Falkland Islands in History
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Historical Events
- 1771-01-22 Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain
- 1833-01-01 British government demands Falkland islands
- 1833-01-03 Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic
Historic Event
1834-03-16 Charles Darwin, aboard HMS Beagle, anchors in the recently British-acquired Falklands Islands for the first time
- 1915-03-14 German cruiser Dresden scuttled off Más a Tierra, Chile, having been pursued by the Royal Navy after the Battle of the Falkland Islands, with her engines worn out and virtually no coal
- 1971-07-01 Britain and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands
- 1982-04-02 Several thousand Argentine troops seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands from Great Britain
- 1982-04-03 UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands
- 1982-04-05 British Royal Navy aircraft carriers Invincible and Hermes, with escort vessels, depart Portsmouth, England for the Falkland Islands in response to the Argentine invasion
Argentine Soldiers Surrender in the Falklands
1982-04-26 Argentina surrenders to Great Britain on South Georgia Island, near the Falkland Islands
- 1982-05-04 British destroyer HMS Sheffield hit by Exocet rocket off Falkland Islands: 20 of her crew died.
- 1982-05-21 British troops land on Falkland Islands
- 1982-06-12 Battle of Mount Longdon Falkland Islands
- 1982-06-15 Riots occur in Argentina after the country is defeated in the Falklands Island War
Historic Event
1982-06-17 President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War
Historic Event
1983-01-09 British PM Margaret Thatcher visits Falkland Islands
- 1985-10-03 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution
- 2013-03-11 Falkland Islands’ sovereignty referendum: 99.8% choose to remain an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays
- 1926-06-29 Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England (d. 2012)
- 1939-11-18 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate
Famous Deaths
- 1996-09-03 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate, dies at 56
- 2012-11-11 Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), dies at 86