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
• 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
• 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 researcher
• 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