Today in History
February
in Maltese history
01
1870
Malta's first referendum. Can a priest hold public office?
02
1907
First MUSEUM lesson takes place in Ħamrun
03
1995
9 dockyard workers die as Um el Faroud explodes
04
2017
PM Muscat treats counterparts to pastizzi in Serkin
05
2025
Dun Victor Grech, founder of Caritas, passes away
06
1952
George VI dies, Elizabeth II proclaimed Queen
07
1934
Eddie Fenech Adami is born
08
1942
Governor exiles 47 pro-Italian Maltese politicians
09
1942
Sir Ugo Mifsud suffers fatal heart attack during a speech
10
1610
Wignacourt begins coastal tower fortifications project
11
1823
110 boys die in carnival celebrations
12
1957
A referendum is held on the integration of Malta into the United Kingdom
13
1915
First recorded flight in Malta
14
3500
Tarxien figurine of two people embracing
15
2000
Negotiations for European Union membership formally opened
16
2002
7th Wonder chosen to represent Malta in the Eurovision
17
1962
PN win general election amidst Interdett on Labour Party
18
1956
Airplane crash in Żurrieq kills 50
19
1962
Mabel Strickland is reelected in Parliament
20
1578
St John's Co-Cathedral consecrated in Valletta.
21
2011
Two Libyan Mirages Defect in Malta
22
1941
Innu Malti becomes Malta's National Anthem
23
1721
Kukkanja tradition is potentially introduced during Carnival
24
1957
Malta's first international football match
25
1919
The first meeting of the National Assembly
26
1912
Grand Master Cotoner orders stricter plague measures
27
1955
Mintoff becomes PM for the first time
28
1883
The railway system is introduced