1999 in Spain

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See also:	Other events of 1999 List of years in Spain

Events in the year 1999 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I
• Prime Minister of Spain – José María Aznar

Events

• 14 September - Britannia Airways Flight 226A, a charter flight from Cardiff, crashes at Girona Airport, resulting in one death and 43 injuries.[1]
• 9 October - Beginning of the Wanninkhof case: Rocío Wanninkhof leaves home never to return; her body is found several weeks later.

Popular culture

Music

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Film

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Television

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Literature

Sport

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Notable births

• 3 August - Brahim Díaz, footballer

4 December - Nicolas Palomo Hernandez, poet

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)[2]

References

1. "Final report" (PDF). CIAIAC (Spanish Investigation Commission). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
2. Not Just A Pretty Face Teevan, Christopher. 3ammagazine.com

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