2009 in Spain
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Events in the year2009 inSpain.
Incumbents
[edit]Regional presidents
[edit]- 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
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- March 1 – TheBasque Nationalist Partywins apluralityof seats in Spain'sBasque Country'sparliamentary elections.[2]
- May 18 – ItalianCamorraleaderRaffaele Amatois arrested inMarbella,Spain.[3]
- June 19 – A bomb explodes nearBilbaoin theBasqueregion of Spain, killing one policeman.[4]
- July 10 – One person is killed by a bull, the first such fatality in 14 years, during theRunning of the BullsinPamplona,Spain.[5]
- July 21 –Foreign MinisterMiguel Ángel Moratinosbecomes the first Spanish government official to visitGibraltarin 300 years.[6]
- July 24 – TheGran Telescopio Canarias,the world's largestreflecting telescope,is inaugurated by KingJuan Carlos I of Spain.[7]
- July 29 –2009 Burgos bombing:A car bomb explodes outside a police barracks in the northern Spanish city ofBurgos,injuring dozens of people.[8]
- July 30 –2009 Palmanova bombing:At least two people are killed in acar bombexplosion at aGuardia Civilbarracks inPalma Novaon the Spanish island ofMallorca.[9]
- August 9 – Three bombs explode on the island ofMajorca,Spain.[10]
- November 17 – The Spanish shipAlakranaand its crew of 36 are released after a US$3.5 million ransom is paid.[11]
Film
[edit]- February 22 –Penélope Cruzwins theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actressfor the filmVicky Cristina Barcelona,the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award.
- September 28 – Spain'sPablo Pinedawins the best actor award at theSan Sebastián International Film Festival,the first actor withDown's syndrometo win an international film award.[12]
- 2009 –Dance to the Spiritsdocumentary film is released.[citation needed]
Highest-grossing films
[edit]| Rank | Title | Nation | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Literature
[edit]Sport
[edit]- February 1 –Rafael Nadalof Spain defeatsRoger FedererofSwitzerlandto win the2009 Australian Openmen's singles.[13]
- March 15 –Luis León Sánchezwins theParis–Nice.
- May 13 –FC Barcelonawins theSpanish Cup.
- May 16 –FC Barcelonawins theLiga.
- May 27 –FC Barcelonawins theUEFA Champions Leagueand becomes the first Spanish team to win thetreble.
- June 13–14 –Marc Gené,as part of thePeugeot SportTotalteam, wins the24 Hours of Le Mans.
- June 30 – July 3 −The Spanish teamwins 83 medals (28 gold, 21 silver, 34 bronze) at the2009 Mediterranean Games.
- July 26 –Alberto Contadorwins theTour de France.
- August 23 –FC Barcelonawins theSpanish Super Cup.
- August 28 –FC Barcelonawins theUEFA Super Cup.
- September 20 –Spainwins theEuroBasket 2009.
- September 20 –Alejandro Valverdewins theVuelta a España.
- October 17 –Alberto Contadorfinishes first in theUCI World Ranking.
- December 13 –Alemayehu Bezabehwins theEuropean Cross Country Championships.
- December 19 –FC Barcelonawins theFIFA Club World Cupand becomes the first team to win six competitions in one year.
Notable deaths
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- January 6 –Manuela Fernández-Fojaco,113, Spanishsupercentenarian,verified oldest person in Europe.[14]
- February 14 –Luís Andrés Edo,82, Spanish anarchist.[15]
- March 1 –Pepe Rubianes,61, SpanishCatalanactor and theatre director, lung cancer.[16]
- April 6 –Mari Trini,61, Spanish pop singer and actress.[17]
- April 11 –Corín Tellado,81, Spanish novelist, heart failure.[18]
- April 13 –Ángel Miguel,79, Spanishprofessional golfer.[19]
- May 12
- Antonio Vega,51, Spanishpopsinger-songwriter (Nacha Pop),pneumonia.[20]
- Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta(1928–2009), 80, Spanish economist, businessman, journalist and politician.[21]
- May 20 –María Amelia López Soliño,97, Spanish blogger, world's oldest blogger.[22]
- June 19 –Vicente Ferrer Moncho,89, Spanish philanthropist.[23]
- June 27 –Victoriano Crémer,102, Spanish poet and journalist,natural causes.[24]
- July 1 –Baltasar Porcel,72, SpanishCatalanwriter, cancer.[25]
- July 11 –Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara,69, Spanish woman believed to be world'soldest mother,cancer.[26]
- August 5 –Jordi Sabater Pi,87, Spanishethologist,discoveredalbinogorillaSnowflake.[27]
- August 8 –Daniel Jarque,26, Spanishfootballer,heart attack.[28]
- August 11 –José Ramón García Antón,61, Spanish engineer and politician in Valencian Community.[29]
- August 27 –Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez,96, Spanish politician.[30]
- September 1 –Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma,84, Spanish royal (House of Bourbon-Parma), daughter ofElias, Duke of Parma.[31]
- September 19 –Víctor Israel,80, Spanish actor.[citation needed]
- September 25 –Alicia de Larrocha,pianist (born 1923)
- September 30 –Rafael Arozarena,86, Spanish writer and poet.[32]
- October 16 –Andrés Montes,53, Spanishsports commentator.[33]
- October 18 –Ignacio Ponseti,95, Spanish physician and inventor (Ponseti method).[34]
- October 26 –Sabino Fernández Campo,91, Spanish Chief of theRoyal House,key figure in failed23-Fcoup d'état.[35]
- November 2 –José Luis López Vázquez,87, Spanish actor, after long illness.[36]
- November 3 –Francisco Ayala,novelist (born 1906)
- November 12 –Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,60, Spanish judge, Advocate-General of theEuropean Court of Justice.[37]
- November 30 –Paul Naschy,75, Spanish actor, screenwriter and director,pancreatic cancer.[38]
- December 5 –Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal,78, Spanish diplomat.[39]
- December 11 –Francisco Piquer Chanza,87, Spanish actor.[40]
- December 17 –Albert Ràfols-Casamada,86, Spanish artist.[41]
- December 30 –Ivan Zulueta,66, Spanish designer and film director.[42]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^Al Goodman (March 2, 2009)."Nationalists may lose power in Spain's Basque election - CNN".CNN.RetrievedMay 28,2022.
