2014 Event Former Haitian leader Jean Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dies of a heart attack at age 63; known for an oppressive regime, he fled the country in 1986 but returned in 2011, pleading not guilty to charges of corruption and human rights violations 2010 Event Over 250 people die as a result of the cholera outbreak in the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak; cholera is detected for the first time in Port-au-Prince 2010 Event United States Navy troops land near the Haitian presidential palace, bringing food, water, and equipment to aid victims of the earthquake 1994 Event Haitian government of Smarck Michel forms 1994 Death Jean-Marie Vincent, Haitian Catholic priest, shot dead 1994 Death Jean-Marie Vincent, Haitian pater, murdered 1994 Event U.S. changes refugee policy, by sending Haitian boat people back 1993 Event Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns 1993 Death Guy Malary, Haitian lawyer/minister of Justice, murdered at 50 1993 Death Antoine Izmery, Haitian businessman/advisor to President Aristide, murdered 1993 Event Haitian ferry boat capsize in storm, 800-2,000 die 1992 Event President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees 1988 Event Namphy takes control of Haitian government 1971 Death Francois Duvalier, Haitian Statesman 1954 Event Francois "Doc" Duvalier wins Haitian presidential election 1951 Birthday Jean-Claude Duvalier, Papa Doc, deposed Haitian president-for-life 1951 Birthday Jean Claude Duvalier, Haitian Statesman 1947 Event U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends 1907 Birthday Francois Duvalier, Haitian Statesman 1803 Death [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture/Haitian revolutionary, dies 1801 Event Toussaint L'Ouverture declares Haitian independence 1791 Event Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman 1772 Event Haitian explorer Jean Baptiste-Pointe Dusable settles Chicago
