Zimbabwe - Notable Historical Events
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Zimbabwe - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1855-11-17 |
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
1890-09-12 |
Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland and found Fort Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe). |
1979-01-30 |
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) agrees to new constitution |
1979-05-29 |
Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's 1st black PM |
1979-05-31 |
Zimbabwe proclaims independence |
1979-12-11 |
Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) |
1979-12-12 |
Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe |
1979-12-21 |
New constitution for Zimbabwe agreed |
1980-02-27 |
Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe |
1980-03-04 |
Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe |
1980-04-18 |
Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK |
1982-04-18 |
Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare |
1982-07-10 |
Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy |
1983-03-09 |
Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana |
1983-06-09 |
Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia |
1985-07-05 |
Premier Robert Mugabe wins Zimbabwe elections |
1986-05-18 |
South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia |
1986-07-08 |
Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy |
1987-12-30 |
Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe |
1989-04-18 |
Zimbabwe gains independence |
1990-06-23 |
Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy |
1992-02-23 |
Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka |
1992-02-23 |
World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313 |
1992-03-18 |
Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury |
1992-10-18 |
Start of Zimbabwe's 1st Test match, v India at Harare |
1992-10-20 |
David Houghton scores Zimbabwe's 1st Test hundred (121 v India, debut) |
1993-03-15 |
Vinod Kambli scores 227 v Zimbabwe, his 2nd consecutive Test 200 |
1995-02-02 |
Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket |
1995-02-04 |
Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning |
1995-10-16 |
Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe |
1996-10-20 |
Wasim Akram scores cricket 257 v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, 12 sixes |
1996-12-18 |
Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England |
1996-12-22 |
Zimbabwe & England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with Eng need 1 to win |
1997-01-03 |
Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series v England 3-0 |
2000-07-09 |
Police fired tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people in Harare, Zimbabwe |
2000-07-20 |
In Zimbabwe, Parliament opens its new session and seats opposition members for the first time in a decade. |
2017-11-21 |
Zimbabwe's Mugabe faces impeachment after military takeover |
2017-11-22 |
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa to return home after Mugabe resignation |
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Zimbabwe - Notable Birthdays
Zimbabwe - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1889-02-01 |
Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) |
1922-10-28 |
Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003) |
1924-02-21 |
Robert Mugabe, president (Zimbabwe, 1988- ) |
1936-03-05 |
Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003) |
1944-11-20 |
Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980) |
1947-05-17 |
John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93) |
1949-05-06 |
John Makumbe, Zimbabwe: State of Denial |
1952-03-10 |
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe politician |
1952-03-10 |
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe: State of Denial |
1953-10-25 |
Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th) |
1955-12-06 |
Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's 1st Test side) |
1956-06-06 |
Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman) |
1957-06-23 |
David Houghton, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman, 266 v Sri Lanka 1994) |
1959-08-07 |
Ali Shah, cricketer (Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992) |
1959-09-25 |
Andy Waller, cricketer (big-hitting Zimbabwe batsman-1992 World Cup) |
1960-05-09 |
Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995) |
1961-06-03 |
Kevin Arnott, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman, 101* v NZ 1992) |
1961-10-09 |
Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1980) |
1962-05-16 |
Gary Crocker, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman) |
1963-03-05 |
Eddo Brandes, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler) |
1964-10-04 |
David Brain, cricketer (Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-) |
1965-08-27 |
Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993) |
1966-05-23 |
Graeme Hick, cricketer (in Zimbabwe Massive run-scorer for Worcs) |
1966-05-30 |
Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI) |
1968-01-24 |
Mark Burmester, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992) |
1968-03-26 |
Ian Hutchings, Zimbabwe, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Klondike Klassic) |
1968-04-28 |
Andy Flower, cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain) |
1968-11-16 |
Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer (one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992) |
1969-04-11 |
Gavin Briant, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993) |
1969-04-25 |
Gavin Bruk-Jackson, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993) |
1969-05-17 |
Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993) |
1969-07-31 |
Langa Sibanda, Miss Universe-Zimbabwe (1996) |
1969-10-06 |
Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star |
1969-11-29 |
Craig Evans, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup) |
1969-11-29 |
Heeten Bhagat, From Zimbabwe to Santa Fe |
1969-12-05 |
Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman (1993- ) |
1970-07-28 |
Paul Strang, cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner, 1994-) |
1970-07-29 |
John Rennie, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler 1993) |
1970-12-20 |
Grant Flower, cricketer (bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman) |
1971-06-15 |
Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer (batsman), Test debut v Zimbabwe in 1996 |
1972-05-10 |
Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-) |
1972-06-09 |
Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- ) |
1973-03-28 |
Andrew Whittall, cricketer (cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996) |
1974-01-09 |
Craig Wishart, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995) |
1975-01-29 |
Lorraine Magwenzi, Miss Zimbabwe Universe (1997) |
1975-03-05 |
Chris Silverwood, cricketer (England Test pace bowler v Zimbabwe 1996) |
1976-01-13 |
Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996) |
1976-06-26 |
Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996) |
1976-07-03 |
Henry Olonga, cricketer (1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer v Pak 1995) |
1976-07-03 |
Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, youngest ever Springbok rugby captain |
1977-12-04 |
Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996) |
Zimbabwe - Notable Weddings
Zimbabwe - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1996-08-17 |
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (72) weds Grace Marufu (31) at Kutama College in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2001-05-26 |
Moven Enock Mahachi, Defence Minister of Zimbabwe (b. 1952) |
2003-09-20 |
Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (b. 1922) |
2003-11-10 |
Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe (b. 1936) |
2013-01-27 |
John Makumbe, Zimbabwe: State of Denial |
2018-02-15 |
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65 |
