1996 in Spain

Events in the year 1996 in Spain

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Juan Carlos I
 * Prime Minister of Spain – Felipe González until 5 May, then José María Aznar

Events

 * March 3 – 1996 Spanish general election
 * March 6 — Conservative José María Aznar becomes prime minister.
 * June 2 –  1996 Spanish Grand Prix

Births

 * February 19 - Mabel (singer), a R&B and Pop Singer

Deaths

 * January 8 - Carmen Conde, a Spanish poet
 * February 5 – Antonio Ruiz Soler, a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer
 * February 14 - Alejandro de la Sota (architect), an architect
 * February 14 - Francisco Tomás y Valiente, a Spanish jurist
 * February 19 – Antonio Creus, a race car driver.
 * March 2 – José López Rubio, a film director
 * March 18 -- Enrique Jordá, Spanish-American conductor
 * March 18 - Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón, a Spanish composer
 * April 2 – Antonio Ortiz Ramírez, an anarcho-syndicalist and anarchist
 * April 23 – Jesús Hernández Úbeda, a professional bicycle racer
 * April 24 - Rafael Orozco (pianist), a pianist
 * May 2 - María Luisa Ponte, an actress
 * May 4 – Eduardo Franco Raymundo, a chess player
 * May 8 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, a bullfighter (died due to cerebral hemorrhage)
 * May 24 – José Cuatrecasas - Spanish-American pharmacist and botanist
 * June 2 --Pilar Lorengar, an opera singer
 * June 6 – José María Valverde, a philosopher
 * June 9 – Rafaela Aparicio, an actress (died due to cerebral hemorrage)
 * June 23 – Mariano Rojas, Spanish bicycle racer
 * June 30 – Antonio Franco Florensa, Spanish football player
 * July 9 - Aurora Redondo, an actress
 * July 18 - José Manuel Fuente, Spanish road racing cyclist
 * July 24 - Nacho Martínez, an actor
 * August 6 - Emilio Zapico, racing driver
 * September 13 – Xosé Filgueira Valverde, a writer, intellectual, and resarcher
 * October 26 – Miquel Asins Arbó, a composer
 * November 5 – Joaquín Monserrat, a Spanish comedian as well as a host of children programmes
 * November 19 – Gabriel Alonso, a football player
 * November 22 – María Casares, a Spanish-French actress
 * November 25 - Ricardo Lopez Aranda, a Spanish playwright
 * December 16 – Dolores Medio, a Spanish writer
 * December 23 – Vicente González Lizondo, a Spanish politician - died due to a heart attack
 * December 23 – Infanta María Cristina of Spain, a Spanish princess - died due to a heart attack
 * December 26 – Narcís Jubany Arnau, a Spanish catholic cardinal
 * December 27 - Julián Mateos. a Spanish actor and film producer