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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

b. 1971

Born
17 May 1971, Buenos Aires
Country of birth
Argentina

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A life in time

  1. Born · Buenos Aires

    Birth, Buenos Aires

  2. Child born: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

    Birth, Bronovo Hospital

  3. Child born: Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

    Birth, Bronovo Hospital

  4. Child born: Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

    Birth, Bronovo Hospital

What was it like?

The world around Buenos Aires, 1971: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

By the late 1920s, working women such as cashiers and typists spent approximately 30 percent of their salary on their appearance, including clothing, footwear, accessories, and cosmetics.

Fashion
Around 1950–1970

Cost of maintaining a professional appearance

By the late 1920s, working women such as cashiers and typists spent approximately 30 percent of their salary on their appearance, including clothing, footwear, accessories, and cosmetics.

Music

Afro-Argentine social clubs

At the Afro-Argentine Shimmy Club, dances like candombe and open rumba were performed in the basement to the sound of conga drums and percussion, often lasting from midnight until dawn.

Getting around
Around 1950–1965

Tractors used for transport

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, rural producers increasingly used tractors, originally for farm work, to transport people and goods to towns, especially when roads were muddy.

Food

Standard home meals and special pasta dishes

Typical home menus often consisted of meat served with peas or potatoes, while filled pastas like ravioli, which contained spinach and minced brains, were common for special occasions.

Around 1950–1970

Dining out and smoking were common rituals

Dining out was a significant social ritual for middle-class families, who commonly enjoyed meals accompanied by wine, soda water, and bread, while smoking at the table was a widely accepted and common practice.

Work

Rotating Factory Shifts During Harvest Season

During the sugar harvest season, factory workers followed a rotating schedule with shifts from 4 to 12, 12 to 8, and 20 to 4 to ensure continuous production.

Seasonal Hotel Work and Rest Practices

Hotel staff in Mar del Plata during the summer often worked continuously throughout the season and took their mandatory weekly rest days only after the season ended.

News and letters

FonoPostal vinyl audio message service

People used a service called FonoPostal to send audio messages on vinyl records, which cost 1.18 to 1.50 pesos compared to only 0.05 pesos for a regular letter.

Mail transit times by sea and air

Letters sent by ship took an average of 36 to 38 days to arrive, while airmail between 1947 and 1954 took 10 to 18 days.

During their lifetime

  1. 1976

    The Noche de los Lápices persecution

    The Noche de los Lápices in 1976 involved the kidnapping and persecution of secondary school students in La Plata, marking a period of intense state violence.

  2. 1982

    Falklands War begins and ends

    Argentina occupied the British-held Falkland Islands in 1982, initiating a 10-week war that resulted in significant loss and accelerated the end of the military junta.

  3. 1987

    Civil divorce law approved

    The civil divorce law was approved in 1987, representing a significant change in social rights for Argentine society.

  4. 1991

    Peso pegged to the US dollar

    In 1991, the government established a fixed exchange rate, pegging the peso to the U.S. dollar to control hyperinflation.

  5. 1994

    AMIA terrorist bombing kills 86

    A terrorist bombing at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killed 86 people in 1994, marking the country's worst terrorist atrocity.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.