Why is it celebrated every December 3 in Argentina?

2023 – Doctor’s Day. It is celebrated on Doctor’s Day in the AmericasProposed by the Inter-American Conference in 1953.

This date coincides with the anniversary of the birth of Cuban doctor Carlos Finley in 1833, who discovered that yellow fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and contributed to combating that disease.

In August 1956, Argentina officially joined the celebration, at the initiative of the Faculty of Medicine of Cordoba, which was endorsed by the Argentine Medical Federation and made official by decree of the national government.

After 10 years of looting in Cordoba

On December 3, 2013, in the context of a police barracks, a A wave of looting throughout the city of Cordoba.

That night, several sectors of the capital were at the mercy of criminals. Neighbors set up barricades while others sought to stop the robberies, and an unprecedented number of weapons were observed in the streets.

More anniversaries

1948 – Ozzy Osbourne. Born in Birmingham, England, British musician and singer Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne), who has sold more than 100 million records between his solo albums and those released with the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

1955 – Tarantini’s Rabbit. Former football player Alberto “Conejo” Tarantini was born in the city of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires. He is one of the best full-backs in the history of Argentine football. He won the Copa Libertadores in 1977 with Boca Juniors and with the Argentine national team in 1978. World Cup, and was a two-time first division champion. With River Plate. He played for English club Birmingham City and Talleres de Cordoba.

1965 – Geely. The Who released My Generation in London, the first album by the famous British band, which is considered one of the best bands in the history of rock music.

1965 – Rubber Soul. Rubber Soul is the sixth album by the legendary British band The Beatles, and is considered one of the best albums in the history of popular music.

1990 – Carapintada Uprising. Colonel Muhammad Ali Sendin encouraged mutinies at El Palomar Base, Patricios Regiment and Army Headquarters, the fourth “carapintada” military uprising since the return of democracy in 1983. The mutiny left 14 dead and dozens wounded. Sinden had led the mutiny at the Villa Martelli barracks in 1988, in which three people were killed and for which he was prosecuted. In 1989, he received a pardon from President Carlos Menem.

1999 – Enrique Cadecamo. Composer and poet Enrique Cadecamo, author of the famous tango songs Los Maridos, Al Mundo Lo Missing, Anchor in Paris and Nostalgia, has died in Buenos Aires, at the age of 99. He composed over 800 songs including tangos, waltzes, milongas, fox trots, polkas and candombes.

2001 – Fernando de la Rua. The decree of President Fernando de la Rua comes into effect, launching the “Fiscal Corralito”, the name given to the restrictions on cash withdrawals and bank deposits, leading to a deep economic, political and social crisis.

2015 – AFC elections. The 75 members of the Assembly registered to elect the President of the Argentine Football Association will go to a vote that results in… The tie was 38 to 38, one of the biggest losses in the history of the federation It was founded in 1893 as the Argentine Football League.

2023 – Persons with disabilities. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, established by the United Nations in 1992, is celebrated to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and raise awareness about their conditions.