1498-07-31 - Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad
1797-02-18 - Trinidad is surrendered to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby.
1797-02-21 - Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British
1832-01-04 - Insurrection of Trinidad negroes
1941-03-27 - Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to US for 99 years
1942-03-29 - British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea
1942-07-20 - Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy 8-8
1962-08-31 - Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day)
1962-09-18 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN
1976-08-31 - Trinidad & Tobago adopts constitution
1976-10-26 - Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic
1977-07-16 - Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad & Tobago, crowned 26th Miss Universe
1984-03-21 - Border scores 100* v WI Trinidad after 98* in 1st cricket innings
1986-11-13 - Giselle Jeanne-Marie LaRonde of Trinidad, 23, crowned 36th Miss World
1987-03-19 - Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad & Tobago
1988-01-22 - 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad & Tobago v Leeward Is
1989-05-13 - Trinidad & Tobago ties US 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989-11-19 - US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
1991-12-17 - Patrick Manning becomes premier of Trinidad & Tobago
1996-02-23 - Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands
1996-02-25 - Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad v Leeward Is
1996-03-12 - Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy
2007-11-29 - A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affected the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as south as Trinidad.