Famous People From Argentina

Birthdate: October 8, 1895

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Lobos

Died: July 1, 1974

Juan Perón, the Argentine president who reigned first from 1946 to 1955 and then from 1973 to 1974, established the movement known as Peronism, now known as Justicialism. Both he and his wife, Evita, became icons for the working class. His critics, however, termed him a dictator.