Eva Perón was born on 7 May 1919 in Junín. An Argentine actress and political figure, Eva Peron, known as Evita, was the wife of President Juan Peron and one of the most influential women in Argentine history. Born into poverty in a small town, she moved to Buenos Aires as a teenager and became a radio and film actress. As First Lady she led the Eva Peron Foundation, which gave aid to the poor, campaigned for women's suffrage, achieved in 1947, and founded the Female Peronist Party. She was adored by the working classes and disliked by the upper classes and the military. She died of cancer at thirty-three and was given a state funeral.
Before and after
- 18 March 1919Founding of Valencia CF
- 13 April 1919Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- 4 May 1919May Fourth Movement
- from 6 May 1919 to 8 August 1919Third Anglo-Afghan War
- 7 May 1919Birth of Eva Perón
- from 15 May 1919 to 11 October 1922Greco-Turkish War
- from 19 May 1919 to 24 July 1923Turkish War of Independence
- 23 May 1919Founding of University of California, Los Angeles
- from 5 June 1919 to 23 June 1919Battle of Cēsis
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