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Samoa - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1889-03-15 |
6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die |
1892-07-04 |
Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, so that year there were 367 days in this country, with two occurrences of Monday, July 4. |
1899-12-02 |
US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them |
1900-01-16 |
The US gains control over Tutuila in Samoa and several smaller Pacific islands |
1900-04-17 |
7 high chiefs of American Samoa sign Instrument of Cession |
1904-07-16 |
Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to US by their chiefs |
1912-09-29 |
French/British troops lands on Samoa |
1914-08-29 |
New Zealand force capture German Samoa |
1918-11-07 |
The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. |
1925-03-04 |
Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by US |
1929-02-20 |
American Samoa organizes as territory of US |
1960-04-17 |
American Samoa sets up a constitutional government |
1962-01-01 |
Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa |
1963-04-05 |
Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa |
1976-12-15 |
Samoa becomes a member of the UN. |
2004-10-02 |
American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan. |
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Samoa - Notable Birthdays
Samoa - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1901-12-16 |
Margaret Mead, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, American anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa) |
1913-01-04 |
Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) |
1937-03-13 |
Fofo I F Sunia, (Rep-D-Amer Samoa, 1981- ) |
1943-08-15 |
Eni F H Faleomavaega, (Rep-D-American Samoa) |
1945-04-14 |
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa |
1977-02-19 |
Billy Samoa Saleebey, Rolling |
1979-03-17 |
Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler |
1979-03-17 |
Joe Seanoa, ROH World Champion: The Best of Samoa Joe |
Samoa - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1997-04-29 |
Peter Tali Coleman, gov of Americ Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies |
1999-03-19 |
Tofilau Eti Alesana, former Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1924) |
2007-05-11 |
Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa (b. 1913) |
