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Today In Bajan History Nov 01 - The Official Opening of the Grantley Adams AirportToday In Bajan History Nov 02 - The Inauguration of the Montefiore FountainToday In Bajan History Nov 03 - The State Funeral of Barbados' 6th Prime Minister The Late David ThompsonToday In Bajan History Nov 04 - Law Passed Against The Practice of Obeah in BarbadosToday In Bajan History Nov 05 - The Conviction of Clement Payne's Lieutenant Israel LovellToday In Bajan History Nov 06 - The Food Shortage of 1952Today In Bajan History Nov 07 - The Capture of Winston HallToday In Bajan History Nov 08 - The Housing Act of 1955Today In Bajan History Nov 09 - The 1973 Food and Oil Price IncreaseToday In Bajan History Nov 10 - The Barbados Observer Criticizes Government for Response to Housing Crisis in the CityToday In Bajan History Nov 11 - The Official Launch of the Sporting Club Maple ClubToday In Bajan History Nov 12 - The Conviction of Clement Payne's Lieutenant Ulric GrantToday In Bajan History Nov 13 - The Start of 13 Days of Heavy RainfallToday In Bajan History Nov 14 - The Official Opening of the Queen Elizabeth HospitalToday In Bajan History Nov 15 - A Meeting of Church Leaders to discuss the Monopoly on burials by the Anglican ChurchToday In Bajan History Nov 16 - The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Came into Force for BarbadosToday In Bajan History Nov 17 - President George Washington Contracts Small Pox While Staying in BarbadosToday In Bajan History Nov 18 - Rediffusion Introduces New Discussion Program on CricketToday In Bajan History Nov 19 - The Birth of Mignon Lorraine InnissToday In Bajan History Nov 20 - An Act for Consolidating Laws Relating to the Market of Bridgetown was ApprovedToday In Bajan History Nov 21 - Local Dressmakers face hardships because of imported readymade clothingToday In Bajan History Nov 22 - The Sinking of the StavronikitaToday In Bajan History Nov 23 - The Announcement of the Self Aid Housing SchemeToday In Bajan History Nov 24 - The Launch of The Nation NewspaperToday In Bajan History Nov 25 - The Founding of the Barbados RegimentToday In Bajan History Nov 26 - Windows to the SeaToday In Bajan History Nov 27 - A Jet Plane Passes Over Barbados for the First TimeToday In Bajan History Nov 28 - The Death of Sir Grantley Herbert AdamsToday In Bajan History Nov 29 - The 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake of 2007Today In Bajan History Nov 30 - The Raising of the Broken Trident & The Closure of RedifussionToday In Bajan History Dec 01 - The Opening of The Lock HospitalToday In Bajan History Dec 02 - The 1950 Tragedy in Farmers St. ThomasToday In Bajan History Dec 03 - The Destruction of the Leeward Fishing FleetToday In Bajan History Dec 04 - Methodist Missionary Dr. Thomas Coke Arrived In BarbadosToday In Bajan History Dec 05 - The Relocation of Roberts Manufacturing CompanyToday In Bajan History Dec 06 - The 2nd General Election for the House of Assembly Under Universal Suffrage was HeldToday In Bajan History Dec 07 - The Military Invasion of BarbadosToday In Bajan History Dec 08 - The Installation of the first Steel Bridge in BarbadosToday In Bajan History Dec 09 - Sir Frank Worrell becomes the first Black Captain of the West Indies Cricket TeamToday In Bajan History Dec 10 - The Hanging of Barbadian Pirate Stede BonnetToday In Bajan History Dec 11 - The Birth of Cricketer Sylvester ClarkeToday In Bajan History Dec 12 - The Robert James TrialToday In Bajan History Dec 13 - The 1st General Election Under Universal Adult SuffrageToday in Bajan History Dec 14 - The Launching of the Jolly RogerToday In Bajan History Dec 15 - Barbadians urged to take Smallpox VaccinationToday In Bajan History Dec 16 - The 1951 Christmas SeasonToday In Bajan History Dec 17 - Clean Streets, Clean Beaches in Christ ChurchToday In Bajan History Dec 18 - The Election of the first women to the House of AssemblyToday In Bajan History Dec 19 - The Death of Dame Nita BarrowToday In Bajan History Dec 20 - The Establishment