May

Malta joins the EU

A referendum to vote on Malta's constitution as an Independent nation

The abolition of the Death Penalty in all circumstances

The new Parliament House in Malta is inaugurated

President Anton Buttiġieġ passes away

Riots erupted after council rejected proposed postal ordinance

National Insurance Act was enacted marking a big step in the creation of a welfare state

Greate Siege Monument is unveiled

The PN returned to government

Nerik Mizzi founds the Nationalist Party

After Zammit's, the Milk Marketing pasteurisation centre is opened

Grand Master Hompesch dies

First Big Football Match in Malta

Maltese archeologist, Antonio Annetto Caruana, is born

Carmel Busuttil scores his first goal with the National Team

Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj was born

Triton fountain is completed

The Ottoman Fleet is spotted on the horizon

The Ottoman Fleet docks in Marsaxlokk

Ottoman army camps in Marsa

Gozitans throw stones at Labour Party supporters during Interdett tensions

Godfrey Wettinger, Maltese Historian passes away

An attempt on Lord Strickland's life fails

First National Museum Inaugurated

Qormi is elevated to city status as Città Pinto.

Pope John Paul II visits Malta making him the first pope to ever do so

Bombardment of St. Elmo begins

Referendum decides Malta's legalisation of divorce

Simonds Farsons applies to register a bottle for mineral water

Treaty of Paris establishes Malta as a colony of the British Empire

Malta-Australia Migration Agreement was signed