Video: 'Argentina Mourns Eva Peron (1952)'

(Saturday, July 26, 1952, 8:25 p.m. local time) — Argentina’s iconic first lady Eva Perón, 33, died tonight in Buenos Aires after a long battle with cervical cancer.

Video: 'The Incredible Life Of Eva Perón | 101 People Who Made The 20th Century (Part 3) | Absolute History' (Eva Perón at 5:53)

Perón had used her position as the wife of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón to fight for women’s suffrage and to improve the lives of the poor and became a legendary figure in Argentine politics.

Perón has become a part of international popular culture, most famously as the subject of the musical Evita (1976).