LOCATION

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

Population:
1,582,738 (2003)

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona	1995
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya	1990
Museu Picasso	1963

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ferrán Adrià	Chef	14-May-1962		El Bulli
Luis Alberni	Actor	4-Oct-1886	23-Dec-1962	Spanish-American character actor
Néstor Almendros	Cinematographer	30-Oct-1930	4-Mar-1992	Mauvaise Conduite
Sergi Bruguera	Tennis	16-Jan-1971		Winner, 1993 and 1994 French Open
Daniel Brühl	Actor	16-Jun-1978		Inglourious Basterds
Montserrat Caballé	Singer	12-Apr-1933		Operatic soprano
José Carreras	Singer	5-Dec-1946		The third tenor
Pau Gasol	Basketball	6-Jul-1980		Los Angeles Lakers
Sete Gibernau	Auto Racing	15-Dec-1972		Five-time Moto GP winner
Ariadna Gil	Actor	23-Jan-1969		Pan's Labyrinth
Andrés Gimeno	Tennis	3-Aug-1937		Winner, 1972 French Open
Vanessa Incontrada	TV Personality	24-Nov-1978		Italian model, actress, TV host
Bigas Luna	Film Director	19-Mar-1946	5-Apr-2013	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
Gerard Piqué	Soccer	2-Feb-1987		FC Barcelona
Juan Antonio Samaranch	Sports Figure	17-Jul-1920	21-Apr-2010	Former Olympic Committee President
Assumpta Serna	Actor	16-Sep-1957		Matador
Manuel Valls	Head of State	13-Aug-1962		Prime Minister of France, 2014-16

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Derek Bailey	Guitarist	29-Jan-1932	25-Dec-2005	Uncompromising guitar improvisationist
Henry Beckman	Actor	26-Nov-1921	17-Jun-2008	Capt. Clancey on Here Come the Brides
Omar Bongo	Head of State	30-Dec-1935	7-Jun-2009	President of Gabon, 1967-2009
Johan Cruijff	Soccer	25-Apr-1947	24-Mar-2016	Dutch football great
Xavier Cugat	Musician	1-Jan-1900	27-Oct-1990	The Rumba King
Antoni Gaudi	Architect	25-Jun-1852	10-Jun-1926	La Sagrada Família
Craig Hill	Actor	5-Mar-1926	21-Apr-2014	P. T. Moore on Whirlybirds
Juan Antonio Samaranch	Sports Figure	17-Jul-1920	21-Apr-2010	Former Olympic Committee President
George Sanders	Actor	3-Jul-1906	25-Apr-1972	The Saint Strikes Back
Tito Vilanova	Soccer	17-Sep-1968	25-Apr-2014	Manager of FC Barcelona, 2012-13

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