1996 in Argentina
The following are events from the year 1996 in Argentina.
Incumbents
President: Carlos Menem[Vice President of Argentina|President of Argentina|Vice President]: Carlos RuckaufGovernors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
- Governor of Corrientes Province: Raúl Rolando Romero Feris
- Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
- Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
- Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Nestor Kirchner
- Governor of Tucumán Province: Antonio Domingo Bussi
Events
May
- 23 May: The sports newspaper Olé is launched by the Clarín Group in Buenos Aires.
- 30 May: The airline Baires Fly is established.
December
- 5 December: President Carlos Menem meets with U.S. President Bill Clinton at the White House. During the meeting, President Menem extended an invitation to President Clinton to visit Argentina. President Clinton expressed his intention to visit the region early in his second term.
Births
April
- 9 April - Giovani Lo Celso, footballer
May
- 11 May - Andrés Cubas, footballer
August
- 23 August - Alejo Igoa, YouTuber
Deaths
January
- 11 January - Tato Bores, comedian
- 18 January - Leonor Fini, painter
February
- 16 February - Roberto Aizenberg, painter and sculptor
March
- 18 March - Niní Marshall, comedian
May
- 29 May - Isidro B. Maiztegui, composer
December
- 11 December - Juan Carlos Barbieri, actor
- 22 December - Oscar Alende, politician