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Saint’s Day for Eulogio de Córdoba, and Basilisa.
Jan 9, 2018 - 12:34 AM
Spain On This Day - January 9
Saint’s Day for Eulogio de Córdoba, and Basilisa.
Jan 9, 2018 - 12:34 AM
638 - Sixth Council of Toledo.
681 - Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
1316 - Felipe V becomes King of France and Navarre after the death of his nephew Juan I.
1809 - Arthur Wellesley arranges with Spain a treaty of friendship and military aid.
1812 - Valencia capitulates to French forces of Suchet, after four days of bombardment.
1875 - Alfonso XII returns to Spain, landing at Barcelona from Marseille, following his proclamation as King by General Arsenio Martínez Campos on 29th December, marking the return of the monarchy after the brief First Spanish Republic.
1887 - the Alcázar of Toledo is almost completely destroyed by fire.
1923 . In Madrid, Juan dela Cierva makes the first autogiro flight.
1927 - Spain puts on sale the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez At the foot of Venus.
1933 - Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia and other provinces start a revolutionary movement.
1951 - A division of the Sixth Fleet of the United States arrives at the port of Barcelona.
1959 - A dam gives way in the Vega de Tera reservoir, killing 145 of the 550 inhabitants of Ribadelago, Zamora.
1976 - Spain Liberal Democratic Grouping, Spanish Liberal Party base is created.
1998 - José Ignacio Iruretagoyena, a Partido Popular councillor in Zarautz, is murdered by ETA terrorists.
2001 - In Zarautz, ETA tries to kill the leadership of the Basque Popular Party.
2009 - The Madrid-Barajas Airport had to close its facilities for 5 hours as a result of the great fall snowfall.
Births
1844 - Julián Gayarre, tenor (d. 1890)
1851 - Luis Coloma, writer and journalist (d. 1915)
1855 - Eduardo Toda, diplomat, archaeologist, Egyptologist and monologue (d. 1941)
1871 - Francisco Serrat y Bonastre, diplomat (d. 1952)
1888 - Marcelino Olaechea, priest (d. 1972)
1893 - Enrique Cano Iribarne "Gavira", bullfighter (d. 1927)
1902 - Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei.
1906 - Óscar Domínguez, surrealist painter (d. 1957). 1920 - Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri, the only son of the Pasionaria. He reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Red Army and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union after his death on the Eastern Front in the Battle of Stalingrad.
1920 - Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri, Soviet soldier of Spanish origin (d. 1942).
1920 - José Luis de Vilallonga, writer and actor (d. 2007).
1935 - Raúl Morodo, politican.
1939 - Kiko Arguello, lay religious.
1944 - Hugo Moyano, leader of the union CGT.
1957 - Manuel Sarabia, football player and trainer.
1974 - Jesulín de Ubrique, bullfighter.
1978 - Cristina Lasvignes, journalist and presenter.
1980 - Sergio García, golfer.
1985 - Juan Francisco Torres, footballer.
1988 - Marc Crosas, footballer.
Deaths
1282 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
1798 - Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, IX Count of Aranda (79 years), Spanish soldier and statesman (b. 1718).
1853 - Juan Nicasio Gallego, priest and poet (b. 1777)
1979 - Miguel Cruz Cuenca, magistrate.
1983 - Joaquín Garrigues and Diaz-Cañabate, jurist.
1991 - Antonio León Ortega, sculptor (b. 1907)
2003 - Ramón Sabatés, draftsman.
2014 - Josep Maria Castellet, poet and critic (b. 1926)
681 - Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
1316 - Felipe V becomes King of France and Navarre after the death of his nephew Juan I.
1809 - Arthur Wellesley arranges with Spain a treaty of friendship and military aid.
1812 - Valencia capitulates to French forces of Suchet, after four days of bombardment.
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1875 - Alfonso XII returns to Spain, landing at Barcelona from Marseille, following his proclamation as King by General Arsenio Martínez Campos on 29th December, marking the return of the monarchy after the brief First Spanish Republic.
1887 - the Alcázar of Toledo is almost completely destroyed by fire.
1923 . In Madrid, Juan dela Cierva makes the first autogiro flight.
1927 - Spain puts on sale the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez At the foot of Venus.
1933 - Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia and other provinces start a revolutionary movement.
1951 - A division of the Sixth Fleet of the United States arrives at the port of Barcelona.
1959 - A dam gives way in the Vega de Tera reservoir, killing 145 of the 550 inhabitants of Ribadelago, Zamora.
1976 - Spain Liberal Democratic Grouping, Spanish Liberal Party base is created.
1998 - José Ignacio Iruretagoyena, a Partido Popular councillor in Zarautz, is murdered by ETA terrorists.
2001 - In Zarautz, ETA tries to kill the leadership of the Basque Popular Party.
2009 - The Madrid-Barajas Airport had to close its facilities for 5 hours as a result of the great fall snowfall.
Births
1844 - Julián Gayarre, tenor (d. 1890)
1851 - Luis Coloma, writer and journalist (d. 1915)
1855 - Eduardo Toda, diplomat, archaeologist, Egyptologist and monologue (d. 1941)
1871 - Francisco Serrat y Bonastre, diplomat (d. 1952)
1888 - Marcelino Olaechea, priest (d. 1972)
1893 - Enrique Cano Iribarne "Gavira", bullfighter (d. 1927)
1902 - Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei.
1906 - Óscar Domínguez, surrealist painter (d. 1957). 1920 - Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri, the only son of the Pasionaria. He reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Red Army and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union after his death on the Eastern Front in the Battle of Stalingrad.
1920 - Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri, Soviet soldier of Spanish origin (d. 1942).
1920 - José Luis de Vilallonga, writer and actor (d. 2007).
1935 - Raúl Morodo, politican.
1939 - Kiko Arguello, lay religious.
1944 - Hugo Moyano, leader of the union CGT.
1957 - Manuel Sarabia, football player and trainer.
1974 - Jesulín de Ubrique, bullfighter.
1978 - Cristina Lasvignes, journalist and presenter.
1980 - Sergio García, golfer.
1985 - Juan Francisco Torres, footballer.
1988 - Marc Crosas, footballer.
Deaths
1282 - Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
1798 - Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, IX Count of Aranda (79 years), Spanish soldier and statesman (b. 1718).
1853 - Juan Nicasio Gallego, priest and poet (b. 1777)
1979 - Miguel Cruz Cuenca, magistrate.
1983 - Joaquín Garrigues and Diaz-Cañabate, jurist.
1991 - Antonio León Ortega, sculptor (b. 1907)
2003 - Ramón Sabatés, draftsman.
2014 - Josep Maria Castellet, poet and critic (b. 1926)
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