2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event The Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum resulted in 99.8% of voters supporting that the Islands remain an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom 2013 Event Falkland Island residents complete the first day of a two day sovereignty referendum, determining whether the islands should remain a British overseas territory 1996 Death John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate, dies at 56 1992 Event England honors her dead soldiers in the Falkland Is war 1985 Event Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution 1983 Event British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits Falkland Islands 1982 Event Argentina surrenders to Britain on Falkland Is, ends 74-day conflict 1982 Event Battle of Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands 1982 Event British ship Atlantic Conveyor and Coventry were hit in Falkland war 1982 Event British troops lands on Falkland Islands 1982 Event British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket 1982 Event Argentina surrenders to Britain on S Georgia near Falkland Island 1982 Event British fleet sails to Falkland Islands 1982 Event Lord Carrington, British foreign sect resigns due to Falkland Is war 1982 Event U.N. Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands 1982 Event Argentina seizes Malvinas, also known as the Falkland Islands 1971 Event British and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands 1939 Birthday John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate 1935 Birthday Viscount Falkland, British peer, Lib-Dem 1914 Event British and German fleets battle at Falkland Island 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands 1833 Event Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic 1833 Event British government demands Falkland islands 1771 Event Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain
