What happened in Asturias on each day of February: historical events, saints and festivals, and births and deaths of notable Asturians. Each entry links to its source.
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February 1
- 850 — Ramiro I dies; King of Asturias since 842, during his reign Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo were built. (source)
- 1950 — Francisco Javier Álvarez Uría, footballer for Sporting de Gijón and Real Madrid, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1982 — The province of Oviedo becomes the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias as its Statute comes into force. (source, in Spanish)
- 1983 — Canoeist Javier Hernanz is born in Arriondas. (source)
February 2
- 1931 — Lawyer and politician José Ramón Herrero Merediz is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1994 — Defender Borja López is born in Gijón. (source)
February 3
- 1802 — Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes, born in Sorriba (Tineo), economist and great Enlightenment minister of Charles III, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1897 — Wenceslao Roces, jurist, historian and translator exiled in Mexico, is born in Soto de Agües (Sobrescobio). (source)
February 4
- 1980 — Striker Eugenio Suárez, "Geni", is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1999 — Twin footballers Jorge and Javi Mier are born in Oviedo. (source)
February 5
- 1978 — Cyclist Samuel Sánchez, Olympic road race champion at Beijing 2008, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1991 — Amaro del Rosal, a trade unionist and politician from Avilés, dies in Madrid. (source, in Spanish)
February 6
- 1848 — Architect Eduardo Adaro, who helped design the Bank of Spain headquarters in Madrid, is born in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1981 — Luis García, a striker who played for Liverpool among other clubs, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1988 — Carmen Polo, from Oviedo, wife of Francisco Franco, dies in Madrid. (source)
February 7
- 1988 — Left-back Roberto Canella, of Sporting de Gijón, is born in Pola de Laviana. (source)
February 8
- 1959 — Footballer Clemente Villaverde is born in Cangas de Onís. (source)
February 9
- 1912 — Guillermo Campanal, Sevilla FC's historic goalscorer, is born in Avilés. (source)
- 1964 — Poet Aurelio González Ovies is born in Bañugues (Gozón). (source)
February 10
- 1920 — Writer José Manuel Castañón is born in Pola de Lena. (source)
- 1992 — Veneranda Manzano, a teacher from Beloncio (Piloña) and member of parliament in the Second Republic, dies in Oviedo. (source)
February 11
- 1897 — The newspaper El Noroeste, published until 1937, is founded in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1901 — Poet Ramón de Campoamor, from Navia, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1950 — Singer Tino Casal is born in Tudela Veguín (Oviedo). (source)
- 1972 — Writer Eugenia Rico is born in Oviedo. (source)
February 12
- 1962 — Indalecio Prieto, the socialist leader from Oviedo and minister of the Republic, dies in exile in Mexico. (source)
- 1981 — Handball player Raúl Entrerríos, world and European champion with Spain, is born in Gijón. (source)
February 13
- 1693 — José del Campillo, Minister of Finance, Navy and the Indies under Philip V, is born in Alles (Peñamellera Alta). (source)
- 1932 — Marcelo Campanal, "Campanal II", a defender who played sixteen seasons for Sevilla, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1976 — The motorway linking Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés, known as "la Y", is opened. (source, in Spanish)
- 2012 — Actor Frank Braña, from Pola de Allande, a familiar face of spaghetti westerns, dies. (source)
February 14
- 1938 — Francisco García, "Paquito", a Valencia midfielder, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1943 — Gabino de Lorenzo, Mayor of Oviedo for more than twenty years, is born in Oviedo. (source)
February 15
- 1519 — Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, seaman, governor of Florida and founder of St. Augustine, is born in Avilés. (source)
- 1955 — Sculptor Eliseo Nicolás Alonso, "Lisardo", is born in Agones (Pravia). (source)
February 16
- 1990 — Field hockey player María López is born in Gijón. (source)
February 17
- 1933 — International referee Mariano Medina is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1955 — Eduardo Martínez Torner, the musicologist from Oviedo who compiled the songbook of Asturian folk lyric, dies in London. (source, in Spanish)
February 18
- 1974 — Footballer José Manuel Suárez, "Sietes", is born in Sietes (Villaviciosa). (source)
- 2021 — Cyclist Luis Balagué, from Oviedo, dies in Mieres. (source)
February 19
- 1979 — Midfielder Rubén Suárez is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1993 — The Asturias prison is opened in Villabona (Llanera). (source, in Spanish)
- 2020 — Fernando Morán, from Avilés, the Foreign Minister who negotiated Spain's entry into the European Community, dies in Madrid. (source)
February 20
- 1824 — Juan Pérez Villamil, from Puerto de Vega, the jurist who signed the 1808 proclamation of the Mayor of Móstoles, dies in Madrid. (source, in Spanish)
- 1984 — Singer-songwriter Pablo Und Destruktion is born in Gijón. (source)
February 21
- 1929 — Actor Arturo Fernández, leading man of Spanish theatre and film, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1959 — Cyclist Ángel José Sarrapio is born in Arenas de Cabrales. (source)
February 22
- 1965 — Lawyer and politician Ignacio Prendes is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1969 — Some 25,000 Asturian miners go on strike. (source, in Spanish)
- 2026 — Gregorio Morán, journalist and writer from Oviedo, dies in Barcelona. (source)
February 23
- 1937 — Basque commander Cándido Saseta dies in Areces (Las Regueras) during the Republican offensive on Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1954 — Félix Granda, from Pola de Lena, priest and religious artist, dies in Madrid. (source)
February 24
- 1934 — Actor Frank Braña is born in Pola de Allande. (source)
- 2014 — Writer and journalist Juan José Plans dies in Gijón. (source)
February 25
- 1970 — Actress and writer Beatriz Rico is born in Avilés. (source)
February 26
- 1801 — Alejandro Mon, the minister behind the 1845 tax reform, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1926 — Gabino Díaz Merchán, Archbishop of Oviedo, is born in Mora (Toledo). (source)
- 1928 — Juan Vázquez de Mella, from Cangas de Onís, the great ideologist of Carlism, dies in Madrid. (source)
February 27
- 1988 — Heavy snowfall in Asturias and Cantabria cuts off many villages. (source, in Spanish)
- 2001 — José García Nieto, the poet from Oviedo and Cervantes Prize winner, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 2018 — Quini, "el Brujo", a Sporting de Gijón legend, dies in Gijón. (source)
February 28
- 1943 — Writer, journalist and screenwriter Juan José Plans is born in Gijón. (source)
- 2023 — Former footballer Pelayo Novo, from Langreo, dies in Oviedo. (source)
February 29
- 1972 — Concha de Albornoz, a teacher and writer from Luarca exiled in Mexico, dies there. (source)
- 2004 — The Aula de las Metáforas, a library devoted to poetry, opens in Grado. (source, in Spanish)
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