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Saints days – Benedicto II, Augusto, Agustín, Juvenal, Cuadrado and Flavio.
May 7, 2018 - 12:13 AM
Spain On This Day - May 7
Saints days – Benedicto II, Augusto, Agustín, Juvenal, Cuadrado and Flavio.
May 7, 2018 - 12:13 AM
1298 - The first stone of the cathedral of Barcelona is placed.
1487 – The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
1704 - Portugal, King Pedro II, recognizes the Archduke Charles of Hapsburg as a legitimate successor to the Spanish crown with the title of Carlos III.
1714 - the Catalans reject the assault of the real troops to Barcelona during the War of Spanish Succession.
1762 - Carolino Aqueduct in Spain, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli by order of King Charles of Bourbon opens.
1810 - in Spain, during the War of Independence the battle of Galera (Granada) takes place.
1891 - The foundation stone for the Spanish Royal Academy building in Madrid was laid
1893 - Queen Maria Cristina opens the new Madrid Stock Market
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
1937 - during the Spanish Civil War, General Emilio Mola, dies in an aviation accident in Alcocero de Mola (Burgos).
1993 - Spanish architect, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, wins the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts
2007 - The MetroEste opens in Madrid
Births
1842 - Alberto Aguilera, politician and jurist.
1891 - Francisco Vales Villamarín, historian and professor.
1894 - Rafael Argelés, painter
1912 - Ángel María de Lera, writer.
1921 - Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez y Rodríguez, magistrate (d. 2012).
1922 - Tony Leblanc, actor.
1932 – Jordi Bonet, Spanish-Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 1979)
1944 - Rafael de Diego, footballer (d. 1982).
1947 - Guillermo Carnero, poet and essayist, economist and philologist.
1948 - Lluís Llach, singer songwriter.
1951 - Bernat Soria, scientist.
1952 - Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira, polítician.
1960 - Kim Manning, Spanish actress born in Alaska
1960 - Almudena Grandes. writer
1969 - José Manuel Moreno Periñán, cyclist.
Deaths
1889 - Francisco Fernandez Iparraguirre, pharmacist, botanist and linguist (b 1852.).
1937 - General Emilio Mola was killed in a plane crash in Belorado, Burgos during the Spanish Civil War
1992 - Simón Cabido, actor.
2002 - Xavier Montsalvatge, composer.
2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)
2012 - José Luis Villar Palasí, politician and intellectual (b. 1922).
1487 – The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
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1704 - Portugal, King Pedro II, recognizes the Archduke Charles of Hapsburg as a legitimate successor to the Spanish crown with the title of Carlos III.
1714 - the Catalans reject the assault of the real troops to Barcelona during the War of Spanish Succession.
1762 - Carolino Aqueduct in Spain, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli by order of King Charles of Bourbon opens.
1810 - in Spain, during the War of Independence the battle of Galera (Granada) takes place.
1891 - The foundation stone for the Spanish Royal Academy building in Madrid was laid
1893 - Queen Maria Cristina opens the new Madrid Stock Market
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
1937 - during the Spanish Civil War, General Emilio Mola, dies in an aviation accident in Alcocero de Mola (Burgos).
1993 - Spanish architect, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, wins the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts
2007 - The MetroEste opens in Madrid
Births
1842 - Alberto Aguilera, politician and jurist.
1891 - Francisco Vales Villamarín, historian and professor.
1894 - Rafael Argelés, painter
1912 - Ángel María de Lera, writer.
1921 - Simón Bonifacio Rodríguez y Rodríguez, magistrate (d. 2012).
1922 - Tony Leblanc, actor.
1932 – Jordi Bonet, Spanish-Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 1979)
1944 - Rafael de Diego, footballer (d. 1982).
1947 - Guillermo Carnero, poet and essayist, economist and philologist.
1948 - Lluís Llach, singer songwriter.
1951 - Bernat Soria, scientist.
1952 - Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira, polítician.
1960 - Kim Manning, Spanish actress born in Alaska
1960 - Almudena Grandes. writer
1969 - José Manuel Moreno Periñán, cyclist.
Deaths
1889 - Francisco Fernandez Iparraguirre, pharmacist, botanist and linguist (b 1852.).
1937 - General Emilio Mola was killed in a plane crash in Belorado, Burgos during the Spanish Civil War
1992 - Simón Cabido, actor.
2002 - Xavier Montsalvatge, composer.
2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)
2012 - José Luis Villar Palasí, politician and intellectual (b. 1922).
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