2001 in Spain

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Events in the year 2001 in Spain.

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February[]

  • 5: Endesa and Iberdrola, two electrical companies announce that the merger process that began in October 2000 has stopped and will not be finalized.
  • 11: 7 Technicians of the Compañía Lírica die in a traffic accident.
  • 13: Javier Bardem is nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Julian Schnabel's film Before Night Falls, being the first Spanish actor to do so.
  • 22: Terrorist group ETA execute a car bombing that kills two employees of the company Elektra in San Sebastián.

April[]

  • 7: The Partido de Acción Socialista (PASOC) agrees to abandon its federal congress within the United and Alternative Left.
  • 23: Madrid is chosen to be a World Book Capital

May[]

13: The EAJ-PNV/EA coalition (Basque Nationalist Party and Eusko Alkartasuna) attains a great victory during the Basque regional elections, forming a government for the next four years. Juan José Ibarretxe stays on as president the autonomous community of the Basque Country.

August[]

  • 24: Singer Joaquin Sabina suffered a minor stroke because of excessive drug use that would lead him to the brink of death.[1]
  • 31: After the death of twelve patients undergoing hemodialysis in Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona, The Department of Pharmacy decides granting a protective detention of a dialyzer marketed by multinational Baxter.

December[]

  • The Orquesta Ciudad de Almería, OCAL (City Orchestra of Almeria) is founded in the Province of Almería,

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Births[]

  • April 4: Daniel Aviles, actor

Deaths[]

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References[]

  1. ^ admin (2020-02-13). "Joaquin Sabina, admitted to the ICU after suffering a stroke". Web24 News. Retrieved 2020-05-20.[permanent dead link]
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