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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
60-02-10 |
St Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta |
1283-07-08 |
War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta |
1522-12-20 |
Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta. |
1565-06-23 |
Turgut Reis (Dragut), commander of the Ottoman Navy, dies during the Siege of Malta. |
1565-09-08 |
Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese & Knights of St John |
1800-09-05 |
Malta surrenders to British after they blockade French troops |
1840-10-14 |
Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta. |
1919-06-07 |
Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed. |
1922-11-17 |
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship |
1940-06-11 |
Italy declares war on allies/raids Malta |
1940-06-11 |
World War II: First attack of the Italian Air force on the island of Malta. |
1942-03-07 |
15 Mk-VB Spitfires reach Malta |
1942-03-20 |
Major German assault on Malta |
1942-03-21 |
Heavy German assault on Malta |
1942-03-22 |
Heavy German assault on Malta |
1942-04-07 |
Heavy German assault on Malta |
1942-04-15 |
George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta |
1942-04-20 |
Heavy German assault on Malta |
1943-05-01 |
German plane sinks boat loaded with Palestinian Jews bound for Malta |
1943-09-10 |
Italian fleet anchors at Malta |
1959-12-08 |
Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta |
1964-09-21 |
Malta becomes independent from the United Kingdom. |
1965-04-29 |
Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe |
1967-09-23 |
Radio Malta stops testing |
1974-04-26 |
Malta adopts constitution |
1974-06-02 |
Malta's constitution goes into effect |
1974-12-13 |
Malta becomes a republic |
1976-09-18 |
Dom Mintoff's Labour Party wins Malta election |
1979-03-31 |
The last British soldier leaves the Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day (Jum il-Helsien). |
1982-02-16 |
Agatha Barbara elected as 1st female president of Malta |
1985-11-23 |
58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta |
1985-11-24 |
Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed |
1995-10-26 |
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta. |
2001-08-01 |
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia join the European Environment Agency. |
2002-12-13 |
Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004. |
2004-05-01 |
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. |
2007-12-21 |
The Schengen Agreement area increases to include 9 European Union member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia on land and sea borders. |
2008-01-01 |
Malta and Cyprus officially adopt the Euro currency and become the fourteenth and fifteenth Eurozone countries. |
2014-04-03 |
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca is elected President of Malta |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1845-09-01 |
Paul S Methuen, English fieldmarshal/governor of Natal/Malta |
1897-08-04 |
Joseph Calleia, Malta, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil) |
1909-05-24 |
Demetrio Malta, Valkoiset hampaat |
1910-09-14 |
Jack Hawkins, London UK, actor (Ben-Four Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story) |
1913-03-30 |
Censu Tabone, President of Malta, (d. 2012) |
1916-08-06 |
Dom Mintoff, Bormla, Malta, Maltese Prime Minister (1955-58, 1971-84), (d. 2012) |
1918-01-06 |
William Fairchild, Malta Story |
1920-05-21 |
Anthony Steel, London, actor (Malta Story, Wooden Horse) |
1934-02-07 |
Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta |
1942-02-28 |
Alexander Malta, Die Piraten |
1952-07-22 |
Madeleine Collinson, Malta, twin playmate (Oct, 1970) |
1952-07-22 |
Mary Collinson, Malta, twin playmate (Oct, 1970) |
1958-06-17 |
Ulisses Malta, Carandiru |
1965-07-17 |
Peter Rafael, Malta International TV Song Festival |
1974-08-06 |
Adrian Voinea, Focsani Romania, tennis star (1995 Malta) |
1976-01-19 |
Claire Grech, Miss Malta Universe (1997) |
1976-10-10 |
Bella, Malta International TV Song Festival |
1977-11-04 |
Roseanne Farrugia, Miss Universe-Malta (1996) |
1981-04-13 |
Ulisses Malta Jr., Elite Squad |
1983-08-29 |
Pamela, Malta Song for Europe |
1988-01-18 |
Elerki Taskin, Malta International TV Song Festival |
1994-04-08 |
Pedro Malta, Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2006-07-08 |
"The Surreal Life" actress Brigitte Nielsen (43) weds model Mattia Dessi (27) at the Radisson SAS Golden Sands Resort and Spa in Malta |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1736-12-10 |
António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663) |
2000-05-09 |
William Fairchild, Malta Story |
2008-02-22 |
Peter Rafael, Malta International TV Song Festival |
2008-05-01 |
Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909) |
2010-08-12 |
Guido de Marco, 6th president of Malta, 45th President of the United Nations General Assembly (b. 1931) |
2011-07-08 |
Mary Fenech Adami, First Lady of Malta (b. 1933) |
2012-03-14 |
Censu Tabone, President of Malta, dies at 98 |
2017-05-17 |
Malta football icon Ronnie Cocks dies, aged 73 |