of the National Bus CompanyToday In Bajan History Dec 21 - The first Black Speaker of the House of AssemblyToday In Bajan History Dec 22 - The Opening of the Miller Brothers Ice FactoryToday In Bajan History Dec 23 - Christmas Eve's Eve Shopping in BridgetownToday In Bajan History Dec 24 - The Earthquakes of 1816Today In Bajan History Dec 25 - A Christmas to Remember for 100 ChildrenToday In Bajan History Dec 26 - The Boxing Day Choir Contest in Queen's ParkToday In Bajan History Dec 27 - The 1783 Robbery ReportsToday In Bajan History Dec 28 - The Opening of a New Healthcare Clinic in St. MichaelToday In Bajan History Dec 29 - The Runaway Slaves of 1807Today In Bajan History Dec 30 - Barbadians Enjoy Theatre EntertainmentToday In Bajan History Dec 31 - The Distribution of Fruit Trees to Peasant Farmers at Reduced PricesToday In Bajan History Jan 01 - The First Round Barbados RaceToday In Bajan History Jan 02 - Three women ran for the St. Andrew VestryToday In Bajan History Jan 03 - The Inauguration of the West Indies FederationToday In Bajan History Jan 04 - The first Moonlight ConcertToday In Bajan History Jan 05 - The arrival of the Gondola Small World BalloonToday In Bajan History Jan 06 - The Lewis Demonstration protest of 1949Today In Bajan History Jan 07 - Fred Carlton Goddard warned the House of Assembly about depending on tourismToday In Bajan History Jan 08 - The Independence VoteToday In Bajan History Jan 09 - The Execution of GemmieToday In Bajan History Jan 10 - The Meningitis Outbreak of 1945Today In Bajan History Jan 11 - The signing of the Treaty of OistinsToday In Bajan History Jan 12 - The sentencing of Burton SpringerToday In Bajan History Jan 13 - Caribbean Workers Union held their first public meetingToday In Bajan History Jan 14 - The call for a Deep Water HarborToday In Bajan History Jan 15 - The first Empire Club overseas tourToday In Bajan History Jan 16 - The sinking of the Inter-Island SchoonerToday In Bajan History Jan 17 - Cricketer Conrad Hunte scores his first centuryToday In Bajan History Jan 18 - Roebuck Street in the pastToday In Bajan History Jan 19 - The Largest religious crusadeToday In Bajan History Jan 20 - The faith healings of 1951Today In Bajan History Jan 21 - The celebration of a full cabinet GovernmentToday In Bajan History Jan 22 - The DLP Victory of 1991Today In Bajan History Jan 23 - The Barbados Time's critique of police Magistrate Mr. Charles Newton RoachToday In Bajan History Jan 24 - The establishment of a Lazeretto for LepersToday In Bajan History Jan 25 - The stories of the Grenadian stowaway Malcolm Pascal and the two tourists who tricked a taximanToday In Bajan History Jan 26 - The building of a new campus in Cave Hill for University of the West IndiesToday In Bajan History Jan 27 - Sir Grantley Adams calls for social and economic changeToday In Bajan History Jan 28 - The St. Joseph Vestry meeting of 1952Today In Bajan History Jan 29 - The opening of the Young Women's Christian Association headquartersToday In Bajan History Jan 30 - The Boscobelle food/ labour raid of 1890Today In Bajan History Jan 31 - The birth of physician John Richard FarreToday In Bajan History Feb 01 - Barbados gets a ministerial Government/CabinetToday In Bajan History Feb 02 - The return of Panama migrant Beresford DurantToday In Bajan History Feb 03 - The visit of the USS MerrimacToday In Bajan History Feb 04 - The Omnibus station moved from Trafalgar SquareToday In Bajan History Feb 05 - The passing of the Pioneer Industries BillToday In Bajan History Feb 06 - White Servitude in BarbadosToday In Bajan History Feb 07 - The Expansion of the Pottery IndustryToday In Bajan History Feb 08 - Inside the Spirit BondToday In Bajan History Feb 09 - The Bridgetown fire of 1659Today in Bajan History Feb 10 - The return of the Gloria May crewToday In Bajan History Feb 11 - Schooner captain Neville McLawrence finedToday In Bajan History Feb 13 - Resolution of sympathy passedToday In Bajan History Feb 14 - First public latrine built in Rosehill, St.PeterToday In Bajan History