1944 in Argentina

Events from the year 1944 in Argentina.

Incumbents

 * President: Pedro Pablo Ramírez (until 25 February); Edelmiro Julián Farrell (from 25 February)
 * Vice president: vacant (until 8 July); Juan Perón (from 8 July)

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

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

Deaths

 * 15 November - Cayetano Santos Godino, serial killer (born 1896)