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Ayiti ( - 1492)[]

15th Century[]

Year Date Event
1493 October 22 Christopher Columbus's second voyage to Haiti.

Regions before the arrival of Europeans[]

Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus , the area that now includes Port-au-Prince was not the site of any permanent habitation. By the late  15th century, the area was under the control of a Native American leader, Bohéchio , who, like his predecessors, feared that settling near the coast would invite attacks from other populations—especially Caribs .  The area was therefore used only for hunting.

Hispaniola (1492-1697)[]

16th Century[]

Year Date Event
1505 May 20 Death of Christopher Columbus in Valladolid, Spain (55)

Spanish colonization[]

After the arrival of the Spanish, the Amerindians were soon forced to submit to a protectorate , and Bohechio, who died childless, gave way to Anacaona, his sister. This new leader (and poet) tried to maintain good relations with the new power on the island, but it became increasingly difficult to achieve this when the Spanish began to demand increasingly large tributes. Finally, the Spanish colonial administration decided to eliminate forever any threat that the Amerindian ruling class could pose to it, thus deciding to govern the region alone. So, in 1503 , Nicolás de Ovando , then governor, decided to finish with Anacaona: he invited her to a party at his house; she accepted, coming accompanied by other Amerindians. Ovando gave them plenty of wine, and when they had drunk—the Spaniards did not drink—he ordered all the guests to be killed, except Anacaona, whom he wanted to hang in a public place.

The effects of Spanish colonization on the Amerindians of this island were devastating: from 1492 to 1507, an estimated one million inhabitants died due to the violence of the conquistadors and disease [ref. needed] .

After getting rid of Anacaona, Ovando established a village near the coast (west of L' Étang Saumâtre ), which he named Santa Maria de la Paz Verdadera ("Saint Mary of True Peace"), a rather ironic name considering the history of its establishment. However, this village did not last long; it was burned first by French explorers in 1535, and then by the English in 1592. These assaults made life unbearable for the Spanish, and in 1606 they decided to leave the area.

The domination of the buccaneers[]

For over 50 years , the area that is now Port-au-Prince was hardly inhabited. Finally, little by little, buccaneers came to use it as a base of operations, and Dutch merchants began to frequent the area, because it was then an interesting supplier of leather .

Around 1650, French buccaneers, lacking space on Tortuga Island, began to approach the coast of Haiti. They established a colony at Trou-Bordé which began to expand. They then set up a hospital not far from the coast, on the Turgeau heights. This led them to call the region: L'Hôpital .

Although there had been no real Spanish presence at Hôpital for well over 60 years , Spain maintained its claim to the territory, and the ostensibly increasing presence of French buccaneers on Spanish lands prompted the Spanish Crown to send Castilian soldiers to the colony in an attempt to retake it. The mission proved a disaster for the latter, who were outnumbered and outgunned. In 1697 , with the signing of the Treaty of Ryswick , the Spanish government renounced all claims to the western part of Saint-Domingue and thus l'Hôpital. Around the same time, the French also established bases at Estere and Gonaïves .

L'Estere was a wealthy village, inhabited by merchants, with straight streets; it was the governor's residence. Furthermore, the surrounding region, La Petite Rivière, was quite poor. Following a major fire in 1711 , L'Ester was abandoned. However, the French presence in the region continued to grow, and shortly after a new city was founded to the south: Léogâne.

The region that would later become Le Port-au-Prince was inhabited by buccaneers. As the region became a true French colony, the colonial administration became concerned about the continued presence of these pirates. Although useful in repelling English attempts to encroach on French territory, they were quite independent, did not obey any orders from the colonial administration, and were a threat to it. During the winter of 1707 , Count François Joseph de Choiseul-Beaupré (1650-1711), governor of the region, sought to get rid of what he considered a threat. He insisted on obtaining control of the Hospital, which the buccaneers refused, considering this request a humiliation. They then preferred to close the hospital, rather than give it to the governor, and many of them became inhabitants of the island, farmers, the first stable European inhabitants of the region.

Saint-Domingue (1697-1804)[]

18th Century[]

Year Date Event
1713 January 14 Birth of Lamarre
1743 May 20 The birth of Toussaint-Louverture
1746 July 12 Birth of Pinchinat
1749 June 13 Foundation of Port-au-Prince

The founding of Port-au-Prince[]

link=https://fr-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Fichier:Vue_de_Port_au_Prince_(Alexis-Nicolas_P%C3%A9rignon_et_Nicolas_Ponce).jpg?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|alt=|left|thumb|View of Port au Prince , drawing by Alexis-Nicolas Pérignon and engraving by Nicolas Ponce , 1791. Although the elimination of the Hôpital buccaneers as a group strengthened the authority of the colonial administration, it also made the area more vulnerable to English attack. In order to protect it, Captain de Saint-André arrived in the bay aboard the ship named Le Prince , just below the hospital. Saint-André named the place "Le Port du Prince", even though the port and the region continued to be known as Hôpital (the islets in the bay were nevertheless already named îlots du Prince )  .

The English did not attack the place, and several nobles sought land grants from the French crown at Hôpital; the first inhabitant to settle there was Sieur Joseph Randot. On his death in 1737 , Sieur Pierre Morel shared it with Gatien Bretton des Chapelles.

At that time, the colonial administration had become convinced of the need to establish a capital, in order to better govern the French part of Saint-Domingue . Petit Goâve and Léogane claimed this function for a while but were not retained. Indeed, they were not in a central position in the colony, the climate of Petit Goâve was too prone to malaria , and finally the topography of Léogane made its defense difficult. A new capital, seat of the colony's higher council, had to be built.

Port au Prince was thus founded in 1749 by French colonists , sugar plantation inhabitants on the Randot plantation, in Bel-air; then it expanded quite quickly. In 1770 , it replaced Le Cap-Français as the capital of the colony of Saint-Domingue, but was destroyed by an earthquake onJune 3.

During the French Revolution , it was renamed "Port-Républicain" onSeptember 22, 1793.

The armistice of March 30, 1798 allowed Major General Toussaint Louverture to settle the details of the retreat of the English army from Saint-Domingue  , before the triumphant entry of the black general and his army of ex-slaves into Port-au-Prince onMay 16, 1798 The armistice was aimed at negotiations by which it was decided that the English would leave their last stronghold, the Môle-Saint-Nicolas , theAugust 31, 1798.

After the failure of the Saint-Domingue expedition of 1802, the city became in 1804 the capital of the new independent country: Haiti  ; the Haitian emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines known as Jacques I gave it back the name of Port-au-Prince. He was killed onOctober 17, 1806, in Pont-Rouge , located at the northern entrance to the city. When Haiti was divided into a kingdom (in the north) and a republic (in the south), Port-au-Prince became the capital of the republic under Alexandre Pétion .

Year Date Event
1763 January 28 Capture of Fort-Dauphin by the Spanish
1767 October 6 Birth of Henri Christophe
November 12 R. Desruisseaux is born.
1770 April 2 Pétion is born
June 3 Earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince
1773 February 14 Birth of Jean-Pierre Boyer
May 6 The birth of J. Borgella
1781 June 16 Birth of Hérard Dumesle
1788 August 16 Terrible hurricane in Port-au-Prince.
1790 May 29 The Assembly of Saint-Marc enacted the inaugural constitution of Saint-Domingue,
October 23 Ogé arrives at Cap-Haïtien.
November 25 J.B. Chavannes is arrested in Saint-Jean.
1791 Februrary 23 Ogé (34) and Chavannes (43) are executed in the Cape
March 4 Death of Colonel Mauduit (38)
October 24 Entry of freedmen into Port-au-Prince.
November 19 Death of Ferrand de Baudières in Petit-Goâve.
October 21 Massacre of freedmen in Port-au-Prince
1792 January 21 Saint-Léger lifts the siege of Port-au-Prince
July 5 Beauvais and Rigaud enter Port-au-Prince with an army of freedmen
1793 January 12 Laveaux succeeds Rochambeau
May 15 The birth of Bonnet
May 21 Pétion successfully repelled twelve English ships commanded by Admiral Parker from fort Ca-Ira
July 22 The Treaty of Basel resulted in Spain ceding Santo Domingo to France.
August 29 Sonthonax proclaims general freedom for slaves
August 31 Sonthonax proclaims general freedom at the Cape.
October 14 De Lassalle leaves the colony.
1798 May 8 The surrender of the English forces to Toussaint-Louverture
August 18 Evacuation of Môle Saint-Nicolas by the English.
August 20 Evacuation of Jérémie by the English.
October 1 The English evacuate Môle Saint-Nicolas.
1799 January 24 Roume succeeds Hédouville
July 10 A rebellion breaks out at Môle Saint-Nicolas and Jean-Rabel in favor of Rigaud
July 14 Borno Déléart seizes Marigot from Toussaint-Louverture
July 19 Combat between Rigaud and Dessalines at Grand-Goâve resulted in 1,000 dead and 2,000 wounded over two days
July 24 L. Bellegarde assumes leadership of Jean-Rabel's insurgents in favor of Rigaud
October 22 Siege of Jacmel by Toussaint-Louverture
October 25 Pétion abandons Bellevue, which he had bravely defended.

19th Century[]

Year Date Event
1800 January 6 Toussaint-Louverture launched a comprehensive assault on Jacmel,
March 10 Jacmel is evacuated
May 17 Dessalines at Miragoàne, deserted by Pétion
July 30 Pétion and other officers embark for Curaçao
1801 January 3 Expedition of Toussaint-Louverture's army against the East
April 23 A law is enacted granting foreign traders the right to patent
October 31 Toussaint-Louverture had his nephew Moise executed.
1802 March 3 Heroic defense of Crête-à-Pierrot
March 6 Leclerc appoints Pétion as commander of the 13th demi-brigade
March 24 Crete-a-Pierrot is evacuated
August 28 Toussaint-Louverture is locked up in the Château de Joux (France).
October 3 The French evacuate Fort Bizoton.
October 5 Submission of Aribonite to Boyer
October 13 Pétion designs the plan for the War of Independence.
October 15 Geffrard aligns with Pétion.
November 2 Death of Lamartinière, the hero of Crète-à-Pierrot, at age 30.
November 3 General Leclerc dies.
November 5 Christophe attacks Charrier but is pushed back by 2,000 men.
November 9 Christophe ends the siege of Cap-Haïtien.
1803 February 15 Dessalines leads a march against Santo-Domingo.
March 17 Lamarre rises against the French at Petit-Goave
April 11 Capois captures Port-de-Paix from the French
April 27 Toussaint Louverture dies in France
April 28 Arcahaie is bombarded
April 30 Geffrard achieves a significant victory over the French at Karatas
May 23 Rochambeau placed a bounty on the heads of Dessalines and Pétion
June 1 Capture of Mirebalais from French forces
June 17 French forces evacuate Léogâne
June 26 Death of Lamour Dérance in Marchand
October 7 Capois takes Port-de-Paix from the French.
October 10 Expulsion of the French from Port-au-Prince.
October 11 Germain Frère is appointed Borough Commander of the district of Port-au-Prince.
October 18 N. Geffrard takes possession of Les Cayes from the French.
October 30 Death of Gabart at Saint-Marc
November 29 Rochambeau and his troops evacuated the Cape

First Empire of Haiti (1804-1806)[]

Year Date Event
1804 Janauary 1 Independence of Haiti
January 25 Dessalines was declared emperor
January 30 Death of Pinchinat in France (58)
1805 May 26 Dessalines' military penal code is enacted.
1806 May 13 The death of General N. Geffrard (44)
October 12 Uprising against Dessalines
October 17 Death of Emperor Dessalines (48)
October 19 Death of Capois (40)

State of Haiti [NORTH] (1806-1811) and[]

Republic of Haiti [SOUTH] (1806-1820)[]

Year Date Event
1807 January 8 Evacuation of Christophe in front of Port-au-Prince
February 16 Constitution of Christophe is enacted.
March 9 Pétion is elected as the 1st president, for four years
May 27 Pétion, Yayou, and Wagnac dismantled the outposts established by Christophe
July 1 The Senate adjourns to allow Pétion to save the Republic
July 13 Christophe leads 8,000 soldiers to invade the North-West, which has rebelled in support of Pétion
1808 November 10 General Ferrand dies in Palo Hincado.
1809 January 5 Combat and evacuation of la Sourde
June 6 Pétion initiates a new campaign against Christophe
June 21 Death of David Troy at La Sourde
1810 January 18 Death of Gérin at Anse-à-Veau (52)
June 27 Mgr Guilloux appointed archbishop of Port-au-Prince
July 17 Christophe's ships fired two cannon shots in front of Môle Saint-Nicolas because Lamarre died the day before, 1810.
November 23 The 16th regiment of Anse-à-Veau switches allegiance to Rigaud
1811 January 9 Split of the South Department
January 11 Rigaud appointed head of the Southern department.
March 3 Pétion is again elected as the president
March 26 Christophe is declared king
April 21 The inaugural session of the first Chamber of Commons
May 30 Christophe distributes the Cross of Saint-Henri
June 2 Coronation of Christophe

Kingdom of Haiti (1811-1820) [NORTH] and[]

Republic of Haiti (1806-1820) [SOUTH][]

Year Date Event
1812 January 29 The Arthémise, Christophe's ship, goes to Pétion
March 11 Panayoty and Frémont are delegates to Borgella
March 14 The South surrenders to Pétion
March 16 Aquin yields to Pétion
March 23 Métellus occupies Fort Sibert
March 25 Siege of Port-au-Prince
March 30 One hundred wounded prisoners at Sibert are burned on Christophe's orders
November 7 Law enacted establishing a Mint.
1813 February 25 President Boyer's troops defect at Anse à Veau
1814 January 26 Entry of Toussaint-Louverture into Santo Domingo
1816 October 9 Pétion elected president for life.
1814 June 7 Arrival of Mgr Coechia, papal legate, in Port-au-Prince
1817 June 28 Jean Marassa detonates Fort Bizoton
1818 March 29 Alexandre Pétion dies at 48
March 31 Boyer is elected as the 2nd president.
April 1 Boyer takes the oath of office
June 5 Birth of Mgr Guilloux, the second archbishop of Port-au-Prince
June 22 Arrival of Jacob Lewis, the first commercial agent of the United States, in Port-au-Prince
June 23 Enactment of law establishing stamp tax
1820 February 17 Grand'Anse is pacified
October 2 Saint-Marc rises against Christophe.
October 8 Christophe kills himself (53).
October 26 Entry of Boyer into the Cape; pacification of the North
October 27 General Magny is appointed Borough Commander of the Cape district.
November 28 Death of General Lys, at sea

Republic of Haiti (1820-1849)[]

