2009 in Spain

none February 2014 2009 Events in the year 2009 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 Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Regional presidents 30em Andalusia: until 7 April: Manuel Chaves 7 April–22 April: Gaspar Zarrias starting 22 April: José Antonio Griñán Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich Basque Country: Juan José Ibarretxe (until 7 May), Patxi López (starting 7 May) Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: José Montilla Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara Galicia: Emilio Pérez Touriño (until 18 April), Alberto Núñez Feijóo (starting 18 April) La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz Valencian Community: Francisco Camps Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda Events right|280px|thumb|The Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest reflecting telescope, is inaugurated on July 24 March 1 – The Basque Nationalist Party wins a plurality of seats in Spain's Basque Country's parliamentary elections.Al Goodman http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/spain.basque.vote/ Nationalists may lose power in Spain's Basque election - CNN.com CNN 2009-03-02 2022-05-28 mdy-all May 18 – Italian Camorra leader Raffaele Amato is arrested in Marbella, Spain.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8055481.stm Naples mafia leader held in Spain May 18, 2009 June 19 – A bomb explodes near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, killing one policeman.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0619/spain.html Bilbao blast leaves one dead RTÉ.ie June 19, 2009 July 10 – One person is killed by a bull, the first such fatality in 14 years, during the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.The Times & The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.com/ 2022-09-30 The Times mdy-all July 21 – Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos becomes the first Spanish government official to visit Gibraltar in 300 years.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/europe/22gibraltar.html Spanish Minister Visits Gibraltar The New York Times July 21, 2009 July 24 – The Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest reflecting telescope, is inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.Spain giant telescope February 2022 July 29 – 2009 Burgos bombing: A car bomb explodes outside a police barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring dozens of people.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0729/spain.html Car bomb explodes in northern Spain RTÉ.ie July 29, 2009 July 30 – 2009 Palmanova bombing: At least two people are killed in a car bomb explosion at a Guardia Civil barracks in Palma Nova on the Spanish island of Mallorca.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0730/majorca.html Two killed in Majorca bombing RTÉ.ie July 30, 2009 August 9 – Three bombs explode on the island of Majorca, Spain.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=atZq_.A2ZKD4 Bloomberg Politics - Bloomberg Bloomberg News November 17 – The Spanish ship Alakrana and its crew of 36 are released after a US$3.5 million ransom is paid.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1018865/1/.html Ransom paid as Somali pirates free Spanish trawler - Channel NewsAsia October 8, 2010 June 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604203352/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1018865/1/.html dead Film February 22 – Penélope Cruz wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award. September 28 – Spain's Pablo Pineda wins the best actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the first actor with Down's syndrome to win an international film award.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8278108.stm Film prize for actor with Down's September 28, 2009 2009 – Dance to the Spirits documentary film is released.June 2024 Highest-grossing films + Highest-grossing films of 2009 in SpainRankTitleNationGross 1 Up United States €23,957,870 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs United States €21,197,890 3 Agora Spain €18,532,500 4 Angels & Demons United States €15,518,330 5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince United Kingdom/United States $13,633,800 6 Gran Torino United States $12,747,330 7 New Moon United States $12,646,590 8 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button United States $12,168,450 9 Slumdog Millionaire United Kingdom $10,569,130 10 Inglourious Basterds Germany/United States $10,416,820 Television 2009 in Spanish television Literature 2009 in literature Sport February 1 – Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Roger Federer of Switzerland to win the 2009 Australian Open men's singles.