1982 in Spain

none May 2022 1982 Events in the year 1982 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 – Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (till 2 December); Felipe González (from 2 December) Events 12 May – Spanish priest Juan María Fernández y Krohn tries to stab Pope John Paul II with a bayonet during the latter's pilgrimage to the shrine at Fátima, Portugal.July 2023 30 May – Spain joins NATO.July 2023 1 October – Coup d'état attempt: Home Office Secretary Juan José Rosón learns of a conspiracy to carry out a coup d'état later in the month. The three main suspects, Artillery Colonel Luis Muñoz Gutiérrez, Artillery Colonel Jesús Crespo Cuspinera, and the latter's brother, Lieutenant Colonel José Crespo Cuspinera, are arrested the following morning.Diego Carcedo, "Sáenz de Santa María. El general que cambió de bando", 84-8460-309-1 28 October – The general election ends in victory for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1817 978-3-8329-5609-7 Popular culture Music Lucía represents Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Él". She finishes 10th out of 18 entries.ESC History Eurovision - Spain 1982 https://www.esc-history.com/details.php?key=0435 Film See List of Spanish films of 1982 Television 14 February – Verano azul concludes its run on TVE1. The series, with 19 episodes that drew up to 20 million viewers in Spain, has been frequently re-run during the summer months in subsequent years. Literature Miguel Delibes – Los santos inocentes Juan Marsé – Un día volveré Sport 20 April-9 May – 1982 Vuelta a España cycle race Notable births 26 March – Mikel Arteta, football player and manager 2 April – David Ferrer, tennis player 22 June – Andoni Iraola, football player and manager 5 July – Alain Arroyo, footballer 1 October – Sergio Sánchez, long-distance runner 15 December – Borja García, racing driver Notable deaths 5 November – Santiago Amat, Olympic sailor (born 1887) 8 December – Encarnación Fuyola, teacher and activist (born 1907) date unknown – José María Valiente Soriano, politician (born 1900) References ESC History Eurovision National Final Spain 1982 https://www.esc-history.com/nf_entries.php?country=Spain&year=1982 Esc-history.com 19 October 2026 External links 1982 Spain Category:Years of the 20th century in Spain Spain Category:1980s in Spain