Events in the year 1973 in Spain.
Incumbents Caudillo: Francisco Franco Prime Minister: Luis Carrero Blanco (9 June–20 December); Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (20–31 December); Carlos Arias Navarro (from 31 December)
Events
8 April – Artist Pablo Picasso dies in Mougins, France. 10 May – The Polisario Front leads the Sahrawi insurgency in an effort to end colonial rule in the Spanish Sahara. 9 June – The office of Prime Minister is created and the Eighth government of Francisco Franco ends. Luis Carrero Blanco is appointed as Prime Minister by Franco. 12 June The Government of Luis Carrero Blanco is established. The Ministry of Development Planning is established to oversee ongoing economic and social development plans which became known as the Spanish miracle. 13 August – Aviaco Flight 118 crashes while attempting to land at Alvedro Airport. 20 December – Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco is assassinated in Madrid by in a bombing organized by ETA. Torcuato Fernández-Miranda acts as interim Prime Minister. 30 December – The sentences of the "Carabanchel Ten" are announced following the Proceso 1001 trial. 31 December – Carlos Arias Navarro is appointed as Prime Minister.
Births
4 January – Laia Marull, actress 10 January – Iker Jiménez, journalist 5 February – Carme Chaparro, journalist 13 February – Miguel Poveda, flamenco singer 18 February – Melani Olivares, actress 28 February – Xavi Valero, footballer 11 March – Vicky Martín Berrocal, fashion designer and actress 17 March – Daniel Ballart, waterpolo player 19 March – Meritxell Batet, politician 20 March – Jaime Sánchez, footballer 9 April – Carmen Alcayde, actress 14 April – Toni Cuquerella, engineer 29 April – Bienvenido de Arriba, politician 3 May – Lourdes Maldonado, journalist 5 May – David Janer, actor 22 May – Emilio Alzamora, motorcyclist 23 May – Juan José Padilla, bullfighter 13 June – Hasier Arraiz, politician 14 July – Candela Peña, actress 22 July – Jaime Cantizano, presenter 1 August – Antonio Gómez, footballer 12 August – Joseba Beloki, bicyclist 7 September – Laura Pamplona, actress 18 September – Aitor Karanka, footballer 21 September – Virginia Ruano Pascual, tennis player 17 October – Quique González, musician 22 October – Andrés Palop, footballer 24 October – Iñaki de Miguel, basketball player 3 November – Ana Milán, actress and model 8 November – Iñigo Idiakez, footballer 15 November – Albert Portas, tennis player 21 November – Inés Sastre, actress and model 30 December – Nacho Vidal, pornographic actor
Deaths
7 January – Pedro Berruezo, footballer (born 1945) 10 January – Claudio de la Torre, author (born 1895) 16 April – Nino Bravo, musician (born 1944) 11 May – Juan Eduardo Cirlot, poet and polymath (born 1916) 20 December – Luis Carrero Blanco, Admiral-General and Prime Minister (born 1904) 22 December – Julio Gómez, composer (born 1886)
See also List of Spanish films of 1973 List of number-one singles of 1973 (Spain) 1973 in Spanish television
References