Cementerio de la Chacarita
The Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires , Argentina is now the national cemetery of Argentina. It was in 1871 during a yellow fever - Epidemic opened.
After the Victoria Cemetery of British immigrants in Buenos Aires was closed in 1892 , the Cementerio de la Chacarita got its own British department. A section for German immigrants was also set up later.
Graves of famous personalities
- Carlos Acuña (1914–1989), singer, tango composer
- Elias Antunez (1906–1957), jockey
- Paquita Bernardo (1900–1925) musician, composer
- Eduardo Vicente Bianco (1892–1959), musician
- Óscar Bonavena (1942–1976), boxer (heavyweight)
- Lucas Bridges (1874–1949), writer, ethnographer
- Thomas Bridges (1842–1898), Anglican missionary, linguist, and large landowner
- Graciela Cabal (1939-2004), children's book author
- Enrique Cadícamo (1900–1999), author, songwriter
- Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), poet, journalist
- Alberto Castillo (1914–2002), actor, tango singer
- Catulo Castillo (1906–1975), composer, poet, boxer
- Mario Cosentino (1930-2000), jazz musician
- Juan D'Arienzo (1900–1976), conductor
- Julio De Grazia (1920–1989), actor, director
- Alejandro De Michele (1954–1983), rock singer
- Ada Falcón (1905–2002), tango dancer
- Ricardo Gamero "Mister Chassman" (1938–1999), rider
- Carlos Gardel (1890–1935), singer, actor
- Roberto Goyeneche (1926–1994), tango singer
- Paul Groussac (1848–1929), French author, historian
- Annemarie Heinrich (1912–2005), Argentine photographer of German origin
- Bernardo Houssay (1887–1971), physician, Nobel Prize winner
- Maurice Jouvet (1923–1999), French actor
- Ángel Labruna (1918–1983), football player
- Hans Langsdorff (1894–1939), captain of the German armored ship Admiral Graf Spee
- Irineo Leguisamo (1903-1985), jockey
- Madre María Loredo (1854–1928), faith healer
- Azucena Maizani (1902–1970), tango singer, dancer
- Mona Maris (1903–1991), actress
- Lola Membrives (1888–1969), actress
- Zully Moreno (1920–1999), actress
- Jorge Newbery (1875-1914), aviation pioneer, athlete
- Alberto Olmedo (1933–1988), comedian
- Sabina Olmos (1913–1999), actress and singer
- Pascual Pererz (1926–1977), boxer, world champion
- Adolfo Pedernera (1918–1995), footballer
- Ivo Pelay (1893–1959), poet, playwright
- Juan Perón (1895–1974), President of Argentina
- Pablo Podesta (1875-1923), actor
- Jorge Porcel (1936-2006), comedian
- Benito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977), painter
- Raul Riganti (1893–1970), racing car driver
- Chela Ruiz (1921–1999), actress
- Mercedes Simone (1904–1990), tango singer, composer
- Osvaldo Soriano (1943–1997), writer
- Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938), poet
- Carlos Thompson (1923–1990), actor, writer
- Juan Carlos Thorry (1908–2000), actor, entertainer
- Lolita Torres (1930–2002), actress, singer
- Héctor Yazalde (1946–1997), football player
- Marcos Zucker (1921–2003), actor
See also
Web links
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Coordinates: 34 ° 35 ′ 27 ″ S , 58 ° 27 ′ 35 ″ W