Year Date Event
1821 April 9 Boyer makes his entry into Saint-Marc
August 1 Departure of Madame Christophe and her two daughters for England
August 7 Expulsion of Bishop Glory and Father Jérémie
November 16 Unification of Laxavon and Monte-Christ with the Republic.
1822 January 16 Boyer's expedition to Santo Domingo
January 19 The East aligns with the Republic of Haiti
May 10 The opening of the port of Saint-Marc to international trade
1823 April 13 Boyer presents the exequatur to Baron Merlet, the first consul of France
July 3 Baron Mackau arrives in Port-au-Prince with the orders from King Charles X
July 21 The departure of Haitian commissioners Daumac, Frémont, and Rouanèz for France
1824 June 14 Rouanez and Larose dispatched on a mission to France
1825 March 27 The Civil Code is enacted
April 17 France recognizes Haiti's independence
July 11 Acceptance of the ordinance of King Charles X
1826 February 18 Penal Code is enacted
April 12 The Code of Criminal Instruction is enacted
May 19 The Penal Code is enacted
1832 July 8 Fire affects 20 blocks in Port-au-Prince
1831 August 13 Terrible hurricane in Les Cayes.
October 20 Death of General Marion
1833 August 19 David Saint-Preux is excluded from the Chamber.
1834 May 12 The death of General Verret,
1837 June 12 Fire in Port-au-Prince
1838 February 11 Treaty signed with France
May 2 The conspiracy led by Etienne Mangot
1839 January 4 Soulouque present at Camp Marie.
January 15 The Republican army enters Port-au-Prince
1839 January 23 Swearing-in of President Geffrard in the Senate
July 18 Constitution Amendment Act of 1846
1842 May 7 Earthquake occurred
1843 January 9 Death of General Bonnet in Saint-Marc
January 26 Taking of arms at Praslin
January 31 Jérémie aligns with the revolution
February 20 Death of Colonel Lamarre and Dorvilier Bruneau
March 12 President Boyer's troops leave him at Mapou Dampus
March 13 President Boyer's decline occurs
March 21 The popular army enters Port-au-Prince
November 10 Berlhomieux fire in Port-au-Prince.
1844 January 13 Charles Hérard elder, president of Haiti for 4 years
Feburary 27 The East breaks away from the Republic of Haiti
April 29 Death of Borgella
May 3 The forfeiture of 3President Charles Hérard and the election of President Guerrier4
1845 April 15 The death of President Guerrier4 leads to the election of President Pierrot5
1846 March 1 Removal of President Pierrot; Riché becomes the 6th president
1847 February 26 Death of President Riché
March 1 Soulouque is elected as the 7th president
March 2 Funeral of President Riché
May 9 The death of B. lnginac, who served as general secretary
1849 March 5 Campaign against the East happens
April 5 Geffrard is shot at Azua
April 6 Soulouque enters Azua
August 26 Soulouque emperor under the name of Faustin I.
November 14 Fire in Port-au-Prince

Second Haitian Empire (1849-1859)[]

Year Date Event
1850 July 9 Death of ex-president J.P. Boyer in Paris (74)
November 13 Former Dominican president Jimenès arrives in Port-au-Prince.
1851 February 13 Francisque, the justice minister, is removed from office
April 14 Legislation is enacted to authorize a new billion currency
November 27 A fire broke out in the Cape
1852 April 18 Soulouque is declared emperor
July 15 Soulouque leaves for the North
1853 May 11 The arrival of Mgr Spacapietra, the delegate of the Holy Father, in Port-au-Prince.


Second Haitian Republic (1859-1957)[]

