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See also: | Other events of 1885 List of years in Argentina |
This article is about events that occurred in 1885 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Alfredo D'Amico
- Cordoba: Gregorio Gavier
- Mendoza Province: Rufino Ortega
- Santa Fe Province: Manuel María Zavalla
Vice governors
- Buenos Aires Province: Matías Cardoso
Events
- June – Former president Nicolás Avellaneda travels to France with his wife, seeking medical treatment for nephritis.[1] The treatment is unsuccessful and 48-year-old Avellaneda, Argentina's youngest-ever president, dies at sea on the return journey.
- 19 December – The city of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, is established, and a naval base created, to increase Argentine control over southern Patagonia.
Births
- 7 January – Ernesto Brown, footballer (died 1935)
- 7 September – José Durand Laguna, football manager (died 1965)
Deaths
- August – Saturnino María Laspiur, lawyer and politician (born 1829)
- 13 September – Roque Ferreyra, politician (born 1810)
- 24 November – Nicolás Avellaneda, 8th President of Argentina (born 1837)[2]
References
- ↑ El Historiador biography Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Historiador biography Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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