Events in the year 1868 in Argentina.
Incumbents President: Bartolomé Mitre (until 11 October); Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (from 12 October) Vice President: Marcos Paz (until 2 January); Adolfo Alsina (from 12 October)
Governors Buenos Aires Province: Adolfo Alsina (until 10 October); Emilio de Castro y Rocha (from 10 October) Cordoba: Félix de la Peña Mendoza Province: Nicolás Villanueva Santa Fe Province: Nicasio Oroño then Mariano Cabal
Vice Governors Buenos Aires Province: vacant
Events 2 January – The sudden death of Vice President Marcos Paz, in a cholera epidemic at Buenos Aires, results in a vacancy that is not filled for several months. 12 April – The electoral college chooses Domingo Sarmiento as its new president by 79 out of 131 votes, making this the most closely contested election during the period.Todo Argentina: 1868 June – Henry G. Worthington becomes United States Ambassador to Argentina.
Births 21 April – Rosendo Mendizabal, tango musician and composer (died 1913) 20 July – José Félix Uriburu, first de facto President of Argentina (died 1932) 4 October – Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, politician and future President of Argentina (died 1942)"Marcelo T. de Alvear " (en español). Portal Planeta Sedna. Consultado el 4 de mayo de 2010. 6 December – Lisandro de la Torre, politician (died 1939)Biography of Lisandro de la Torre (in Spanish). Efemérides Culturales Argentinas, website of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Argentina.
Deaths 2 January – Marcos Paz, Vice President of Argentina (born 1813; cholera) 19 February – Venancio Flores, Uruguayan politician and general supported by Argentina (born 1808; assassinated) 23 October – Mariquita Sánchez, Buenos Aires salonnière (born 1786)
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