Today in Christmas Island History
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Historical Events
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1643-12-25 - Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary.
1777-12-24 - Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook
1957-05-15 - 1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)
1957-05-31 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1957-11-08 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-04-28 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-08-22 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-09-02 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-09-11 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-09-23 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958-10-01 - Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia
1962-04-25 - US resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island
1962-04-27 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-02 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-04 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-07 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-09 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-11 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-12 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-14 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-05-19 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1962-05-25 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1962-07-10 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962-07-11 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
2001-10-19 - SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sank in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
Famous Deaths
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1914-03-16 - John Murray, piloted HMS Challenger to Christmas Island, dies
