1999 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1999 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I^[1]
• Prime Minister of Spain – José María Aznar^[2]

Regional presidents

• • 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.^[3]
• 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 programme^[4]

Popular culture

Music

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Film

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Television

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Literature

See main article: 1999 in literature.

Sport

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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)^[5]

See also

• 1999 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 1999

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en.
2. Web site: José María Aznar Former Spanish PM, Conservative Leader Britannica . www.britannica.com . 8 October 2023 . en.
3. Web site: 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 .
4. Mayer 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.
5. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/not-just-a-pretty-face/ Not Just A Pretty Face