1996 in Spain
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{{Year in Spain|1996}}
Events in the year 1996 in Spain
Incumbents
- Monarch – Juan Carlos I{{cite web|title=Juan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Carlos|website=www.britannica.com|access-date=29 August 2023|language=en}}
- Prime Minister of Spain – Felipe González until 5 May, then José María Aznar{{cite web|title=José María Aznar Former Spanish PM, Conservative Leader Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Maria-Aznar|website=www.britannica.com|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}
Events
Births
Deaths
- January 8 - Carmen Conde, a Spanish poet {{Cite web|title=Carmen Conde Abellán Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4801/carmen-conde-abellan|access-date=2024-03-23|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- February 5 – Antonio Ruiz Soler, a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer
- February 14 - Alejandro de la Sota (architect), an architect{{Cite web|title=Alejandro de la Sota Martínez Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/8387/alejandro-de-la-sota-martinez|access-date=2024-03-23|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- February 14 - Francisco Tomás y Valiente, a Spanish jurist {{Cite web|title=Francisco Tomás y Valiente Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/8764/francisco-tomas-y-valiente|access-date=2024-03-23|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- February 19 – Antonio Creus, a race car driver.
- March 2 – José López Rubio, a film director {{Cite web|title=José López Rubio Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/12352/jose-lopez-rubio|access-date=2024-03-23|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- March 18 -- Enrique Jordá, Spanish-American conductor{{Cite web|title=Enrique Jordá (1911-1996)|url=https://data.bnf.fr/13927031/enrique_jorda/|access-date=2024-03-23|website=data.bnf.fr|language=en}}
- March 18 - Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón, a Spanish composer {{Cite web|title=Pelegrí i Marimón, Maria Teresa|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/display/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0002021197|access-date=2024-03-23|website=Grove Music Online|date=2006|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2021197 |last1=Casares-Alonso|first1=Alicia }}
- April 2 – Antonio Ortiz Ramírez, an anarcho-syndicalist and anarchist
- April 23 – Jesús Hernández Úbeda, a professional bicycle racer {{Cite web|title=Jesús Hernández|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/jes%C3%BAs-hern%C3%A1ndez-%C3%BAbeda|access-date=2024-03-23|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}
- April 24 - Rafael Orozco (pianist), a pianist {{Cite web|date=1996-05-01|title=Obituary: Rafael Orozco|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-rafael-orozco-1345286.html|access-date=2024-03-23|website=The Independent|language=en}}
- May 2 - María Luisa Ponte, an actress
- May 4 – Eduardo Franco Raymundo, a chess player {{Cite web|last=GmbH|first=ChessBase|title=Eduardo Franco Raymundo player profile|url=https://players.chessbase.com/en/player/Franco%20Raymundo_Eduardo/79065|access-date=2024-03-24|website=ChessBase Players|language=en}}
- May 8 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, a bullfighter (died due to cerebral hemorrhage){{Cite web|title=Dominguín Biography, Bullfighting Career & Accomplishments Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dominguin|access-date=2024-03-24|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}
- May 24 – José Cuatrecasas - Spanish-American pharmacist and botanist {{Cite web|title=Cuatrecasas Arumi, José (1903-1996) on JSTOR|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000010780|access-date=2024-03-24|website=plants.jstor.org }}
- June 2 --Pilar Lorengar, an opera singer{{Cite news|title=Pilar Lorengar is Dead at 68|work=The New York Times|date=4 June 1996|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/04/arts/pilar-lorengar-is-dead-at-68-a-spanish-soprano-in-berlin.html|last1=Kozinn|first1=Allan }}
- June 6 – José María Valverde, a philosopher{{Cite web|title=José María Valverde Pacheco Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4942/jose-maria-valverde-pacheco|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- June 9 – Rafaela Aparicio, an actress (died due to cerebral hemorrage){{Cite web|title=Rafaela Díaz-Valiente Aparicio Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/7433/rafaela-diaz-valiente-aparicio|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- June 23 – Mariano Rojas, Spanish bicycle racer{{Cite web|title=Mariano Rojas|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/mariano-rojas|access-date=2024-03-24|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}
- June 30 – Antonio Franco Florensa, Spanish football player{{Cite web|title=Franco, Antonio Franco Florensa - Footballer BDFutbol|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j10941.html|access-date=2024-03-24|website=www.bdfutbol.com}}
- July 9 - Aurora Redondo, an actress{{Cite web|title=Aurora Redondo Pérez Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/11038/aurora-redondo-perez|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- July 18 - José Manuel Fuente, Spanish road racing cyclist {{Cite web|title=José Manuel Fuente Lavandera Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/9963/jose-manuel-fuente-lavandera|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- July 24 - Nacho Martínez, an actor{{Cite web|title=Nacho Martínez|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/name.php?name-id=582461435|access-date=2024-03-24|website=FilmAffinity|language=en}}
- August 6 - Emilio Zapico, racing driver
- September 13 – Xosé Filgueira Valverde, a writer, intellectual, and researcher{{Cite news|last=González|first=Oscar|date=1996-09-14|title=Xosé Filgueira Valverde, polígrafo gallego|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1996/09/14/agenda/842652001_850215.html|access-date=2024-03-24|work=El País|language=es|issn=1134-6582}}
- October 26 – Miquel Asins Arbó, a composer {{Cite web|title=Miguel Asins Arbó (1916-1996)|url=https://data.bnf.fr/14075504/miguel_asins_arbo/|access-date=2024-03-24|website=data.bnf.fr|language=en}}
- November 5 – Joaquín Monserrat, a Spanish comedian as well as a host of children programmes{{Cite web|title=Joaquin Monserrat ("Pacheco")|url=https://prpop.org/biografias/joaquin-monserrat-pacheco/|access-date=2024-03-24|website=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular|language=es}}
- November 19 – Gabriel Alonso, a football player{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
- November 22 – María Casares, a Spanish-French actress{{Cite web|date=1996-12-07|title=Obituary:Maria Casares|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-maria-casares-1313344.html|access-date=2024-03-24|website=The Independent|language=en}}
- November 25 - Ricardo Lopez Aranda, a Spanish playwright{{Cite web|title=Ricardo López Aranda Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/63627/ricardo-lopez-aranda|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- December 16 – Dolores Medio, a Spanish writer{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
- December 23 – Vicente González Lizondo, a Spanish politician - died due to a heart attack {{Cite web|date=2015-11-18|title=Vicente González Lizondo - La huella de 150 valencianos|url=https://150valencianos.lasprovincias.es/vicente-gonzalez-lizondo/|access-date=2024-03-24|language=es}}
- December 23 – Infanta María Cristina of Spain, a Spanish princess - died due to a heart attack{{Cite web|title=María Cristina de Borbón y Battenberg Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/26595/maria-cristina-de-borbon-y-battenberg|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}
- December 26 – Narcís Jubany Arnau, a Spanish catholic cardinal{{Cite web|title=Narciso Jubany, 83, Cardinal in Barcelona|website=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/28/world/narciso-jubany-83-cardinal-in-barcelona.html}}
- December 27 - Julián Mateos. a Spanish actor and film producer{{Cite web|title=Julián Mateos Pérez Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/12338/julian-mateos-perez|access-date=2024-03-24|website=dbe.rah.es}}