History
Spain On This Day - March 9
By m.p.
Mar 9, 2008 - 8:40 AM

1902: Real Madrid, known then as the Sociedad Madrid Foot-Ball Club, plays its first official match.

1973: Diplomatic relations are officially established between Spain and China.

Noted births on this day in history include the flamenco singer and actor, Antonio Molina, who was born in Málaga in 1928.

The actor Fernando Rey, famous for dubbing the voice of Laurence Olivier and for his work with the director Luis Buñuel, died of cancer at his home in Madrid in 1994 at the age of 76.