Events in Cartagena History
- 1741-03-04 British fleet under Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Chaloner Ogle reaches Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
- 1741-03-09 British fleet under admiral Ogle begins assault on Cartagena
- 1811-11-11 Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain
- 1907-05-16 In the Pact of Cartagena, Great Britain, France, and Spain agree to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coast of Europe and Africa
- 1965-10-30 Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia
- 2003-09-11 The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety enters into effect.
Famous People from Cartagena
- 1863-10-24 Manuel Manrique de Lara, Spanish composer (The Oresteia), born in Cartagena, Murcia (d. 1929)
- 1921-12-18 Jaime León, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor Filarmónica de Bogota, 1971-78), born in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia (d. 2015)
- 1974-11-02 Orlando Cabrera, Colombian baseball shortstop (Gold Glove Award 2001, 07; Montreal Expos; Boston Red Sox), born in Cartagena, Colombia
Famous Colombians
Fernando Botero
Gabriel García Márquez
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Griselda Blanco
John Leguizamo
Juan Manuel Santos