October 19
Saint’s Day for Laura, Pablo de la Cruz, Isaac and Pedro de Alcántara.
1469 - Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
1579 - The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities
1738 - England declares war on Spain (OS=Oct 30)
1868 - the peseta becomes the only official legal tender in Spain. It was to last for well over one hundred years, until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
1906 - 1 May is declared a national holiday.
1868 - the peseta becomes the only official legal tender in Spain. It was to last for well over one hundred years, until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
1906 - 1 May is declared a national holiday.
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1951 - Foundation Board of Nuclear Energy.
1960 - Spain joined the International Development Association.
1973 - More than 200 people died in the flood which hit southeastern Spain, with 600 mm of rain per square metre.
1982 - A rainfall of 220.2 mm in Alicante, causing some deaths and extensive damage.
1989 - A fire in the main turbo-generator of the Vandellos I nuclear power station in Tarragona – with no radioactive contamination - led the Industry Ministry to announce its permanent closure the following year, saying the damage was too costly to repair.
1989 - Camilo Jose Cela wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1960 - Spain joined the International Development Association.
1973 - More than 200 people died in the flood which hit southeastern Spain, with 600 mm of rain per square metre.
1982 - A rainfall of 220.2 mm in Alicante, causing some deaths and extensive damage.
1989 - A fire in the main turbo-generator of the Vandellos I nuclear power station in Tarragona – with no radioactive contamination - led the Industry Ministry to announce its permanent closure the following year, saying the damage was too costly to repair.
1989 - Camilo Jose Cela wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
2022 - The Spanish Council of Ministers has authorised the granting of aid in the field of international police cooperation to the Kingdom of Morocco, in the amount of €30 million euros, to contribute to the financing of its deployment in the fight against human trafficking and the management of migratory flows.
Births
1704 - Felipe Bertrán, priest (d. 1783)
1742 - Pedro Lucas de Allende, trader (d. 1801)
1779 - Pedro Velarde, military, hero of the War of Spanish Independence.
1784 - Mariano Valimaña y Abella, composer and writer (d. 1864)
1822 - Vicente Alcober y Largo, linguist (d. 1887)
1824 - Ferdinand de Bourbon and Braganza, a member of the Spanish Royal Family supporter of Carlism, who lived most of his life in exile with his father and brothers.
1838 - Mariano Rius, businessman (d. 1894)
1846 - Eduardo Jusué, historian (d. 1922)
1851 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, dramatist and industrialist (d. 1922)
1864 - Luis Bermúdez de Castro, soldier (d. 1957)
1889 - Eusterio Buey Alario, writer (d. 1965)
1908 - Angel L. Cabrera, Argentine Spanish botanist.
1916 - José María Revuelta Prieto, politician (d. 2006)
The purpose of the grant is to contribute to defraying the costs of operational deployments, as well as the maintenance costs of the materials used and of the Moroccan police services in the development of the actions of collaboration with Spain in the fight against illegal traffic and trafficking in human beings destined for the Spanish coasts.
Births
1704 - Felipe Bertrán, priest (d. 1783)
1742 - Pedro Lucas de Allende, trader (d. 1801)
1779 - Pedro Velarde, military, hero of the War of Spanish Independence.
1784 - Mariano Valimaña y Abella, composer and writer (d. 1864)
1822 - Vicente Alcober y Largo, linguist (d. 1887)
1824 - Ferdinand de Bourbon and Braganza, a member of the Spanish Royal Family supporter of Carlism, who lived most of his life in exile with his father and brothers.
1838 - Mariano Rius, businessman (d. 1894)
1846 - Eduardo Jusué, historian (d. 1922)
1851 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, dramatist and industrialist (d. 1922)
1864 - Luis Bermúdez de Castro, soldier (d. 1957)
1889 - Eusterio Buey Alario, writer (d. 1965)
1908 - Angel L. Cabrera, Argentine Spanish botanist.
1916 - José María Revuelta Prieto, politician (d. 2006)
1916 - Jean Dausset French-Spanish immunologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1922 - Carlos López García-Picos, composer (d. 2009)
1924 - Carlos Blasco de Imaz, Basque politician (d. 1996)
1927 - Pedro María Arsuaga, footballer.
1932 - Manolo Escobar, actor and singer, was born in El Ejido, Almería province (d. 2013)
1942 - Iñaki Gabilondo, journalist in San Sebastián
1943 - Adan Martin Menis, industrialist and political engineer.
1944 - Francisco González Rodríguez, banker.
1944 - Agustín Tamames, cyclist.
1948 - Carmen Fraga Estévez, politician.
1952 - Perico Fernández, boxer.
1960 - Ignacio González González, politician.
1968 - Ricardo Mendiguren, footballer.
1969 - Moncho Fernández, basketball trainer.
1969 - DJ Sammy, DJ and producer.
1970 - Fabián Roncero, athlete.
