Today in Tonga History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 8 of 8
1875-11-04 - Tonga adopts constitution
1886-04-06 - Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga
1900-05-18 - Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
1900-05-19 - Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago
1965-12-16 - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, becomes King of Tonga
1967-01-01 - Tonga revises constitution
1970-06-04 - Tonga (formerly Friendly Islands) declares independence from UK
1999-09-14 - Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 7 of 7
1918-07-04 - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965- )
1925-05-03 - Nina Bara, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Tonga-Space Patrol)
1934-09-01 - Terepai Maoate, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999-2002), (d. 2012)
1948-05-04 - George Tupou V, Tonga, King of Tonga (2006-2012), (d. 2012)
1959-02-10 - Tonga, [Uliuli Fifita], wrestler (WCW/WAR/WWF, Ming, Haku, Islanders)
1979-05-04 - Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan born rugby union and rugby league player
1979-09-26 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
1966-05-19 - Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies
2006-09-10 - King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (b. 1918)
2012-03-18 - George Tupou V, King of Tonga, dies at 63
