Guyana - Notable Historical Events
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Guyana - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1616-03-20 |
Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana |
1627-06-02 |
English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company |
1946-03-19 |
French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & Reunion become overseas "departments" of France |
1953-04-27 |
1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP |
1966-05-26 |
Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK |
1970-02-23 |
Guyana becomes a republic (National Day) |
1978-11-18 |
In Jonestown Guyana 918 members of Peoples Temple are murdered/commit suicide under leadership of cult leader Jim Jones |
1980-10-06 |
Guyana adopts constitution |
1986-02-12 |
1st-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Is v Guyana |
1996-01-27 |
Shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana v Jamaica at Kingston |
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Guyana - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1734-10-07 |
Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) |
1918-01-10 |
Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (d. 2008) |
1920-10-20 |
Janet Jagan, Guyana's Woman President |
1923-02-20 |
Forbes Burnham, premier Guyana (1964-85) |
1929-03-09 |
Hugh Desmond Hoyte, president (Guyana, 1985-92) |
1933-03-30 |
Frank Novak, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones |
1939-05-11 |
René Cardona Jr., Guyana: Cult of the Damned |
1946-11-11 |
Carlos Valdemar, Guyana: Cult of the Damned |
1947-02-23 |
Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress (Man Who be King)/Miss Guyana (1967) |
1948-03-05 |
Eddy Grant, Guyana, reggae performer (Electric Avenue) |
1952-12-25 |
CCH Pounder, Guyana-born actress |
1958-04-04 |
Derek Kallicharran, cricket all-rounder (Guyana, USA 1994 ICC Trophy) |
1963-03-17 |
Roger Harper, cricketer (Guyana & WI off-spinner Extraordinary field) |
1965-06-15 |
David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur) |
1968-02-14 |
Chris Lewis, cricketer (in Guyana England all-rounder) |
1975-07-17 |
Troy Amos Ross, Georgetown Guyana, Canadian boxer (Olympics-96) |
1975-10-06 |
Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana |
Guyana - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1978-11-18 |
Leo J Ryan, (Rep-Cal) & 4 killed in Jonestown, Guyana by members of Peoples Temple, followed by ritual mass suicide of 914 members |
1982-04-17 |
Frank Novak, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones |
2002-12-22 |
Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (b. 1929) |
2003-02-05 |
René Cardona Jr., Guyana: Cult of the Damned |
2009-03-28 |
Janet Jagan, Guyana's Woman President |
