- 1505 Treaty of Blois, by which Fernando, the Cactholic, will marry Louis XII's niece, Germaine de Foix, a marriage that takes place on 19 October of the same year.
- 1637 Orange takes Breda and Spain again loses the town won in 1625.
- 1749 The Cadastre of Ensenada begins, which is very important for the Spanish Treasury.
- 1813 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, is born
- 1856 The Teatro de la Zarzuela is inaugurated in Madrid as a tribute to Isabell II on her 26th birthday.
- 1985 Orson Welles, American filmmaker, dies.
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