1999 in Spain

none January 2017 1999 Events in the year 1999 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 of Spain – José María AznarJosé María Aznar Former Spanish PM, Conservative Leader Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Maria-Aznar www.britannica.com 8 October 2023 en Regional presidents 30em Andalusia: Manuel Chaves Aragón: Santiago Lanzuela (until 2 August), Marcelino Iglesias (starting 2 August) Asturias: Sergio Marqués Fernández (until 20 July), Vicente Álvarez Areces (starting 20 July) Balearic Islands: Jaume Matas (until 29 June), Francesc Antich (starting 29 June) Basque Country: José Antonio Ardanza (until 2 January), Juan José Ibarretxe (starting 2 January) Canary Islands: Manuel Hermoso (until 17 July), Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (starting 17 July) Cantabria: José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Castilla–La Mancha: José Bono Castile and León: Juan José Lucas Catalonia: Jordi Pujol Extremadura: Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra Galicia: Manuel Fraga La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz Valencian Community: Eduardo Zaplana Ceuta: Jesús Cayetano Fortes Ramos (until 26 August), Antonio Sampietro (starting 26 August) Melilla: Enrique Palacios Hernández (until 5 July), Mustafa Aberchán (starting 5 July) Events 1 January - The Euro Currency officially entered circulation in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, then formally made its debut on European and the worldwide financial markets. 14 September - Britannia Airways Flight 226A, a charter flight from Cardiff, crashes at Girona Airport, resulting in one death and 43 injuries.http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/88971AA3-A440-4E12-A167-63114D2D1DCB/2433/1999_054_A_texto_ENG.pdf Final report CIAIAC (Spanish Investigation Commission) 17 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120601185816/http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/88971AA3-A440-4E12-A167-63114D2D1DCB/2433/1999_054_A_texto_ENG.pdf 1 June 2012 dmy 9 October - Beginning of the Wanninkhof case: Rocío Wanninkhof leaves home never to return; her body is found several weeks later. Undated Virtway game development studio is founded in Oviedo. Web Medica Acreditada, an international website quality and certification programmeMayer MA, Leis A, Ruíz P. Creating a virtual community to improve the quality of health information on the Internet: ten years of experience. Proceedings of the 16th WONCA Europe Conference, Malaga (Spain) 6–9 October 2010, p. 62-3. Popular culture Music See :Category:1999 in Spanish music Film See :Category:1999 in Spanish cinema Television See :Category:1999 in Spanish television Literature 1999 in literature Sport See :Category:1999 in Spanish sport Notable births 19 February - Hugo Gonzalez, swimmer 3 August - Brahim Díaz, footballer 13 September - Pedro Porro, footballer Notable deaths 27 January – Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, writer (b. 1910) 20 April – Señor Wences, ventriloquist and comedian (b. 1896) 6 July – Joaquín Rodrigo, pianist and composer (b. 1901) 10 September – Alfredo Kraus, operatic tenor (b. 1927) 28 October – Rafael Alberti, poet (b. 1902) 17 November – Enrique Urquijo, singer-songwriter (b. 1960; drug overdose)Not Just A Pretty Face Teevan, Christopher. 3ammagazine.com See also 1999 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 1999 References External links 1999 Spain Category:Years of the 20th century in Spain Spain