1st
1963 Sister Maureen Clare is appointed headmistress of
Immaculate Conception High School.
3rd
1958 The West Indies Federation is formed. This organisation
lasted until May 31st, 1962.
6th
1941 May Jeffrey-Smith, former Headmistress of Westwood
Girls School, is sworn in as a Justice of the Peace for
Trelawny. She is the first woman to receive this
appointment.
1962 The
first shipment of ortaniques (the locally developed
orange/tangerine hybrid) arrives in England.
7th
1953 Kelly's Postal Agency, on Hagley Park and Spanish Town
Roads in Kingston, becomes the first post office assigned a postal code: Kingston 14. Other post offices in
Kingston will shortly be numbered to bring Jamaica in line
with international cities.
9th
1973 Sean Paul is born in Kingston to Garth and Frances
Henriques.
12th
2010
A 7.0 earthquake hits Haiti killing at least 230,000 and
destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.
14th
1907
At 3:35pm a massive earthquake virtually destroys Kingston.
16th
1948
Workers at J Wray & Nephew, makers of Appleton Rum,
begin to receive pay according to the schedule of the new
Minimum Wage Law even though it has not yet been passed by
Government. The Company has been persuaded to do this by
Alexander Bustamante and Hugh Shearer of the BITU.
1962 The
first scene of the first James Bond movie, "Dr
No," starts shooting at the Palisadoes International
Airport. The James Bond novels were written by
Ian Fleming
at his home,
"Goldeneye," in St Mary.
1979
Legislation is passed conferring adult status in legal
matters on all Jamaicans of 18 years of age.
17th
1970 The first innings points are scored by the Jamaican
team in the first Test Match between Jamaican and English
Women. 6,000 spectators view the match at Sabina Park.
18th
1670 Henry Morgan captures Panama.
1955 Rev. Hugh Sherlock is elected head of the Methodist
Church in Jamaica. He will later write the words to
Jamaica's National Anthem.
1971
Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree at
Ferry,
between Kingston and
Spanish Town, collapses. The well known landmark, mentioned
in 18th and 19th century accounts, is at least 300 years
old.
1972 The
first two attorneys, Norma Greig and Frederick Hamity, are
admitted to the bar under the new Legal Profession Act.
19th
1789 Dr Thomas Coke, the first Methodist Missionary to
Jamaica, arrives at Port Royal.
1931 The
first five pupils are admitted to the Excelsior School by
it's founder, Mr A. W. Powell.
22nd
1968
Devon House is declared open as a museum by Minister of
Finance and Culture Edward Seaga. The former millionaire's
mansion will display Jamaican historical and cultural artifacts. The stables have been converted to a restaurant
and two of the outbuildings have been made into craft
shops.
1973
George Foreman becomes the new heavyweight champion by
knocking out Joe Frazier at the National Stadium. On the way
back from the match, he leaves his car and walks down
Knutsford Blvd back to his hotel amid cheering crowds.
23rd
1960 The heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Jamaica,
43.63", falls at Bowden Pen in Portland. The previous
record of 38.46", also at Bowden, lasted only a day as
it had occurred the previous day.
26th
1932
Clement Seymour Dodd is born in Kingston.
1943 Staff Sergeants Major Philip Rose and S. A. Bailey, of
the Jamaica Constabulary Force, are promoted to the Rank of
Sub-Inspector. They create history by being the first Black
policemen to have attained this rank. Previously Blacks were
not allowed to hold a rank above Staff Sergeant Major.
29th
1954 The KSAC call on the National Water Commission to stop
disposing of sewerage in
Kingston Harbour. They also want
Government to enforce legislation barring the discharge of
oil in the harbour.
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