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtzOA28o7BvFvgReARM0_e7Msy-QD962QQ5O0 The Associated Press: Nadal beats Federer to win Australian Open November 10, 2016 February 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090216152815/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gtzOA28o7BvFvgReARM0_e7Msy-QD962QQ5O0 dead March 15 – Luis León Sánchez wins the Paris–Nice. May 13 – FC Barcelona wins the Spanish Cup. May 16 – FC Barcelona wins the Liga. May 27 – FC Barcelona wins the UEFA Champions League and becomes the first Spanish team to win the treble. June 13–14 – Marc Gené, as part of the Peugeot Sport Total team, wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans. June 30 – July 3 − The Spanish team wins 83 medals (28 gold, 21 silver, 34 bronze) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. July 26 – Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France. August 23 – FC Barcelona wins the Spanish Super Cup. August 28 – FC Barcelona wins the UEFA Super Cup. September 20 – Spain wins the EuroBasket 2009. September 20 – Alejandro Valverde wins the Vuelta a España. October 17 – Alberto Contador finishes first in the UCI World Ranking. December 13 – Alemayehu Bezabeh wins the European Cross Country Championships. December 19 – FC Barcelona wins the FIFA Club World Cup and becomes the first team to win six competitions in one year. Notable deaths thumb|right|150px|Daniel Jarque January 6 – Manuela Fernández-Fojaco, 113, Spanish supercentenarian, verified oldest person in Europe.http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM Table e, as of June 11, 2003 2007-12-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071126092018/http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM November 26, 2007 mdy-all February 14 – Luís Andrés Edo, 82, Spanish anarchist.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lu237s-andrs-edo-anarchist-who-fought-the-repressions-of-francos-spain-1652625.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lu237s-andrs-edo-anarchist-who-fought-the-repressions-of-francos-spain-1652625.html May 1, 2022 subscription live Luís Andrés Edo: Anarchist who fought the repressions of Independent.co.uk March 24, 2009 March 1 – Pepe Rubianes, 61, Spanish Catalan actor and theatre director, lung cancer.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=328815&CategoryId=13003 Latin Herald Tribune October 8, 2010 July 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719153433/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=328815&CategoryId=13003 dead April 6 – Mari Trini, 61, Spanish pop singer and actress.http://www.turkishweekly.net/other-news/358593/the-spanish-singer-mari-trini-has-died-in-a-hospital-in-murcia.html 2010-10-08 mdy-all Spanish singer Mari trini has died in a hospital in Murcia February 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221200243/http://www.turkishweekly.net/other-news/358593/the-spanish-singer-mari-trini-has-died-in-a-hospital-in-murcia.html dead April 11 – Corín Tellado, 81, Spanish novelist, heart failure.June 2024 medicmedic April 13 – Ángel Miguel, 79, Spanish professional golfer.http://www.elpais.com/articulo/Necrologicas/Angel/Miguel/pionero/golf/Espana/elpepinec/20090414elpepinec_1/Tes Ángel Miguel, pionero del golf en España El País April 13, 2009 Arribas Carlos May 12 Antonio Vega, 51, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nacha Pop), pneumonia.http://www.abc.es/20090512/vivir-ocio-musica/fallece-madrid-musico-antonio-200905121101.html Antonio Vega: Trovador de la triste figura May 13, 2009 Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta (1928–2009), 80, Spanish economist, businessman, journalist and politician.Fallece a los 80 años el empresario y ex ministro Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta ABC https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-fallece-anos-empresario-y-ministro-nemesio-fernandez-cuesta-200905130300-92857495894_noticia.html 11 March 2022 13 May 2009 Madrid es May 20 – María Amelia López Soliño, 97, Spanish blogger, world's oldest blogger.http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6344077.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742 The Times October 8, 2010 August 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815052724/http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6344077.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742 dead June 19 – Vicente Ferrer Moncho, 89, Spanish philanthropist.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/briefly-vicente-ferrer-1712390.html Briefly: Vicente Ferrer - Obituaries, News - The Independent Independent.co.uk August 23, 2017 June 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624051854/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/briefly-vicente-ferrer-1712390.html dead June 27 – Victoriano Crémer, 102, Spanish poet and journalist, natural causes.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=338057&CategoryId=13003 Latin American Herald Tribune October 8, 2010 July 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719153910/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=338057&CategoryId=13003 dead July 1 – Baltasar Porcel, 72, Spanish Catalan writer, cancer.http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news/comments/baltasar_porcel_one_of_the_great_catalan_writers_dies_from_brain_tumour/&usg=AFQjCNEYPksj6eRATUysv9wkTb7NuYAM1Q Baltasar Porcel, one of the great Catalan writers, dies from brain tumour barcelonareporter.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110718055301/http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?%2Fnews%2Fcomments%2Fbaltasar_porcel_one_of_the_great_catalan_writers_dies_from_brain_tumour%2F&usg=AFQjCNEYPksj6eRATUysv9wkTb7NuYAM1Q July 18, 2011 usurped July 11 – Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara, 69, Spanish woman believed to be world's oldest mother, cancer.