June 28

August 22, 2025 - Reading time: 10 minutes

Saints Days: Alicia, Benigno, Argimiro, Plutarco e Ireneo

1360 - Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II.

Alberto Berasategui - photo www.elforodeltenis.com

1412 - The Castilian Infante, Fernando el de Antequera is named Fernando 1 of Aragón
1579 - Imprisonment of Antonio Pérez, Secretary to King Felipe II
1884 - Girona, are shot two soldiers accused of favoring a Republican uprising in Santa Coloma de Farnes.
1918 - In Las Palmas fire destroys the Teatro Perez Galdos.
1931 - The first general elections in the second Spanish republic won by the PSOE Socialist Workers Party
2003 - The Harley Davidson Open Road Tour reaches Barcelona, celebrating 100 years of the brand. 15,000 bikers take over Montjuic in one of the largest such gatherings seen in Spain

2022 - Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for hosting the historic NATO Summit that is taking place from 28 to 30 June. Noting that this year marks 40 years of Spain’s NATO membership, Mr Stoltenberg also thanked the Prime Minister for Spain’s many contributions to Euro-Atlantic security.

2023 - Two fugitives on the run from authorities in the UK and the Netherlands have been arrested in Estepona.

Spain's Guardia Civil police force caught, F.M.R., aged 29, who together with an accomplice, is accused of assaulting a man to rob him of a Richard Mille watch valued at more than 60,000 British pounds. When the man refused, the attackers stabbed him several times, causing extremely serious injuries that led to the victim being rushed to hospital. F.M.R. cut his own hand during the attack, allowing DNA samples to be taken from the scene and later identified by Merseyside Police (UK).

Births
1585 - Baltasar Elisio de Medinilla, poet (d. 1620).
1836 - Canuto Berea Rodríguez, conductor, violinist and composer (d. 1891).
1859 - José Sánchez Guerra, politician, lawyer and journalist(d. 1935).
1867 - Francisco Bens, military man and Spanish colonial administrator (d. 1949).
1870 - José María Gabriel y Galán, poet (d. 1905).
1885 - Saulo Torón Navarro, writer (d. 1974).
1888 - Eloy Vaquero Cantillo, politician (d. 1960).
1901 - Antonio Acuña Carballar, politician (d. 1936).
1909 - José Antonio Elola-Olaso, politician (d. 1976).
1909 - Francisco Grande Covián, biochemist (d. 1995).
1923 - Tomás Asiain, composer (d. 1989).
1924 - Manuel López Villaseñor, painter (d. 1996).
1930 - Fernando Delgado, actor (d. 2009).
1931 - Enrique Monsonís, politician (d. 2011).
1940 - José Sanchis Sinisterra, dramatist.
1941 - Clifford Luyk, basketball player.
1942 - Pedro Navascués, historian.
1944 - Luis del Val, journalist.
1945 - Luisito Rey, singer (d. 1992).
1955 - Álvaro Cuesta, politician.
1961 - Victor Emilio Masalles Pere, Bishop, economist and theologian.
1965 - Teté Delgado, artist and actress.
1965 - Raúl Quintillán, keyboard player (Aerolíneas Federales).
1972 - Óscar Esquivias, writer.
1973 - Alberto Berasategui, Tennis player. born in Bilbao
1973 - Lourdes Maldonado, journalist and TV presenter.
1976 - Sheila Herrero, ice skater.

Deaths
1708 - Melchor de Liñán and Cisneros, Spanish viceroy in Peru (b 1629).
1891 - José Inzenga, composer (b. 1828).
1930 - Juan Antonio Benlliure, sculptor (b. 1859).
1960 - Juan Jover Sañés, rally driver (b. 1903).
1960 - Jaume Vicens Vives, historian (b. 1910).
1973 - Francisco López de Goicoechea, politician (b. 1894).
1974 - María Lejárraga, writer (b. 1874).
1980 - José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) (b. 1895)
1984 - Raimundo Blanco, footballer (b. 1918).
1995 - Francisco Grande Covián, biochemist (b. 1909).
2010 - Miguel Ara Torrell, glider pilot (b. 1921).
2011 - Ignacio Román, composer, producer and flamenco lyricist (b. 1925).