Feb15 - The heavy rains of 1951Today In Bajan History Feb16 - No more power cuts for electricity users in 1950Today In Bajan History Feb 17 - The beginning of English settlement and colonization in BarbadosToday In Bajan History Feb 18 - The Governor, legislative counsel and the House of Assembly declare independence from EnglandToday In Bajan History Feb19 - The knighting of Sir Garfield SobersToday In Bajan History Feb 20 - West Indies score 440 runs in one dayToday In Bajan History Feb 21 - The first national Rihanna dayToday In Bajan History Feb 22 - West Indies defeat Trinidad in four-day intercolonial matchToday In Bajan History Feb 23 - The 5 murders of Seon HopeToday In Bajan History Feb 24 - Sir Hugh Springer becomes Governor GeneralToday In Bajan History Feb 25 - House of Assembly purchases land to build Glendairy PrisonToday In Bajan History Feb 26 - The retirement of dock master Mervyn McCleanToday In Bajan History Feb 27 - The unruly children of Darrells RoadToday In Bajan History Feb 28 - The death of reverend Kenneth SpoonerToday In Bajan History Mar 01 - The 1831 meeting of planters and slave ownersToday In Bajan History Mar 02 - The formation of the Barbados Defense AssociationToday In Bajan History Mar 03 - The USS CyclopsToday In Bajan History Mar 04 - The death of seaman Milton KingToday In Bajan History Mar 05 - Health products advertised 70 years agoToday In Bajan History Mar 06 - The birth of headmistress Florence SpringerToday In Bajan History Mar 07 -The death of Louis LynchToday In Bajan History Mar 08 - The grand landship paradeToday In Bajan History Mar 09 - The death of Jackie OpelToday In Bajan History Mar 10 - A call for compulsory educationToday In Bajan History Mar 11 - The death of Prime Minister Tom AdamsToday In Bajan History Mar 12 - The viewing of the first mobile cinemaToday In Bajan History Mar 13 - The death of Sir Frank WorellToday In Bajan History Mar 14 - Newborn child found abandoned in St. MichaelToday In Bajan History Mar 15 - A call for more attention to be given to the east coast road project of 1951Today In Bajan History Mar 16 - The obituary of Dr. Harcourt CarterToday In Bajan History Mar 17 - The 1662 persecution of Quakers in BridgetownToday In Bajan History Mar 18 - The rollout of a new school meals schemeToday In Bajan History Mar 19 - The 1953 earthquakeToday In Bajan History Mar 20 - Approval given by legislative counsel to establish a creameryToday In Bajan History Mar 21 - Act passed to increase stipend for Anglican clergyToday In Bajan History Mar 22 - The erection of the Lord Nelson statueToday In Bajan History Mar 23 - Politician Wynter Crawford calls for establishment of flour millToday In Bajan History Mar 24 - The construction of the breakwater and pier at the Bridgetown harbourToday In Bajan History Mar 25 - The death of soccer player and war hero Walter TullToday In Bajan History Mar 26 - The maritime disaster of 1791Today In Bajan History Mar 27 - The appointment of the first female church warden H.A. TalmaToday In Bajan History Mar 28 - The consecration of the Bethel Methodist ChapelToday In Bajan History Mar 29 - Glendairy Prison set ablazeToday In Bajan History Mar 30 - The death of laborer Lemuel GittensToday In Bajan History Mar 31 - The decommissioning of US naval base NAVFACTIHAPR01TIHAPR02TIHAPR03TIHAPR04TIHAPR05TIHAPR06TIHAPR07TIHAPR08TIHAPR09TIHAPR10TIHAPR11TIHAPR12TIHAPR13TIHAPR14TIHAPR15TIHAPR16TIHAPR17Today In History Apr 18hToday In Bajan History Apr 19thToday In Bajan History Apr 20thToday In Bajan History Apr 21stToday In Bajan History Apr 22ndToday In History Apr 23rdmar0420Today In History Apr 24thToday In Bajan History Apr 25thTIHAPR26TIHAPR27TIHAPR28TIHAPR29TIHAPR30TIHMAY01TIHMAY02TIHMAY03TIHMAY04TIHMAY05TIHMAY06TIHMAY07TIHMAY08TIHMAY09TIHMAY10TIHMAY11TIHMAY12TIHMAY13TIHMAY14TIHMAY15TIHMAY16TIHMAY17TIHMAY18TIHMAY19TIHMAY20TIHMAY21TIHMAY22TIHMAY23TIHMAY24TIHMAY25TIHMAY26TIHMAY27TIHMAY28TIHMAY29TIHMAY30TIHMAY31TIHJUN01TIHJUN02TIHJUN03TIHJUN04TIHJUN05TIHJUN06TIHJUN07TIHJUN08TIHJUN09TIHJUN10TIHJUN11 Share This:
