A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Gibraltar"
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711 Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar and begin their invasion of the Iberian peninsulaIberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe [i]. ...
and conquest of the VisigothsVisigoth The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths [i], an East Germanic tribe [i] . ...
(See MoorsMoors The Moors were the medieval Muslim [i] inhabitants of al-Andalus [i] and the Maghreb [i] and western Africa [i] ...
, Al-AndalusAl-Andalus Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula [i] governed by Muslims fro ...
, and Umayyad conquest of Hispania)
1704BritishUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
forces under SirSir Sir is a title of respect used in several modern contexts.
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George Rooke capture Gibraltar.
1891 The British steamship SS ''Utopia'' sinks off the coast of Gibraltar, killing 574.
1966SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ...
demands that United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
stop military flights to Gibraltar - Britain says no the next day.
1966 Spain closes its Gibraltar border against non-pedestrian traffi
1967 In Gibraltar, only 44 out of 12,182 voters support union with SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ...
and Yoko OnoYoko Ono Yoko Ono Lennon is a Japanese [i] musician [i] and artist [i] probably best known as th ...
marry in Gibraltar.
1980SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ...
and the United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
agree to reopen the border between Gibraltar and SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ...
, closed since 1969.
1988 Operation Flavius: The Special Air Services fatally shoot three unarmed Irish Republican ArmyIrish Republican Army An ideogram or ideograph is a graphical symbol that represents an idea [i], rather than a group of lett ...
members in Gibraltar.
2004 Gibraltar celebrates 300 years of British rule.
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