Today in Bahamas History
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Historical Events
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1492-10-11 - Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas)
1492-10-12 - Columbus arrives in Bahamas [real Columbus Day]
1492-10-12 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia
1492-10-16 - Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)
1492-10-17 - Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)
1492-10-19 - Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas)
1492-10-25 - Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas)
1492-10-26 - Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas
1629-10-30 - King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath
1776-03-03 - US commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas
1838-08-01 - Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas
1879-01-09 - Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas
1964-01-07 - Bahamas becomes self-governing
1965-02-24 - Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas
1965-11-13 - "Yarmouth Castle" burns & sinks off Bahamas, killing 89
1967-01-16 - 1st black government installed in Bahamas
1968-10-14 - Gruener & Watson (US) set scuba depth record (133 m) in Bahamas
1973-07-10 - Bahamas declares Independence from UK & adopts constitution
1977-01-19 - Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the Bahamas.
2005-08-23 - Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becomes a category 5 hurricane
Famous Birthdays
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1912-05-15 - Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1916-03-29 - John Paul, Governor-General (Bahamas)
1917-05-28 - Gerald Cash, Gov-Gen (Bahamas)
1917-11-02 - Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)
1930-03-22 - Lynden O Pindling, PM of Bahamas (1967-92)
1944-08-21 - Perry Christie, former prime minister of the Bahamas
1946-01-10 - Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1949-08-22 - Diana Nyad, swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979)
1964-01-20 - Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player
1968-04-03 - Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, Bahamas, rock (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
1969-04-11 - J Nick Adamson, Freeport Bahamas, US laser yachter (Olymp-21st-1996)
1976-03-16 - Michelle Rae Collie, Miss Universe-Bahamas (1996)
1978-09-28 - Nestaea Sealy, Miss Bahamas Universe (1997)
Famous Deaths
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1943-07-08 - Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered
