What happened in Asturias on each day of January: historical events, saints and festivals, and births and deaths of notable Asturians. Each entry links to its source.
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January 1
- 1914 — Mathematician Manuela Garín is born in Asturias; she went into exile in Mexico and lived to 105. (source)
- 1944 — Footballer and coach José Manuel Díaz Novoa is born in Gijón. (source)
January 2
- 1848 — Marica Andallón dies in Oviedo; in 1808 she stood up to the French alongside Juaca Bobela. (source, in Spanish)
- 1867 — Isidoro Acevedo, typographer and one of the founders of Spanish communism, is born in Luanco. (source)
- 1934 — Philologist Víctor García de la Concha, director of the Royal Spanish Academy and of the Instituto Cervantes, is born in Villaviciosa. (source)
- 1998 — Midfielder Manu García is born in Oviedo. (source)
January 3
- 1948 — José Manuel Pedregal, a lawyer from Oviedo and Minister of Finance, dies in Avilés. (source, in Spanish)
- 2018 — Aurelio Menéndez, from Gijón, a leading expert in commercial law and Minister of Education, dies in Madrid. (source)
January 4
- 1979 — Adrián Barbón, President of the Principality of Asturias, is born in Laviana. (source)
- 1984 — Midfielder Javi Fuego is born in Pola de Siero. (source)
January 5
- 1744 — Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos is born in Gijón: writer, jurist and politician, the great figure of the Enlightenment in Asturias. (source)
- 1990 — Barcelona-born journalist and leading anarchist activist Lola Iturbe dies in Gijón. (source)
- 2022 — Francisco Álvarez Martínez, born in Ferroñes (Llanera), cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo, dies in Madrid. (source)
January 6
- 1957 — Juan Antonio Menéndez, who became Bishop of Astorga, is born in Villamarín de Salcedo. (source)
- 2017 — José Luis García Rúa, an anarchist philosopher and professor from Gijón, dies in Granada. (source, in Spanish)
January 7
- 1794 — The Royal Asturian Institute, the school of navigation and mineralogy created by Jovellanos, is founded in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1948 — Javier Fernández, engineer and President of the Principality from 2012 to 2019, is born in Mieres. (source)
- 1985 — Show jumper Sergio Álvarez Moya is born in Avilés. (source)
January 8
- 1764 — Marica Andallón, heroine of the Peninsular War, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1988 — Striker Adrián López, who played for Deportivo de La Coruña and Atlético Madrid, is born in Teverga. (source)
January 9
- 1912 — Cross-country skier and Olympian Jesús Suárez is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1953 — Jesuit Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, later a bishop, is born in Marcenado (Siero). (source, in Spanish)
January 10
- 1925 — Lawyer and minister Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro dies in Gijón, his home town. (source)
- 1947 — Writer Enriqueta García Infanzón, "Eugenia Astur", dies in Tineo, where she was born. (source, in Spanish)
January 11
- 1870 — Ricardo Duque de Estrada, Count of la Vega del Sella and pioneer of prehistoric archaeology in Asturias, is born in Estella. (source, in Spanish)
- 1949 — Writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II, who lives in Mexico and created Gijón's Semana Negra crime-fiction festival, is born in Gijón. (source)
January 12
- 1985 — Gymnast Iván San Miguel is born in Villamayor (Piloña). (source)
- 2008 — Ángel González, the poet from Oviedo, dies in Madrid. (source, in Spanish)
January 13
- 1958 — José Miaja, the general from Oviedo who led the defence of Madrid in the Civil War, dies in Mexico. (source)
- 1984 — Twin footballers Jorge and Alejandro García Torre are born in Gijón. (source)
January 14
- 1928 — Journalist Carlos Luis Álvarez, "Cándido", is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1973 — Mining engineer and politician Teresa Mallada is born in Cabañaquinta (Aller). (source)
January 15
- 1948 — Anthropologist and writer Alberto Cardín is born in Villamayor (Piloña). (source)
- 2024 — Anita Sirgo, communist activist and one of the leaders of the 1962 miners' strike, dies in Langreo. (source)
January 16
