Events in Lagos History
- 1693-06-27 1st sea battle of Lagos: a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke
- 1759-08-18 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France
- 1861-08-06 The British annex Lagos, Nigeria
- 1975-05-28 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is established by the Treaty of Lagos
- 1977-01-15 Festac '77, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, begins in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1977-02-12 Festac '77, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, finishes in Lagos, Nigeria
Music History
1977-02-17 Kalakuta Republic, commune of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti, burnt to the ground by soldiers in Lagos
- 1991-12-12 Abuja replaces Lagos as the capital city of Nigeria
- 1992-09-26 Nigerian Air Force Hercules C-130 crashes three minutes after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria, killing 163
- 2012-06-03 Plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, kills all 152 passengers and 40 people on the ground
- 2013-10-03 13 people are killed after a passenger plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria
- 2013-11-05 4 people are killed after a 4-story building under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria
- 2014-07-20 Patrick Sawyer arrives in city of Lagos in Nigeria and collapses; he dies of Ebola five days later
Macron Visits Lagos Nightclub
2018-07-03 French President Emmanuel Macron visits the New Afrika Shrine nightclub in Lagos during his two-day tour of Nigeria
Nigeria Lockdown
2020-03-29 Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari orders a lockdown in the cities of Lagos and Abuja after the country records 97 COVID-19 cases and one death
- 2020-10-20 Nigerian police open fire on protesters in Lagos amid escalating protests against police violence around the country
- 2021-02-23 COVID-19 antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests 4 million people have had the virus in Lagos state alone, more than officially recorded for whole of Africa [1]
- 2023-09-04 Lagos' first-ever metro rail service, The Blue Line, begins operating in Nigeria, cutting a 2 hour journey to 15 minutes [1]
Famous People from Lagos
- 1927-04-07 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (Drums of Passion), educator, and social activist, born in Ajido, Lagos (d. 2003)
- 1929-12-24 Noel DaCosta, Nigerian-Jamaican composer, born in Lagos, Nigeria (d. 2002)
- 1940-07-20 Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afrobeat sound, born in Lagos, Nigeria (d. 2020)
- 1944-07-21 Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian-English writer and novelist (Second Class Citizen; The Bride Price), born in Lagos, British Nigeria (d. 2017)
- 1952-03-29 Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician (Governor of Lagos, President of Nigeria 2023-), born in Lagos, British Nigeria
Hakeem Olajuwon (61 years old)
1963-01-21 Nigerian-American NBA center, 1984-2002 (Houston Rockets, Olympic gold 1996), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1965-01-04 Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1968-06-03 Saffron [Samantha Sprackling], Nigerian-British singer (Republica), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1977-08-24 Funke Akindele, Nigerian director, *producer and actress (Jenifa), born in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria
- 1978-02-07 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nigerian Nollywood actress, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1980-02-05 Tiwa Savage, Nigerian singer-songwriter (Kele, Kele, Kele), born in Isale Eko, Lagos State, Nigeria
- 1988-04-23 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1989-06-16 Odion Ighalo, Nigerian soccer striker (Udinese, Watford, Al-Hilal), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1990-07-16 Wizkid [Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun], Nigerian singer-songwriter (Made in Lagos), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1990-12-12 Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1994-06-01 Tobi Bakre, Nigerian actor (Brotherhood), born in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1995-06-11 TEMS [Temilade Openiyi], Nigerian singer-songwriter ("No Woman, No Cry" cover), born in Lagos, Nigeria
Famous Nigerians
Ben Enwonwu
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chinua Achebe
Davido
Fela Kuti
Giannis Antetokounmpo