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Historical Events
Events 1 - 59 of 59
1881-04-25 - French troops occupy Algeria & Tunisia
1881-07-26 - French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax
1934-09-03 - Tunisia began its move for independence
1943-01-30 - German assault on French in Tunisia
1943-02-10 - 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia
1943-02-13 - German assault on Sidi Bou Zid Tunisia, Gen Eisenhower visits front
1943-02-14 - German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia
1943-02-20 - Allied troops occupy Kasserine pass in Tunisia
1943-02-21 - German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia
1943-02-23 - German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia
1943-02-26 - German assault moves to Beja North Tunisia
US General George S Patton
1943-03-07 - Gen-major Patton arrives in Djebel Kouif Tunisia
1943-03-21 - British 8th army opens assault on Mareth line, Tunisia
1943-03-23 - German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia
1943-03-27 - US begins assault on Fondouk-pass, Tunisia
1943-04-06 - British offensive at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia
1943-04-07 - British/US troops make contact at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia
1943-04-10 - General Montgomery occupies Sfax Tunisia
1943-04-22 - German counter attack in North-Tunisia
1943-04-28 - US 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia
1943-04-29 - US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia
1943-05-02 - German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia
1943-05-03 - US 1st armour division occupies Mateur Tunisia
1943-05-07 - British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia
1943-05-07 - US 1st Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia
1943-05-07 - US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia
1943-05-09 - 5th German Pantser army surrenders in Tunisia
1943-05-11 - Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders
1943-05-12 - German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender
1943-05-20 - French, British & US victory parade in Tunis Tunisia
1943-07-08 - US invasion fleet passes Bizerta Tunisia
1952-02-01 - General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia
1952-04-12 - Salaheddine Baccouche forms Tunisian government
1952-06-14 - General strike in Tunisia
1954-07-06 - Tunisian government of M'zali, resigns
1954-08-02 - Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia
1955-05-30 - Tunisia begins domestic self governing
1955-06-01 - Habib Bourguiba ends exile from Tunisia
1956-03-20 - Tunisia gains independence from France
1956-07-20 - France recognizes Tunisia's independence
1957-07-25 - Monarchy in Tunisia abolished in favor of a republic
1957-11-18 - Tunisia refuses Russian weapons
1958-02-08 - French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
1958-04-16 - French government of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis
1958-10-15 - Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt
1959-06-01 - Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day)
1959-11-08 - Tunisian pres Habib Bourguiba's Nes Destour party wins every chair
1961-07-20 - French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
1962-01-23 - Libya, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb
1962-07-20 - France & Tunisia recover diplomatic relations
1963-10-10 - France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.
1974-01-12 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"
1978-01-26 - Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40
1985-08-20 - Libya throws out 1000s Tunisian/Egyptian gas workers
1985-09-26 - Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya
1987-11-07 - Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires president Habib Bourguiba
1989-02-17 - Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia & Libya form common market
2002-04-11 - The Ghriba synagogue bombing by Al Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
2011-01-14 - Ben Ali, former Tunisian president, fled the country to Saudi Arabia after popular protests (dubbed as Jasmine Revolution) requesting his departure.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 15 of 15
1876-09-05 - Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician. (d. 1944)
1902-08-03 - Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)
1910-02-06 - Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (d. 1993)
1936-09-03 - Zine al-Abidine Ben Ami, general/president of Tunisia (1987- )
1938-04-15 - Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born actress (The Pink Panther)
1950-10-28 - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist
1961-02-14 - Latifa, Tunisian singer
1966-04-13 - Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian football player
1973-04-08 - Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
1974-03-21 - Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
1975-04-11 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian author
1975-08-30 - Radhi Jaidi, Tunisian footballer
1978-11-28 - Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
1979-07-29 - Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer
1984-02-14 - Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian footballer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 5 of 5
1953-07-01 - Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered
1993-03-03 - Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (b. 1910)
1993-04-06 - Hedi Amira Nouira, PM of Tunisia (1970-80), dies
1995-02-15 - Sahnoun Jawhari, Tunisian Annahda-leader, dies at 40 in jail
2000-04-06 - Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician (b. 1903)
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