Events in Falkland Islands History
- 1771-01-22 Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain
- 1833-01-01 British government demands Falkland islands
- 1833-01-03 Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic
Darwin Arrives in the Falklands
1834-03-16 Charles Darwin, aboard HMS Beagle, anchors in the recently British-acquired Falklands Islands for the first time
- 1915-03-14 German cruiser Dresden scuttled off Más a Tierra, Chile, having been pursued by the Royal Navy after the Battle of the Falkland Islands, with her engines worn out and virtually no coal
- 1971-07-01 Britain and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands
- 1982-04-02 Several thousand Argentine troops invade and seize the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom
- 1982-04-03 UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands
- 1982-04-05 British Royal Navy aircraft carriers Invincible and Hermes, with escort vessels, depart Portsmouth, England for the Falkland Islands in response to the Argentine invasion
- 1982-04-05 Lord Carrington, British Foreign Secretary resigns for his failure to foresee the invasion of the Falkland Islands
Argentina Surrenders South Georgia Island
1982-04-26 Argentina surrenders to British forces on South Georgia Island, near the Falkland Islands
- 1982-05-04 British destroyer HMS Sheffield hit by Exocet rocket off Falkland Islands: 20 of her crew died.
- 1982-05-21 British troops land on Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, to repel Argentine military invasion
- 1982-06-12 Battle of Mount Longdon Falkland Islands
- 1982-06-15 Riots occur in Argentina after the country is defeated in the Falklands Island War
Event of Interest
1982-06-17 President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as commander in chief of the army and as president after leading Argentina to a disastrous defeat against the British in the Falkland Islands War
Thatcher Visits Falklands
1983-01-09 British PM Margaret Thatcher visits Falkland Islands
- 1985-10-03 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution
- 1986-05-15 Former President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri is sentenced to 12 years in prison for mishandling the Falkland Islands War [1]
- 2013-03-11 Falkland Islands’ sovereignty referendum: 99.8% choose to remain an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom
Famous People from Falkland Islands
- 1729-11-12 Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (Falkland Islands, Bougainville Island), born in Paris, France (d. 1811)
- 1922-08-18 Eric William Hunter Christie, British lawyer and advocate for the Falkland Islands, born in Downe, England Kent (d. 1997)
- 1926-06-29 Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England (d. 2012)
- 1939-11-18 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate
Famous British People
Ada Lovelace
Alan Sugar
Alan Turing
Aldous Huxley
Alec Guinness
Alec Issigonis