2020 in Spain

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January

7 January – Jaime Monzó (also spelled Jaume), swimmer (b. 1946).^[3]
8 January – Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (b. 1936).^[4]
13 January – Isabel-Clara Simó, journalist and writer (b. 1943).^[5]
21 January – Meritxell Negre, singer (b. 1971).^[6]
22 January – Roser Rahola d'Espona, editor and baroness (b. 1914).^[7]
30 January – Mauro Varela, politician and banker (b. 1941).^[8]

February

4 February – José Luis Cuerda, director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1947)^[9]
8 February – Carlos Rojas Vila, author (b. 1928)^[10]
9 February – David Gistau, TV writer and novelist, brain injury (b. 1970).^[11]
10 February – Diana Garrigosa, teacher and activist (b. 1944).^[12]
12 February – Miguel Cordero del Campillo, veterinarian, parasitologist, academic and politician (b. 1925).^[13]
13 February – Rafael Romero Marchent, film director, actor and screenwriter (b. 1926).^[14]
18 February – Jaime Amat, Olympic field hockey player (b. 1941)^[15]
19 February – Fernando Morán, diplomat and politician (b. 1926).^[16]
24 February – Juan Eduardo Zúñiga, literary scholar and writer (b. 1919).^[17]
26 February – Eduardo Bort, guitarist (b. 1948).^[18]

March

9 March
- José Jiménez Lozano, writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (b. 1930).^[19]
- Luis Racionero, writer (b. 1940).^[20]
18 March – Joaquín Peiró, football player and manager, (b. 1936).^[21]
20 March – Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón, socialite and entrepreneur, Grandee of Spain (b. 1937).^[22]
21 March – Lorenzo Sanz, businessman and sports executive (b. 1943).^[23]
22 March
- Germà Colón, philologist (b. 1928).^[24]
- Máximo Hernández, 74, football player and manager (b. 1945).^[25]
- Benito Joanet, football player and coach (b. 1935).^[26]
- José María Loizaga Viguri, businessman (b. 1936)^[27]
- Carmen de Mairena, actress, cuplé singer and television personality (b. 1933).^[28]
23 March
- Lucia Bosè, Italian-born actress and beauty pageant winner (b. 1931).^[29]
- José Folgado, businessman and politician (b. 1944).^[30]
- José García González, psychiatrist and neurologist (b. 1938).^[31]
27 March – Jesús Gayoso Rey, Civil Guard lieutenant colonel (b. 1971).^[32]
28 March – Chato Galante, pro-democracy activist and political prisoner (b. 1948).^[33]
29 March – José Luis Capón, footballer (b. 1948).^[34]
31 March
- Rafael Gómez Nieto, resistance fighter (b. 1921).^[35]
- Daniel Yuste, Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1944).^[36]

April

1 April – Ricardo Díez Hochleitner, economist and diplomat (b. 1928).^[37]
2 April – Goyo Benito, football player (b. 1946).^[38]
3 April – Francisco Hernando Contreras, housing developer (b. 1945).^[39]
4 April – Luis Eduardo Aute, artist (b. 1943).^[40]
6 April
- Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1940).^[41]
- Alfonso Cortina, businessman (b. 1944).^[42]
- Riay Tatary, Syrian-born doctor and imam (b. 1948).^[43]
8 April – Miguel Jones, footballer (b. 1938).^[44]
10 April
- Antonio Carro, politician (b. 1923).^[45]
- Enrique Múgica, lawyer and politician (b. 1932).^[46]
- Iris M. Zavala, Puerto Rican author, independence activist and intellectual (b. 1936).^[47]
11 April – Antonio Ferres, writer and poet (b. 1924).^[48]
12 April
- Francisco Aritmendi, Olympic long-distance runner (b. 1938).^[49]
- Mary Begoña, vedette and actress (b. 1929).^[50]
- Carlos Seco Serrano, historian (b. 1923).^[51]
13 April
- Baldiri Alavedra, footballer (b. 1944).^[52]
- Juan Cotino, businessman and politician (b. 1950).^[53]
- Landelino Lavilla Alsina, lawyer and politician (b. 1934).^[54]
16 April – Santiago Lanzuela, politician (b. 1948).^[55]
17 April – Jesús Vaquero, neurosurgeon (b. 1950).^[56]
18 April – Aurelio Campa, footballer (b. 1933).^[57]
20 April – Josep Sala Mañé, casteller (b. 1938).^[58]
21 April
- José María Calleja, journalist, political prisoner and anti-ETA activist (b. 1955).^[59]
- Miguel Ángel Troitiño, geographer (b. 1947).^[60]
22 April – El Príncipe Gitano, flamenco singer and actor (b. 1928).^[61]
23 April – Bernardino Lombao, athlete and personal trainer (b. 1938).^[62]

May

1 May
- África Lorente Castillo, politician and activist (b. 1954).^[63]
- Benjamín Moreno, footballer (b. 1955).^[64]
7 May
- Antonio González Pacheco, Francoist police inspector and torturer (b. 1946).^[65]
- Manuel Jove, businessman (b. 1941).^[66]
10 May – José López Calo, musicologist and priest (b. 1922).^[67]
11 May – Francisco Aguilar, footballer (b. 1949).^[68]
13 May – Adolfo Pajares, politician (b. 1937)^[69]
15 May – Juan Genovés, painter and graphic artist (b. 1930).^[70]
16 May – Julio Anguita, politician and communist leader (b. 1941).^[71]
20 May – Adolfo Nicolás, Roman Catholic Jesuit priest and Superior General (b. 1936).^[72]
21 May – Lluís Juste de Nin, cartoonist and fashion designer (b. 1945).^[73]
22 May – Antonio Bonet Correa, art historian (b. 1925).^[74]
25 May – Marcelino Campanal, footballer (b. 1932).^[75]
26 May – Miguel Artola Gallego, historian (b. 1923)^[76]

June

4 June - Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras, Spanish historian and academic (b. 1947)
6 June - Jordi Mestre, Spanish actor (b. 1981)

9 June – Pau Donés, Spanish singer songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)
11 June – Rosa Maria Sardà, Spanish actress (b. 1941)
12 June - Juli Sanclimens i Genescà, Spanish politician (b. 1935)
13 June - Pepe el Ferreiro, Spanish archaeologist (b. 1942)
16 June
- Federico Corriente, Spanish Arabist, lexicographer and academic (b. 1940)
- Eusebio Vélez, Spanish racing cyclist (b. 1935)
19 June – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Spanish novelist (b. 1964)
20 June - Maria Lluïsa Oliveda Puig, Spanish actress (b. 1922)
28 June - Zuriñe del Cerro, Spanish feminist activist (b. 1956)

July

6 July - Carme Contreras i Verdiales, Spanish actress (b. 1932)
10 July - Pep Mòdol, Spanish politician and writer (b. 1957)
13 July - Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1940)
15 July
- Juan José García Corral, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1952)
- Ana Romero Reguera, Spanish fighting bull rancher (b. 1931/1932)

18 July
- Juan Marsé, Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter (b. 1933)
- Lucio Urtubia, Spanish counterfeiter, robber and kidnapper (b. 1931)
21 July - Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, Spanish Hellenist, translator and linguist (b. 1922)
26 July
- Francisco Frutos, Spanish politician (b. 1939)
- Lluís Serrahima, Spanish writer (b. 1931)
28 July - José Luis García Ferrero, Spanish veterinarian and politician (b. 1929)
31 July - Joan Mari Torrealdai, 77, Spanish writer and journalist (b. 1942)

August

1 August
- Pablo Aranda, Spanish writer (b. 1968)
- Julio Diamante, Spanish film director (b. 1930)
5 August - María Victoria Morera, Spanish diplomat (b. 1956)
8 August - Pedro Casaldáliga, Spanish-Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1928)
9 August - Fernando Garfella Palmer, Spanish underwater documentary filmmaker and maritime activist (b. 1989)
11 August - Juan Pastor Marco, Spanish politician (b. 1951)
14 August - Francesc Badia Batalla, Spanish-born Andorran civil servant and magistrate (b. 1923)
26 August - José Lamiel, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
30 August - Ángel Faus Belau, Spanish journalist and academic (b. 1936)

September

3 September - Félix Suárez Colomo, Spanish Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1950)
12 September - Joaquín Carbonell, Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist and poet (b. 1947)
14 September
- Enrique Ramón Fajarnés, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
- Fer, Spanish comics artist (b. 1949)
15 September - Vital Alsar, Spanish sailor and scientist (b. 1933)
16 September
- Núria Gispert i Feliu, Spanish politician (b. 1936)
- Enrique Irazoqui, Spanish actor (b. 1944)
20 September - Gerardo Vera, Spanish costume designer, film director and actor (b. 1947)
24 September - Jaime Blanco García, Spanish politician (b. 1944)
28 September - Juan Carlos Guerra Zunzunegui, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1935)

October

6 October - Alfons Borrell i Palazón, Spanish abstract painter (b. 1931)
7 October - Manuel Guerra, Spanish Olympic swimmer (b. 1928)
13 October - Marisa de Leza, Spanish actress (b. 1933)
15 October - Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1940)
17 October - Aurora Chamorro, Spanish Olympic swimmer (b. 1954)
18 October - José Padilla, Spanish DJ (b. 1955)
19 October - Joan Mesquida, Spanish politician (b. 1962)
25 October - Dolores Abril, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1939)
29 October - Pablo Lozano, Spanish bullfighter and fighting bull cattle rancher (b. 1932)
31 October - Eduardo Castelló, Spanish racing cyclist (b. 1940)

November

1 November
- Pedro Iturralde, Spanish saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)
- Tinín, Spanish matador (b. 1946)
9 November
- Domènec Fita i Molat, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1927)
- Carlos G. Vallés, Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and author (b. 1925)
10 November
- Luis Ibero, Spanish politician (b. 1949)
- Juan Sol, Spanish footballer (b. 1947)
11 November
- Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1940)
- Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker (b. 1952)
14 November - Adolfo Bolea, Spanish football player (b. 1933)
24 November
- Montserrat Carulla, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
- Damián Iguacén Borau, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1916)
26 November - Alfonso Milián Sorribas, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1939)
28 November - Juan de Dios Román, Spanish handball coach (b. 1942)

December

1 December
- Faustino Amiano, Spanish Olympic coxswain (b. 1944)
- Juan Hormaechea, Spanish politician (b. 1939)
8 December - Jordi Nadal, Spanish historian and economist (b. 1929)
15 December
- Manuel Costas, Spanish footballer (b. 1942)
- Jorge García, Spanish footballer (b. 1957)
25 December - Antonio Gento, Spanish footballer (b. 1940)
26 December - Gregorio Salvador Caja, Spanish linguist (b. 1927)
30 December
- Josep Corominas i Busqueta, Spanish doctor and politician (b. 1939)
- Gaztelu, Spanish footballer (b. 1946)

Incumbents

Regional presidents

Events

Deaths

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February

March

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May

June

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August

September

October

November

December

References

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