Events in the year 1999 in Spain.
Incumbents Monarch – Juan Carlos I Prime Minister of Spain – José María Aznar
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. 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 programmeMayer 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.
Popular culture
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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)Not Just A Pretty Face Teevan, Christopher. 3ammagazine.com See also 1999 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 1999 References
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