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1997 World Bowl: Barcelona Dragon beat Rhein Fire, 38-24

1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona

1994 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down

1992 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain

1992 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain

1992 FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London

1991 Barcelona Dragons beat NY/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their 1st WLAF game

1989 A. C. Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona

1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II

1988 NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics

1987 ETA bomb attack in Barcelona, 15 killed

1982 FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II

1981 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain

1981 Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage

1979 FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel

1974 Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16

1973 Sami Alalampi, WLAF receiver, Barcelona Dragons

1973 Kelly Holcomb, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons

1973 Jeremy Burkett, NFL/WLAF tight end, New York Giants, Barcelona Dragons

1973 Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French International

1973 Vladimir Iiic, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons, Rhein Fire

1972 Ivan Imbernon, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Vigo

1972 Alph Browning, NLF/WLAF receiver, Redskins, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Jose Simon, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Marv Marshall, NFL/WLAF receiver, Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Terry Wilburn, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona

1972 Josh Heinrich, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Lions, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Kenny Gales, NFL/WLAF cornerback, Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Demet Edwards, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons

1972 Fritz Fequiere, WLAF guard, Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs

1971 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Barcelona, tennis star, Silver and Bronze Medals 1992 Olympics

1971 Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Tom Robsock, NFL/WLAF guard, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Shayne Edge, NFL/WLAF punter, Steelers, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Darren Krein, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Pedro Garau, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter, Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Ricky Sutton, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Tommy Thigpen, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1971 Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver, Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders

1970 Tim Watson, NFL/WLAF safety, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons

1970 British aircraft crashes at Barcelona, 112 killed

1970 Kevin O'Brien, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Rick Hamilton, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Tony Sacca, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Chuck Bradley, born in CFL/WLAF tackle, BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1970 Pau Coll, WLAF kicker/safety, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Mik Middleton, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Bob Meeks, WLAF corner, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Bryce Burnett, NFL/WLAF tight end for the Broncos, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Fermin Cacho, Barcelona Spain, 1500m, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96

1969 Chris Crooms, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Ousmane Bary, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons

1968 Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back, Barcelona Dragons

1968 Joe Garten, WLAF corner/guard, Barcelona Dragons

1968 Tomas Carbonell, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star

1968 Char Thompson, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons

1967 Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player, Barcelona

1967 Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons

1967 Demetri Davis, WLAF tight end, Barcelona Dragons

1966 Eric Naposki, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons

1965 Rodney Thomas, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons

1963 Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord

1958 Sam Clancy, WLAF defensive assistant coach, Barcelona Dragons

1954 Lina Romay, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Conan the Barbarian

1947 Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona

1947 Vince Martino, born in Schenectady, New York, WLAF offensive asst, Barcelona Dragons

1946 Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors

1943 Carmen von Thyssen, born in Barcelona, Spain, Baroness

1940 Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons

1939 Franco conquers Barcelona

1938 Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona

1938 Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona)

1938 Robert Hughes, born in Australia, writer/critic, Barcelona

1938 Jack Bicknell, WLAF head coach, Barcelona Dragons

1937 Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona

1936 Spanish government moves to Barcelona

1934 Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona Spain, UNESCO director, 1987-

1933 Montserrat Caballe, born in Barcelona, Spain, soprano, Mimi-La Boheme

1926 Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona

1919 Revolutionary strike in Barcelona

1919 Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress, Masquerade Party

1915 Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo

1915 Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona Spain, composer, Monte Carlo

1900 Xavier Cugat, born in Barcelona, Spain, bandleader, married Abbe Lane, Charo

1896 Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona

1888 Margarita Xirgu, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Bloody Wedding

1882 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Barcelona Spain, essayist/philosopher

1852 Antonio Gaudi, Spanish architect, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

1714 French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona

1705 English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona

1529 Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona

1493 France cedes Roussillon and Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona

1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews

1391 Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed

1391 Jews are massacred in Toledo and Barcelona Spain

801 Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona


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