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Historical Events
Events 1 - 55 of 55
1899-09-13 - Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199m - 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
1905-04-01 - British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya
1912-08-22 - Richard Catling, commissioner of police (Kenya)
1920-07-23 - British East Africa renamed Kenya & becomes a British crown colony
1943-04-08 - Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya convicted of involvement with Mau Mau
1952-10-20 - Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya
1953-04-09 - Jomo Kenyatta sentenced to 7 years in Kenya
1954-04-25 - British raid Nairobi Kenya (25,000 Mau Mau suspects arrested)
1957-02-18 - Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government.
1961-08-21 - Jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya
1963-05-27 - Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st prime minister of Kenya
1963-05-28 - Jomo Kenyatta becomes 1st PM of Kenya
1963-06-01 - Jomo Kenyatta becomes 1st premier of Kenya
1963-10-08 - Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya
1963-12-12 - Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK
1968-10-23 - Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)
1977-01-05 - Kenya president Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament
1978-05-13 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m steeplechase (8:05.4)
1978-06-27 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1
1978-10-10 - Daniel Arap Moi succeeds Kenyatta as president of Kenya
1980-12-31 - A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18
1987-11-01 - 22,000 run in NYC Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)
1988-04-18 - 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43
1989-05-11 - Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds
1989-07-03 - Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm
1990-06-13 - Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
1991-04-15 - 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06
1992-04-20 - 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14
1993-02-19 - Kenya Moore, 22, (Michigan), crowned 42nd Miss USA
1993-04-19 - 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33
1994-03-06 - United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1994-04-18 - 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15
1994-04-29 - Ferry boat smashes into Mombasa Harbor Kenya, kills over 300
1995-04-17 - 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22
1996-02-18 - 1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup v India
1996-02-18 - Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
1996-02-23 - Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup vs Kenya, 207 w/brother Steve
1996-02-29 - Kenya defeat West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup
1996-03-06 - Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 v Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup v Kenya
1996-04-15 - 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9
1996-09-28 - 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team & Sri Lanka
1997-04-21 - 101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34
1997-11-02 - 28th NYC Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12
1998-08-20 - U.S. embassy bombings: the United States military launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum is destroyed in the attack.
Islamic Militant & Terrorist Osama bin Laden
1998-11-20 - A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
1999-02-15 - Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party, widely recognized as terrorist organization), was arrested in Kenya.
2000-01-30 - Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
2005-01-09 - The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, commonly known as the Naivasha Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement rebel group in Naivasha, Kenya.
2007-05-05 - Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon.
2009-01-31 - In Kenya, at least 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people.
2012-03-22 - Massive fire devours thousands of hectares of ancient forests and threatens wildlife on Mount Kenya
2012-06-10 - A Helicopter crash near Nairobi, Kenya, kills five people, including George Saitoti, a Kenyan cabinet minister
2012-07-01 - 17 people are killed and 45 injured in an attack on two churches in Garissa, Kenya
2012-08-22 - 48 people are killed in Kenyan tribal wars between the Pokomo and Orma
2012-12-21 - 39 people are killed in violent clashes in Kenya
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 50 of 50
1891-10-20 - Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya opposition leader/1st premier (1963-78)
1903-08-07 - Louis Leakey, Kabete Kenya, anthropologist (1964 Richard Hooper Medal), (d. 1972)
1920-10-31 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (d. 1957)
1924-09-02 - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya
1931-11-15 - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
1936-03-22 - Roger Whittaker, Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town)
1938-01-05 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan writer
1940-01-17 - H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
1940-04-01 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1942-02-12 - Chananjit Vohra, Kenyan/British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire
1943-03-01 - Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Oly-silver-1972)
Archaeologist Louis Leakey (1903-08-07)
1944-01-19 - Richard [Erskine Frere] Leakey, Nairobi Kenya, anthropologist
1945-01-07 - Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
1945-10-09 - Naftali Bon, Kapsabet Kenya, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1968)
1947-09-08 - Amos Biwott, Uasin Gishee Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Oly-gold-1968)
1949-01-06 - Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)
1955-05-29 - Sut Jhally, Kenyan-born American educator
1958-02-18 - Peter Koech, Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-silver-1988)
1958-10-25 - Dipak Patel, cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)
1960-04-21 - Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1984)
1961-02-21 - Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner (world record)
1961-04-12 - Julius Kariuki, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1988)
1963-05-20 - Dipak Chudasama, cricketer (Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup)
1963-09-26 - Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan marathon runner (Olympic-silver-1988)
1963-12-15 - Asif Karim, cricketer (slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup)
1964-12-27 - David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman (1996 World Cup)
1965-05-19 - Edward Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
1966-02-25 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
1968-08-22 - Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1969-06-15 - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
1969-06-17 - Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
1970-10-01 - Moses Kiptanui, Kenya, steeplechase (Olympics-silver-96)
1971-06-02 - Martin Suji, cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
1971-06-25 - Steve Tikolo, cricketer (outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup)
1971-07-06 - Kenya D. Williamson, American actress
1971-09-01 - Moses Kiptanui, Kenyan 3K runner (world record)
1971-10-13 - Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup)
1972-06-20 - Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
1973-03-11 - Kennedy Otieno, Kenya cricket wicket-keeper (85 v Aust 1996 World Cup)
1974-08-23 - Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner
1975-02-20 - Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
1976-05-17 - Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
1978-05-12 - Thomas Odoyo, cricketer (Kenyan all-rounder 1996 World Cup)
1978-09-26 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner
1979-01-18 - Kenyatta Jones, American football player
1979-08-02 - Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan athlete
1980-07-24 - Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
1980-08-29 - Mohammad Sheikh, Kenyan cricketer
1981-07-27 - Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricketer
2179-09-04 - Nyota Uhura, Nairobi Kenya, communications officer (Star Trek)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
2004-12-29 - Former X-Files Gillian Anderson (36) weds former journalist and documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne (42) on Shella island in Lamu, Kenya
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 11 of 11
1957-02-18 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
1975-03-02 - Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan politician (b.1929)
1978-08-22 - Jomo Kenyatta, 1st premier of Kenya (1963-78), dies at 83
1990-08-21 - George Adamson, British conservationist (Born Free), murdered in Kenya
1994-01-20 - Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-pres (1963-66), dies at about 81
2001-08-15 - Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (b. 1972)
2003-04-25 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (b. 1966)
2003-07-22 - Wahome Muthahi, Kenyan humourist (b. 1954)
2007-12-25 - Mighty King Kong, Kenyan reggae musician. (b. 1973)
2011-09-25 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dies from ovarian cancer at 71
2012-02-21 - John Michuki, Kenyan politician, dies from heart attack at 79
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