| 1 | 22.7.1478 | Birthday | King Philip I of Spain |
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| 2 | 20.9.1519 | Event | Ferdinand Magellan left Spain on his around the world voyage |
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| 3 | 21.5.1527 | Birthday | King Philip II of Spain |
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| 4 | 9.7.1816 | Event | Argentina, in South America, declared its independence from Spain |
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| 5 | 27.9.1821 | Event | Mexico became an independent country from Spain |
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| 6 | 19.5.1929 | Event | The World's Fair opened in Barcelona, Spain |
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| 7 | 5.1.1938 | Birthday | King Juan Carlos of Spain |
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| 8 | 30.11.1955 | Event | Floodlights were used for the first time at Wembley Stadium, during an international game with Spain |
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| 9 | 8.6.1969 | Event | Spain closed its border with Gibraltar |
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| 10 | 22.7.1969 | Event | Prince Juan Carlos was named as the future king of Spain by General Franco |
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| 11 | 15.6.1977 | Event | General elections were held in Spain; the first since 1936 |
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| 12 | 19.12.1987 | Event | In Seville, Spain, Gary Kasparov retained his title as world chess champion, by beating Anatoly Karpov |
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| 13 | 10.12.1998 | Event | The Caribbean island of Cuba became independent from Spain |
