births
January 8, 1870
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1930)
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquess of Estella, GE, was a Spanish dictator and military officer who ruled as prime minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the last years of the Bourbon Restoration.
Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially the president of the Government, is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the ministers and chairs the Council of Ministers. In this sense, the prime minister establishes the Government policies and coordinates the actions of the Cabinet members. As chief executive, the prime minister also advises the monarch on the exercise of their royal prerogatives.
January 8
January 8 is the eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 357 days remain until the end of the year.