Historical Dates In Nigeria
Historical Events
1861-08-06 - The British annex Lagos, Nigeria.
1885-02-26 - Congress of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England
1900-01-01 - British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established
1901-01-01 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
1914-01-01 - Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
1948-01-18 - 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
1954-10-01 - British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation
1960-05-09 - Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1960-10-01 - Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1963-10-01 - Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth
1966-07-29 - Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup
1967-05-30 - Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
1967-07-06 - Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade
1967-08-09 - Biafran offensive against Nigerian army
1967-09-19 - Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra
1967-09-20 - Benin separates from Nigeria
1968-09-04 - Nigerian troops conquer Aba Biafra
1970-01-12 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1970-01-12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war.
1970-01-15 - Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria
1973-01-23 - Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims
1979-02-09 - Nigeria amends constitution
1979-10-01 - Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president
1983-01-17 - Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians
1983-12-31 - Nigeria's National Assembly dissolves after military coup
1984-09-04 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years
1991-07-11 - Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Djeddah, 261 die
1992-09-26 - Nigerian Hercules C-130 crashes at Lagos, 163 die
1992-09-27 - Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163
1992-10-20 - Mr Johnson surrenders Monrovia Liberia & is exiled to Nigeria
1993-01-21 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested on suspicion of murder
1993-03-08 - Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder
1993-08-14 - Nigerian presidential election
1993-10-25 - Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
1994-06-11 - Moshood Abiola becomes pres of Nigeria
1995-11-10 - In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop) are hanged by government forces.
1999-02-27 - Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria's first elected president since mid-1983.
1999-05-29 - Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
2000-07-10 - A leaking southern Nigerian petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers scavenging gasoline.
2002-11-22 - In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
2004-05-02 - Yelwa massacre of more than 630 nomad Muslims by Christians in Nigeria.
Famous Birthdays
1909-03-06 - Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83)
1927-04-07 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003)
1929-08-14 - Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
1930-10-15 - Fela Ransome/Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian singer/saxophonist
1930-11-16 - Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author (Christmas in Biafra)
1934-07-13 - Wole Soyinka, Nigeria, dramatist (Road, Kongi's Harvest-Nobel 1986)
1934-10-19 - Jakubu Gowon, army staff chief/president of Nigeria (1966-75)
1935-04-06 - John Pepper Clark, Nigeria, writer (Horn, Song of a Goat)
1937-03-05 - Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ, President of Nigeria
1937-08-24 - Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician (d. 1998)
1938-10-15 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician (d. 1997)
1941-08-17 - Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria (1985- )
1944-01-27 - Peter Akinola, Nigerian religious leader
1944-02-13 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (d. 1983)
1944-07-21 - Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian/English writer (Price of Bride)
1944-11-24 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
1945-11-14 - Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian First Lady (d. 2005)
1946-09-22 - King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer
1957-08-26 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer
1959-01-16 - Sade, Nigerian-born singer
1960-04-04 - Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor
1961-11-30 - Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1984)
1962-06-16 - Femi Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat Musician
1963-01-21 - Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Oly-gold-96)
1966-04-08 - Bobby Ologun, Nigerian television personality
1967-08-22 - Wale', Lagos Nigeria, model
1967-09-27 - Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian international soccer player
1968-06-03 - Samantha Sprackling, Nigerian singer
1971-12-06 - David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer (Olympics-silver-96)
1973-08-14 - Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
1974-04-08 - Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Nigerian American writer
1976-04-01 - David Oyelowo, English-Nigerian actor
1978-04-24 - Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress
1978-08-29 - Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
1978-10-31 - Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
1979-05-25 - Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer
1980-09-06 - Samuel Peter, Nigerian heavyweight boxer
1980-09-06 - Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
1982-01-08 - John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
1982-06-08 - Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer
1982-10-01 - Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
1982-11-22 - Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer
1984-10-28 - Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
1987-06-10 - Amobi Okoye, Nigeria-born American football player
1988-04-23 - Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
1989-03-28 - Afrikan Boy, a Nigerian rapper
1990-12-12 - Victor Moses, an English footballer of Nigerian descent
1998-12-04 - Olawoyin Olufemi, Nigerian Musician
Famous Deaths
1922-01-08 - Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria
1971-02-11 - Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria
1971-12-14 - Dick Tiger, Nigerian-born boxer (b. 1929)
1976-02-13 - General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup
1983-01-12 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)
1986-10-19 - Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist
1987-05-09 - Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78
1989-08-12 - Samuel Okwaraji, Nigerian footballer (b. 1964)
1991-07-06 - Muda Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
1996-05-11 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, Pres of Nigeria (1963-66), dies
1996-11-07 - Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian Lawyer and First Foreign Affairs Minister (b. 1918)
1997-08-02 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian musician (b. 1938)
1998-06-08 - Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (b. 1943)
2001-12-23 - Bola Ige, Nigerian politician (b. 1930)
2003-04-06 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (b. 1927)
2005-10-23 - Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian first lady (b. 1945)
2010-03-06 - Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)
2011-01-06 - Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1967)
