Events in Dominica History
Columbus Discovers Dominica
1493-11-03 Christopher Columbus first sights land on his second voyage - the island of Dominica in the Windward Islands
- 1772-08-31 Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica
- 1967-02-27 Dominica gains independence from England
- 1967-03-01 Dominica & St Lucia gain independence from Britain
- 1978-11-03 Dominica gains independence from UK & adopts constitution
- 2004-11-21 Island of Dominica hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. Damage concentrated in the north and the town of Portsmouth. Also felt in neighboring Guadeloupe, where one person is killed.
Famous People from Dominica
- 1921-08-19 Philip Potter, Dominica Methodist church leader (Secretary-General World council of Churches), born in Roseau, Dominica, West Indies (d. 2015)
- 1930-05-13 Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998-2003) (d. 2013)
- 1954-06-30 Pierre Charles, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica, born in Grand Bay, Dominica (d. 2004)
- 1966-02-18 Phillip De Freitas, English cricket fast bowler (44 Tests, 140 wickets, 4 x 50; 103 ODIs, 115 wickets; Derbyshire, Leicestershire), born in Scotts Head, Dominica