Panama - Notable Historical Events
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Panama - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1519-08-15 |
Panama City founded |
1624-05-03 |
Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama |
1671-01-18 |
Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama |
1671-01-27 |
Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City |
1698-07-14 |
The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama. |
1821-11-28 |
Panama declares independence from Spain |
1826-03-14 |
General Congress of South American States assembles at Panama |
1848-12-26 |
1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF |
1855-01-28 |
The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the Panama Railway. |
1873-05-07 |
US marines attack Panama |
1879-08-17 |
Ferdinand de Lesseps forms French Panama Canal Company |
1880-01-01 |
Building of Panama Canal, begins |
1881-02-24 |
De Lesseps' Co begins work on Panama Canal |
1888-12-11 |
French Panama Canal Company fails |
1900-02-05 |
The United States and the United Kingdom sign treaty for Panama Canal |
1900-11-30 |
The First Isthmian Canal Commission, appointed by the President having examined possible routes for a canal, issues its report favoring that through Nicaragua over the Panama route |
1902-01-04 |
The French Panama Canal Company offers to sell its right to build a canal to the US for 40 million; this will tip the balance away from those favoring a canal through Nicaraugua |
1902-01-18 |
Despite reports that favor the US building a route through Nicaragua for a canal, a 'supplementary report' recommends the route through Panama |
1902-06-28 |
US buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million |
1903-01-22 |
The Hay-Herran Treaty concerning the USA's right to the Panama Canal is signed by the Colombian Charge d'affaires in Washington DC (never ratified) |
1903-11-03 |
Colombia grants independence to Panama |
1903-11-04 |
Panama and Colombia wake up to news that the insurrectionists have declared an independent Republic of Panama |
1903-11-06 |
USA recognizes independence of Panama |
1903-11-18 |
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama |
1904-02-23 |
US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million |
1904-02-29 |
Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus |
1904-05-04 |
Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal. |
1904-07-28 |
Rafael Reyes becomes dictator of Colombia after losing Panama |
1904-11-18 |
General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup. |
1906-11-09 |
Theodore Roosevelt is 1st US President to visit other countries (Puerto Rico and Panama) |
1906-11-14 |
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Panama |
1908-05-01 |
World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo, Panama |
1909-01-05 |
Colombia recognizes Panama's independence |
1909-08-24 |
Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal |
1911-01-31 |
Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site |
1913-04-26 |
Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF |
1913-10-10 |
Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix |
1914-01-07 |
1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal |
1914-04-08 |
US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone |
1914-08-03 |
1st seaworthy ship passes through the Panama Canal |
1914-08-15 |
Panama Canal opens (under cost) |
1914-08-29 |
Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal |
1914-11-17 |
US declares Panama Canal Zone neutral |
1915-01-16 |
Congress authorizes $1 & $50 Panama-Pacific Intl Expo gold coin |
1915-02-20 |
Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco |
1915-06-15 |
US government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo |
1915-12-04 |
Panama-Pacific International Exposition closes in San Francisco |
1926-07-28 |
US & Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal |
1930-04-04 |
The Communist Party of Panama is founded. |
1930-11-09 |
1st nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama |
1934-07-11 |
FDR became 1st US president to travel through Panama Canal |
1940-10-30 |
Cole Porters musical "Panama Hattie" premieres in New York City |
1941-10-09 |
A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president. |
1946-03-01 |
Panama accepts its new constitution |
1948-06-19 |
Panama & Costa Rica recognize Israel |
1953-07-07 |
Che Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. |
1953-12-15 |
WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting |
1955-01-03 |
Jose Ramon Guizado becomes president of Panama |
1955-01-25 |
US & Panama sign canal treaty |
1955-11-21 |
Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron |
1959-04-26 |
Cuba invades Panama |
1964-01-09 |
Anti-US rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone |
1964-01-10 |
Panama severs diplomatic relations with US |
1964-01-11 |
Panama ends diplomatic relations with US |
1964-04-03 |
US & Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations |
1968-10-11 |
Panama revolts |
1971-05-24 |
A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard |
1972-10-11 |
Panama adopts constitution |
1974-12-31 |
Gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin |
1976-05-03 |
Panama 747SP lands after record flight around world (46:26) |
1977-08-10 |
US & Panamana sign Panama Canal Zone accord |
1977-09-07 |
Pres Carter & Gen Herrera sign Panama Canal treaties |
1977-10-30 |
Panama 747SP lands after polar flight around Earth in record 54:07 |
1978-03-16 |
US Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty |
1978-04-18 |
Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 |
1978-10-11 |
Aristides Royo elected president of Panama |
1979-10-01 |
US returns Canal Zone (but not the canal) to Panama after 75 years |
1979-10-10 |
Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) |
