Today in Bermuda History
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Historical Events
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1609-03-12 - Bermuda becomes an English colony
1609-07-28 - Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda
1864-05-16 - Battle of Bermuda Hundred, VA
1864-05-19 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA (Bermuda Hundred)
1890-07-01 - Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
1910-10-04 - Adoption of the Flag of Bermuda.
1913-03-04 - NY Yankees are 1st to train outside US (Bermuda)
1918-03-06 - US naval boat "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle
1930-04-02 - 1st NY-Bermuda airplane flight lands in Bermuda
1945-12-05 - "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle)
1951-01-08 - Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
1961-12-21 - JFK & British PM MacMillan meet in Bermuda
1968-06-08 - Bermuda adopts its constitution
1968-06-08 - New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
1982-07-10 - Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy
1995-10-01 - Bermuda begins using new area code 441
Famous Birthdays
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1923-01-22 - Diana Douglas, Devonshire Bermuda, actress (The Cowboys)
1929-08-02 - Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda
1930-05-16 - Desmond Langley, gov (Bermuda)
1933-08-02 - Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda
1935-07-03 - John Swan, PM (Bermuda)
1963-06-02 - Tim Balmer, Milwaukee Wis, Canadian Tour golfer (Bermuda Open-1990)
1969-04-27 - Brett Steven, Bermuda, NZ tennis player (Olympics-96)
1971-12-07 - Mauricio Hadad, Cali Colombia, tennis star (1995 Bermuda)
1977-01-31 - Naomi Darrell, Miss Bermuda Universe (1997)
Famous Deaths
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1973-03-10 - Richard Sharples, governor of Bermuda, assassinated
1990-03-28 - Helene Fortescu Reynolds, actress (Bermuda Mystery), dies at 65
