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2012 Event - Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D

2012 Event - All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch

2012 Event - Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming monarch of the U.K and seven sovereign states in the Commonwealth of Nations

2012 Event - The U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, begins a two day tour of Myanmar

2011 Event - The 8th largest search engine in the world, Russia's Yandex, marks its first venture outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by expanding into Turkey

1994 Death - Arnold Smith, British 1st Secretary-General of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79

1991 Event - Soviet Union formally dissolves 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States

1991 Event - Russia, Belorussia and Ukraine form Commonwealth of Ind States

1990 Birthday - Princess Eugenie of York, born in Portland Hospital, London, the sixth and the second female in the succession line to the thrones of sixteen independent Commonwealth states

1986 Event - Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US

1980 Event - CTUC, Commonwealth Trade Union Council, established

1978 Event - Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established

1975 Event - Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S.

1972 Event - Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth

1972 Event - Pakistan withdraws from the British Commonwealth

1970 Event - Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth

1968 Birthday - Ritchie Woodhall, born in Woodside, Telford, England, boxer, athlete, television and radio broadcaster, bronze medal winer, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1990 Gold Commonwealth Games

1963 Event - Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth

1963 Event - Uganda becomes a republic within British Commonwealth

1963 Event - Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth

1962 Event - Tanganyika becomes a republic within British Commonwealth

1961 Event - Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries

1961 Event - Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth

1961 Event - Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth

1961 Event - South Africa leaves British Commonwealth

1961 Event - South Africa withdraws from British Commonwealth

1960 Event - Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth

1959 Event - Empire Day renamed Commonwealth Day in England

1958 Event - British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day"

1956 Event - Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day)

1955 Birthday - Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada

1952 Event - Puerto Rico becomes a U.S. commonwealth

1952 Event - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day)

1952 Event - Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing U.S. commonwealth

1949 Event - India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic

1949 Birthday - Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, two-time winner, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion

1949 Event - Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth

1947 Event - India granted independence within British Commonwealth

1947 Event - British Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office

1942 Event - Queen Wilhelmina announces Dutch Commonwealth

1935 Event - Commonwealth of Philippines inaugurated

1935 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth

1928 Birthday - James Porter, CEO, Commonwealth Institute

1926 Event - Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth

1926 Birthday - Arthur Hockaday, director-Gen, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

1924 Birthday - Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation

1915 Event - Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service

1901 Event - Commonwealth of Australia established

1870 Birthday - Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth and League of Nations

1859 Event - South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"

1660 Event - Charles II restored to English throne after Puritan Commonwealth

1611 Birthday - James Harrington, England, political author, Commonwealth of Oceans

1510 Death - Tree of Commonwealth, beheaded at about 48

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