1979-12-15 |
Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama |
1981-10-01 |
J Chodorov/N Panama's "Talent for Murder" premieres in London |
1982-04-01 |
US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama |
1988-04-09 |
US imposes economic sanctions on Panama |
1989-05-11 |
President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama |
1989-12-20 |
US troops invade Panama & oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him |
1989-12-24 |
Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega, seeks asylum at Vatican embassy |
1990-01-03 |
Panama's leader Gen Manuel Noriega surrenders to US authorities |
1991-04-22 |
Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95 |
1991-05-15 |
Defense releases docs claiming Noriega is "CIA's man in Panama" |
1993-08-28 |
Long Beach California beats Panama for little league world championship |
1994-05-08 |
Ernesto Perez Balladares elected president of Panama |
1994-07-19 |
Bomb explosion in Alas Airlines at Colon Panama, 21 killed |
1996-06-08 |
Panama becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
1996-09-16 |
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City FL on WTBB 97.7 FM |
1999-05-02 |
Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. |
1999-12-31 |
Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama |
2006-10-22 |
A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a National referendum held in Panama. |
2014-05-04 |
Juan Carlos Varela is elected President of Panama |
2016-04-04 |
Australian tax office probes hundreds for possible tax evasion after Panama leak |
2016-04-05 |
France opens probe after Panama leaks |
2016-04-05 |
Canada seeks 'Panama Papers' data, major bank defends practices |
2016-04-05 |
Panama papers: China leaders' relatives named in leaks |
2016-04-06 |
Iceland's PM resigns over Panama Papers revelations |
2016-04-07 |
Panama Papers reveal Americans with past financial crimes |
2016-04-09 |
Panama papers: Mossack Fonseca offices in El Salvador raided |
2016-04-12 |
Investigators Visit Panama Papers Law Firm's Office |
2016-05-09 |
Panama Papers report alleges NZ prime place for rich to hide money |
2016-05-10 |
Panama Papers reveal at least 36 Americans accused of financial crimes |
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Panama - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1858-06-29 |
George Washington Goethals, engineer (built Panama Canal) |
1860-07-26 |
Philippe J Bunau-Varilla, French engineer (Colombia-Panama) |
1881-04-08 |
Charles J. Hunt, South of Panama |
1899-10-20 |
Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand) |
1901-08-15 |
Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68) |
1904-05-30 |
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panama (1956-60) |
1907-08-03 |
Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol) |
1909-05-30 |
George Headley, cricketer, Panama (all-time great WI batsman) |
1914-04-21 |
Norman Panama, American screenwriter (d. 2003) |
1914-04-21 |
Norman Panama, The Court Jester |
1917-08-16 |
Roque Cordero, Panama, composer (Sonata Breve) |
1918-12-21 |
'Panama' Francis, Malcolm X |
1923-06-28 |
Lloyd Labeach, Panama City, 100m/200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1948) |
1926-05-12 |
Earl Hutto, Panama City Fla, (Rep-D-FL, 1979- ) |
1928-11-11 |
Carlos Fuentes, Panama City, Panama, author (The Death of Artemio Cruz), (d. 2012) |
1929-02-13 |
Omar Torrijos Herrera, president Panama |
1931-02-18 |
Maxwell Thurman, The Panama Deception |
1932-07-09 |
Jackie Horner, Panama Hattie |
1933-08-30 |
Walter LaFeber, Panama Canal |
1936-05-12 |
Guillermo Endara, President of Panama |
1944-05-16 |
Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist (Same Ole Love) |
1950-11-01 |
Dan Peck, Panama City Fla, rock vocalist/guitarist (America) |
1951-12-19 |
Fred W Leslie, Ancon Panama, PhD/astronaut (STS 73) |
1956-04-03 |
Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish singer/actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot) |
1960-09-28 |
Tom Byrum, Onida SD, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Panama City Beach-4th) |
1963-07-18 |
Martín Torrijos Espino, President of Panama |
1964-10-01 |
Roberto Kelly, Panama, outfielder (NY Yanks, Cin Reds, Minnesota Twins) |
1969-01-13 |
Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros) |
1969-11-29 |
Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees) |
1970-01-23 |
Sherman Obando, Changuinola Panama, outfielder (Montreal Expos) |
1971-03-15 |
Reyna Royo, Miss Universe-Panama (1996) |
1972-06-15 |
Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees) |
1976-04-06 |
Ben Bernschneider, Panama |
1976-08-22 |
Lia Victoria Borrero, Miss Panama Universe (1997) |
1977-04-08 |
Milan Sv. Djurdjevic, Panama |
1980-04-26 |
Jordana Brewster, Panama, actress (Nikki Graves-As the World Turns) |
1986-08-01 |
Milos Pjevac, Panama |
1987-06-14 |
Morgan Hartley, Panama Canal |
1989-03-30 |
Tamara Dragicevic, Panama |
1991-04-11 |
Slaven Doslo, Panama |
Panama - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1936-03-19 |
John Larkin IV, actor/writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63 |
1955-01-02 |
Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated |
1981-07-31 |
Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash |
1985-04-23 |
Sam Ervin, A Firing Line Debate: Resolved: That the Senate Should Ratify the Proposed Panama Canal Treaties |
1988-08-10 |
Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama, dies at 86 |
1993-03-15 |
Ricardo M Arias Espinosa, president of Panama (1955-56), dies |
1995-12-01 |
Maxwell Thurman, The Panama Deception |
2001-11-13 |
'Panama' Francis, Malcolm X |
2003-01-13 |
Norman Panama, American screenwriter and director (b. 1914) |
2003-01-13 |
Norman Panama, The Court Jester |
2009-09-28 |
Guillermo Endara, former President of Panama (b. 1936) |
