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Saint’s Day for Marcelo.
Jan 16, 2018 - 12:00 AM
Spain On This Day - January 16
Saint’s Day for Marcelo.
Jan 16, 2018 - 12:00 AM
929 - Abderramán III proclaims himself Caliph of Córdoba.
1492 - The first grammar of the Spanish language is presented to Queen Isabella I.
1556 - The Holy Roman Emperor, Carlos I of Spain, gives up the crown of Castilla and Aragón in favour of his son, Felipe II.
1605 - The first edition of ‘El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha’ is published in Madrid.
1716 - Madrid Decree of New Plant for Catalonia is enacted.
1809 - The French army of Napoleon in La Coruna defeat the British army.
1834 - Establishment of the judicial division of the country.
1861 - An undersea telegraph line laid between the Balearic Islands and the Peninsula comes into operation.
1906 - In Morocco the Algeciras Conference begins in order to decide the fate of the African country. Participating Spain, France, Germany and the UK.
1973 - The businessman Felipe Huarte is kidnapped by ETA terrorists in Pamplona. He was set free after nine days in captivity.
1984 - In Catalonia, after 5 months and 6 days in tests started regular programming on Catalan TV3.
Births
1562 - Juan de Torres Osorio, priest (d. 1633).
1745 - Antonio José de Cavanilles, leading botanist, was born in Valencia
1877 - Marcelo Adrián Obregón, soldier and one of the last of the Philippines. (d. 1939).
1905 - The renowned composer, Ernesto Halffter, in Madrid.
1918 - Marcelo González Martín, Cardinal (d. 2004).
1920 - Josep Gonzalvo, footballer (d. 1978).
1924 - Eugenio Giner, historian (d. 1994).
1928 - Pilar Lorengar, soprano (d. 1996).
1954 - Pedro Mari Sánchez, actor.
1959 - Ramón María Calderé, footballer and trainer.
1961 - José Manuel Ochotorena, footballer.
1966 - Alberto Puig, motorbike rider.
1971 - Sergi Bruguera, tennis player.
1971 - Armando Riveiro de Aguliar Malda, goalkeeper.
1974 - Ángel Llácer, presenter actor and showman.
1978 - Koldo Gil, cylist.
Deaths:
1391 - Muhammad V, King of Granada.
1606 - Baltasar del Alcázar, poet (b. 1530).
1883 - Antonio López y López, sailor (b. 1817).
1970 - Francisco Cossío, painter (b. 1898).
1972 - Gregorio Modrego, priest (b. 1890).
1980 - Benjamín Palencia, painter (b. 1894).
1982 - Ramón J. Sender, writer (b. 1901).
2002 - Alfonso del Real, actor (b. 1916).
2005 - Agustín González,actor (b. 1930).
2011 - Augusto Algueró, composer, arranger andorchestra director (b. 1934).
2012 - Juan Carlos Pérez López, footballer (b. 1945).
1492 - The first grammar of the Spanish language is presented to Queen Isabella I.
1556 - The Holy Roman Emperor, Carlos I of Spain, gives up the crown of Castilla and Aragón in favour of his son, Felipe II.
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1605 - The first edition of ‘El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha’ is published in Madrid.
1716 - Madrid Decree of New Plant for Catalonia is enacted.
1809 - The French army of Napoleon in La Coruna defeat the British army.
1834 - Establishment of the judicial division of the country.
1861 - An undersea telegraph line laid between the Balearic Islands and the Peninsula comes into operation.
1906 - In Morocco the Algeciras Conference begins in order to decide the fate of the African country. Participating Spain, France, Germany and the UK.
1973 - The businessman Felipe Huarte is kidnapped by ETA terrorists in Pamplona. He was set free after nine days in captivity.
1984 - In Catalonia, after 5 months and 6 days in tests started regular programming on Catalan TV3.
Births
1562 - Juan de Torres Osorio, priest (d. 1633).
1745 - Antonio José de Cavanilles, leading botanist, was born in Valencia
1877 - Marcelo Adrián Obregón, soldier and one of the last of the Philippines. (d. 1939).
1905 - The renowned composer, Ernesto Halffter, in Madrid.
1918 - Marcelo González Martín, Cardinal (d. 2004).
1920 - Josep Gonzalvo, footballer (d. 1978).
1924 - Eugenio Giner, historian (d. 1994).
1928 - Pilar Lorengar, soprano (d. 1996).
1954 - Pedro Mari Sánchez, actor.
1959 - Ramón María Calderé, footballer and trainer.
1961 - José Manuel Ochotorena, footballer.
1966 - Alberto Puig, motorbike rider.
1971 - Sergi Bruguera, tennis player.
1971 - Armando Riveiro de Aguliar Malda, goalkeeper.
1974 - Ángel Llácer, presenter actor and showman.
1978 - Koldo Gil, cylist.
Deaths:
1391 - Muhammad V, King of Granada.
1606 - Baltasar del Alcázar, poet (b. 1530).
1883 - Antonio López y López, sailor (b. 1817).
1970 - Francisco Cossío, painter (b. 1898).
1972 - Gregorio Modrego, priest (b. 1890).
1980 - Benjamín Palencia, painter (b. 1894).
1982 - Ramón J. Sender, writer (b. 1901).
2002 - Alfonso del Real, actor (b. 1916).
2005 - Agustín González,actor (b. 1930).
2011 - Augusto Algueró, composer, arranger andorchestra director (b. 1934).
2012 - Juan Carlos Pérez López, footballer (b. 1945).
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