1986 in Argentina
The following are events from the year 1986 in Argentina.
Incumbents
President: Raúl Alfonsín[Vice President of Argentina|President of Argentina|Vice President]: Víctor Hipólito MartínezGovernors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Alejandro Armendáriz
- Governor of Corrientes Province: José Antonio Romero Feris
- Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Snopek
- Governor of Misiones Province: Ricardo Barrios Arrechea
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: José María Vernet
Events
May
- 28 May: The Mantilla-class patrol vessel PNA Prefecto Derbes of the Prefectura Naval Argentina, set fire and sink the Taiwanese-flagged trawler Chian-der 3 at a location 24 nautical miles outside the United Kingdom's Total Exclusion Zone, which covers a circle of 200 nautical miles from the centre of the Falklands Islands. Two Taiwanese fishermen are killed, while four others are injured.
June
- 22 June: In one of the most famous FIFA World Cup matches, Argentinian football player Diego Maradona scores a handball goal and then dribbles past the entire English football team to score a second goal with Argentina winning 2–1 against England.29 June: Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final. This is Argentina's second World Cup title.
July
- 29 July: Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín and Brazilian President José Sarney sign economic agreements in Buenos Aires for mutual integration; the basis for the future creation of the Southern Common Market.
December
- 24 December: The Argentine National Congress passes the Full stop law, which effectively halts further investigations and prosecutions of individuals involved in crimes committed during the dictatorship, limiting legal actions to those indicted within 60 days of the law's enactment.
Births
January
- 12 January - Dani Osvaldo, footballer
April
- 10 April - Fernando Gago, footballer
- 28 April - Jazmín Beccar Varela, actress
May
- 1 May - Diego Valeri, footballer
October
- 16 October - Franco Armani, footballer
November
- 24 November - Micaela Vázquez actress
Deaths
January
- 18 January - Edmundo Rivero, musician
June
- 6 June - Robert Stuart, cricketeer
- 9 June - Matilde Díaz Vélez, philanthropist and urbanist
- 14 June - Jorge Luis Borges, short story writer
July
- 11 July - Enrique Villegas, pianist
December
- 5 December - Roberto Escalada, actor