Today in Solomon Islands History
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Historical Events
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1871-09-20 - Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia.
1942-05-03 - Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands
1942-08-24 - Sea battle off Eastern Solomon Islands
1943-08-02 - Lt John F Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands
1943-08-25 - US forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II
1978-07-07 - Solomon Islands declares independence from UK
Famous Birthdays
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1901-10-19 - Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross)
1943-05-23 - Peter Kenilorea, PM Solomon Islands
Famous Deaths
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2012-02-16 - Baddeley Devesi, first Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, dies at 70
