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Today in History
Monday, March 15, 2010
On this day in history …
- 1953 - The NATO Command is inaugurated in Malta.
- 1962 - The British Council holds a Catholic Book Exhibition at the Catholic Institute in Floriana.
- 1964 - It is announced in London that a Referendum on the Independence Constitution will be held in Malta very soon.
- 1964 - Thousands of people gather in Cospicua for a rally organized by the Diocesian Junta.
- 1967 - Details of the rephrased British Forces rundown are made public.
- 1967 - Inder Jett Bahadur Singh is appointed as non-resident High Commissioner for India to Malta in succession of His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala.
- 1968 - Drydocks closure warning due to lack of finance.
- 1970 - Another three distillers are inaugurated at the desalination plant in Marsa.
- 1970 - The Maltese Flag is hoisted at Expo '70.
- 1972 - Prime Minister Dom Mintoff meets Italian Ambassador Enrico Giglioli at the Auberge de Castille Valletta.
- 1973 - Prime Minister Mintoff addresses employees of the Malta Drydocks Corporation gathered at Gavino Gulia Square in Cospicua.
- 1974 - The 1974/75 Budget is presented to the House of Representatives.
- 1977 - Prime Minister Mintoff gives reasons in Parliament as to why the police have banned the firing of petards during festas.
- 1993 - Former Police Commissioner Lawrence Pullicino appeals from the sentence given to him following the murder trail in relation to the death of Nardu Debono.
- 1993 - The Government bows to protesting students and lowers the matriculation fees.
- 1995 - A one-day strike is staged at the University of Malta; it is called by MUT after a dispute over an agreement for the academic staff.
- 1996 - A Lm30 million Munxar development project is withdrawn because of public pressure.
- 1996 - McDonald's fourth outlet in Malta opens at Birkirkara.
- 1997 - Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella announces that all Maltese in Alabania are safe and have been evacuated from the riot-torn country.
- 1998 - The Nationalist Party wins 54% of all votes cast in local council elections; this is seen as a clear message againts MLP Government policies.
- 1999 - The Government dashes all hopes of oil or gas finds in Kercem.
Famous birthdays for this day ...
- 1935 - Connie Azzopardi, Actress
- 1947 - Pat Sansone, Actress/Broadcast Presenter
- 1953 - Peter Galea, Footballer (Melita/Malta)
- 1982 - Rachel Micallef, Actress (Simpatici)
Famous deaths for this day …
- 1903 - Indri Borg, Bandmaster, dies at 85
- 1950 - Luigi Vella, Composer, dies at 82
- 1991 - Guze Abela, Broadcaster, dies at 60
- 1997 - Charles Galea Enriquez, Economist, dies at 72
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