1997 Death Eric Gairy, Prime Minister of Grenada 1974 - 1979, dies 1990 Event Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada 1983 Event Last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew 1983 Event U.S. invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (U.S. Wins!) 1983 Event Grenada general Hudson Austin forms "revolutionary council" 1983 Death Maurice Bishop, premier of Grenada (1979-83), murdered in coup 1983 Event Grenada leftist coup under vice-premier Coard 1979 Event Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement 1974 Event Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1973 Event Grenada adopts constitution 1967 Event Grenada gains partial independence from Britain 1941 Birthday Trent Lott, born in Grenada, Mississippi, Representative-R-Mississippi 1973 - 2007 1935 Birthday Paul Scoon, governor-general of Grenada, 1978-92 1922 Birthday Eric Gairy, premier, Grenada 1880 Event 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47 1880 Event 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40 1863 Event Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada 1779 Event French fleet occupies Grenada 1762 Event British take Grenada, West Indies, from French 1496 Event Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi
