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See also: | Other events of 2002 List of years in Spain |
Events in the year 2002 in Spain.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]1 January — The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for Spain, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Spanish peseta by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes.
Sports
[edit]Births
[edit]- 30 April – Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, third son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín
- 11 June – Naim García, Malaysian footballer
- 12 June – Nico Williams, footballer
- 13 October – David Franco, trampolinist
Deaths
[edit]- Camilo José Cela, 85, Spanish novelist, poet, and essayist, 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature.[2]
- Ramón Grosso, 58, Spanish footballer, cancer.
- Carlos Casares Mouriño, 60, Spanish Galician language writer, cardiac arrest.
- Xavier Montsalvatge, 90, Spanish composer and music critic.[3]
- Carlos Berlanga, 42, Spanish musician and painter.[4]
- Carmelo Bernaola, 72, Spanish composer and clarinetist.
- Jaime Brocal Remohí, 66, Spanish comic book artist.[5]
- Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas, 33, Spanish footballer, cerebral hemorrhage.
- Eduardo Chillida, 78, Spanish Basque sculptor.[6]
- Ricardo Calvo, 58, Spanish chess International Master, doctor, chess historian, author and reporter.[7]
- Infanta Beatriz of Spain, 93, Spanish noblewoman and daughter of King Alfonso XIII.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Eaude, Michael (2002-01-18). "Camilo José Cela". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ Allan Kozinn (17 May 2002). "Xavier Montsalvatge, 90; Composer and Music Critic". The New York Times. p. C 13. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Nash, Elizabeth (2002-06-19). "Carlos Berlanga: Punk star of the Spanish 'Movida'". The Independent, London. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "Jaime Brocal Remohí". Lambiek. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ Ken Johnson (22 August 2002). "Eduardo Chillida, Sculptor on a Grand Scale, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Ricardo Calvo". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.