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1991 Alessandro Lessona, Minister of Italian Colonies 1931 - 1938, dies
1984 French colonies killed 10 Kanaken in New Caledonia 1961 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu 1961 India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies 1955 Leopold C M S Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81 1940 French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support General De Gaulle 1938 Edmond Rubbens, Belgian minister to Colonies, dies at 44 1921 Winston Churchill becomes British, minister of Colonies 1919 Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German SW Africa to South Africa 1912 Comoros proclaimed a French colonies 1901 Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies 1899 Willem Kernkamp, Dutch minister of Colonies, Islam and Woman 1894 Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies, 1942-45 1893 Levinus T Keuchenius, Dutch Minister of Colonies (1888-90), dies at 71 1891 Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies hoist Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury) 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Fort Victoria) 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland 1873 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies, India 1872 George Louis Beer, historian, authority on British colonies 1867 Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1848 Free last slaves in French colonies 1847 Jacob T Cremer, Minister of Colonies/president, Dutch Trading Comp 1843 Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at 65 1841 Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 1838 Aeneas Mackay, Baron/Dutch minister of interior/Colonies 1836 Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed 1831 Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies 1826 Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah 1822 Levinus Keuchenius, Dutch minister of Colonies, 1888-90 1821 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail 1811 Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47 1801 Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies, 1848-49 1791 Vermont admitted as 14th state (1st addition to the 13 colonies) 1790 Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution 1777 France recognizes independence of English colonies in America 1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" 1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1775 King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion 1775 United Colonies change name to United States 1774 Minute Men organized in colonies 1768 Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes 1765 Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies 1764 Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies 1754 Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians 1753 1st steam engine arrives in U.S. colonies 1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies 1733 England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions 1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City 1693 New York City authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies 1675 New England colonies declare war on Wampanoag indians 1664 1st naturalization act in American colonies 1644 Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England 1639 1st post office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts 1629 1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia |
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