- ^"Naples mafia leader held in Spain".May 18, 2009.
- ^"Bilbao blast leaves one dead".RTÉ.ie.June 19, 2009.
- ^"The Times & The Sunday Times".thetimes.co.uk.RetrievedSeptember 30,2022.
- ^"Spanish Minister Visits Gibraltar".The New York Times.July 21, 2009.
- ^Spain giant teelscope[dead link]
- ^"Car bomb explodes in northern Spain".RTÉ.ie.July 29, 2009.
- ^"Two killed in Majorca bombing".RTÉ.ie.July 30, 2009.
- ^"Bloomberg Politics - Bloomberg".Bloomberg News.
- ^"Ransom paid as Somali pirates free Spanish trawler - Channel NewsAsia".Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
- ^"Film prize for actor with Down's".September 28, 2009.
- ^"The Associated Press: Nadal beats Federer to win Australian Open".Archived fromthe originalon February 16, 2009.RetrievedNovember 10,2016.
- ^"Table e, as of June 11, 2003".Archived fromthe originalon November 26, 2007.RetrievedDecember 1,2007.
- ^"Luís Andrés Edo: Anarchist who fought the repressions of".Independent.co.uk.March 24, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on May 1, 2022.
- ^"Latin Herald Tribune".Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
- ^"Spanish singer Mari trini has died in a hospital in Murcia".Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2014.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
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- ^Arribas, Carlos (April 13, 2009)."Ángel Miguel, pionero del golf en España".El País.
- ^"Antonio Vega: Trovador de la triste figura".May 13, 2009.
- ^"Fallece a los 80 años el empresario y ex ministro Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta".ABC(in Spanish). Madrid. May 13, 2009.RetrievedMarch 11,2022.
- ^"The Times".Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
- ^"Briefly: Vicente Ferrer - Obituaries, News - The Independent".Independent.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon June 24, 2009.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^"Latin American Herald Tribune".Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
- ^"Baltasar Porcel, one of the great Catalan writers, dies from brain tumour".barcelonareporter.Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"World's oldest mother dies at 69".July 15, 2009.
- ^"Spanish Primatologist Who Found Albino Gorilla Dies".Latin American Herald Tribune.Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2020.
- ^"Espanyol stunned by Jarque death".August 8, 2009.
- ^"Valencian Community bids farewell to García Antón".
- ^Cuadra, Bonifacio de la (August 28, 2009)."Fallece Ruiz-Giménez, el líder democristiano excluido de la Transición".El País.
- ^"Private Site".
- ^Cruz, Juan (October 2009)."Rafael Arozarena, poeta y novelista, autor de 'Mararía'".El País.
- ^"Muere Andrés Montes".October 16, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2010.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
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- ^"Muere Sabino Fernández Campo, fiel consejero del Rey durante el 23-F".El País.October 25, 2009.
- ^"Muere el actor José Luis López Vázquez a los 87 años | Cultura | elmundo.es".elmundo.es.
- ^Death of Advocate General Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo ColomerCourt of Justice of the European Communities
- ^"Lives Remembered".telegraph.co.uk.
- ^"Kolumbus-Nachfahre Prado gestorben: Comprendes.de - das Spanienmagazin".Archived fromthe originalon July 18, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
- ^"Fallece el actor Francisco Piquer | Actualidad | EnMemoria".Archived fromthe originalon January 18, 2010.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
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- ^"Décès du réalisateur basque Ivan Zulueta - EiTB Actualites Culture".Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2011.RetrievedOctober 8,2010.
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