September 30
Saint’s Day for Jerónimo, Gregorio and Antonio.
1541 - Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
1744 - The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo, fought on the outskirts of Cuneo in north western Italy, gave a decisive victory to the armies of Spain and France over the Kingdom of Sardinia in the War of the Austrian Succession.
1813 - Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
1744 - The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo, fought on the outskirts of Cuneo in north western Italy, gave a decisive victory to the armies of Spain and France over the Kingdom of Sardinia in the War of the Austrian Succession.
1813 - Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
1868 - Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees France
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1906 - The Royal Galician Academy, Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in Havana.
1997 - The city of Alicante, Spain, suffered the worst floods in its history after a rain of 270.2 mm. within hours causing 4 deaths. The Júcar overflowed in parts of Valencia.
2005 - Catalan Parliament approved with 120 votes in favour and 15 against, the draft new Statute of Autonomy.
2010 - The International Cycling Union provisionally suspends Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, the current Tour de France champion, after he was found to have tested positive for a small amount of clenbuterol, a banned substance, on July 21. He blames food contamination for the positive sample.
1997 - The city of Alicante, Spain, suffered the worst floods in its history after a rain of 270.2 mm. within hours causing 4 deaths. The Júcar overflowed in parts of Valencia.
2005 - Catalan Parliament approved with 120 votes in favour and 15 against, the draft new Statute of Autonomy.
2010 - The International Cycling Union provisionally suspends Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, the current Tour de France champion, after he was found to have tested positive for a small amount of clenbuterol, a banned substance, on July 21. He blames food contamination for the positive sample.
2021 - The surface of Spain's La Palma island is continuing to expand as lava from a volcano flows into the Atlantic Ocean and hardens when it comes into contact with the water, European Union scientists said today. Copernicus the European Union's Earth observation program, said Thursday that its satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares (835 acres) by the end of Wednesday.
Births
1861 - Sofia Casanova Lutoslawski Guadalupe Perez, better known as Sofia Casanova, Galician poet, novelist and journalist. (d. 1958)
1866 - Francisco Grandmontagne Otaegui, journalist and writer. (d. 1936)
1914 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (d. 2010)
1945 - José Manuel Fuente, cyclist (d. 1996)
1950 - Mariano García Remón, footballer.
1956 - Manuela Pico, painter.
1963 - Irma Soriano, TV presenter.
Births
1861 - Sofia Casanova Lutoslawski Guadalupe Perez, better known as Sofia Casanova, Galician poet, novelist and journalist. (d. 1958)
1866 - Francisco Grandmontagne Otaegui, journalist and writer. (d. 1936)
1914 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (d. 2010)
1945 - José Manuel Fuente, cyclist (d. 1996)
1950 - Mariano García Remón, footballer.
1956 - Manuela Pico, painter.
1963 - Irma Soriano, TV presenter.
1963 - Cristina Marsillach, actress (Barocco) born in Madrid
1978 - Juan Magán, film maker.
Deaths
1560 - The Spanish theologian, Melchior Cano. (b. 1525)
1572 - Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
1936 - Álvaro López Núñez, journalist (b. 1865)
1963 - Joaquín Benjumea, politician (b. 1878)
1985 - Rodrigo de Santiago, musician (b. 1907)
1992 - Ambrós, sketcher of cartoons.
2010 - Joan Triadú, writer and literary critic (b. 1921)
1978 - Juan Magán, film maker.
Deaths
1560 - The Spanish theologian, Melchior Cano. (b. 1525)
1572 - Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
1936 - Álvaro López Núñez, journalist (b. 1865)
1963 - Joaquín Benjumea, politician (b. 1878)
1985 - Rodrigo de Santiago, musician (b. 1907)
1992 - Ambrós, sketcher of cartoons.
2010 - Joan Triadú, writer and literary critic (b. 1921)
