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Saint’s Day for Jenaro, Elías, Desiderio, and Santa María de Cervellón.
Sep 19, 2017 - 12:33 AM
Spain On This Day - September 19
Saint’s Day for Jenaro, Elías, Desiderio, and Santa María de Cervellón.
Sep 19, 2017 - 12:33 AM
1580 - The author of Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, was freed from captivity and enslavement in Algeria on 19th September 1580 following his capture while returning to Spain in 1575.
1771 - Order of Carlos III, the highest Spanish civilian honor is created.
1868 - Naval uprising in Cádiz during the reign of Isabel II of Spain saw the start of the revolution which would become known as ‘La Gloriosa’ – ‘The Glorious Revolution, which led to the monarchy being briefly ousted in Spain and the establishment of the short-lived First Republic.
1880 - In Logroño the Teatro Bretón de los Herreros is opened.
1923 - A Royal Decree forbids separatism in Spain.
1935 - The scandal of the black market produced a government crisis in Spain.
1998 - Julio Anguita is dismissed as general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
Births:
1772 - Vicente López, painter (d. 1850)
1918 - Elvira Quintillá, actress.
1918 - Vicente Pozuelo Escudero, Franco's personal physician during his last years of life.
1919 - Juan Barjola, painter.
1921 - Ángel Liberal Lucini, admiral.
1928 - Elvira Quintillá, actress.
1935 - Encarnacion Jimenez Sanchez, journalist, radio host and TV presenter Spanish winner three Prizes Ondas.
1951 - Carlos Carnicero, journalist.
1956 - Helios Gómez, painter, poster designer and poet.
1956 - Jose Ramon Alexanco, footballer.
1956 - José Luis Doreste, sailor.
1959 - Karmelo C. Iribarren, poet.
1968 - Jordi Núñez, basketball player.
1971 - Alfonso Reyes Cabanas, basketball player.
1978 - Jorge López Montaña, footballer.
1980 - Carlos Gurpegi Nausia, footballer.
Deaths:
1309 - Alonso Perez de Guzman, military and noble.
1591 - Alonso de Orozco, religious man and writer (b. 1500)
1961 - Juan Cristóbal González Quesada, sculptor.
1980 - Ventura Gassol, poet and politician.
1994 - Alberto Closas, actor.
1998 - Mariano Martin, footballer. (b. 1919)
2010 - Jose Antonio Labordeta, singer, songwriter, professor writer and politician.
2012 – Víctor Cabedo, cyclist (b. 1989)
Miquel de Cervantes Saavedra - Wikipedia
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1771 - Order of Carlos III, the highest Spanish civilian honor is created.
1868 - Naval uprising in Cádiz during the reign of Isabel II of Spain saw the start of the revolution which would become known as ‘La Gloriosa’ – ‘The Glorious Revolution, which led to the monarchy being briefly ousted in Spain and the establishment of the short-lived First Republic.
1880 - In Logroño the Teatro Bretón de los Herreros is opened.
1923 - A Royal Decree forbids separatism in Spain.
1935 - The scandal of the black market produced a government crisis in Spain.
1998 - Julio Anguita is dismissed as general secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
Births:
1772 - Vicente López, painter (d. 1850)
1918 - Elvira Quintillá, actress.
1918 - Vicente Pozuelo Escudero, Franco's personal physician during his last years of life.
1919 - Juan Barjola, painter.
1921 - Ángel Liberal Lucini, admiral.
1928 - Elvira Quintillá, actress.
1935 - Encarnacion Jimenez Sanchez, journalist, radio host and TV presenter Spanish winner three Prizes Ondas.
1951 - Carlos Carnicero, journalist.
1956 - Helios Gómez, painter, poster designer and poet.
1956 - Jose Ramon Alexanco, footballer.
1956 - José Luis Doreste, sailor.
1959 - Karmelo C. Iribarren, poet.
1968 - Jordi Núñez, basketball player.
1971 - Alfonso Reyes Cabanas, basketball player.
1978 - Jorge López Montaña, footballer.
1980 - Carlos Gurpegi Nausia, footballer.
Deaths:
1309 - Alonso Perez de Guzman, military and noble.
1591 - Alonso de Orozco, religious man and writer (b. 1500)
1961 - Juan Cristóbal González Quesada, sculptor.
1980 - Ventura Gassol, poet and politician.
1994 - Alberto Closas, actor.
1998 - Mariano Martin, footballer. (b. 1919)
2010 - Jose Antonio Labordeta, singer, songwriter, professor writer and politician.
2012 – Víctor Cabedo, cyclist (b. 1989)
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