1973 in Spain

Events in the year 1973 in Spain.

Incumbents

Caudillo: Francisco Franco
Prime Minister: Luis Carrero Blanco ; Torcuato Fernández-Miranda ; Carlos Arias Navarro

Events

8 April – Artist Pablo Picasso dies in Mougins, France.
10 May – The Polisario Front leads the Sahrawi insurgency in an effort to end colonial rule in the Spanish Sahara.
9 June – The office of Prime Minister is created and the Eighth government of Francisco Franco ends. Luis Carrero Blanco is appointed as Prime Minister by Franco.
12 June
* The Government of Luis Carrero Blanco is established.
* The Ministry of Development Planning is established to oversee ongoing economic and social development plans which became known as the Spanish miracle.
13 August – Aviaco Flight 118 crashes while attempting to land at Alvedro Airport.
20 December – Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco is assassinated in Madrid by in a bombing organized by ETA. Torcuato Fernández-Miranda acts as interim Prime Minister.
30 December – The sentences of the "Carabanchel Ten" are announced following the Proceso 1001 trial.
31 December – Carlos Arias Navarro is appointed as Prime Minister.

Births

4 January – Laia Marull, actress
10 January – Iker Jiménez, journalist
5 February – Carme Chaparro, journalist
13 February – Miguel Poveda, flamenco singer
18 February – Melani Olivares, actress
28 February – Xavi Valero, footballer
11 March – Vicky Martín Berrocal, fashion designer and actress
17 March – Daniel Ballart, waterpolo player
19 March – Meritxell Batet, politician
20 March – Jaime Sánchez, footballer
9 April – Carmen Alcayde, actress
14 April – Toni Cuquerella, engineer
29 April – Bienvenido de Arriba, politician
3 May – Lourdes Maldonado, journalist
5 May – David Janer, actor
22 May – Emilio Alzamora, motorcyclist
23 May – Juan José Padilla, bullfighter
13 June – Hasier Arraiz, politician
14 July – Candela Peña, actress
22 July – Jaime Cantizano, presenter
1 August – Antonio Gómez, footballer
12 August – Joseba Beloki, bicyclist
7 September – Laura Pamplona, actress
18 September – Aitor Karanka, footballer
21 September – Virginia Ruano Pascual, tennis player
17 October – Quique González, musician
22 October – Andrés Palop, footballer
24 October – Iñaki de Miguel, basketball player
3 November – Ana Milán, actress and model
8 November – Iñigo Idiakez, footballer
15 November – Albert Portas, tennis player
21 November – Inés Sastre, actress and model
30 December – Nacho Vidal, pornographic actor

Deaths

7 January – Pedro Berruezo, footballer
10 January – Claudio de la Torre, author
16 April – Nino Bravo, musician
11 May – Juan Eduardo Cirlot, poet and polymath
20 December – Luis Carrero Blanco, Admiral-General and Prime Minister
22 December – Julio Gómez, composer