The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Spain.
Incumbents Monarch – Juan Carlos I Prime Minister of Spain – José María Aznar
Events 31 January — The 12th Goya Awards are held in Madrid and Lucky Star is awarded as best film. 16 April – L'Hemisfèric is inaugurated in Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences. 25 April — A holding dam bursts in the Province of Seville, releasing 4–5 million cubic metres of mine tailings causing the Doñana disaster. 30 May — Caesium-137 leaked from an Acerinox plant in Los Barrios, causing radioactive contamination in the Acerinox accident. 25 September — PauknAir Flight 4101 crashes on a flight from Málaga to Melilla. All 38 passengers and crew perish. 25 October — The Basque regional election is held, creating the 6th Basque Parliament.
Births
January 1 January Marta García, runner Asier Gomes 2 January – Manu García, footballer 5 January — Carles Aleñá, footballer 6 January Héctor Santos, athlete Iñigo Vicente, footballer 11 January – África Zamorano, swimmer 13 January – Manu Quijera, javelin thrower 18 January – Aitana Bonmatí, footballer 21 January Fran Álvarez Rodríguez, footballer Salva Ferrer, footballer 24 January – Garazi Murua, footballer 25 January – Álex Martín, footballer 26 January Gonzalo "Pipa" Ávila, footballer Manu Mosquera, footballer 28 January – Alejandro Sotillos, footballer 29 January Nico Campuzano, footballer Álex Rey, footballer 31 January – Aritz Arambarri, footballer
February 3 February – Fran Navarro, footballer 4 February — Álvaro Bravo, footballer 5 February – Dani Morer, footballer 9 February – Relu, footballer 10 February Juanma Bravo, footballer Aitor Buñuel, footballer Julio Gracia, footballer 13 February – Guillem Rodríguez, footballer 16 February – Carles Pérez, footballer 19 February – Damià Viader, footballer 22 February – Pablo Martínez, footballer 23 February – Felipe Chacartegui, footballer 25 February – Oriol Rey, footballer 26 February — Josemi Castañeda, footballer
March 2 March — Kike Carrasco, footballer 4 March – Ricard Pujol, footballer 6 March – Iñigo Elosegui, cyclist 7 March – Antonio Otegui, footballer 10 March – Claudia Florentino, footballer 11 March – Miguel Ángel, footballer 16 March — Miguel Acosta Mateos, footballer 18 March – Jaime Sierra, footballer 20 March Jorge Chanza, footballer Joel Plata, gymnast 21 March – Cristian Rivero, footballer 23 March Genaro Rodríguez, footballer Gonzalo Villar, footballer 24 March – Dani Escriche, footballer 25 March – Maite Oroz, footballer 29 March — Manu Nieto, footballer 30 March – Nacho Méndez, footballer 31 March – Toni Segura, footballer
April 2 April — Berto González, footballer 7 April – Paula Crespí, water polo player 9 April — José María Amo, footballer 10 April Pep Chavarría, footballer Rubén Enri, footballer 13 April – Álvaro Fernández, footballer 14 April – Carmen Menayo, footballer 17 April Eric Montes, footballer Alejandro Ropero, cyclist 18 April —Roger Adrià, cyclist 21 April — Roberto Alarcón Sáez, footballer 27 April – Ander Egiluz, footballer 30 April Georgina Amorós, actor Carlos Isaac, footballer
May 2 May Victor Fernández, footballer Javi Hernández, footballer 4 May — Clara Azurmendi, badminton player 7 May – Dani Olmo, footballer 9 May – Andrea Vilaró, basketball player 13 May Jon Moncayola, footballer Adrià Pedrosa, footballer 15 May Francisco Callejón, footballer Pepe Mena, footballer Eric Vila, basketball player 17 May – Patricia Guijarro, footballer 19 May Mónica Alonso, rhythmic gymnast Aarón Rey, footballer 20 May — Raúl Asencio, footballer 25 May – Javi Puado, footballer 27 May Joan Cardona, sailor Mourad Daoudi, footballer Josep Martínez, footballer 28 May Joel Arimany, footballer Alejandro Martínez, cyclist 20 May – Anne Fernández de Corres, rugby
