Today in Niger History
Countries Topics: Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Bahamas - Bahrain - Bangladesh - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bhutan - Bolivia - More »
Historical Events
Events 1 - 22 of 22
1804-01-30 - Mungo Park leaves England seeking source of Niger River
1882-11-15 - British HMS Flirt destroys village of Asaba Niger
1882-11-16 - British HMS Flirt fire at & destroy Abari village in Niger
1883-02-01 - French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger
1883-02-07 - Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger
1886-07-10 - George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company
1891-02-18 - Capt Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan
1894-08-30 - Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger
1895-01-29 - King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed
1898-06-14 - France signs Niger Convention
1932-09-05 - The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
1958-12-18 - Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
1960-07-11 - Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence
1960-08-03 - Niger gains independence from France
1973-01-01 - West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
1973-01-05 - Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
1974-04-15 - Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed
1974-04-21 - 28th Tony Awards: River Niger & Raisin win
1976-03-15 - Failed coup in Niger
1989-09-19 - French DC-10 crashes near Niger, 171 die
1996-01-27 - Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup.
1999-04-09 - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, is assassinated.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 4 of 4
1950-01-20 - Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
1963-10-19 - Brian H Henniger, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1994 Deposit Guaranty)
1975-06-16 - Maria Sinigerova, Miss Universe-Bulgaria (1996)
1979-01-22 - Melanie Winiger, Miss Switzerland Universe (1997)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
1994-10-30 - Nyanaponika, [Siegmund Feniger), German scholar/author, dies at 93
1999-04-09 - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Niger politician and general (b. 1949)
