2013 Event In Camp Nou, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, over 90,000 people attend the 'Concert per la llibertat' (Concert for freedom) for the independence of Catalonia 2012 Event Barcelona's association football manager Josep Guardiola announces his resignation 1997 Event World Bowl: Barcelona Dragon beat Rhein Fire, 38-24 1994 Event AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona 1994 Event Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London 1991 Event Barcelona Dragons beat NY/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their 1st WLAF game 1989 Event A. C. Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona 1989 Event FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II 1988 Event NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1987 Event ETA bomb attack in Barcelona, 15 killed 1982 Event FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II 1981 Event Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain 1981 Event Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage 1979 Event FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel 1974 Birthday Penelope Cruz, born in Alcobendas, Spain, actress, films include, 'Vanilla Sky', 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', 'Sahara', 'Volver', 'Sex and the City 2' 1974 Birthday Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16 1973 Birthday Sami Alalampi, WLAF receiver, Barcelona Dragons 1973 Birthday Kelly Holcomb, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons 1973 Birthday Jeremy Burkett, NFL/WLAF tight end, New York Giants, Barcelona Dragons 1973 Birthday Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French International 1973 Birthday Vladimir Iiic, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Jordi Burillo, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won ATP Tour singles title and doubles title, coached Julian Alonso 1972 Birthday Ivan Imbernon, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Silvia Ramon-Cortes, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Vigo 1972 Birthday Alph Browning, NLF/WLAF receiver, Redskins, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Jose Simon, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Marv Marshall, NFL/WLAF receiver, Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Terry Wilburn, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Event Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona 1972 Birthday Josh Heinrich, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Lions, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Kenny Gales, NFL/WLAF cornerback, Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Demet Edwards, WLAF defensive tackle, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Fritz Fequiere, WLAF guard, Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Barcelona, tennis star, Silver and Bronze Medals 1992 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Tom Robsock, NFL/WLAF guard, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Shayne Edge, NFL/WLAF punter, Steelers, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Darren Krein, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Pedro Garau, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter, Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Ricky Sutton, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Tommy Thigpen, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver, Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders 1971 Birthday Sergi Bruguera, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, played for Spain, won consecutive men's singles titles at the 1993 and 1994 French Open 1970 Birthday Tim Watson, NFL/WLAF safety, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Event Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons 1970 Event British aircraft crashes at Barcelona, 112 killed 1970 Birthday Kevin O'Brien, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Rick Hamilton, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Tony Sacca, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Chuck Bradley, born in CFL/WLAF tackle, BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Pau Coll, WLAF kicker/safety, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Mik Middleton, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Bob Meeks, WLAF corner, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Bryce Burnett, NFL/WLAF tight end for the Broncos, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Fermin Cacho, Barcelona Spain, 1500m, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1969 Birthday Chris Crooms, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Birthday Ousmane Bary, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Joe Garten, WLAF corner/guard, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Tomas Carbonell, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star 1968 Birthday Char Thompson, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1967 Birthday Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player, Barcelona 1967 Birthday Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons 1967 Birthday Demetri Davis, WLAF tight end, Barcelona Dragons 1966 Birthday Eric Naposki, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1965 Birthday Rodney Thomas, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1965 Birthday Ruud Hesp, born in Bussum North Holland, professional soccer goalkeeper, played for Roda JC, FC Barcelona 1964 Birthday Jordi Arrese, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won silver Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona 1963 Birthday Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord 1958 Birthday Sam Clancy, WLAF defensive assistant coach, Barcelona Dragons 1954 Birthday Lina Romay, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Conan the Barbarian 1947 Birthday Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona 1947 Birthday Vince Martino, born in Schenectady, New York, WLAF offensive asst, Barcelona Dragons 1946 Birthday Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors 1943 Birthday Carmen von Thyssen, born in Barcelona, Spain, Baroness 1940 Birthday Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons 1939 Event Franco conquers Barcelona 1938 Event Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona 1938 Event Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona) 1938 Birthday Robert Hughes, born in Australia, writer/critic, Barcelona 1938 Birthday Jack Bicknell, WLAF head coach, Barcelona Dragons 1937 Event Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona 1936 Event Spanish government moves to Barcelona 1934 Birthday Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona Spain, UNESCO director, 1987- 1933 Birthday Montserrat Caballe, born in Barcelona, Spain, soprano, Mimi-La Boheme 1926 Event Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona 1919 Event Revolutionary strike in Barcelona 1919 Birthday Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress, Masquerade Party 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1900 Birthday Xavier Cugat, born in Barcelona, Spain, bandleader, married Abbe Lane, Charo 1896 Event Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona 1888 Birthday Margarita Xirgu, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Bloody Wedding 1882 Birthday Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Barcelona Spain, essayist/philosopher 1852 Birthday Antonio Gaudi, Spanish architect, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona 1714 Event French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona 1705 Event English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona 1529 Event Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona 1493 Event France cedes Roussillon and Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona 1424 Event Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1391 Event Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed 1391 Event Jews are massacred in Toledo and Barcelona Spain 801 Event Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona
