1881 in Argentina

Events in the year 1881 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President: Julio Argentino Roca
• Vice President: Francisco Bernabé Madero

Events

• 23 July – A boundary treaty is signed by Argentina and the neighbouring country of Chile. The treaty is signed in Buenos Aires by Bernardo de Irigoyen, on the part of Argentina, and Francisco de Borja Echeverría, on the part of Chile, with the aim to establish a precise and exact borderline between the two countries based on the uti possidetis juris principle. Despite dividing largely unexplored lands, the treaty lays the groundwork for nearly all of Chile's and Argentina's current 5600 km^[1] of shared borders.
• date unknown – The depreciated peso moneda corriente is replaced by the paper peso moneda nacional (national currency, (m$n or $m/n) at a rate of 25 to 1, the new currency is used until 1969^[2]

Births

• 19 February – Gabino Coria Peñaloza, poet and lyricist (died 1975)^[3]
• 29 June – Ada Cornaro, actress and tango dancer (died 1961)
• 24 December - Delfina Bunge, writer and philanthropist (died 1952)

Deaths

• 6 October – Paul Günther Lorentz, German-born botanist (born 1835)

References

1. See Libro de Defensa de Chile CONTINUIDAD: HISTORIA Y GEOGRAFÍA
2. Billetesargentinos.com.ar (Spanish), Billegesgarentinos.com.ar Billetes argentinos site. Spanish version is more detailed.
3. "Gabino Coria Peñaloza". Todo Tango.