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Malta Events in History



2012 Event - The credit ratings of European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain are downgraded by Moody's Investors Service

2011 Event - Malta becomes the last country in the European Union to legalize divorce

2008 Event - Malta replaces it's currency with the Euro

1985 Event - Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed

1985 Event - 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta

1982 Event - Agatha Barbara elected as 1st female president of Malta

1976 Event - Dom Mintoff's Labour Party wins Malta election

1976 Birthday - Claire Grech, Miss Malta Universe 1997

1974 Event - Malta becomes a republic

1974 Birthday - Adrian Voinea, born in Focsani, Romania, tennis star, 1995 Malta

1974 Event - Malta's constitution goes into effect

1974 Event - Malta adopts constitution

1967 Event - Radio Malta stops testing

1965 Event - Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe

1964 Event - Malta gains independence from Britain

1959 Event - Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta

1952 Birthday - Madeleine Collinson, born in Malta, twin playmate, Oct, 1970

1952 Birthday - Mary Collinson, born in Malta, twin playmate, Oct, 1970

1943 Event - Italian fleet anchors at Malta

1943 Event - German plane sinks boat loaded with Palestinian Jews bound for Malta

1942 Event - Heavy German assault on Malta

1942 Event - King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta

1942 Event - George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta

1942 Event - Heavy German assault on Malta

1942 Event - Heavy German assault on Malta

1942 Event - Heavy German assault on Malta

1942 Event - Major German assault on Malta

1942 Event - 15 Mk-VB Spitfires reach Malta

1940 Event - Italy declares war on allies/raids Malta

1922 Event - Turkish sultan Mehmed VI flees to Malta on British warship

1920 Birthday - Anthony Steel, London, actor, Malta Story, Wooden Horse

1916 Birthday - Dom Mintoff, premier Malta

1910 Birthday - Jack Hawkins, London, actor, Ben-Four Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story

1897 Birthday - Joseph Calleia, Malta, actor, Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil

1845 Birthday - Paul S Methuen, English Field Marshal/governor of Natal/Malta

1800 Event - Malta surrenders to British after they blockade French troops

1565 Event - Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of St. John

60 Event - St. Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta













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