What happened in Asturias on each day of October: historical events, saints and festivals, and births and deaths of notable Asturians. Each entry links to its source.
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October 1
- 2005 — Román Torán, from Gijón, chess player, sports journalist and great popularizer of chess, dies in Madrid. (source)
October 2
- 1979 — Cyclist Luis Pasamontes, a professional from 2003 to 2012, is born in Cangas del Narcea. (source)
- 1982 — Oviedo hosts the second edition of the Prince of Asturias Awards. (source, in Spanish)
October 3
- 1685 — Juan Carreño de Miranda, from Avilés, court painter to King Charles II and one of the great Baroque portraitists, dies in Madrid. (source)
- 1981 — The first Prince of Asturias Awards, today the Princess of Asturias Awards, are presented in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
October 4
- 1853 — Novelist Armando Palacio Valdés, author of "La aldea perdida", about the arrival of mining in the Nalón valley, is born in Entralgo (Laviana). (source)
- 1901 — Painter Luis Álvarez Catalá, born in Hermo (Cangas del Narcea), director of the Prado Museum from 1898 to 1901, dies. (source)
October 5
- 1934 — The Asturian Revolution breaks out: the miners rise against the government of the Republic and control much of the region for about two weeks. (source)
- 1987 — Racing driver Javier Villa, the first Spaniard to win a GP2 race, is born in Colunga. (source)
October 6
- 1877 — Emilio Robles, "Pachín de Melás", a writer in Asturian, is born in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
October 7
- 1927 — Demetrio González, "the Spanish Charro", a ranchera singer and actor who found fame in Mexico, is born in Bernueces (Gijón). (source)
- 1934 — To put down the revolution, legionnaires and regulares of the Army of Africa under Juan Yagüe land in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1958 — Julio Alberto Moreno, Atlético and Barcelona left-back with 34 Spain caps, is born in Candás. (source)
October 8
- 1976 — Tennis player Galo Blanco, who reached world number 40 in 1998, is born in Oviedo. (source)
October 9
- Every year — Feast of the eight De La Salle Brothers and the Passionist priest killed in Turón (Mieres) in 1934; they were canonized in 1999. (source)
October 10
- 1942 — Domingo Tejero, a mechanic from Oviedo who fought in the Civil War and later in the French Resistance, dies in Paris. (source, in Spanish)
October 11
- 1945 — Writer Carmen Gómez Ojea, "Carmenchu", is born in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1967 — Piper José Ángel Hevia, co-inventor of the MIDI electronic bagpipe who has blended it with all kinds of music, is born in Villaviciosa. (source)
October 12
- 1939 — Journalist Graciano García, founder and promoter of the Prince of Asturias Foundation, is born in Moreda (Aller). (source)
- 1947 — Poet Manuel Asur, a pioneer of the Surdimientu, the revival of poetry in Asturian, is born in Cocañín (San Martín del Rey Aurelio). (source)
October 13
- 1934 — Government troops take full control of Oviedo; the revolutionaries retreat to the mining valleys. (source, in Spanish)
- 1934 — Aida Lafuente, a 19-year-old communist activist, dies in Oviedo in the fighting of the revolution. (source)
October 14
- 1926 — Florentino Álvarez Mesa, writer, journalist and Mayor of Avilés from 1891 to 1907, dies in Avilés. (source)
October 15
- 1930 — Pilar Pulgar, the first woman mayor of Juan Carlos I's reign, in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva), is born in Moreda (Aller). (source, in Spanish)
- 1953 — Striker Enrique Morán, a Spain international in the 1970s, is born in Pola de Lena. (source)
October 16
- 1991 — Actress Elena González, known for her role in the series "Acacias 38", is born in Avilés. (source, in Spanish)
October 17
- 1749 — Antonio Raimundo Ibáñez, founder of the Sargadelos ceramics factory, is born in Ferreirela de Baxo (Santa Eulalia de Oscos). (source, in Spanish)
- 1936 — A column from Galicia breaks the siege of Oviedo, which had been surrounded for three months at the start of the Civil War. (source)
October 18
- 1934 — The last revolutionary stronghold surrenders and troops occupy the mining valleys: the Asturian Revolution is over. (source)
- 2017 — Arsenio González, actor and playwright, born in Perchera, dies in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
October 19
- 1970 — José Álvarez, "Apaktone", a Dominican missionary from Cuevas (Belmonte de Miranda) who spent his life in the Peruvian Amazon, dies in Lima. (source)
- 2019 — Carlos Suárez, from Oviedo, cinematographer and film director, dies in Gijón. (source)
October 20
- 1875 — Judge Manuel Pedregal, killed in Madrid in 1936, is born in Villaviciosa. (source, in Spanish)
- 1962 — Chus Herrera, from Gijón, a Spain international and player in the Real Madrid of the five European Cups, dies aged 24. (source)
October 21
- 1901 — Manuel Meana, a midfielder who spent his whole career at Sporting, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 1937 — Franco's troops enter Gijón and Avilés; the war in Asturias ends and the northern front disappears. (source)
October 22
- 1911 — Theologian José María Díez-Alegría, who left the Society of Jesus and joined the John XXIII Association of Theologians, is born in Gijón. (source, in Spanish)
- 1954 — Álvaro de Albornoz, from Luarca, minister of the Republic and head of the government in exile from 1947 to 1951, dies in Mexico. (source)
- 1998 — The Asturias Railway Museum opens in Gijón, in the old Norte station. (source)
October 23
- 1968 — Footballer and coach Vicente Borge is born in Mieres. (source)
October 24
- 1933 — Carolina del Castillo, one of the first women painters to stand out in Asturias, dies in Jove (Gijón). (source)
- 1977 — Iván Ania, Real Oviedo midfielder and later coach, is born in Oviedo. (source)
- 2015 — Carlos Bousoño, poet and literary critic born in Boal, dies in Madrid. (source)
October 25
- 1966 — Carmen Moriyón, doctor and Mayor of Gijón for several terms, is born in Gijón. (source)
October 26
- 1785 — Evaristo San Miguel, liberal soldier and Prime Minister, credited with the lyrics of the Himno de Riego, is born in Gijón. (source)
- 2009 — Sabino Fernández Campo, from Oviedo, secretary general and later head of King Juan Carlos I's Household, dies. (source)
October 27
- 1927 — Adolfo Álvarez-Buylla, from Oviedo, sociologist and jurist of the Oviedo Group, dies. (source)
- 1954 — Pope Pius XII raises the diocese of Oviedo to an archdiocese. (source)
October 28
- 1919 — José Luis Martín Vigil, priest and novelist, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 1998 — Joaquín Vaquero Palacios, from Oviedo, architect and painter who designed hydroelectric plants such as Proaza and worked on Salime, dies. (source, in Spanish)
October 29
- 1913 — Painter Darío de Regoyos, from Ribadesella, one of the great Spanish impressionists, dies in Barcelona. (source)
- 1947 — Wenceslao López, "Wences", Mayor of Oviedo from 2015 to 2019, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
October 30
- 1880 — General Juan Vigón, chosen by Alfonso XIII to educate his children, is born in Colunga. (source)
- 2005 — Antonio Sánchez Valdés, "Antón", who played almost all his career at Real Oviedo, dies in Oviedo. (source)
October 31
- 1980 — Journalist Carlos Franganillo, correspondent and news presenter, is born in Oviedo. (source, in Spanish)
- 2006 — El Bayu stadium opens in Pola de Siero, replacing the old Luis Miranda ground. (source)
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