— about 55 years ago
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1871-09-20 |
Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia. |
1942-05-03 |
Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands during WWII |
1942-08-24 |
Sea battle off Eastern Solomon Islands between United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy |
1943-02-09 |
Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic WWII battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific |
1943-08-02 |
Lt John F Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands |
1943-08-25 |
US forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II |
1978-07-07 |
Solomon Islands declares independence from UK |
2013-02-06 |
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs off the Solomon Islands coast causing the death of nine people |
nothing here now
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1901-10-19 |
Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross) |
1943-05-23 |
Peter Kenilorea, PM Solomon Islands |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2012-02-16 |
Baddeley Devesi, first Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, dies at 70 |
