What happened in Asturias on each day of May: historical events, saints and festivals, and births and deaths of notable Asturians. Each entry links to its source.
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May 1
- 1857 — Bibliographer and critic Emilio Cotarelo is born in Vegadeo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1927 — Jurist Aurelio Menéndez, Minister of Education, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1955 — Jorge Martínez, "Jorge Ilegal", leader of the rock band Ilegales, is born in Avilés. (source)
May 2
- 1932 — Writer and journalist Eva Canel, from Coaña, dies in Havana. (source)
- 1987 — Footballer Marcos Landeira is born in Gijón. (source)
May 3
- Every year — Sama de Grado celebrates the Holy Cross of May. (source, in Spanish)
- 1979 — Footballer Chus Bravo is born in Gijón. (source)
May 4
- 1995 — Enrique Álvarez-Sala, a rationalist architect from Gijón, dies in Somió. (source, in Spanish)
- 1996 — Canoeist Pelayo Roza is born in Ribadesella. (source)
May 5
- 1827 — Painter Dionisio Fierros is born in Ballota (Cudillero). (source)
- 1923 — Madrid-born writer and freethinker Rosario de Acuña, who spent her last years in Gijón, dies there. (source)
May 6
- 1945 — Philologist Xosé Lluis García Arias, president of the Academy of the Asturian Language, is born in Monteciello. (source, in Spanish)
- 2019 — Footballer Andrés Junquera, "Pinón", dies in Riaño (Langreo). (source)
May 7
- 1822 — Politician Estanislao Suárez Inclán is born in Avilés. (source, in Spanish)
- 1995 — Philologist María Josefa Canellada, from Infiesto, a scholar of Asturian, dies in Madrid. (source, in Spanish)
May 8
- 1970 — Luis Enrique Martínez is born in Gijón: player for Sporting, Real Madrid and Barcelona, and a Champions League-winning coach. (source)
- 2012 — Sergio Marqués, President of the Principality from 1995 to 1999, dies in Gijón. (source)
- 2014 — Long jumper Yago Lamela, world silver medallist, dies in Avilés, his home town. (source)
May 9
- 1923 — Poet and critic Carlos Bousoño is born in Boal. (source)
- 2013 — Avilés's Museum of Urban History opens. (source)
May 10
- 1754 — Francisco Martínez Marina, jurist and legal historian, is born in Corrada del Obispo (Oviedo). (source)
- 1977 — Sports journalist Juanma Castaño is born in Gijón. (source)
May 11
- 1935 — Isidoro Álvarez, chairman of El Corte Inglés, is born in Borondés (Grado). (source)
- 1982 — Montse Tomé, the first woman to coach Spain's women's national football team, is born in Pola de Siero. (source)
May 12
- 1950 — Philologist Ana Cano, president of the Academy of the Asturian Language, is born in Villarín (Somiedo). (source)
- 1991 — Footballer Álex Barrera is born in Oviedo. (source)
May 13
- 1956 — Actor Roberto Álvarez is born in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 2002 — Striker Diego López Noguerol is born in Turón (Mieres). (source)
- 2026 — Teacher Hilda Farfante, from Besullo, dies; she fought to recover the memory of her mother, the republican teacher Balbina Gayo. (source)
May 14
- 1980 — Footballer Pablo Álvarez Núñez is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1998 — The European Judo Championships begin in Oviedo. (source)
May 15
- 2000 — Novelist and teacher Sara Suárez Solís dies in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 2004 — Actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta, born in Sama (Langreo), a master of horror film in Argentina and Spain, dies in Madrid. (source)
May 16
- 1970 — Olympic swimmer Eva Riera is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1985 — Basketball player Saúl Blanco is born in Oviedo. (source)
May 17
- 1860 — Painter Tomás García Sampedro is born in Somado (Pravia). (source)
- 1864 — Melquíades Álvarez, reformist leader and President of the Congress, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 2000 — Right-back Guille Rosas, of Sporting, is born in Gijón. (source)
May 18
- 1892 — General Emilio Esteban-Infantes, commander of the Blue Division, who died in Gijón, is born in Toledo. (source)
- 1947 — Footballer Laureano Rubial is born in Luarca. (source)
May 19
- 1923 — Metalworkers at Duro Felguera go on strike. (source, in Spanish)
- 2002 — Publisher Silverio Cañada, from Gijón, the driving force behind major encyclopaedic works, dies in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
May 20
- 1894 — Actress and screenwriter Margarita Robles is born in Muros de Nalón. (source)
- 2019 — Footballer and coach Miguel Montes dies in Gijón. (source)
May 21
- 1851 — Lorenza Cobián, a professional artist's model, is born in Bodes (Parres). (source, in Spanish)
- 1991 — Composer Julián Orbón, from Avilés, dies in Miami. (source)
May 22
- 1809 — Battle of Los Carbayedos, near Avilés, in the Peninsular War. (source, in Spanish)
- 1855 — Painter Julia Alcayde is born in Gijón. (source)
May 23
- 1942 — Footballer José María García Lavilla is born in Pola de Siero. (source)
- 2024 — Ángeles Flórez, "Maricuela", a socialist militiawoman, dies in Gijón aged 105. (source)
May 24
- 1986 — Footballer Saúl Berjón is born in Oviedo. (source)
May 25
- 1808 — The General Junta of the Principality declares itself sovereign and declares war on Napoleon; that is why 25 May is Asturias Flag Day. (source, in Spanish)
- 1919 — Julia Conesa, one of the "Thirteen Roses" executed in Madrid in 1939, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 2020 — Marcelo Campanal, a Sevilla FC legend, dies in Avilés. (source)
May 26
- 1808 — Gijón, like Seville and Santander, rises up in arms against the French. (source, in Spanish)
- 1946 — Jurist Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union, is born in Gijón. (source)
May 27
- 866 — Ordoño I, King of Asturias since 850, dies in Oviedo. (source)
- 1995 — Cyclist Alicia González, a cyclocross specialist, is born in Viella (Siero). (source)
- 2006 — The Holy Week Museum opens in Villaviciosa. (source, in Spanish)
May 29
- 1862 — Liberal soldier Evaristo San Miguel, from Gijón, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1986 — Journalist and presenter Lara Álvarez is born in Gijón. (source)
May 30
- 1931 — Poet Antonio Gamoneda, Cervantes Prize winner, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1942 — Economist Álvaro Cuervo, a university professor, is born in Carreño. (source, in Spanish)
May 31
- 1832 — Doctor and politician Ramón Pérez Costales, Minister of Public Works, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1966 — Archer Alfonso Menéndez Vallín, an Olympian, is born in Avilés. (source)
- 1988 — The Teodoro Cuesta Cultural Centre is created in Mieres. (source, in Spanish)
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