Events in the year 1956 in Argentina.
Incumbents President: Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Vice President: Isaac Rojas
Governors Buenos Aires Province: Juan María Mathet (until 15 November); Emilio A. Bonnecarrére (from 15 November) Mendoza Province: Héctor Ladvocat (until 9 May); Isidoro Busquets (from 9 May)
Vice Governors Buenos Aires Province: vacant
Events January 22 – The Argentine Grand Prix is held in Buenos Aires and is won by Luigi Musso and Juan Manuel Fangio. March 5 – Enactment of Decree Law 4161/56 June 9 – Juan Jose Valle launches a revolt against the government of President Aramburu. He and 26 others are executed after its failure.
Films La pícara soñadora, starring Alfredo Alcón and Mirtha Legrand El Último perro, directed by Lucas Demare and starring Hugo del Carril and Gloria Ferrandiz
Births Mario Cafiero, politician January January 1 – Sergio Victor Palma, boxer January 14 – Francis Mallmann, chef January 19 – Adriana Acosta, militant and hockey player, missing person
February February 1 – Claudio Bonadio, judge
March March 9 – José Luis Manzano, businessman and former politician March 29 – Diana Conti, lawyer and politician
April April 6 – Sebastian Spreng, artist April 9 – Miguel Ángel Russo, footballer and manager
May May 12 – Sergio Marchi, Canadian politician and ambassador May 22 – Claudio Rissi, actor and stage director
June June 1 – Amanda Miguel, Mexican singer-songwriter June 29 – Pedro Caino, cyclist
August August 14 – Julio César Grassi, Roman Catholic priest and convicted child rapist August 23 – Cris Morena, television presenter and former fashion model
September September 1 – Juan Carlos Sánchez, footballer September 29 – Mónica Weiss, illustrator
October October 22 – Alejandro Kuropatwa, photographer
November November 10 – José Luis Brown, footballer and coach
Deaths March 22 - Eduardo Lonardi, former president of Argentina from September–November 1955 April 3 – Carlos Ibarguren, academic, historian and politician (born 1877) June 12 – Juan José Valle, Peronist military officer, executed by firing squad (born 1896)
See also List of Argentine films of 1956
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