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Saints Days: Cornelio, Eufemnia, Antequera, Cipriano and Rogelio
Sep 16, 2019 - 2:33 AM
Spain On This Day - September 16
Saints Days: Cornelio, Eufemnia, Antequera, Cipriano and Rogelio
Sep 16, 2019 - 2:33 AM
1410 - The Christians conquer Antequera in Málaga which was under Muslim power
1492 - In the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships of Columbus arrive in a large covered area of algae that later would be known as the Sargasso Sea.
1810 – With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
1998 - The Valencia Language Academy is created
2007 - Spanish volleyball team win the gold medal in the European Championships in Russia
2009 - Argentina formally accepts apologies from the Spanish government which admitted having committed a “protocol error” on allowing the presence of a delegation from the Falkland Islands in an international fisheries sustainability conference
Births:
1584 - Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer and organist.
1829 - Manuel Tamayo y Baus, writer (d. 1898)
1851 - Emilia Pardo Bazán, writer (d. 1921)
1847 - Baltasar Martinez Duran, lyric poet.
1851 - Emilia Pardo Bazán, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary critic Spanish introducer of naturalism in Spain.
1877 - Julián Juderías, historian and journalist (d. 1918)
1899 - Leopoldo Querol, pianist (d. 1985)
1921 - Jorge, cartoonist (d. 1960)
1925 - Odón Betanzos, journalist.
1943 - Andres Vicente Gomez, producer of Spanish cinema.
1946 – Camilo Sesto, singer-songwriter and producer
1950 - Loyola de Palacio, politician.
1957 - Assumpta Serna, actress.
1963 - Rafael Reig, writer.
1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress.
1968 - Rafael Alkorta, footballer.
1973 - Luis Larrodera, journalist.
1975 - Samanta Villar, journalist.
1976 - Leire Pajín, politician.
1981 - Daniel Martín Alexandre, footballer.
1998 - Nil Cardoner, actor (Pulseras rojas).
Deaths:
1498 – Tomás de Torquemada, Spanish Inquisiton (b. 1420)
1574 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, conqueror of Florida.
1702 - Cipriano Barace, Jesuit missionary.
1936 - Cristóbal Colón y Aguilera, noble (b. 1878)
1948 - Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, cardinal (b. 1879)
1965 - Alejandro Casona, playwright.
2004 - Ramón Gabilondo, footballer. (b. 1913)
2006 - Xavier Valls, painter (b. 1923)
2011 - Jordi Dauder, actor (b. 1938).
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1492 - In the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships of Columbus arrive in a large covered area of algae that later would be known as the Sargasso Sea.
1810 – With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
1998 - The Valencia Language Academy is created
2007 - Spanish volleyball team win the gold medal in the European Championships in Russia
2009 - Argentina formally accepts apologies from the Spanish government which admitted having committed a “protocol error” on allowing the presence of a delegation from the Falkland Islands in an international fisheries sustainability conference
Births:
1584 - Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer and organist.
1829 - Manuel Tamayo y Baus, writer (d. 1898)
1851 - Emilia Pardo Bazán, writer (d. 1921)
1847 - Baltasar Martinez Duran, lyric poet.
1851 - Emilia Pardo Bazán, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary critic Spanish introducer of naturalism in Spain.
1877 - Julián Juderías, historian and journalist (d. 1918)
1899 - Leopoldo Querol, pianist (d. 1985)
1921 - Jorge, cartoonist (d. 1960)
1925 - Odón Betanzos, journalist.
1943 - Andres Vicente Gomez, producer of Spanish cinema.
1946 – Camilo Sesto, singer-songwriter and producer
1950 - Loyola de Palacio, politician.
1957 - Assumpta Serna, actress.
1963 - Rafael Reig, writer.
1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress.
1968 - Rafael Alkorta, footballer.
1973 - Luis Larrodera, journalist.
1975 - Samanta Villar, journalist.
1976 - Leire Pajín, politician.
1981 - Daniel Martín Alexandre, footballer.
1998 - Nil Cardoner, actor (Pulseras rojas).
Deaths:
1498 – Tomás de Torquemada, Spanish Inquisiton (b. 1420)
1574 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, conqueror of Florida.
1702 - Cipriano Barace, Jesuit missionary.
1936 - Cristóbal Colón y Aguilera, noble (b. 1878)
1948 - Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, cardinal (b. 1879)
1965 - Alejandro Casona, playwright.
2004 - Ramón Gabilondo, footballer. (b. 1913)
2006 - Xavier Valls, painter (b. 1923)
2011 - Jordi Dauder, actor (b. 1938).
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