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8152002.stm World's oldest mother dies at 69 July 15, 2009 August 5 – Jordi Sabater Pi, 87, Spanish ethologist, discovered albino gorilla Snowflake.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=340912&CategoryId=13003 Spanish Primatologist Who Found Albino Gorilla Dies Latin American Herald Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20201121214401/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=340912&CategoryId=13003 November 21, 2020 August 8 – Daniel Jarque, 26, Spanish footballer, heart attack.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8191861.stm Espanyol stunned by Jarque death August 8, 2009 August 11 – José Ramón García Antón, 61, Spanish engineer and politician in Valencian Community.http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/16937/valencian-community-bids-farewell-to-garcia-anton Valencian Community bids farewell to García Antón thinkSPAIN August 27 – Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez, 96, Spanish politician.http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Fallece/Ruiz-Gimenez/lider/democristiano/excluido/Transicion/elpepunac/20090828elpepinac_10/Tes Fallece Ruiz-Giménez, el líder democristiano excluido de la Transición El País August 28, 2009 Cuadra Bonifacio de la September 1 – Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma, 84, Spanish royal (House of Bourbon-Parma), daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma.http://dawsr.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/fallece-s-a-r-la-princesa-maria-cristina-de-borbon-parma/ Private Site September 19 – Víctor Israel, 80, Spanish actor.June 2024 September 25 – Alicia de Larrocha, pianist (born 1923) September 30 – Rafael Arozarena, 86, Spanish writer and poet.http://www.elpais.com/articulo/Necrologicas/Rafael/Arozarena/poeta/novelista/autor/Mararia/elpepinec/20091001elpepinec_1/Tes/ Rafael Arozarena, poeta y novelista, autor de 'Mararía' El País October 2009 Cruz Juan October 16 – Andrés Montes, 53, Spanish sports commentator.http://www.cadenaser.com/deportes/articulo/muere-andres-montes/serpro/20091016csrcsrdep_10/Tes Muere Andrés Montes October 16, 2009 October 8, 2010 January 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100124133054/http://www.cadenaser.com/deportes/articulo/muere-andres-montes/serpro/20091016csrcsrdep_10/Tes dead October 18 – Ignacio Ponseti, 95, Spanish physician and inventor (Ponseti method).May 2022 October 26 – Sabino Fernández Campo, 91, Spanish Chief of the Royal House, key figure in failed 23-F coup d'état.http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana/Muere/Sabino/Fernandez/Campo/fiel/consejero/Rey/durante/23-F/elpepuesp/20091026elpepunac_1/Tes Muere Sabino Fernández Campo, fiel consejero del Rey durante el 23-F El País October 25, 2009 November 2 – José Luis López Vázquez, 87, Spanish actor, after long illness.https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/11/02/cultura/1257168009.html Muere el actor José Luis López Vázquez a los 87 años | Cultura | elmundo.es www.elmundo.es November 3 – Francisco Ayala, novelist (born 1906) November 12 – Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, 60, Spanish judge, Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice.Death of Advocate General Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer Court of Justice of the European Communities November 30 – Paul Naschy, 75, Spanish actor, screenwriter and director, pancreatic cancer.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6762885/Lives-Remembered.html Lives Remembered www.telegraph.co.uk December 8, 2009 December 5 – Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal, 78, Spanish diplomat.http://www.comprendes.de/nachrichten/nachrichten-einzelansicht/datum/2009/12/08/kolumbus-nachfahre-prado-gestorben/ Kolumbus-Nachfahre Prado gestorben: Comprendes.de - das Spanienmagazin October 8, 2010 July 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214449/http://www.comprendes.de/nachrichten/nachrichten-einzelansicht/datum/2009/12/08/kolumbus-nachfahre-prado-gestorben/ dead December 11 – Francisco Piquer Chanza, 87, Spanish actor.http://www.enmemoria.com/actualidad/20091215/fallece-el-actor-francisco-piquer.html Fallece el actor Francisco Piquer Actualidad EnMemoria.com 2010-10-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100118081331/http://www.enmemoria.com/actualidad/20091215/fallece-el-actor-francisco-piquer.html January 18, 2010 December 17 – Albert Ràfols-Casamada, 86, Spanish artist.http://www.enmemoria.com/actualidad/20091217/fallece-el-artista-catalan-albert-rafols-casamada.html Buscar anuncios familiares - Todas las esquelas October 8, 2010 December 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091220121659/http://www.enmemoria.com/actualidad/20091217/fallece-el-artista-catalan-albert-rafols-casamada.html dead December 30 – Ivan Zulueta, 66, Spanish designer and film director.http://www.eitb.com/infos/culture/detail/325001/le-realisateur-basque-ivan-zulueta-est-mort/ Décès du réalisateur basque Ivan Zulueta - EiTB Actualites Culture October 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728102625/http://www.eitb.com/infos/culture/detail/325001/le-realisateur-basque-ivan-zulueta-est-mort/ July 28, 2011 dead mdy-all See also List of Spanish films of 2009 References External links 2009 Spain Category:Years of the 21st century in Spain Spain