1963 - A consigment of cheese and butter, donated by the people of the United States, is unloaded in Malta, 23,000 people will benefit from this programm.

1964 - Cruise Liner "Caronia" calls into Grand Harbour for five hours with 570 tourists on board.

1969 - Seven Airlines owe Malta Lm 250,000.

1973 - Today marks the first anniversary of decimalization in Malta.

1975 - Bust of Padre Pio unveiled at Capuchin Church, Floriana.

1976 - A record crowd of 7,197 spectators see Hamrun Spartans, this year's Second Division Champions, beat First Division Champions 1-0 in Trophy Competition.

1980 - Maggie Moran elected President of the Women's Section of the Malta Labour Party.

1981 - Several sheets of canopy at Ta' Qali Stadium are dislodged by strong winds.

1982 - Chief Justice Dr. C. Schembri authrises Hospital Authorities from the Second Hall of Civil Court to carry out a blood transfusion on a child in danger of dying after child's parents objections on religious grounds.

1984 - Paul Falzon wins first prize with his poem "In qualche luogo" and again a first prize with his short story "Tauro" in the relative sections reserved for foreign authors in international contest organised by APE Association of Termi, Italy.

1985 - Eddie Fenech Adami addresses university students at Tal-Qroqq at meeting (termed as a political conference by the President) organised by the University Christian Democrat Students (SDM).

1986 - On occasion of Mother's Day, at Dar L-Emigrant in Valletta Archbishop Mercieca meets with the parents of Maltese priests and nuns serving their church in 22 countries.

1991 - A policy conference on "Women in Society" is held at the Nationalist Party Headquarters.

1991 - The Court says that there are sufficient reasons for a bill of indictment against Labour M.P. Lorry Sant.

1992 - 3000 tons of potatoes are exported to Holland.

1994 - The House of Representatives holds uninterrupted 13-hour sitting to debate a motion by the Leader of the Opposition for the annulment of regulations on the election of the executive committee of the Association of Local Councils.

1995 - A Federation of Industry survey reveals an improving situation in exports and a lower profitability forecast because of costs, and calls for retention of protection levies.

1996 - Prime Minister Fenech Adami intervenes in the dispute betweenn GWU and Kalaxlokk and proposes an amendament to the collective agreement which the two sides are negotiating.

1998 - Labour M.P. Sandro Schembri Adami declares his opposition to the introduction of divorce, breaking with "official" party lines.

1999 - Malta Labour Party leader Alfred Sant calls for discipline within his party and urges his supporters not to air their dirty linen in public.

2000 - Maltacom launches go mobile, Malta's second mobile telephony operator.

2001 - Two parents and their son are arraigned in Court accused of supplying illicit drugs to an 18-year-old Gozitan girl and abandoning her while she was dying from a drug overdose.

2002 - A 43-year old man is shot and wounded in Birzebbugia. The shooter gives himself to the police shortly after the shooting.

2004 - With a total of 50 votes, Malta ended up in the 12th place in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Istanbul. Malta's representatives, Julie and Ludwig, sang 'On Again... Off Again'.

1903 - Alexander Alessandro, Trade Unionist

1943 - Frans Baldacchino - "Il-Budaj", Folksinger (Ghannej)

1960 - Domenic Said, Actor/Broadcaster

1981 - Karen Polidano, Singer

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