Alsogaray dies. Icon of the corruption of menemism, Álvaro Alsogaray’s daughter was 74 years old. He made a career out of his father’s shadow, defending the ideas of a free market and economic deregulation. Along with Menem, he was in charge of the privatization of ENTEL and Somisa, and later he headed the National Administration of National Parks. By the time of his death, he had accumulated six convictions for corruption cases in the public service.