1902 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President: Julio Argentino Roca

Events

• 30 April - Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case 1902 (Argentina, Chile): Commissioners receive the views of the inhabitants of the "Colonia del Valle 16 de Octubre".
• 28 May - Pacts of May: Chile and Argentina sign four protocols intended to improve relations and resolve territorial disputes.^[1]
• 29 December - The "Drago Doctrine" is put forward by Argentina's Foreign Minister Luis María Drago, stating that countries, including the USA, should not use armed force against other countries to collect debts arising from international loans.^[2]
• date unknown - The Paz Palace, Buenos Aires, is commissioned by José C. Paz, the proprietor of the city's then-second most-circulated newspaper, La Prensa.^[3]

Births

• 19 March - Manuel Seoane ("La Chancha"), footballer (died 1975)
• 22 April - Raquel Forner, Expressionist painter (died 1988)^[4]
• 9 September - Roberto Noble, politician, journalist and publisher (died 1969)^[5]
• 12 December - Juan Alberto Montes, surveyor and historian (died 1986)

Deaths

• 13 May - Zenón Rolón, Afro-Argentine musician (born 1856)
• 31 May - Rufina, daughter of Eugenio Cambaceres (born 1883; possible victim of premature burial)^[6]

See also

• 1902 in Argentine football

References

1. Joseph S. Tulchin, Francisco Rojas Aravena, Ralph H. Espach, "Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas", Stanford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8047-3608-1, ISBN 978-0-8047-3608-4
2. T S Woolsey, "Drago and the Drago Doctrine", The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 15, No. 4, July 1921
3. Frommer's Review: Círculo Militar
4. Kristin G. Congdon and Kara Kelley Hallmark (2002). Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press. pp. 78–80. ISBN 978-0-313-31544-2. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
5. Conapred
6. Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres