The First European To Sight The Island

Time: 1615 warning

Place: Christmas Island

Details: The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615.

Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.

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Christmas Island-The Commonwealth Cabinet Decision 1573

Tuesday Sep 9, 1958 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The United Kingdom's Christmas Island Act Was Given Royal assent

Wednesday May 14, 1958 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Captain Daniel Beeckman of The Eagle Passed The Island

Thursday Apr 5, 1714 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Island was Included on Dutch Cartographer Pieter Goos Map

1666 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The "Pacific Solution"

Thursday Sep 27, 2001 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Britain Re-Occupied Christmas Island

Oct, 1945 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The First Attempt at Exploring the Island

1857 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Annexation of the Island by The British Crown

Wednesday Jun 6, 1888 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Australian Indian Ocean Territories

1997 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Tampa Controversy

Aug, 2001 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Decommissioning Manus Regional Processing Centre and Nauru Detention Centre

2007 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Mutiny of The Indian Troops

Tuesday Mar 10, 1942 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Immigration Department's Statement

Thursday Jun 20, 2013 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Reopening The Phosphate Mine

1991 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Australian Government Closed The Phosphate Mine

Dec, 1987 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Retitling The Official Secretary

1968 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Earliest Recorded visit to The Sea around The Island

Mar, 1688 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Island Surrendered To The Japanese Fleet

Tuesday Mar 31, 1942 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Immigration Detention Centre

2006 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Closing The Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre

Sunday Sep 30, 2018 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Over 60% of The Island's Population Was Evacuated

Nov, 1943 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Christmas Island Flag Became Official

Saturday Jan 26, 2002 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Media Statement of The Minister For Territories

Friday Aug 5, 1960 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Re-opening The Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre Centre

Wednesday Feb 13, 2019 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-A Japanese Naval Group Shelled The Island

Saturday Mar 7, 1942 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Christmas Island Boat Disaster

Wednesday Dec 15, 2010 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The administeration of The Christmas Island

Mar, 2019 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The First Attack by The Japanese on The Island

Tuesday Jan 20, 1942 - West White Beach, Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Torpedoing of The Nissei Maru at The Wharf

Tuesday Nov 17, 1942 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Island was Officially Placed Under The Authority of The Commonwealth of Australia

Wednesday Oct 1, 1958 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-The Commercial Spaceport Project

2001 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Captain William Mynors named The Island When He Sailed Past It On Christmas Day

1643 - Christmas Island

Christmas Island-Opening Christmas Island Casino and Resort

Saturday Dec 18, 1993 - Christmas Island

1615

Galileo Galilei-Lorini accordingly sent a copy to the Secretary of the Inquisition

Feb, 1615 - Italy

Galileo Galilei-Caccini arrived at the Inquisition's offices

Thursday Mar 19, 1615 - Rome, Italy

Galileo Galilei-Foscarini sent a copy of his book to Bellarmine

Sunday Apr 12, 1615 - Italy

Galileo Galilei-Cardinal Bellarmine had written that the Copernican system could not be defended without "a true physical demonstration"

1615 - Rome, Italy

Galileo Galilei-Galileo expanded this into his much longer Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

1615 - Italy

Galileo Galilei-Galileo wore on he became more concerned and eventually determined to go to Rome as soon as his health permitted

1615 - Italy

Thomas Rolfe Birth

Friday Jan 30, 1615 - Virginia

Nicolas Fouquet Brith

Monday Feb 23, 1615 - Paris

First Japanese Embassy to Europe

Friday Jan 30, 1615 - Madrid

Pieter Both's death

Friday Mar 6, 1615 - East Indies