Bahamas - Notable Historical Events
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Bahamas - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1492-10-12 |
Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall on Caribbean island he names San Salvador (likely Watling Island, Bahamas). The explorer believes he has reached East Asia (OS 21 Oct) |
1492-10-14 |
Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion (Bahamas) |
1492-10-16 |
Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas) |
1492-10-19 |
Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) |
1492-10-25 |
Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) |
1492-10-26 |
Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas |
1629-10-30 |
King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath |
1776-03-03 |
US commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas |
1879-01-09 |
Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas |
1945-09-15 |
A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond. |
1959-01-07 |
American gangster Meyer Lansky flees Cuba for the Bahamas due to the Cuban Revolution and rise of Fidel Castro |
1964-01-07 |
Bahamas becomes self-governing |
1965-02-24 |
Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas |
1965-11-13 |
"Yarmouth Castle" burns & sinks off Bahamas, killing 89 |
1967-01-16 |
1st black government installed in Bahamas |
1968-10-14 |
Gruener & Watson (US) set scuba depth record (133 m) in Bahamas |
1973-07-10 |
Bahamas declares Independence from UK & adopts constitution |
1977-01-19 |
Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the Bahamas. |
2005-08-23 |
Hurricane Katrina first forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane |
2012-10-26 |
Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in the Bahamas killing 2 people and causing over $300 million in damage |
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Bahamas - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1912-05-15 |
Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968) |
1916-03-29 |
John Paul, Governor-General (Bahamas) |
1917-05-28 |
Gerald Cash, Gov-Gen (Bahamas) |
1917-11-02 |
Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas) |
1930-03-22 |
Lynden O Pindling, PM of Bahamas (1967-92) |
1944-08-21 |
Perry Christie, former prime minister of the Bahamas |
1946-01-10 |
Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968) |
1948-11-12 |
Claudio Risi, Matrimonio alle Bahamas |
1949-08-22 |
Diana Nyad, swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979) |
1952-04-25 |
Solange, Matrimonio alle Bahamas |
1964-01-20 |
Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player |
1968-04-03 |
Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, Bahamas, rock (Skid Row-Psycho Love) |
1969-04-11 |
J Nick Adamson, Freeport Bahamas, US laser yachter (Olymp-21st-1996) |
1976-03-16 |
Michelle Rae Collie, Miss Universe-Bahamas (1996) |
1978-09-28 |
Nestaea Sealy, Miss Bahamas Universe (1997) |
Bahamas - Notable Weddings
Bahamas - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1998-05-21 |
Supermodel Cindy Crawford (32) weds restaurateur Rande Gerber (36) on Paradise Island in the Bahamas |
1999-05-21 |
NFL legend Deion Sanders (31) weds model Pilar Biggers in Paradise Island, Bahamas |
2005-04-16 |
"Survivor: All-Stars" winner Amber Mariano (26) weds The Amazing Race star Rob Mariano (29) at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas |
2005-05-14 |
The Beverly Hills, 90210 actor Jason Priestley (35) weds British makeup artist Naomi Lowde at the One & Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas |
2007-05-06 |
"The Fast and the Furious" actress Jordana Brewster (27) weds movie producer Andrew Form (38) in Bahamas |
2008-06-28 |
Golfing legend Greg Norman (53) weds former tennis star Chris Evert (53) in Paradise Island, Bahamas |
2008-08-07 |
Singer-songwriter Jewel (38) weds rodeo champion Ty Murray (42) at The Cove Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas |
2008-08-07 |
Singer Jewel Kilcher (34) weds rodeo cowboy Ty Murray (38) in the Bahamas |
Bahamas - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1943-07-08 |
Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered |
