1944 in Argentina
Events from the year 1944 in Argentina.
Incumbents
- President: Pedro Pablo Ramírez ; Edelmiro Julián Farrell
- Vice president: vacant ; Juan Perón
Governors
- Buenos Aires Province:
- * until 5 January: Faustino J. Legón
- * 5 January-5 May: Julio O. Ojea
- * 5 May-19 July: Luis García Mata
- * 19 July-27 December: Juan Carlos Sanguinetti
- * from 27 December: Roberto M. Vanetta
- Mendoza Province: Aristóbulo Vargas Belmonte
Vice Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: vacant
Events
January
- 15 January – 1944 San Juan earthquake, produces nearly 7000 deaths, 12000 injured and destroyed the 90% of building in the city
- 22 January – Juan Perón and Eva Perón met during a fundraising for the aforementioned earthquake.
February
- Pedro Ramírez resigns as president, being replaced by Edelmiro Farrell
March
- Bernardo Houssay, Juan Lewis and Eduardo Menendez establish the ''Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental''
June
- Juan Perón is appointed vice president.
- The United States and Britain remove their ambassadors from Argentina.
August
- The United States confiscate Argentine gold located in the US, and forbid commerce with Argentina.
October
- Sanction of the Rural laborer statute
November
- 16 November: First issue of the Rico Tipo comic book
Ongoing
- Argentina keeps a neutral stance in World War II, amid foreign pressure to join the war
Births
- 9 May – Paulina Vinderman, poet and translator
- 2 July – Vicente de la Mata, footballer
- 25 September – Susana Viau, journalist
- date unknown – Susana Giménez, model, actress and TV presenter