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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 NAVFAC Share This:
