June 19
Saints Days: Gervasio, Protasio, Bonifacio, Romualdo and Juliana
1509 - The village of Casabermeja (Málaga) was founded by Royal Decree by the Catholic Kings
The famous cemetery at Casabermeja - Photo Howard Brereton
1987 - Basque separatist group ETA place a bomb in the Hipercor supermarket in Barcelona – 21 dead and 45 injured
2009 - A bomb explodes near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, killing one policeman
2011 - Outraged in Spain organized a massive demonstration against primarily the Euro Pact, an initiative supported worldwide.
2009 - A bomb explodes near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, killing one policeman
2011 - Outraged in Spain organized a massive demonstration against primarily the Euro Pact, an initiative supported worldwide.
2014 – King Juan Carlos I abdicates in favour of his son, King Felipe VI. Felipe is enthroned at the Congress building in Madrid, in a ceremony that does not include coronation. He then travels with his family to the Royal Palace in a Rolls-Royce and appears on the balcony to wave to crowds
Births
1728 - Andres Administer y Antonio Rojas, politician (d. 179).
1856 - Cristóbal Benítez, explorer (d. 1924).
1932 - José Sanchis Grau, author and illustrator (d. 2011)
1889 - Luis Jiménez de Asúa,judge and politician (d. 1970).
1892 - Tomás García Figueras, soldier and writer (d. 1981).
1911 - José Antonio Domínguez Salazar, architect, academic and professor.
1921 - Rafael Leoz, architect and sculptor (f. 1976).
1921 - Amador Schüller, doctor and university professor (d. 2010).
1922 - Álvaro Delgado, painter.
1924 - Manuel Alonso Olea, lawyer (d. 2003).
1932 - José Sanchis Grau, cartoonist (d. 2011).
1934 - Bonifacio Alfonso, painter (d. 2011).
1958 - Luis Francisco Esplá, bullfighter.
1959 - Anne Hidalgo, French Spanish politician, First female Mayor of Paris (2014- ), born in San Fernando, Spain
1967 - Pablo Llorens, animator and filmmaker.
1971 - José Emilio Amavisca, footballer.
1971 - Eva Isanta, actress.
1975 - Pedro Munitis, Footballer
1977 - Rebecca Loos, Spanish-Dutch model and television host.
1985 - Sandra Cervera, actress.
Deaths
1967 - Pablo Llorens, animator and filmmaker.
1971 - José Emilio Amavisca, footballer.
1971 - Eva Isanta, actress.
1975 - Pedro Munitis, Footballer
1977 - Rebecca Loos, Spanish-Dutch model and television host.
1985 - Sandra Cervera, actress.
Deaths
1364 - Elisenda de Montcada, queen consort and regent of Aragón (b. 1292)
1770 - Diego de Torres Villarroel, writer, playwright, doctor and mathematician (b 1694).
1918 - Julián Juderías, historian and journalist (b. 1877).
1924 - Juan Comba, cartoonist in Spanish newspapers (b. 1854).
1980 - Torcuato Fernández Miranda, politician (b. 1915).
1994 - Lauro Olmo, dramatist (b. 1922).
2007 - José Luis Cantero, «El Fary», singer and actor (b. 1937).
2009 - Vicente Ferrer Moncho, cooperative (b. 1920).
2012 - Emili Teixidor, Catalan journalist (b. 1933)
1770 - Diego de Torres Villarroel, writer, playwright, doctor and mathematician (b 1694).
1918 - Julián Juderías, historian and journalist (b. 1877).
1924 - Juan Comba, cartoonist in Spanish newspapers (b. 1854).
1980 - Torcuato Fernández Miranda, politician (b. 1915).
1994 - Lauro Olmo, dramatist (b. 1922).
2007 - José Luis Cantero, «El Fary», singer and actor (b. 1937).
2009 - Vicente Ferrer Moncho, cooperative (b. 1920).
2012 - Emili Teixidor, Catalan journalist (b. 1933)