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1975
 
     
Franco dies and is succeeded as Spanish head of state by Juan Carlos, heir to the Bourbon throne        
1976
 
   
19-year-old Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros ends the year as number one in Europe      
1981
 
  
Rebels storm the Spanish parliament in Madrid and briefly hold the members hostage, in a military coup that fails     
1982
 
   
Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona is sold to Barcelona for a new record fee of about £3 million, almost double the highest previous figure      
1997
 
    
Frank Gehry wins world-wide attention with his design for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao       
2004
 
   
Bombs explode simultaneously on several commuter trains in Madrid during the morning rush hour, killing 190 people      
2006
 
   
The terrorist organization ETA declares what it says will be a permanent ceasefire in its campaign for Basque independence      
2010  July 11
 
    
Spain beats the Netherlands 1-0 in the final of the FIFA World Cup in the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg       
2011  July
 
 
The funding crisis in the Eurozone extends to fears of potential government default in the large economies of Spain and Italy