Saturday, August 7, 2021

Basic timeline of Saint Kitts and Nevis


This post is a basic timeline of Saint Kitts and Nevis. There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • Ciboney, Arawak, Taino and Carib cultures (Pre-European era)
  • Christopher Columbus reports seeing Antigua and Barbuda (1493)
  • British settlement in St. Kitts (1623)
  • French settlement in St. Kitts (1625)
  • British settlement in Nevis (1628)
  • Spain invades St. Kitts (1629)
  • British Leeward Islands (1671-1816, 1833-1958)
  • French siege of British St. Kitts (1689)
  • Earthquake and tsunami (1690)
  • Britain annexes French St. Kitts (1713)
  • Battle of St. Kitts (1782)
  • Slavery is abolished in St. Kitts (1834)
  • Cholera epidemic (1853-1854)
  • San Ciriaco hurricane (1899)
  • West Indies Federation (1958-1962)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis gains independence (1983)
  • Hurricane Georges (1998)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Saint Kitts and Nevis at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.)