2001 in Spain
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Events in the year 2001 in Spain.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 5: Endesa and Iberdrola, two electrical companies announce that the merger process that began in October 2000 has stopped and will not be finalized.
- 11: 7 Technicians of the Compañía Lírica die in a traffic accident.
- 13: Javier Bardem is nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Julian Schnabel's film Before Night Falls, being the first Spanish actor to do so.
- 22: Terrorist group ETA execute a car bombing that kills two employees of the company Elektra in San Sebastián.
April
[edit]- 7: The Partido de Acción Socialista (PASOC) agrees to abandon its federal congress within the United and Alternative Left.
- 23: Madrid is chosen to be a World Book Capital
May
[edit]13: The EAJ-PNV/EA coalition (Basque Nationalist Party and Eusko Alkartasuna) attains a great victory during the Basque regional elections, forming a government for the next four years. Juan José Ibarretxe stays on as president the autonomous community of the Basque Country.
August
[edit]- 24: Singer Joaquin Sabina suffered a minor stroke because of excessive drug use that would lead him to the brink of death.[2]
- 31: After the death of twelve patients undergoing hemodialysis in Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona, The Department of Pharmacy decides granting a protective detention of a dialyzer marketed by multinational Baxter.
December
[edit]- The Orquesta Ciudad de Almería, OCAL (City Orchestra of Almeria) is founded in the Province of Almería,
Sports
[edit]Births
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- January 9: Eric García, footballer
- January 29: Melania Rodríguez, trampolinist
- February 11: Bryan Gil, footballer
- April 4: Daniel Aviles, actor
- August 4: Robert Vilarasau, trampolinist
Deaths
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ admin (2020-02-13). "Joaquin Sabina, admitted to the ICU after suffering a stroke". Web24 News. Retrieved 2020-05-20.[permanent dead link]
