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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.

Year	Date	Event
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.

Year	Date	Event

Year	Date	Event
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.

Year	Date	Event
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.

Year	Date	Event
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.

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