1853 – NATIONAL CONSTITUTION. In the city of Santa Fe, the National Constitution was promulgated, laying the foundations for the Argentine Confederation, made up of thirteen provinces. The text was rejected by Buenos Aires, which separated from the confederation and constituted the State of Buenos Aires, which lasted until 1859.
1886 – GENERAL STRIKE. A workers’ strike begins in the city of Chicago (Illinois, USA) demanding an eight-hour workday instead of the twelve and up to 18 that they had to comply with.
1938 – GIANNI LUNADEI IS BORN. The Italian film, theater and television actor Gianni Lunadei, with an outstanding career in Argentina, was born in Rome. He was part of the successful television program Mesa de Noticias, hosted by Juan Carlos Mesa between 1983 and 1987. He worked in 17 movies.
1941 – CITIZEN KANE. At the RKO Palace on Broadway (New York, USA) the film Citizen Kane (Citizen Kane), debut film by American filmmaker and actor Orson Wells, premieres. The film became a Hollywood classic and one of the most important in the history of cinema for its aesthetics and narrative.
1952 – EVA PERON. First lady María Eva Duarte de Perón delivers her last public speech in Plaza de Mayo, before a crowd gathered for Labor Day. “Evita” died shortly after, on July 26, 1952, due to uterine cancer.
1966 – THE BEATLES. The British pop rock band The Beatles perform for the last time before the public of their country in a stadium. It was at the Empire Pool in Wembley before 10,000 people attending the New Musical Express, in which various bands participated. The Liverpool band performed five songs and the concert was not filmed.
1969 – FILOL DEBUTS. With the Quilmes shirt, goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, considered one of the best in history, makes his debut in the First Division of Argentine soccer. It was in the defeat of the “beer” team by 6 to 3 against Huracán.
1975 – THE ROLLING STONES. The British rock band The Rolling Stones announce their tour “Tour of the Americas ’75” performing “Brown Sugar” in the back of a truck on Fifth Avenue in the New York district of Manhattan. It was the first tour with Ron Wood as guitarist for the “Stones”.
1980 – COLOR TV. The host Pinky presents the first color television transmission in Argentina, in which there were around 300,000 color televisions at that time. The first images were broadcast by the state channel Argentina Televisora Color and Channel 13 of Buenos Aires. “Ladies and gentlemen, with you, color television,” said Pinky.
1990 – FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS. Channel 9 of Buenos Aires broadcasts the first chapter of the successful series “Friends are friends”, starring Carlos Calvo and Pablo Rago. The series, which lasted four seasons, scored up to 53 points of ratings in prime time.
1994 – AYRTON SENNA. In an accident during the Monaco Grand Prix, Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, three-time Formula 1 world champion and considered one of the best drivers in history, dies at the age of 34. More than a million people attended his funeral in Brazil.
1995 – TANDARICA PASSES AWAY. At the age of 59, the Romanian actor and humorist Tandarica (Alexandru Veteranyi), who gained great popularity in Argentine cinema, theater and television in the 1980s, dies in Buenos Aires.
2005 – LIONEL MESSI. Argentine striker Lionel Messi converts his first official goal with the Spanish Barcelona shirt. It was in the victory of the “Blaugrana” team at home against Albacete by 2-0, with an exquisite definition of “La flea” over the rival goalkeeper.
2022 – WORKER’S DAY. Labor Day is celebrated in memory of the workers sentenced to death and executed after the strike of May 1, 1886 in Chicago (USA) demanding an eight-hour work day.
