LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.bcn.es/

Population:
1,582,738 (2003)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ferrán Adrià	Chef	14-May-1962		El Bulli
José Carreras	Singer	5-Dec-1946		The third tenor
Sete Gibernau	Auto Racing	15-Dec-1972		Five-time Moto GP winner
Vanessa Incontrada	TV Personality	24-Nov-1978		Italian model, actress, TV host
Bigas Luna	Film Director	19-Mar-1946		Jamón, jamón
Joan Miró	Painter	20-Apr-1893	25-Dec-1983	The most surrealist of them all
Jordi Mollà	Actor	1-Jul-1968		Diego Delgado in Blow
Juan Antonio Samaranch	Sports Figure	17-Jul-1920		Former Olympic Committee President
Assumpta Serna	Actor	16-Sep-1957		Matador

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Derek Bailey	Guitarist	29-Jan-1932	25-Dec-2005	Uncompromising guitar improvisationist
Xavier Cugat	Musician	1-Jan-1900	27-Oct-1990	The Rumba King
Antoni Gaudi	Architect	25-Jun-1852	10-Jun-1926	La Sagrada Familia
George Sanders	Actor	3-Jul-1906	25-Apr-1972	The Saint Strikes Back

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