National Tango Day in Argentina

It is celebrated in honor of the birthdays of two of the great artists of the genre: Carlos Gardel, who was born on December 11, 1890; and Julio de Caro, on December 11, 1899.

It was instituted with the aim of highlighting the importance of tango in Argentine culture and as a tribute to the date of birth of tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890 or 1887) and orchestra conductor Julio de Caro (1899), on the initiative of Ben Molar, who with the support of several entities -the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers (Sadaic), the General Society of Authors of Argentina (Argentores), the Argentine Society of Writers (Sadaic), the General Society of Authors of Argentina (Argentores), the Argentine Society of Writers (Sadaic), the Argentine Society of Writers (Argentores), the Argentine Society of Writers (Sadaic) and the Argentine Society of Writers (Argentores), the Sociedad Argentina de Escritores (SADE), the Casa del Teatro, the Sindicato Argentino de Músicos (Sadem), the Unión Argentina de Artistas de Variedades (Uadav ), the Academia Porteña del Lunfardo, Radio Rivadavia, the Fundación Banco Mercantil, La Gardeliana, the Asociación Argentina de Actores and the Asociación Amigos de la Calle Corrientes - made the application to the Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires in 1965.

Twelve years later the approval of the celebration was achieved by means of Municipal Decree no. 5830 of November 29, November 29, 1955. No. 5830 of November 29, 1977, and on December 19 of that year it became a national day by National Decree No. 3781.