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Saint’s Day for Alfredo, Benito, Nazario and Tatiana.
Jan 12, 2017 - 7:43 AM
Spain On This Day - January 12
Saint’s Day for Alfredo, Benito, Nazario and Tatiana.
Jan 12, 2017 - 7:43 AM
1072 - In Spain, after the battle of Golpejera, Sancho II was crowned King of Leon.
1230 - Jaime I conquers the island of Mallorca.
1610 - The decree for expulsion of the Moors from Andalusia is enacted.
1832 - Ramon Mesonero Romanos begins publication of its matritenses scenes in the literary magazine Spanish Breeds.
1874 - Cartagena ends the cantonal insurrection against land and sea blockade of government forces.
1924 - Miguel Primo de Rivera dissolved the provincial councils, except Basque and Navarra.
1937 - Melilla becomes Nazi submarine base.
1959 - The Caves of Nerja are rediscovered in Spain.
1970 - Major floods occur in the Ebro, Tajo, Duero, Guadiana and Guadalquivir rivers breaking their banks.
1976 - In the Spanish Sahara finalizes the Spanish invasion with the retirement of General Gomez de Salazar.
1988 - Spain installs her first base in the Antarctica.
1991 - Deputy Prime Minister resigns Alfonso Guerra, dragged down by the scandal.
1992 - The Gran Teatro was opened in Madrid.
2011 - the City of Culture of Galicia is inaugurated in Santiago de Compostela.
Births
1591 - Jusepe de Ribera, painter (d. 1652)
1716 - Antonio de Ulloa, naval officer and scientist, was born in Seville. He was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.
1809 - In Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1809, the Duke of Tetuan Leopoldo O’Donnell y Jorris, the Spanish general and statesman who headed the government for three separate periods between 1856 and 1866 and fought for Isabela II in the Carlist Wars. He was descended from the Irish 16th century chieftain, Calvagh O’Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell.
1901 - Salvador Cardona, cyclist (d. 1985)
1914 - Enrique Miret Magdalena, theologian (d. 2009)
1936 - Miguel de Guzmán, mathematician (d. 2004)
1937 - Vicente Sardinero, opera singer (d. 2002)
1941 - Rodrigo Uría Meruéndano, judge.
1952 - El Nani (Santiago Corella), matador.
1954 - Jesús María Satrústegui, footballer.
1956 - Ana Rosa Quintana, television journalist who presented the Tele 5 morning show ‘El programa de Ana Rosa,’was born in Madrid.
1958 - Cecilio Alonso, handball player.
1968 - Laura Mañá, film director.
1985 - Yohana Cobo, actress.
1985 - Borja Valero, footballer.
1986 - Miguel Ángel Nieto, footballer
1995 - Maverick Viñales, motobike rider.
2013: Anna Lizaran, Spanish actress (b. 1944)
Deaths
1519 - Maximilian I of Austria, Philip the Handsome father and grandfather of Charles I of Spain (b. 1459)
1788 - Francisco Noroña, religious, doctor and botanist (b. 1748)
1809 - Antonio Sangenis Torres, Spanish military engineer (b. 1767)
1894 - Mariano Rius, businessmen (b. 1838)
1960 - Pedro Puig Adam, mathematician (b. 1900)
1963 - Ramón Gómez de la Serna, writer and journalist (b. 1888).
1998 - Ramon Sampedro, a quadriplegic sailor and writer.
2001 - Manuel Aznar Acedo, a prominent radio journalist during the Franco years and Director of Radio Nacional España. He was the father of José María Aznar, the former Partido Popular Prime Minister.
2001 - Mariano Juaristi Atano III, pelota player (b. 1904)
2008 - Ángel González, poet (b. 1925)
2010 - Fina de Calderón, writer, poet and composer (b. 1927)
2013 - Anna Lizaran, actress (b. 1944)
1230 - Jaime I conquers the island of Mallorca.
1610 - The decree for expulsion of the Moors from Andalusia is enacted.
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1832 - Ramon Mesonero Romanos begins publication of its matritenses scenes in the literary magazine Spanish Breeds.
1874 - Cartagena ends the cantonal insurrection against land and sea blockade of government forces.
1924 - Miguel Primo de Rivera dissolved the provincial councils, except Basque and Navarra.
1937 - Melilla becomes Nazi submarine base.
1959 - The Caves of Nerja are rediscovered in Spain.
1970 - Major floods occur in the Ebro, Tajo, Duero, Guadiana and Guadalquivir rivers breaking their banks.
1976 - In the Spanish Sahara finalizes the Spanish invasion with the retirement of General Gomez de Salazar.
1988 - Spain installs her first base in the Antarctica.
1991 - Deputy Prime Minister resigns Alfonso Guerra, dragged down by the scandal.
1992 - The Gran Teatro was opened in Madrid.
2011 - the City of Culture of Galicia is inaugurated in Santiago de Compostela.
Births
1591 - Jusepe de Ribera, painter (d. 1652)
1716 - Antonio de Ulloa, naval officer and scientist, was born in Seville. He was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.
1809 - In Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1809, the Duke of Tetuan Leopoldo O’Donnell y Jorris, the Spanish general and statesman who headed the government for three separate periods between 1856 and 1866 and fought for Isabela II in the Carlist Wars. He was descended from the Irish 16th century chieftain, Calvagh O’Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell.
1901 - Salvador Cardona, cyclist (d. 1985)
1914 - Enrique Miret Magdalena, theologian (d. 2009)
1936 - Miguel de Guzmán, mathematician (d. 2004)
1937 - Vicente Sardinero, opera singer (d. 2002)
1941 - Rodrigo Uría Meruéndano, judge.
1952 - El Nani (Santiago Corella), matador.
1954 - Jesús María Satrústegui, footballer.
1956 - Ana Rosa Quintana, television journalist who presented the Tele 5 morning show ‘El programa de Ana Rosa,’was born in Madrid.
1958 - Cecilio Alonso, handball player.
1968 - Laura Mañá, film director.
1985 - Yohana Cobo, actress.
1985 - Borja Valero, footballer.
1986 - Miguel Ángel Nieto, footballer
1995 - Maverick Viñales, motobike rider.
2013: Anna Lizaran, Spanish actress (b. 1944)
Deaths
1519 - Maximilian I of Austria, Philip the Handsome father and grandfather of Charles I of Spain (b. 1459)
1788 - Francisco Noroña, religious, doctor and botanist (b. 1748)
1809 - Antonio Sangenis Torres, Spanish military engineer (b. 1767)
1894 - Mariano Rius, businessmen (b. 1838)
1960 - Pedro Puig Adam, mathematician (b. 1900)
1963 - Ramón Gómez de la Serna, writer and journalist (b. 1888).
1998 - Ramon Sampedro, a quadriplegic sailor and writer.
2001 - Manuel Aznar Acedo, a prominent radio journalist during the Franco years and Director of Radio Nacional España. He was the father of José María Aznar, the former Partido Popular Prime Minister.
2001 - Mariano Juaristi Atano III, pelota player (b. 1904)
2008 - Ángel González, poet (b. 1925)
2010 - Fina de Calderón, writer, poet and composer (b. 1927)
2013 - Anna Lizaran, actress (b. 1944)
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