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Saint’s Day for Gaudosio, Rústico, Felicísimo, Luciano and Evaristo.
Oct 26, 2017 - 12:37 AM
Spain On This Day - October 26
Saint’s Day for Gaudosio, Rústico, Felicísimo, Luciano and Evaristo.
Oct 26, 2017 - 12:37 AM
1520 - Carlos I of Spain was elected Holy Roman Emperor.
1939: The International Brigades leave Spain.
1971 - La Palma (Canary Islands), Starts erupting volcano Teneguía.
Births
1611 - Antonio Coello, author.
1783 - Jaime Alfonso el Barbudo, bullfighter.
1796 - Evaristo de San Miguel, soldier.
1856 - José Ramón Mélida, archiologist (d. 1933)
1856 - José Ortega Munilla, journalist and author, father of the Spanish philosopher, José Ortega y Gasset, was born in Cárdenas, Cuba.
1871 - Joaquín Chapaprieta, politician
1885 - Cipriana Machado Ruiz, daughter of folklorist Demófilo and sister of the poets Antonio and Manuel Machado.
1908 - Pilar Careaga Basabe, engineer and politician (d. 1993)
1915 - Ramon Sabates i Massanell, cartoonist.
1923 - The Catalan biochemist, Joan Oró, and a pioneer in research into the origins of life, was born in Lleida. A son of a baker, he emigrated to the United States in 1952, where he later worked with NASA on a number of space projects. One of the most important moments of his career was in December 1959, when he succeeded in synthesising adenine, a key component of DNA.
1933 - José Moreno, actor.
1937 - Rafael Moneo, architect.
1955 - Baltasar Garzón, former National Court judge,was born in Torres, Jaén province.
1957 - Manuel Rivas, writer, poet, essayist and journalist.
1961 - Manel Estiarte, water polo player.
1968 - Jesús Gómez Cos, soccer player and trainer.
1975 - Carlos Pardo, poet.
Deaths
1243 - Bernat Calbó, religous man
1580 - Ana de Austria, Queen Consort (1570-1580)
1608 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, painter (b. 1553)
1802 - Felipe González Ahedo, soldier and map maker (b. 1714)
1922 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, ceramist and industrialist (b. 1851)
2000 - Jesús Puente, actor.
2009 - Sabino Fernández Campo, soldier (b. 1918)
2010 - Francisco Garfias López, poet (b. 1921)
2010 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (b. 1914)
2011 - Francisco Villar García-Moreno, politician (b. 1948)
2011 - Juan Churruca, politician and professor (b. 1923)
1939: The International Brigades leave Spain.
1971 - La Palma (Canary Islands), Starts erupting volcano Teneguía.
Baltasar Garzón - Archive photo
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Births
1611 - Antonio Coello, author.
1783 - Jaime Alfonso el Barbudo, bullfighter.
1796 - Evaristo de San Miguel, soldier.
1856 - José Ramón Mélida, archiologist (d. 1933)
1856 - José Ortega Munilla, journalist and author, father of the Spanish philosopher, José Ortega y Gasset, was born in Cárdenas, Cuba.
1871 - Joaquín Chapaprieta, politician
1885 - Cipriana Machado Ruiz, daughter of folklorist Demófilo and sister of the poets Antonio and Manuel Machado.
1908 - Pilar Careaga Basabe, engineer and politician (d. 1993)
1915 - Ramon Sabates i Massanell, cartoonist.
1923 - The Catalan biochemist, Joan Oró, and a pioneer in research into the origins of life, was born in Lleida. A son of a baker, he emigrated to the United States in 1952, where he later worked with NASA on a number of space projects. One of the most important moments of his career was in December 1959, when he succeeded in synthesising adenine, a key component of DNA.
1933 - José Moreno, actor.
1937 - Rafael Moneo, architect.
1955 - Baltasar Garzón, former National Court judge,was born in Torres, Jaén province.
1957 - Manuel Rivas, writer, poet, essayist and journalist.
1961 - Manel Estiarte, water polo player.
1968 - Jesús Gómez Cos, soccer player and trainer.
1975 - Carlos Pardo, poet.
Deaths
1243 - Bernat Calbó, religous man
1580 - Ana de Austria, Queen Consort (1570-1580)
1608 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, painter (b. 1553)
1802 - Felipe González Ahedo, soldier and map maker (b. 1714)
1922 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, ceramist and industrialist (b. 1851)
2000 - Jesús Puente, actor.
2009 - Sabino Fernández Campo, soldier (b. 1918)
2010 - Francisco Garfias López, poet (b. 1921)
2010 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (b. 1914)
2011 - Francisco Villar García-Moreno, politician (b. 1948)
2011 - Juan Churruca, politician and professor (b. 1923)
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