2003 in Spain

none 2003 Events in the year 2003 in Spain. Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Carlos www.britannica.com 29 August 2023 en Prime Minister: José María Aznar López Regional presidents 30em Andalusia: Manuel Chaves Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich (until 26 June), Jaume Matas (starting 26 June) Basque Country: Juan José Ibarretxe Canary Islands: Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (until 4 July), Adán Martín Menis (starting 4 July) Cantabria: José Joaquín Martínez Sieso (until 27 June), Miguel Ángel Revilla (starting 27 June) Castilla–La Mancha: José Bono Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: Jordi Pujol (until 20 December), Pasqual Maragall (starting 20 December) Extremadura: Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra Galicia: Manuel Fraga La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (until 8 November), Esperanza Aguirre (starting 8 November) Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz Valencian Community: José Luis Olivas (until 20 June), Francisco Camps (starting 20 June) Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda Events 2 January – Oil leakage from the sunken tanker Prestige threatens the southwestern coast of France. The prefect of Aquitaine reported a slick from the tanker is 50 kilometers (30 standard miles) from the coast. French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin promised 50 million euros for the cleanup. The Prestige, which carried 77,000 tonnes of crude oil, sunk in late November 2002, off the coast of the Galician region of Spain.2002-11-20 Press condemns tanker disaster en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/2496101.stm 2022-10-07 17 March – Iraq disarmament crisis: Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi said that he supports the U.S., U.K., and Spain for ending diplomatic efforts against Iraq. He also indicates no further UN resolution is necessary to invade Iraq.2003-04-04 The Japan Times Online http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030318a1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030404100817/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030318a1.htm 2003-04-04 2022-10-07 22 June – Real Madrid clinches the Primera división, the top football league in Spain, beating Real Sociedad by two points. The very next day, Real fires its manager, Vicente del Bosque. 7 July – Thousands of people take part in the first bull run of the annual San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain. No serious injuries or gorings were reported.spain_running_bulls https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/spain-running-bulls/ 2022-10-07 www.cbsnews.com 8 July 2003 en-US 24 October – Three same-sex couples in Spain, including a Madrid city councilman, apply for marriage licenses. They state that if the registry judge does not grant them the licenses, they will appeal to Spain's constitutional court, and as far as the European Court of Human Rights if necessary. They describe their actions as inspired by the recent rulings on same-sex marriage in Canada.24 October 2003 The Advocate Couples in Spain launch gay marriage challenge https://www.advocate.com/news/2003/10/24/couples-spain-launch-gay-marriage-challenge-10276 13 December – Spain has announced an agreement with Morocco to proceed with plans to build a rail tunnel beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, linking Europe and Africa. Assuming the project is technically and financially feasible, digging would start in 2008.2004-10-12 Reuters Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=421709&section=news 2022-10-07 2004-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20041012154050/http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=421709&section=news bot: unknown Sports 2002–03 La Liga 2002–03 Segunda División 2002–03 Copa del Rey 2003 Vuelta a España Births 5 May – Carlos Alcaraz, tennis player 11 May – Fermín López, footballer 23 November – Métrika, songwriter and rapper Deaths 21 January – Antonio Domínguez Ortiz, 93, Spanish historian.2011-03-11 Ies Profesor Dominguez Ortiz http://edu.jccm.es/ies.profesordominguezortiz/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022707/http://edu.jccm.es/ies.profesordominguezortiz/ 2011-03-11 2022-10-07 10 February – Carmen Vidal, 87, Spanish cosmetologist and businesswoman. 24 February – Antoni Torres, 59, Spanish footballer 10 March – Víctor Alba, 86, Spanish writer and anti-communist, anti-capitalist political journalistMullan Michael 2003-03-24 Obituary: Victor Alba http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/mar/24/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries 2022-10-07 the Guardian en 31 March – Fermín Vélez, 43, Spanish sports car racing driver, two-time 12 Hours of Sebring winner, two-time Group C2 championIRL: Fermin Velez loses battle with cancer https://us.motorsport.com/imsa-others/news/irl-fermin-velez-loses-battle-with-cancer/2000992/ 2022-10-07 us.motorsport.com en 2022-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20221009044706/https://us.motorsport.com/imsa-others/news/irl-fermin-velez-loses-battle-with-cancer/2000992/ dead 2 April – Terenci Moix, 61, Spanish writer 7 April – Julio Anguita Parrado, 32, Spanish journalist and war correspondent (El Mundo)Guardian Staff 2003-05-29 Julio Anguita Parrado, 32 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/29/iraq4 2022-10-07 the Guardian en 8 April – José Couso, 37, Spanish cameraman 9 April – Jorge Oteiza, 94, Spanish painter and sculptor 9 May – Antonio Ibáñez Freire, 89, Spanish politician and army officer. 4 June – Serafín Rojo, 77, Spanish cartoonist and painter. 7 July – Antonio Iranzo, 73, Spanish film actor. 15 July – Roberto Bolaño, 50, Chilean-Spanish writer (The Savage Detectives, 2666)Caistor Nick 2003-07-17 Obituary: Roberto Bolaño http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/17/guardianobituaries 2022-10-07 the Guardian en 15 August – Enric Llaudet, 86, Spanish businessman and sports executive. 1 September – Ramón Serrano Suñer, 101, Spanish politician. 18 October – Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, 64, Spanish novelist (Detective Carvalho saga), journalist and poetMullan Michael 2003-10-21 Obituary: Manuel Vázquez Montalbán http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/oct/21/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries1 2022-10-07 the Guardian en 19 October – Jaime Allende, 79, Spanish field hockey player (field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics)2016-12-02 Jaime Allende Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/jaime-allende-1.html 2022-10-07 2016-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20161202202250/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/jaime-allende-1.html bot: unknown 28 October – Joan Perucho, 82, Spanish novelist, poet and art critic, and judge 31 October – José Juncosa, 81, Spanish football player and manager. 24 November – Floquet de Neu, 38-40, Spanish only albino western lowland gorilla in the world.2003-11-25 Zoo Has Euthanized Ailing Albino Gorilla https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-25-fg-briefs25.3-story.html 2022-10-07 Los Angeles Times 3 December – Dulce Chacón, 49, Spanish poet, novelist and playwright, Pancreatic cancer. 7 December – Barta Barri, 92, Hungarian-Spanish film actor. 21 December – Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 79, Spanish businessman and playboy2004-01-22 Obituary: Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe-Langenburg http://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jan/22/guardianobituaries.spain 2022-10-07 the Guardian en 27 December – Enric Bernat, 80, Spanish businessman, founder of Chupa Chups2004-01-03 Obituary: Enric Bernat http://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jan/03/guardianobituaries.spain 2022-10-07 the Guardian en See also 2003 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 2003 References 2003 Spain Category:Years of the 21st century in Spain Category:2000s in Spain Spain