Christmas Island - Notable Historical Events
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Christmas Island - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1643-12-25 |
Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary. |
1777-12-24 |
Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook |
1957-05-15 |
1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) |
1957-05-31 |
Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) |
1957-11-08 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-04-28 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-08-22 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-09-02 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-09-11 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-09-23 |
Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1958-10-01 |
Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia |
1962-04-25 |
US resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island |
1962-04-27 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-02 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-04 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-07 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-09 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-11 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-12 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-14 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-05-19 |
US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) |
1962-05-25 |
US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) |
1962-07-10 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
1962-07-11 |
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island |
2001-10-19 |
SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people. |
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Christmas Island - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1914-03-16 |
John Murray, piloted HMS Challenger to Christmas Island, dies |