- 1815 — José Ferrer Beltrán, composer and cathedral organist, dies in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1961 — Politician Ana Castaño is born in Pesoz. (source, in Spanish)
January 17
- Every year — Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, protector of animals, with blessings of livestock in many villages. (source)
- 1954 — The Valgrande-Pajares ski resort, one of the first in Spain, opens at the Pajares pass (Lena). (source, in Spanish)
- 1971 — Actor Javier Gutiérrez, Silver Shell winner for "Marshland" and winner of several Goya awards, is born in Luanco. (source)
- 2019 — Vicente Álvarez Areces, Mayor of Gijón and President of the Principality, dies in Gijón. (source)
January 18
- 1881 — Dominican friar Albino González Menéndez-Reigada, Bishop of Córdoba, is born in Corias (Cangas del Narcea). (source)
- 1915 — Santiago Carrillo, leader of the Spanish Communist Party during the Transition, is born in Gijón. (source)
January 19
- 1920 — Juan Martínez Abades, a seascape painter from Gijón, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1951 — Maximiliano Arboleya, from Pola de Laviana, priest and Catholic trade unionist, dies in Meres (Siero). (source)
January 20
- 1888 — The School of Arts and Crafts, forerunner of today's Polytechnic School of Engineering, is founded in Gijón. (source)
- 1930 — Anita Sirgo, anti-Franco activist, is born in Lada (Langreo). (source)
January 21
- 1900 — Leopoldo Alas "Clarín" gives the lecture "Economic materialism in Spain" at the Círculo Mercantil in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1979 — Singer-songwriter Ramón Melendi is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 1983 — Actress and presenter Paula Prendes is born in Gijón. (source)
January 22
- 1836 — Painter Luis Álvarez Catalá, director of the Prado Museum, is born in Hermo (Cangas del Narcea). (source)
- 1926 — Poet and literary critic Aurora de Albornoz is born in Luarca. (source)
- 1984 — Guillermo Campanal, from Avilés, Sevilla FC's historic goalscorer, dies in Seville. (source)
January 23
- 1951 — Goalkeeper Jesús Castro, Quini's brother, is born in Oviedo; he died in 1993 on a beach in Cantabria after saving two children and their father. (source)
- 1979 — Cyclist Benjamín Noval, for years a loyal teammate of Alberto Contador, is born in Mieres. (source)
January 24
- 1971 — Actor Enrique García Álvarez, from Sama de Langreo, dies in Valencia. (source)
January 25
- 1891 — Anselmo López, founder and first president of Sporting de Gijón, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 2015 — Demetrio González, "the Spanish Charro", from Gijón, dies in Mexico. (source)
January 26
- 1961 — Archer Antonio Vázquez, team Olympic gold medallist at Barcelona 1992, is born in Levinco (Aller). (source)
- 1977 — Presenter Luján Argüelles is born in Salas. (source)
- 1998 — Philologist Emilio Alarcos, professor at the University of Oviedo and member of the Royal Spanish Academy, dies in Oviedo. (source)
January 27
- 1936 — Emilio Cotarelo, from Vegadeo, bibliographer, musicologist and literary critic, dies in Madrid. (source, in Spanish)
- 1960 — Obdulia Álvarez, "La Busdonga", a singer of Asturian tonada, dies in Gijón. (source)
- 1973 — Cyclist José Luis "Chechu" Rubiera is born in Gijón. (source)
January 28
- 1931 — Actor and playwright Arsenio González is born in Perchera (Gijón). (source, in Spanish)
- 1939 — Father Galo Fernández, "Fernán Coronas", a poet from Cadavedo who wrote in Asturian, dies in Luarca. (source, in Spanish)
January 29
- 1938 — Novelist Armando Palacio Valdés, from Laviana, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1961 — Tennis player Juan Avendaño is born in Luanco. (source)
- 1963 — Footballer and coach Bernardino Serrano, "Mino", is born in Antromero (Gozón). (source)
January 30
- 1836 — Pedro Inguanzo, from Vibaño (Llanes), Archbishop of Toledo, dies in Toledo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1857 — Writer and journalist Eva Canel, who lived in Cuba, is born in Coaña. (source)
January 31
- 1878 — Diplomat Manuel González-Hontoria, Minister of State, is born in Trubia. (source)
- 1961 — Journalist and writer Pedro González-Blanco, from Luanco, dies. (source, in Spanish)
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