1945
Earthquake
An earthquake occurred in the town of San Juan, Argentina, killing six thousand people, in response, Peron, who was then the Secretary of Labour, established a fund to raise money to aid the victims
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at San Juan in Argentina. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
An earthquake occurred in the town of San Juan, Argentina, killing six thousand people, in response, Peron, who was then the Secretary of Labour, established a fund to raise money to aid the victims
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