2004 At least 170 die in train bombings in Madrid
1992 "Les Miserables," opens at Nuevo Apolo, Madrid
1992 Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash
1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996)
1991 Mid East peace conference ends in Madrid Spain
1991 Palestinians attend U.S. mideast peace talks in Madrid
1991 Mid East peace conference begins in Madrid Spain
1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid
1988 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid
1986 10 killed and 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid
1986 Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup
1986 ETA bomb attacks Madrid killing 5
1985 Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid
1983 Disco in Madrid catches fire; 83 die
1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93
1983 Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185
1982 Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico
1982 Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid
1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president of Mexico
1980 Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1978 Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183
1977 5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid
1976 Clarence Seedorf, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax, Real Madrid
1973 Virginia Ruano-Pascual, born in Madrid, Spain, tennis star
1971 Chabeli Iglesias, born in Madrid, Spain, daughter of Julio Iglesias
1969 A. C. Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1966 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I
1965 Emilio Sanchez, born in Madrid, Spain, Tennis player, 1988 Olympic bronze
1965 Tania Abitbol, born in Madrid, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Women's Open-4th
1963 Cristina Marsillach, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Barocco
1963 Pedro Duque, born in Madrid, Spain, engineer and astronaut, STS 78 alt, sk:95
1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II
1960 Marta Chavarri Figueroa, born in Madrid, Spain, The Marquesa de Cubas
1960 Real Madrid wins 5th Europe Cup 1
1960 Andres Gomez, Ecuador, tennis pro, Madrid Grand Prix-1990
1959 Victoria Abril, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Libertarias
1959 Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1
1958 Michael E Lopez-Alegria, born in Madrid, Spain, Lt Cmdr/astro, STS 73, sk 92
1958 Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels
1957 Marta Figueras-Dotti, born in Madrid, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Open
1957 Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1956 Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup
1955 Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven
1941 Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly
1939 Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to Francisco Franco
1937 Franco-artillery fire on Madrid
1936 Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid
1936 German air force begins bombing of Madrid
1936 Battle of Madrid begins
1935 400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid
1934 Federico Garcia Lorca's "Yerma," premieres in Madrid
1930 F Garcia Lorca's "La Zapatera Prodigiosa," premieres in Madrid
1929 Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid
1927 Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid
1924 Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid/London), dies
1923 1st flight of autogiro (Juan de la Cierva, Madrid Spain)
1917 De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos," premieres in Madrid
1917 1st synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid
1915 Manuel de Falla's ballet "El Amor Brujo," premieres in Madrid
1910 Ritz Hotel in Madrid opens: 200 chambers/100 bathtubs
1906 Attack on King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid
1906 King Alfonso XIII, assassinated in Madrid
1906 Victoria von Battenberg, assassinated in Madrid
1906 Del Valle Inclans "El Marques de Bradomin," premieres in Madrid
1903 Carlos Montoya, born in Madrid, Spain, guitarist, Suite Flamenco 1966
1895 Mae Marsh, Madrid, New Mexico, silent film actress, Birth of a Nation
1895 King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day
1887 Antonio Moreno, born in Madrid, Spain, actor and director, It, Careers
1886 Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author, Madrid Escenas
1862 Battle of New Madrid MO-captured by Union forces
1862 General Pope lays siege in front of New Madrid
1844 Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio," premieres in Madrid
1843 Adelina Patti, born in Madrid, Spain, opera soprano, Lucio
1843 Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat, Madrid, Constantinople, London
1840 Jose Zorilla's "El Zapatero y el Rey," premieres in Madrid
1812 Duke of Wellington's troops enter Madrid
1812 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1812 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1811 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1811 Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri
1809 Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid
1808 Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
1779 Anton R Mengs, German writer/neo-classic painter Madrid, dies at 51
1721 England signs Treaty of Madrid
1721 France and Spain sign Treaty of Madrid
1643 Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid
1637 Zorilla's "El mas Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid
1635 Zorilla's "El Desafio de Carlos V," premieres in Madrid
1632 Foundation laid in Madrid for Buen Retiro-palace for king Philip IV
1584 San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid
1562 Lope Felix de Vega, born in Madrid, Spain, dramatist/poet, Angelica, Arcadia
1526 Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
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