June 1 June — Alberto González, athlete 5 June – Pedro Díaz, footballer 6 June — Ale Llamas, footballer 9 June – Héctor Garzó, motorcycle racer 15 June — Desirée Vila Bargiela, Paralympic athlete 16 June – Íñigo Sainz-Maza, footballer 22 June – Ignacio Fontes, athlete 24 June – Naima García, footballer 27 June – Alberto Martínez, swimmer 28 June – Óscar Rodríguez, footballer
July 1 July – Ariadna Edo Beltrán, Paralympic swimmer 3 July – Juan Iglesias, footballer 7 July – Manuel Guijarro, runner 8 July Jordan Gutiérrez, footballer Dani Martín, footballer 9 July – Pelayo Suárez, footballer 14 July – Lucía García, footballer 15 July — Ane Azkona, footballer 19 July – Manu Hernando, footballer 22 July – Marc Cucurella, footballer 29 July – Irina Uribe, footballer 30 July – Dani Gómez, footballer
August 1 August — Javi Alonso, footballer 4 August Adrián Ben, runner Iker Unzueta, footballer 11 August – Pepelu, footballer 13 August – Manuel Ferriol, footballer 14 August – Kellyan, footballer 17 August – Iván Barbero, footballer 19 August Sandra Alonso, cyclist Paolo Fernandes, footballer
September 3 September – Joni Montiel, footballer 5 September — Laura Corbacho, actor and drag queen 10 September – Jairo Bueno, footballer 13 September – Eukene Larrarte, cyclist 15 September – Jon Morcillo, footballer 20 September – Pablo Ibáñez, footballer 21 September Óscar Casas, actor Kiko Pomares, footballer 28 September – Carlos Heredia, footballer
October 2 October – Christian Manrique, footballer 4 October — Javier Belman, footballer 8 October – Álvaro Granados, water polo player 9 October – Unai Veiga, footballer 19 October – María de Valdés, swimmer 20 October – Rubén García, footballer 22 October — Óscar Arribas, footballer 25 October – Peru Nolaskoain, footballer 28 October – Diego Conde, footballer 29 October Jorge Gonzalez, footballer Rafa Mújica, footballer
November 4 November – Achraf Hakimi, footballer 13 November – Iñigo Llopis Sanz, Paralympic swimmer 19 November – Sergi Puig, footballer 20 November – Dani Plomer, footballer 23 November – Jorge Martín, gymnast
December 10 December Pepe Castaño, footballer Manuel Peñalver, cyclist 11 December – Álex Bermejo, footballer 14 December — Julio Alonso, footballer 16 December — Álex Blanco, footballer
Deaths 12 January – Ramón Sampedro, writer (born 1943) 4 February – Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, aristocrat (born 1922) 16 February — Fernando Abril Martorell, politician (born 1936) 22 February – José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico, politician (born 1909) 13 March — Pere Alberch, biologist (born 1954) 7 April – Luis Díez del Corral, jurist and political scientist (born 1911) 6 May — Juan Antonio García Díez, politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (born 1940) 24 May – Lucio Muñoz, painter (born 1929) 29 June — Carmen Llorca, historian and politician (born 1921) 5 July – Maria Mercè Marçal, writer and professor (born 1952) 8 July — Lilí Álvarez, athlete, feminist, and writer (born 1905 in Italy) 22 July – Antonio Saura, artist (born 1930) 12 August — Jesús Loroño, cyclist (born 1926) 24 August – Manuel Azcárate, journalist and politician (born 1916) 25 October – Juan Tusquets Terrats, priest and author (born 1901) 31 October — María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, religious sister and canonised saint (born 1926) 15 November – Federico Krutwig, writer and politician (born 1921) 27 November — Gloria Fuertes, poet (born 1917) 29 November – Fermín Sanz-Orrio, politician (born 1901) 30 December — Joan Brossa, writer and artist (born 1919)
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