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1994 Stanley Betrian put in charge of Curacao
1991 Jan Hart, director (Friends of Curacao), dies 1973 Verna Vasquez, Miss Universe-best swimsuit, Curacao, 1997 1969 Frente Obrero y Liberacion (FOL) forms in Curacao 1969 People revolt in Willemstad, Curacao 1965 Operations begin at Grupo Folklorico Antiyano on Curacao 1951 Michael Gorsira is 1st person in charge of Curacao 1943 Selly Fernandes, Curacao poet, Winking with Selly 1943 Elmer R. Wilsoe, Island mayor, Curacao 1942 "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 1939 Snip departs for 1st flight to Paramaribo/Curacao 1936 Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao 1936 Catholic People's Party (KVP) of Curacao forms 1934 1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934) 1924 Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra 1922 Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto 1920 Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter 1918 Nilda Pinto, NM Geerdink-Jesurun P, Curacao writer, Nanzi 1918 Oil refinery on Curacao opens 1918 King Oil/Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens 1917 Wilhelmus C Wijen, Broeder Pius, social worker, Curacao 1916 Hipolito M Ocalia, born in Curacao, landscape painter 1915 May Henriquez-Alvarez, Curacao, sculptor 1910 Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) 1902 Murk Ozinga, Dutch building historian, Monuments of Curacao 1898 Marie J Hugenholtz, Doctor Grandi, surgeon on Curacao 1891 Edgar Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer 1889 Maria Realino, Frederikus Janssen, teacher, Botany of Curacao 1887 Rudolf F. W. Boskaljon, Curacao, musician/composer 1887 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist 1885 Willem H. Winkel, Dutch physician/founder, Red Cross of Curacao 1884 Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, Dutch historian/Justice of Curacao 1880 Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer 1877 David Mendes Chumaceiro, born in Curacao, poet, Crisalidas 1869 Maria Radulphus, inspector on Curacao, Radulphus College 1867 2nd synagogue in Curacao, Emanu-El of Willemstad, inaugurated 1863 Johannes P Boskaljon, Curacao composer and conductor 1861 Nicolaas van Meeteren, Curacao, folklorist 1860 Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor, Curacao 1853 Joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter 1849 John Godden, English explorer, Curacao 1837 David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao 1831 Jan G Palm, Curacao, bandmaster/choir master/composer 1817 Curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight 1807 Curacao is taken by English, until March, 1816 1804 British Vice-Admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao 1800 Dutch colony Curacao transfered to England 1800 Curacao in English hands (until Jan 1803) 1796 Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao, christen slaves 1795 Curacao government forbids slave work on Sunday 1795 Tula (leader slave uprising) sentence to death in Curacao 1795 Tula, leader of Curacao slave opposition, imprisoned 1795 Curacao slaves opponents returns to St. Christopher 1795 Curacao governor De Veer sends miltia to stop rebellious slaves 1793 Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1782 Luis [Philippus] Brion, Curacao commander of Colombian fleet 1771 Paul R Cantzlaar, government of Saba/St-Eustatius/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies 1750 Slave uprising on Curacao 1713 French troops bomb Willemstad Curacao 1713 French invade under Jacques Cassard on Curacao 1634 Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao 1634 Johan van Walbeecks ships bypass St-Anna Bay, Curacao 1499 Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island |
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