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01
1948
Pawlu Boffa's government introduces the old pensions act in Malta
02
1935
Pope Pius V creates Valletta’s St Dominic parish church
03
1929
The first Cisk bottle is sold at the San Gejtanu feast
04
1974
SDM is founded
05
1928
Malta beat Luxembourg at the Amsterdam Olympics in waterpolo
06
1916
Dom Mintoff is born
07
1927
The "Terinata" Election takes place
08
1997
Guże Aquilina, the first professor of Maltese at the University of Malta dies
09
1905
Birth of poet Mary Meylak
10
1947
Death of renowned sculptor Antonio Sciortino
11
1620
Thief who stole silver candlestick in Valletta, is sent to the galleys.
12
1485
Caxaro drafts his will, revealing he left no direct heirs.
13
1938
MÄ¡arr's church was blessed by its first parish priest, Mgr Ä lormu Chetcuti
14
1846
Giuseppe Cali, Maltese painter, is born
15
1942
1934
Maltese was declared an official language of Malta
17
1901
Blanche Huber, Malta's first female doctor is born
18
1557
Grand Master Claude de la Sengle died at Boschetto
19
1565
Turks launch a major assault against fort St. Micheal
20
1849
Malta's first election
21
1557
La Vallette becomes Grand Master
22
1940
Gerald Strickland dies
23
1960
The murder of Twannie Aquilina
24
1812
British keep Knights’ censorship system in force
25
1574
Notary sentenced for magic books and heresy by Inquisition.
26
1535
The Order elect Pietro del Ponte as Grand Master
27
1661
Venice and Malta based knights defeat Ottoman fleet near Milos
28
1878
Construction begins on Cambridge Battery at Tigné for 100-ton gun.
29
870
Arabs conquer Malta
30
1676
Final great plague victim in Malta dies at Ħax-Xluq
31
1932
Ta' Pinu is consacrated
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