2012 Event Several European countries protest against unemployment and austerity measures; Spain and Portugal hold the largest protests, with Greece, Italy and Belgium holding smaller ones 2012 Event In Portugal, trade unions hold a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures 2012 Event The credit ratings of European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain are downgraded by Moody's Investors Service 2012 Event Hundreds of thousands of people protest against austerity measures in Portugal's capital of Lisbon 2011 Event The European Union approves a $110.8 billion (78 billion euro) bailout package for Portugal 2010 Event Pope Benedict XVI celebrates open-air Mass at Fatima, Portugal with over 500,000 pilgrims attending from 35 nations including Vietnam, China and India 2010 Event At least 32 people are dead and 68 injured from floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal 2010 Event The parliament in Portugal approves a bill legalizing same-sex marriage 1999 Event Portugal returns Macau to China 1996 Death Antonio de Spinola, general of Portugal, dies 1996 Death Alfredo Nobre Coast, Prime Minister of Portugal (1978), dies 1995 Death Jorge Peixinho, pianist, conductor, composer, studied with Pierre Boulez, founder, Lisbon Contemporary Music Group, dies in Lisbon, Portugal 1992 Event Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die 1992 Death Adelino Da Palma Carlos, Prime Minister of Portugal 1974, dies 1991 Event President Mario Soares of Portugal re-elected 1990 Event 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23 1988 Event 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30 1987 Event 16th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21 1987 Event Portugal signs agreement to return Macau to China (in 1999) 1986 Event Mario Soares (Socialist) elected Portugal's 1st civilian president 1986 Event Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community 1983 Event Charlos Vieira completes 191 hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria Portugal 1983 Event Charlos Vieira begins 191 hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal 1983 Event Portugal's Soares' Partido Socialista wins parliamentary election 1983 Death Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered 1982 Event Portugal revises constitution 1982 Event In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II 1981 Event Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal 1980 Death Francisco Sa Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal 1980, dies in air crash 1980 Death Marcello J tie Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, dies at 74 1979 Event Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo forms government in Portugal 1979 Event Portugal government of Mota Pinto resigns 1978 Event Portugal government of Da Costa falls 1977 Event Portugal's premier Soares resigns 1977 Birthday Lara Antunes, Miss Portugal Universe 1997 1976 Event Portugal adopts constitution 1975 Event Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal 1975 Event Portugal premier Goncalvez resigns 1975 Event Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins 1st free election in Portugal 1975 Event Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins Portugal's free election 1975 Event Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails 1975 Event Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence 1974 Event General Francesco da Costa Gomez succeeds General Spinola as President of Portugal 1974 Event Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau 1974 Event Guinee-Bissau becomes independent of Portugal 1974 Event Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10,000 m (27:13.81) 1974 Event Marcello Caetano overthrown in Portugal (Carnation revolution) 1972 Birthday Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal, professional soccer player, midfielder, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, won 127 caps for the Portuguese national soccer team 1970 Birthday Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portugal, 10k runner 1970 Death Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies 1969 Birthday Fernanda Ribeiro, born in Portugal, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold 1968 Event Marcelo Caetano elected premier of Portugal 1968 Event Greece, Portugal and Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague 1966 Birthday Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1964 Event Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die 1964 Event Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp 1962 Birthday Mark Portugal, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Event U.N. General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) 1954 Birthday Nigel Mansell, formula-1 racer, Portugal Grand Prix-1990 1953 Event Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal 1951 Event General Francisco Craveiro Lopes appointed President of Portugal 1951 Event Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal 1949 Event Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158 degrees F for 2 minutes 1949 Birthday Joao Botelho, Lamego Portugal, director, Trafico, Hard Times 1947 Birthday Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold 1946 Event Premier Salazar of Portugal forbids opposition parties 1941 Birthday Emanuel Nunes, born in Lisbon, Portugal, composer, winner of the UNESCO Composition Prize, 1999, won Premio Pessoa, 2000 1940 Birthday Jorge Peixinho, born in Montijo, Portugal, pianist, conductor, composer, studied with Pierre Boulez, founder, Lisbon Contemporary Music Group 1935 Birthday Fernando Lopes, Portugal, director, Encoberto, Matar Saudades 1934 Event U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switzerland and Portugal vote no) 1932 Event Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes premier/dictator of Portugal 1932 Death Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 1927 Event Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal 1926 Event Coup under General Sinel de Cordes in Portugal 1926 Event Military coup by General Manuel Gomes da Costa in Portugal 1924 Birthday Mario Soares, Socialist, premier of Portugal, 1976-78, 1983- 1921 Death Antonio Granjo, premier (Portugal), murdered 1919 Event Monarchist riot in Portugal 1918 Death Sidonio Pais, prince of Portugal, murdered 1917 Event Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal 1917 Event 1st appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal 1916 Event Germany declares war against Portugal 1911 Event Manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal 1911 Event Portugal approves woman suffrage 1910 Event Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims republic 1910 Event Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England 1910 Birthday Antonio Sebastiao Ribiero de Spinola, general/president Portugal 1908 Death Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 1906 Birthday Marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal, 1968-74 1906 Event Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier 1904 Event Netherlands and Portugal lay down bounderies splitting Timor 1902 Event Portugal bankrupt by revolt in Angola 1896 Birthday Aura Abranches, Lisbon Portugal, actress, Lisboa, O Primo Basilio 1890 Birthday Maria Matos, Lisbon Portugal, actress, Menina da Radio 1889 Death Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 1889 Event Carlos I crowned King of Portugal (1889-1908) 1889 Birthday Carlos I FLMVMRGGXF of Assisi JS, king of Portugal 1889 Birthday Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal, 1932-68 1889 Birthday Manoel II, last king of Portugal, 1908-10 1887 Event Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao 1874 Birthday Antonio Egas Moniz, Portugal, lobotomist, Nobel 1949 1863 Birthday Charles, Lisbon Portugal, king, 1889-1908 1861 Death Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies at 24 1857 Birthday Conrad Haebler, German historian, Early printers of Spain/Portugal 1842 Birthday Antero Tarquinio de Quental, Portugal, poet, Beatrice 1837 Birthday Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal, 1853-61 1837 Death Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies 1830 Death Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67 1830 Death Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal's ex, dies at 53 1826 Death Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal, 1816 - 1826, dies at 56 1822 Event Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1816 Birthday Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal 1808 Event Portugal's regent Dom Juan IV arrives in Rio De Janeiro 1798 Birthday A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil, 1822 - 1831, king of Portugal 1786 Death Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies 1775 Birthday Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal, Court in Rio de Janeiro 1769 Birthday Joao VI M L J, King of Portugal, 1816-26 1762 Birthday Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, born in Portugal, opera composer, Portogallo 1750 Death Johan V, King of Portugal, dies 1739 Event 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal 1707 Event Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal 1706 Death Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 1703 Event England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement 1703 Event English army under arch duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal 1703 Event Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant 1689 Birthday Joao V, Rei Fidelissimo, king of Portugal, 1706-50 1683 Death Afonso VI, mentally ill king of Portugal (1656-67), dies at 40 1668 Event Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal 1667 Event King Afonso VI of Portugal flees 1661 Event Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders 1661 Event Portugal gives Tanger and Bombay to English King Charles II 1661 Event Marriage contract for Charles II of England and Catharina of Portugal 1656 Death Johan IV, duke of Braganea/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 1654 Event Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control 1648 Birthday Pedro II, King of Portugal, 1683-1706 1643 Birthday Afonso VI, king of Portugal, 1656-67, mentally ill 1641 Event France and Portugal sign anti-Spanish covenant 1640 Event Duke of Braganca crowned King Johan IV of Portugal 1640 Event Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule 1640 Birthday Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun 1605 Birthday Philip IV, King of Spain and Portugal, 1621 - 1665 1604 Birthday Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal, 1640-56 1597 Event Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal 1590 Death Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, Fernandez, pontiff of Portugal, dies 1582 Event Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1581 Event Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal 1581 Event Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal 1580 Event Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal 1580 Event Duke van Alva's army occupies Portugal 1580 Death Luis Vaz de Camoes, Portugal's national poet (Os Lusiados), dies 1578 Death Sebastiaan, king of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24 1578 Birthday Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal, 1598 - 1621 1572 Event Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusiados" in Portugal 1559 Birthday Albrecht/Albertus, archduke of Austria/cardinal/viceroy of Portugal 1557 Death Joao III, King of Portugal (1521-57), dies at 54 1545 Death Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies 1529 Event Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere 1527 Birthday Philip II, King of Spain, 1556 - 1598, and Portugal, 1580 - 1598 1526 Event Emperor Charles V marries princess Isabella of Portugal 1521 Death Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 1514 Birthday Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, Fernandez, primate of Portugal 1502 Birthday Joao III, King of Portugal, 1521-57 1500 Event Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil and claims it for Portugal 1496 Event Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I 1495 Death John II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies 1494 Event Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America 1493 Event Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal 1488 Event Bartholomeus Diaz returns to Portugal after sailing round Cape of Good Hope 1481 Death Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies 1479 Event King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie 1471 Death Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies 1469 Birthday Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1495-1521, during era of exploration 1460 Death Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, dies at 66 1455 Birthday Joao II, the perfect, King of Portugal, 1481 - 1495, took in Spanish Jews 1449 Death Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies 1438 Death Eduard [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/writer, dies 1433 Death Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 1432 Birthday Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal, 1438-1481 1430 Event Duke Philip the Good marries Isabella of Portugal 1392 Birthday Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer, Virtuosa benfeitoria 1391 Birthday Eduard, Dom Duarte, King of Portugal, 1433 - 1438, author 1383 Death Ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies 1367 Death Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 1357 Death Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 1357 Birthday Johan I, King of Portugal, 1383-1433 1345 Birthday Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal, built navy 1336 Death Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 1325 Event Afonso IV succeeds Dionysius as king of Portugal 1325 Death Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies 1320 Birthday Pedro I, King of Portugal, 1357-67 1291 Birthday Afonso IV, King of Portugal, 1325-57 1279 Death Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies 1261 Birthday Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal, 1279-1325 1233 Death Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders, dies at 45 1227 Event Ferrand of Portugal freed from the Louvre 1223 Death Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), dies at 36 1211 Death Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1211), dies at 56 1207 Birthday Sancho II, king of Portugal 1188 Birthday Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I 1185 Death Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 1154 Birthday Sancho I, king of Portugal, 1185-1211 1154 Death Sancho I, king of Portugal, dies 1147 Event King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon 1139 Event Count Alfonso I of Portugal becomes king 1128 Event Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa 1109 Birthday Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal, 1143-85
