1986 in Argentina
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The following are events from the year 1986 in Argentina.
Incumbents
[edit]Governors
[edit]- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Alejandro Armendáriz
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: José María Vernet
Events
[edit]June
[edit]- 22 June: In one of the most famous FIFA World Cup matches, Argentinian football player Diego Maradona scores a handball goal (nicknamed the "Hand of God") and then dribbles past the entire English football team to score a second goal (nicknamed "The Goal of the Century") with Argentina winning 2–1 against England.[1][2]
- 29 June: Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final. This is Argentina's second World Cup title.[3][4]
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- 12 January - Dani Osvaldo, footballer
April
[edit]- 10 April - Fernando Gago, footballer
- 28 April - Jazmín Beccar Varela, actress
May
[edit]- 1 May - Diego Valeri, footballer
October
[edit]- 16 October - Franco Armani, footballer
November
[edit]- 24 November - Micaela Vázquez actress
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 18 January - Edmundo Rivero, musician (b. 1911)
June
[edit]- 6 June - Robert Stuart, cricketeer (b. 1908)
- 9 June - Matilde Díaz Vélez, philanthropist and urbanist (b. 1899)
- 14 June - Jorge Luis Borges, short story writer (b. 1899)
July
[edit]- 11 July - Enrique Villegas, pianist (b. 1913)
December
[edit]- 5 December - Roberto Escalada, actor (b. 1914)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Diego Maradona dies: Guillem Balague on 'the magician, the cheat, the god, the flawed genius'". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Maradona lights up the world – with a helping hand". FIFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020
- ^ 1986 Final on Planet World Cup Archived 22 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Final Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine on shubhayan.com
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