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2006 Java, Indonesia suffers a 6.3 magnitue earthquake, killing more than 6,000
1994 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java, 150+ killed 1992 Abdulkadir Widjojoatmodjo, Java diplomat, dies 1992 Margaretha D Ferguson-Wigerink, author (Fear on Java), dies 1990 Elizabeth Allan, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies 1988 John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90 1985 Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java 1959 Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83 1958 Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia 1954 Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist (Java Head), dies 1951 Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1948 Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike 1948 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra 1947 1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra 1945 Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government 1945 John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 1945 Allied air raid on Surabaja, Java 1945 Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java 1944 HM Zwaardvis sinks U168 at Java 1944 Allied air raid on Surabaja, Java 1944 Anti-Japanese revolt on Java 1943 Operations begin at PETA Java, defending (Japanese) fatherland 1943 Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java 1943 Allied reconnaissance flight over Java 1943 Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars 1942 Lieutenant-General Kumakashi Harada becomes Japanese commander on Java 1942 Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship 1942 Japan forces Java to use "Tokyo time" 1 hour forward 1942 KNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies 1942 Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon 1942 3 day Battle of Java Sea ends, U.S. suffers a major naval defeat 1942 Japanese troops occupy Kalidjati airport in Java 1942 Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies 1942 Battle of Java Sea began 13 U.S. warships sunk - 2 Japanese 1942 Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52 1942 1st Japanese air raid on Java 1941 European reservists on Java mobilizes 1930 Bandung, Java: ir Sukarno 4 years jail sentenced 1927 Communist uprising in West Java 1926 Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java 1924 1st Dutch airplane (Fokker's F-7) reaches Batavia (Java) 1920 Java Technical School Bandung opens 1919 Sofert H Koorders, botanist (Java), dies at 55 1919 Volcano Keluit on Java, erupts killing 550 1916 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java 1901 Achmed Sukarno, born in Java, Prime Minister of Indonesia, 1945 - 1967 1897 Lil Dagover, Marta-Maria Lillits, Pati Java, actress, Spiders 1888 Maria Dermoat, Java, Dutch novelist, 10,000 Things 1883 Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons 1865 Gerard Vissering, Dutch banker and president, Bank of Java 1863 Sofert H Koorders, Dutch botanist, Java 1827 Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 1826 Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura 1826 Java prince Dipo Negoro surprise attacks Dutch colony, 82 killed 1825 Java princess Dipo Negoro/Mangkubumi declare war on all non-islamics 1822 2nd eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain 1822 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley 1816 Java again in Dutch hands 1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) 1772 Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 1757 Prince Mas Said of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java 1755 Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java 1749 Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies 1722 Pieter Erberfeld, German/Thais merchant on Java, dies 1686 Francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered 1679 Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java 1628 Java sultan Agung van Mataram attacks Batavia 1621 Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia 1619 Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia 1599 Cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35 1599 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet leaves Java 1599 Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat 1598 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java 1597 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java 1597 Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java 1596 Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) 1596 Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java 1596 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java 1596 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java |
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