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Incumbents
- Caudillo: Francisco Franco [1]
Events
- November 9 – Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez premieres in Barcelona, Spain.
Births
- Robert Saladrigas, Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic (d. 2018)
- February 25 – Jesús López Cobos, Spanish-born conductor (d. 2018)
- April 20 – Pilar Miró, Spanish screenwriter and film director (d. 1997)
Deaths
- February 8 - Antonio Escobar Huertas (born 1879)
- May 19 – Diego Mazquiarán, Spanish matador (born 1895)
- September 26 — Walter Benjamin, German-Spanish philosopher and critic (born 1892)
- October 15 - Lluís Companys, execution by firing squad (born 1882)
- November 3 - Manuel Azaña (born 1880)
See also
References
- ^ "Francisco Franco". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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