1973 in Spain

Events in the year 1973 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco
• Prime Minister: Luis Carrero Blanco (9 June–20 December); Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (20–31 December); Carlos Arias Navarro (from 31 December)

Events

• 8 April – Artist Pablo Picasso dies in Mougins, France.
• 10 May – The Polisario Front leads the Sahrawi insurgency in an effort to end colonial rule in the Spanish Sahara.
• 9 June – The office of Prime Minister is created and the Eighth government of Francisco Franco ends. Luis Carrero Blanco is appointed as Prime Minister by Franco.
• 12 June
• The Government of Luis Carrero Blanco is established.
• The Ministry of Development Planning is established to oversee ongoing economic and social development plans which became known as the Spanish miracle.
• 13 August – Aviaco Flight 118 crashes while attempting to land at Alvedro Airport.
• 20 December – Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco is assassinated in Madrid by in a bombing organized by ETA. Torcuato Fernández-Miranda acts as interim Prime Minister.
• 30 December – The sentences of the "Carabanchel Ten" are announced following the Proceso 1001 trial.
• 31 December – Carlos Arias Navarro is appointed as Prime Minister.

Births

• 4 January – Laia Marull, actress
• 10 January – Iker Jiménez, journalist
• 5 February – Carme Chaparro, journalist
• 13 February – Miguel Poveda, flamenco singer
• 18 February – Melani Olivares, actress
• 28 February – Xavi Valero, footballer
• 11 March – Vicky Martín Berrocal, fashion designer and actress
• 17 March – Daniel Ballart, waterpolo player
• 19 March – Meritxell Batet, politician
• 20 March – Jaime Sánchez, footballer
• 9 April – Carmen Alcayde, actress
• 14 April – Toni Cuquerella, engineer
• 29 April – Bienvenido de Arriba, politician
• 3 May – Lourdes Maldonado, journalist
• 5 May – David Janer, actor
• 22 May – Emilio Alzamora, motorcyclist
• 23 May – Juan José Padilla, bullfighter
• 13 June – Hasier Arraiz, politician
• 14 July – Candela Peña, actress
• 22 July – Jaime Cantizano, presenter
• 1 August – Antonio Gómez, footballer
• 12 August – Joseba Beloki, bicyclist
• 7 September – Laura Pamplona, actress
• 18 September – Aitor Karanka, footballer
• 21 September – Virginia Ruano Pascual, tennis player
• 17 October – Quique González, musician
• 22 October – Andrés Palop, footballer
• 24 October – Iñaki de Miguel, basketball player
• 3 November – Ana Milán, actress and model
• 8 November – Iñigo Idiakez, footballer
• 15 November – Albert Portas, tennis player
• 21 November – Inés Sastre, actress and model
• 30 December – Nacho Vidal, pornographic actor

Deaths

• 7 January – Pedro Berruezo, footballer (born 1945)
• 10 January – Claudio de la Torre, author (born 1895)
• 16 April – Nino Bravo, musician (born 1944)
• 11 May – Juan Eduardo Cirlot, poet and polymath (born 1916)
• 20 December – Luis Carrero Blanco, Admiral-General and Prime Minister (born 1904)
• 22 December – Julio Gómez, composer (born 1886)

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1973
• List of number-one singles of 1973 (Spain)
• 1973 in Spanish television

References