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2002 Death - Lisa Lopes, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk', dies in La Ceiba, Honduras, at age 30, in a car accident

1994 Event - Carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras

1993 Event - Carlos Reina wins Honduras presidential election

1989 Event - Rafael Callejas installed as president of Honduras

1988 Event - U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras

1982 Event - Roberto S. Cordova installed as president of Honduras

1982 Event - Honduras constitution goes into effect

1982 Event - Honduras adopts constitution

1981 Event - Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from U.K.

1980 Event - Honduras and El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969)

1980 Event - Honduras and El Salvador settle their boundary dispute

1978 Birthday - Joselina Garcia, Miss Honduras Universe 1997

1976 Event - 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras

1974 Event - Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die

1974 Event - Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die

1969 Event - "Futbol War" between El Salvador and Honduras begins

1969 Event - Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match

1966 Event - Hurricane Alma, kills 51 in Honduras

1965 Event - Lopez Arellano becomes president of Honduras

1961 Event - Hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras

1932 Event - State of siege proclaimed in Honduras

1927 Birthday - Jose Simon Azcona Hoyo, president of Honduras, 1986-90

1924 Event - U.S. begins intervention in Honduras

1922 Event - U.S. intervention army leaves Honduras

1922 Event - Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dissolved

1921 Event - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador sign Pact of Union

1919 Event - U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1912 Event - U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1911 Event - U.S. helps overthrow President Miguel Devila of Honduras

1911 Event - Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)

1907 Event - U.S. invades Honduras

1903 Birthday - Ramon Ernesto Cruz Ucles, Honduras president, 1971-72, ; overthrown

1895 Event - El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union

1895 Event - Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras form a short-lived confederation

1894 Event - Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)

1849 Event - British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras

1838 Event - Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation

1821 Event - Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua gain independ

1798 Event - British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St. George













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