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| 1951 |
| | | In Christ of St John of the CrossSalvador Dali paints an image of the crucified Christ seeming to fly on his cross | |
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| 1957 |
| | | Spanish-born Paris designer Cristóbal Balenciaga produces an ostensibly shapeless garment, the 'sack', that greatly excites the world of fashion | |
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| 1959 |
| | | ETA (Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna) is formed in Spain as a guerrilla organization to win Basque independence | |
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| 1960 |
| | | 20-year-old Spanish tenor Placido Domingo sings his first major role, as Alfredo in La Traviata in the Mexican city of Monterrey | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Moise Tshombe's rebel regime in Katanga crumbles, and he flees to Spain | |
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| 1967 |
| | | Luis Buñuel directs Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour, a film about a bored housewife who takes a day job as a prostitute | |
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| 1971 |
| | | 95-year-old Spanish cellist Pablo Casals conducts in New York his Hymn to the United Nations | |
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| 1972 |
| | | Spanish director Luis Buñuel satirizes social conventions in his film Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | |
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| 1975 |
| | | Franco dies and is succeeded as Spanish head of state by Juan Carlos, heir to the Bourbon throne | |
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| 1976 |
| | | 19-year-old Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros ends the year as number one in Europe | |
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