1996 Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1963-66), dies
1994 Moshood Abiola becomes President of Nigeria
1993 Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
1992 Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163
1987 Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78
1983 Nigeria's National Assembly dissolves after military coup
1983 Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians
1979 Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president
1979 Nigeria amends constitution
1976 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup
1973 Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims
1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver
1971 Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria
1970 Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria
1970 Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1967 Benin separates from Nigeria
1967 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra
1967 Wale', Lagos Nigeria, model
1967 Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
1963 Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth
1963 Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center, Rockets, Oly-gold-96
1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics bronze
1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1960 Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1960 Sade, [Helen Ady] Nigeria, rocker, Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer
1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation
1948 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
1941 Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria, 1985-
1935 John Pepper Clark, born in Nigeria, writer, Horn, Song of a Goat
1934 Wole Soyinka, born in Nigeria, dramatist, Road, Kongi's Harvest-Nobel 1986
1922 Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria
1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
1909 Obafemi Awolowo, born in Nigeria, President of Nigeria, 1979-83
1900 British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established
1885 Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to England
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