- 1846 - Henry David Thoreau (pictured)refuses to pay the local tax collector and spends a night in jail, a formative experience.
- 1873 - Cantonal rebellion: The Cantons of Motril and Torrevieja are dissolved.
- 1909 - "Tragic Week", a series of bloody clashes between the Spanish army and the working classes of Catalonian cities, begins.
- 1936 - Spanish Civil War: The Ascaso Column leaves Barcelona, as the third of the confederal militias headed for the Aragon front.