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Historical Events
Events 1 - 62 of 62
1855-11-17 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.
1923-09-12 - Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1924-04-01 - Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1953-08-01 - Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1958-02-08 - Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia
1962-01-28 - Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives
1962-12-19 - Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia & Nyasaland
1964-01-01 - Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved
1964-01-22 - Kenneth Kaunda becomes premier of North-Rhodesia (Zambia)
1964-04-13 - Ian D Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia
1964-04-15 - Ian Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia
Physician and Explorer David Livingstone
1964-10-24 - Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1965-11-11 - Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by PM Ian D Smith
1965-11-20 - UN Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia
1965-12-10 - Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia
1965-12-17 - British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia
1966-04-16 - Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain
1968-05-29 - UN resolves sanctions on white-minority-ruled Rhodesia
1969-06-20 - White Rhodesia agrees to race separation
1970-03-01 - White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain
1970-03-02 - Rhodesia becomes independent republic
1972-06-06 - Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)
1972-08-22 - International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia
1972-08-22 - Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
1976-03-03 - Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia
1977-08-31 - Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote
1979-01-30 - Rhodesia agrees to new constitution
1979-04-24 - Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election
1979-05-29 - Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's 1st black PM
1979-05-31 - Zimbabwe proclaims independence
1979-06-01 - Rhodesian bishop Able Muzorewa becomes premier
1979-06-01 - The first black-led government of Rhodesia in 90 years takes power.
1979-12-11 - Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
1979-12-12 - Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe
1979-12-21 - Zimbabwe adopts constitution
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
1980-02-27 - Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe
1980-03-04 - Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe
1980-04-18 - Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK
1982-04-18 - Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare
1982-07-10 - Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1983-03-09 - Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana
1983-06-09 - Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia
1985-07-05 - Premier Mugabe wins Zimbabwe elections
1986-05-18 - South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia
1986-07-08 - Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy
1987-12-30 - Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe
1989-04-18 - Zimbabwe gains independence
1990-06-23 - Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1992-02-23 - Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
1992-02-23 - World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313
1992-03-18 - Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury
1992-10-18 - Start of Zimbabwe's 1st Test match, v India at Harare
1992-10-20 - David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 v India, debut)
1993-03-15 - Vinod Kambli scores 227 v Zimbabwe, his 2nd consecutive Test 200
1995-02-02 - Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket
1995-02-04 - Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
1995-10-16 - Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe
1996-10-20 - Wasim Akram scores cricket 257 v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, 12 sixes
1996-12-18 - Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England
1996-12-22 - Zimbabwe & England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with Eng need 1 to win
1997-01-03 - Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series v England 3-0
2000-07-20 - In Zimbabwe, Parliament opens its new session and seats opposition members for the first time in a decade.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 82 of 82
1889-02-01 - Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia)
1902-11-22 - Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Rhodesian politician (d. 1990)
1907-01-20 - Roy Welensky, Premier (Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63)
1918-05-13 - John Johnston, British diplomat (Rhodesia, Malaysia)
1919-04-08 - [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)
1921-08-24 - Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver
1922-10-28 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003)
1924-02-21 - Robert Mugabe, president (Zimbabwe, 1988- )
1924-12-07 - John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver (d. 2005)
1925-04-14 - Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)
1936-03-05 - Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (1924-02-21)
1941-07-11 - Clive Puzey, Zimbabwean racing driver
1944-11-20 - Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980)
1946-12-31 - Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean human rights advocate
1947-05-17 - John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93)
1952-03-10 - Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe politician
1953-10-25 - Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)
1955-12-06 - Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's 1st Test side)
1956-06-06 - Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
1957-06-23 - David Houghton, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman, 266 v Sri Lanka 1994)
1959-08-07 - Ali Shah, cricketer (Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992)
1959-09-25 - Andy Waller, cricketer (big-hitting Zimbabwe batsman-1992 World Cup)
1960-05-09 - Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)
1961-06-03 - Kevin Arnott, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman, 101* v NZ 1992)
1961-10-09 - Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1980)
1962-05-16 - Gary Crocker, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)
1963-03-05 - Eddo Brandes, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler)
1964-10-04 - David Brain, cricketer (Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-)
1965-08-27 - Wayne James, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper v Pakistan 1993)
1966-05-23 - Graeme Hick, cricketer (in Zimbabwe Massive run-scorer for Worcs)
1966-05-30 - Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI)
1968-01-24 - Mark Burmester, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992)
1968-03-26 - Ian Hutchings, Zimbabwe, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Klondike Klassic)
1968-04-28 - Andy Flower, cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain)
1968-11-16 - Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer (one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992)
1969-04-11 - Gavin Briant, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993)
1969-04-25 - Gavin Bruk-Jackson, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993)
1969-05-17 - Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993)
1969-07-31 - Langa Sibanda, Miss Universe-Zimbabwe (1996)
1969-09-02 - Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
1969-10-06 - Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star
1969-11-29 - Craig Evans, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup)
1969-12-05 - Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman (1993- )
1970-07-28 - Paul Strang, cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner, 1994-)
1970-07-29 - John Rennie, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler 1993)
1970-12-20 - Grant Flower, cricketer (bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman)
1971-06-15 - Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer (batsman), Test debut v Zimbabwe in 1996
1972-05-10 - Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
1972-06-09 - Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )
1973-03-28 - Andrew Whittall, cricketer (cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996)
1974-01-09 - Craig Wishart, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995)
1974-03-16 - Heath Streak, cricketer (Zimbabwean pace bowler 1993-)
1975-01-29 - Lorraine Magwenzi, Miss Zimbabwe Universe (1997)
1975-03-05 - Chris Silverwood, cricketer (England Test pace bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
1976-01-13 - Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
1976-04-13 - Everton Matambanadzo, Zimbabwean cricket pace bowler (v Paki 1996)
1976-06-26 - Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996)
1976-07-03 - Henry Olonga, cricketer (1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer v Pak 1995)
1977-12-04 - Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
1978-08-01 - Andy Blignaut, Former Zimbabwean cricketer
1978-08-13 - Benjani Mwaruwari, Zimbabwean footballer
1979-07-23 - Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
1980-08-17 - Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer
1981-08-05 - Alester Maregwede, Zimbabwean cricketer
1981-11-21 - Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982-03-20 - Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982-07-31 - Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982-08-20 - Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982-12-06 - Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
1983-09-16 - Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer
1983-10-10 - Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984-03-26 - Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean crickaeter
1984-08-30 - Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984-11-12 - Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean rally driver
1984-12-14 - Edward Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer
1985-03-26 - Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket captain
1985-07-22 - Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean/American rugby player
1986-02-06 - Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986-03-14 - Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986-09-09 - Justice Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer
1988-02-08 - Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
1988-03-24 - Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 11 of 11
1893-12-04 - Allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian Major, dies in battle against the Ndebeles during First Matabele War
1931-10-24 - Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies
1978-06-28 - Clifford Dupont, First President of Rhodesia (b. 1905)
1978-08-31 - John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
1995-01-29 - Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88
2001-05-26 - Moven Enock Mahachi, Defence Minister of Zimbabwe (b. 1952)
2003-09-20 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (b. 1922)
2003-11-10 - Canaan Banana, first President of Zimbabwe (b. 1936)
2007-11-20 - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (b. 1919)
2007-12-13 - Mark Partridge, Rhodesian politician
2008-02-26 - Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician
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