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Revision as of 21:53, 16 March 2010
This is a timeline of Barbadian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Barbados and History of the Caribbean. See also the list of Governors and Prime Ministers of Barbados.
This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.
17th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1625 | July | The passing trade ship, "Olive Blossom" owned by English merchant William Courten (and led by Chief Captain Henry Powell), land at James Town and claimed Barbados on behalf of James I. |
1627 | 17–20 February | Eighty English settlers, with ten African slaves aboard a ship known as the "William and John" land at James Town, to establish the first English settlement on Barbados. |
25 February | English king Charles I gave Courten by Royal Letters Patent the proprietary ownership and title to various lands in the Southern Americas (which Courten applies towards claim of Barbados). | |
2 July | Charles gave James Hay, the 1st Earl of Carlisle by Royal Letters Patent the proprietary ownership to Caribbee islands lying between ten and twenty degrees of latitude. | |
1628 | Lord Carlisle decides on establishing his own settlement. Thusly the capital moves from James Town to present location of Bridgetown. | |
1629 | Forces of Carlisle's employ arrived in Barbados and arrested Courten's governor. | |
1639 | Barbados's first parliament, the House of Assembly, held its first meeting. | |
1668 | 80 Percent of Bridgetown (800 homes), are razed in a great fire. |
18th century
Year | Date | Event |
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19th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1833 | The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was passed, ending the practice of slavery throughout the British Empire. | |
1834 | Samuel Jackman Prescod becomes the first person of (partial) African-decent to be elected to Parliament. | |
1835 | The Police Force was established. | |
1861 | 29 March | The introduction of piped water in Bridgetown. |
1867 | The Harbour Police Force was established. | |
1882 | The Harbour Police Force is merged into the land-based Police Force. |
20th century
Year | Date | Event |
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1958 | 3 January | Barbados joins ten other British West Indian territories to form the West Indies Federation. |
1960 | 31 May | The West Indies Federation government collapses due to internal conflicts, Barbados reverts to internal self-governance. |
1961 | 10 March | The EC$28,000,000 Deep Water Harbour in Bridgetown is completed and officially opened. Construction commenced in 1956. |
1964 | The Legislative Council is transformed into the Senate. | |
1966 | 30 November | Barbados received its independence from the United Kingdom. |
1972 | 2 May | The local Central Bank was established by Act of parliament. |
1976 | 6 October | Cubana Flight 455 is bombed shortly after taking off from the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport. |
1977 | 2 November | At the end of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Concorde (G-BOAE) made its maiden voyage to Barbados; with Queen Elizabeth II experiencing her first supersonic flight to the United Kingdom.[1][2] |
1979 | 31 March | The United States Navy Facility (NAVFAC) officially closes at Harrison's Point, St. Lucy after being commissioned on 1 October 1957. |
1989 | 8–11 March | The Queen marked the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the Barbados Parliament. |
21st century
Year | Date | Event |
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2003 | 30 August | The British Airways Concorde makes last commercial flight from Barbados to London. |
2005 | 29–30 March | A riot and fire breaks out at HM Glendairy Prison causing military personnel to be drawn from surrounding islands to put down the uprising. |
2006 | 16 March | The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) renders its first judgment, covering a libel case from Barbados – Rediffusion Service Ltd v. Asha Mirchandani Ram Mirchandani (McDonald Farms Ltd). The case is a formal end of Barbados' 170+ year long relationship with the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). |
2007 | The Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies region. Barbados hosts several of the Warm Up and Super 8 matches along with the Final. |
References
- ^ Queen Elizabeth II (2010). "Queen and Barbados: Royal visits". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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External links
- Google timeline - Barbados
- Worldstatesmen.org - Barbados rulers
- Case Study: "The Barbados Experience" - political history, by the Department of Public Sector Reform