2001 in Spain
Events in the year 2001 in Spain.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 5: Endesa and Iberdrola, two electrical companies announce that the merger process that began in October 2000 has stopped and will not be finalized.
- 11: 7 Technicians of the Compañía Lírica die in a traffic accident.
- 13: Javier Bardem is nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Julian Schnabel's film Before Night Falls, being the first Spanish actor to do so.
- 22: Terrorist group ETA execute a car bombing that kills two employees of the company Elektra in San Sebastián.
April
- 7: The Partido de Acción Socialista agrees to abandon its federal congress within the United and Alternative Left.
- 23: Madrid is chosen to be a World Book Capital
May
13: The EAJ-PNV/EA coalition attains a great victory during the Basque regional elections, forming a government for the next four years. Juan José Ibarretxe stays on as president the autonomous community of the Basque Country.August
- 24: Singer Joaquin Sabina suffered a minor stroke because of excessive drug use that would lead him to the brink of death.
- 31: After the death of twelve patients undergoing hemodialysis in Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona, The Department of Pharmacy decides granting a protective detention of a dialyzer marketed by multinational Baxter.
December
- The Orquesta Ciudad de Almería, OCAL is founded in the Province of Almería,
Sports
Births
- January 9: Eric García, footballer
- January 29: Melania Rodríguez, trampolinist
- February 11: Bryan Gil, footballer
- April 4: Daniel Aviles, actor
- August 4: Robert Vilarasau, trampolinist