Spain
From Daily Positive
| Kingdom of Spain |
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| Location Europe |
| Capital Madrid |
| Area 505,370 sq km |
| Population 46,505,963 |
January 1
- Spanish politician José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months on January 1, 2010. The Council is an institution of the European Union to setup general political direction and priorities in the region.[1]
- Spain joined the European Union (EU), an economic and political union of European countries, on 1 January 1986.[2]
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- Spain introduced tough new anti-smoking laws which no longer allow lighting up a cigarette in bars and cafes since January 2, 2011. The new law replaces one of Europe's most relaxed anti-smoking legislation with one of the strictest.[3]
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February 1
- Rafael Nadal of Spain won the 2009 Australian Open men's singles tennis tournament. It was Nadal's 6th Grand Slam title and 1st at the Australian Open. Nadal won the Australian Open with a 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2 victory over Roger Federer of Switzerland.[4]
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- Spain clinched the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship title on February 6, 2005. Spain won the championship defeating Croatia in the final 40-34.[5]
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- Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 55th World Press Photo of the Year award for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen. The winner of the prestigious annual World Press Photo competition was announced on 10 February 2012 in Amsterdam.[6]
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- Spain defeated Russia 3-1 in the overtime of the final match of the 2012 UEFA European Futsal Championship, a variant of football played indoor, to win the champion’s title for the fourth consecutive year.[7]
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- Treasure, including tons of gold and silver coins, from the sunken 19th-century Spanish Navy frigate Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes returned to Spain on 25 February 2012 after being recovered by Florida-based salvage company Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007. The Spanish treasure returned following a five-year legal battle in the United States between the Spanish government and the salvage company.[8]
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- Spanish film director Alejandro Amenábar's film The Sea Inside, staring Spanish/Hollywood star Javier Bardem, won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is based on the real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30 year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.[9]
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- Manuel Marín, a Spanish politician, took office as interim President of the European Commission on March 15, 1999. He served for six months as President of European Commission which is the executive body of the European Union-an economic and political union of European countries.
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- Spanish Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso won the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari on 25 March 2012.[10]
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- Internationally renouned Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's masterpiece All About My Mother won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000.[11]
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- Salomé, a Spanish singer, jointly won the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest for the song Vivo Cantando. For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the outcome of the voting resulted in a tie for the first place. Four countries gained 18 points each: France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Since there was no solution for this situation, all four countries were declared winners.[12]
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- Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress to receive a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 1, 2011.
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- Spanish pop singer Massiel won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 for the song La, La, La. The final took place on April 6, 1968 in London, England.[13]
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- Spanish professional motorcycle road racer Jorge Lorenzo, riding a Yamaha, won the season-opening Qatar MotoGP on 8 April 2012 by 0.852 seconds ahead of second-placed Dani Pedrosa.[14]
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- Futbol Club Barcelona of Spain won the 2011 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League, a soccer competition for the top football club in Europe, having beaten English side Manchester United 3-1 in the final on 28 May 2011. It was their fourth UEFA Champions League win.[15]
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- Spain became the sixteenth member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an intergovernmental military alliance, on May 30, 1982.[16]
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- Rafael Nadal of Spain won the 2011 French Open Grand Slam Tennis tournament beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 for record-equaling (till 2011) six Roland Garros titles.[17]
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- Rodrigo Rato, a Spanish politician, served as the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s ninth Managing Director from June 7, 2004 to October 31, 2007. IMF is an organization of over 180 member countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.[18]
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- The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana in Spain as a World Heritage Site on June 27, 2011. The landscape is marked by agricultural terraces and inter-connected water works – including water mills - as well as dry stone constructions and farms.[19]
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- Spain won the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. It was the maiden Soccer World Cup win for Spain. They won the final after a 1-0 extra time victory over Holland at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg on Sunday July 11, 2010.[20]
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- Spanish actress Amparo Munoz won the Miss Universe title in 1974 as the first Spaniard at the age of 20.[21]
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- The 1992 Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25 to August 9. For the first time since 1972, the Games were boycott-free, due to important global political changes.[22]
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- Rafael Nadal of Spain won the Men's Singles at the 2010 US Open Tennis Championships defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2 on 13 September 2010. It was Nadal's first US Open victory which made him only the seventh man in history to complete the set of majors - Wimbledon, the French, Australian and US Opens.[23]
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- Spain won the 2011 Davis Cup, an international team event in men's tennis, on 4 November 2011. Spain won the final over Argentina, 3-1.[24]
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- On 15 December 2011, the European Commission officially awarded the prestigious European Green Capital title for 2012 to Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, further promoting sustainable transport initiatives throughout Europe.[25]
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- Spanish club Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup 2011 beating Brazilian side Santos 4-0 in Japan on 18 December 2011.[26]
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References
- ↑ http://www.eu2010.es/export/sites/presidencia/en/index.html
- ↑ http://europa.eu/about-eu/eu-history/1980-1989/index_en.htm
- ↑ http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14747429,00.html
- ↑ http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/2009_MS_F.html
- ↑ http://www.ihf.info/upload/matchresuts/tunisia_2005/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.worldpressphoto.org/photo/world-press-photo-year-2011-0
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/futsaleuro/season=2012/matches/round=2000150/match=2008820/postmatch/report/index.html
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/6481702/Sunken-Spanish-treasure-arrives-200-years-late
- ↑ http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html
- ↑ http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/3/13166.html
- ↑ http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/72nd-winners.html
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=286
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=285
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motogp/17653966
- ↑ http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/05/28/n110528117759.html
- ↑ http://www.nato.int/docu/update/80-89/1982e.htm
- ↑ http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2011-06-05/201106051307296328384.html
- ↑ http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/chron/mds.asp
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/774
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/
- ↑ http://www.missuniverse.com/members/profile/125/year:1974
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/barcelona-1992-summer-olympics
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8992563.stm
- ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/nadal-wins-davis-cup-for-spain.aspx
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/handover/index.html
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=257437/match=300180901/index.html