1972 - Tinieblas González, film director.
1973 - Jorge Alarte, politician.
1974 - Vicente Valcarce, footballer.
1975 - César Sanmartín, basketball player.
1977 - David Rubín, cartoonist.
1977 - Raúl Tamudo, footballer
1980 - Eloi Yebra, comic.
1981 - Ken Niimura, cartoonist.
1982 - Ana Arias, actress.
1987 - Cristian Ugalde, handball player.
1988 - Irene Escolar, actress.
Deaths
1593 - Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, politician, diplomat and soldier.
1603 - María de san José, nun (b. 1548)
1612 - Juan Fernández de Recalde, magistrate and civil servant.
1832 - Julián Sánchez, guerrilla (b. 1774)
1859 - Mariano Quirós, solider (b. 1791)
1871 - Severo Catalina del Amo, politician and writer (b. 1832)
1939 - Celestí Boada, Catalan politician (b. 1902)
1939 - Aquiles Cuadra, lawyer (b. 1896)
1947 - Manuel D. Benavides, journalist and politician (b. 1895)
1955 - Francisco de las Barras de Aragón, botanist and anthropologist (b. 1869).
1959 - Juan García Suárez "El Corredera", Franco rebel.
1962 - José Aguerre, Basque writer and politician (b. 1889)
1978 - Ramon Mercader, soldier and politician.
1988 - Alejandro Blasco, cartoonist (b. 1928)
1990 - Carlos Alfonso Alvarez Sanchez, famous and well known person. (b. 1910)
1993 - Ernesto Feria Jaldón, doctor and writer (b. 1922)
1996 - Manuel Mendizábal, scientist and politician (b. 1905)
1997 - Francisco Guerrero Marín, composer (b. 1951)
1997 - Pilar Miró, journalist and director of Spanish cinema.
2002 - Sebastián Martín-Retortillo, professor and politician (b. 1931)
2005 - Eduardo Haro Tecglen, writer and journalist (b 1924)
2012 - Bartolomé Escandell, writer (b. 1924)
1922 - Carlos López García-Picos, composer (d. 2009)
1924 - Carlos Blasco de Imaz, Basque politician (d. 1996)
1927 - Pedro María Arsuaga, footballer.
1932 - Manolo Escobar, actor and singer, was born in El Ejido, Almería province (d. 2013)
1942 - Iñaki Gabilondo, journalist in San Sebastián
1943 - Adan Martin Menis, industrialist and political engineer.
1944 - Francisco González Rodríguez, banker.
1944 - Agustín Tamames, cyclist.
1948 - Carmen Fraga Estévez, politician.
1952 - Perico Fernández, boxer.
1960 - Ignacio González González, politician.
1968 - Ricardo Mendiguren, footballer.
1969 - Moncho Fernández, basketball trainer.
1969 - DJ Sammy, DJ and producer.
1970 - Fabián Roncero, athlete.
1972 - Tinieblas González, film director.
1973 - Jorge Alarte, politician.
1974 - Vicente Valcarce, footballer.
1975 - César Sanmartín, basketball player.
1977 - David Rubín, cartoonist.
1977 - Raúl Tamudo, footballer
1980 - Eloi Yebra, comic.
1981 - Ken Niimura, cartoonist.
1982 - Ana Arias, actress.
1987 - Cristian Ugalde, handball player.
1988 - Irene Escolar, actress.
Deaths
1593 - Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, politician, diplomat and soldier.
1603 - María de san José, nun (b. 1548)
1612 - Juan Fernández de Recalde, magistrate and civil servant.
1832 - Julián Sánchez, guerrilla (b. 1774)
1859 - Mariano Quirós, solider (b. 1791)
1871 - Severo Catalina del Amo, politician and writer (b. 1832)
1939 - Celestí Boada, Catalan politician (b. 1902)
1939 - Aquiles Cuadra, lawyer (b. 1896)
1947 - Manuel D. Benavides, journalist and politician (b. 1895)
1955 - Francisco de las Barras de Aragón, botanist and anthropologist (b. 1869).
1959 - Juan García Suárez "El Corredera", Franco rebel.
1962 - José Aguerre, Basque writer and politician (b. 1889)
1978 - Ramon Mercader, soldier and politician.
1988 - Alejandro Blasco, cartoonist (b. 1928)
1990 - Carlos Alfonso Alvarez Sanchez, famous and well known person. (b. 1910)
1993 - Ernesto Feria Jaldón, doctor and writer (b. 1922)
1996 - Manuel Mendizábal, scientist and politician (b. 1905)
1997 - Francisco Guerrero Marín, composer (b. 1951)
1997 - Pilar Miró, journalist and director of Spanish cinema.
2002 - Sebastián Martín-Retortillo, professor and politician (b. 1931)
2005 - Eduardo Haro Tecglen, writer and journalist (b 1924)
2012 - Bartolomé Escandell, writer (b. 1924)