Year Date Event
1859 January 2 Arrival of Soulouque at Montrouis.
January 10 Escape of Soulouque from Camp Mary
May 24 The banishment of Soulouque from Haitian territory
1860 March 28 A concordat between Haiti and Rome
1861 March 18 Santana sells the East to Spain
July 6 The Haitian government was held accountable by seven Spanish vessels for Cabral's decision to prepare for armed conflict along the border
August 14 Tour of the President of Haiti in the South
1862 April 26 The American Senate recognizes Haiti's independence
November 15 Geffrard receives cheers in Jacmel.
June 18 Aimé Legros and 16 accomplices sentenced to death
June 19 Court martial in Saint-Marc sentences Aimé Legros to capital punishment
1865 May 22 The ratification of the treaty with Haiti in Washington
1867 February 22 Prosper Elie dies at Fort Lamarre
March 8 Seizure of arms in Saint-Marc
April 8 Seizure of weapons in Saint-Marc
1869 July 7 Chaotic events in Port-au-Prince
July 27 Mgr Testard du Cosquier, first archbishop of Port-au-Prince, died in Rome
November 6 Salnave reveals Victorin Chevallier's betrayal.
1871 May 18 The departure of the President of Haiti to the North,
1872 March 15 Cinna Leconte is in Cape Town
April 20 Morne-à-Tuf is established as a parish under the invocation of Sainte-Anne
August 24 Definitive withdrawal of paper currency.
1873 January 20 The National Assembly ratified the treaty with the Dominican Republic
June 15 Seizure of arms of Alexis Nord
1874 May 5 Dissent observed in the Chamber of Deputies
May 14 The resignation of N. Saget from power
June 7 Death of Senator Dupont in Port-au-Prince
June 11 Michel Domingue elected as the 13th president of Haïti
July 2 Bishop Hillion is appointed Bishop of Cap-Haïtien
November 9 Treaty with the East.
1876 February 19 Justice of the peace is established in Quartier-Morin
February 21 Death of Senator Saladin Lamour
March 15 The Saltrou affair takes place
March 20 Death of Hippolyte Lucas
March 22 A justice of the peace is established in Perches
April 3 Armed conflict begins at Trou
April 4 Seizing of weapons in Cap-Haïtien
April 10 Gonaïves joins the revolutionary movement
April 15 The fall of President Domingue13
April 16 Paulemon Lorquett passes away
April 19 Boisrond-Canal and exiles from Kingston arrive in Port-au-Prince
April 24 A provisional government is established
May 4 The decree that sequestered the properties of President Domingue and Septimus Rameau
July 16 Fire in Jérémie
October 21 Death of Senator Lamy Duval
November 8 Law enacted, opening the ports of Petit-Goâve and Anse-d'Hainault.
November 17 Closure of the legislative session
November 18 Fire on the English schooner Ariana at Miragoâne
November 24 A. Thoby becomes Secretary of State for the Interior.
1877 January 7 Fire in the southern part of Port-au-Prince
February 11 Fire breaks out in Jacmel
April 7 A fire breaks out at Môle Saint-Nicolas,
April 22 The Saint-Joseph church is consecrated
May 16 Boisrond-Canal, a prominent supporter of the Masonic order
May 25 The transfer of the remains of Jean-Phillipe Vil Lubin to the capital
June 3 Transfer of the remains of Monplaisir Pierre and Brice
June 20 Inauguration of the Cap-Haitien bridge
July 4 Death of Prosper Faure in Kingston
July 23 Fire at the B. Rivière hotel in Port-au-Prince
July 28 Rebellion of Croix-des-Bouquets
October 16 Insurrection attempt occurs in Quartier-Morin.
1879 June 30 Boyer-Bazelais uprising in Port-au-Prince
1881 June 9 François Denys Légitime appointed as Secretary of State for the Interior
1883 June 8 Attempted arson in Miragoâne
1886 August 6 Health Police Act
1887 August 21 Law signed, establishing the communes of Quartier-Morin, Saint-Raphaël, Les Anglais, Grands-Bois, and Perches.
1888 August 5 General Seïde Thélémaque prepared to engage in armed conflict at the Cape against President Salomon.
August 9 Great unrest in Port-au-Prince
August 10 Fall and departure of President Salomon
1889 August 3 Provisional Northern government's decree establishes the communes l'Acul-Samedi, Caracol etc., and Thomazeau.
August 8 Solon Ménos responds to the provisional government of Saint-Marc on the conditions of departure of President Légitime,
August 21 Fall and departure of President Légitime.
August 23 Northern Army enters Port-au-Prince.
May 28 An uprising occurred in Port-au-Prince, resulting in the deaths of Ernest Rigaud and Alix Rossignol
1891 May 31 The execution of General Sully Guerrier, who led the uprising on May 28, 1891.

Republic of Haiti: Duvalier Dynasty (1957-1986)[]

Third Haitian Republic (1986- )[]

By Month[]

July[]

August[]

  • 1. Departure of Madame Christophe and her two daughters for England, 1821
  • 3. Provisional Northern government's Decree regarding the establishment of communes l'Acul-Samedi, Caracol etc., and Thomazeau (1889).
  • 4. Patronal festival of Port-Salut.
  • 5. General Seïde Thélémaque prepared to engage in armed conflict at the Cape against President Salomon, 1888.
  • 6. Health Police Act, 1886.
  • 7. Expulsion of Bishop Glory and Father Jérémie, 1821.
  • 8. Solon Ménos responds to the provisional government of Saint-Marc on the conditions of departure of President Légitime, 1889.
  • 9. Great unrest in Port-au-Prince, 1888.
  • 10. Fall and departure of President Salomon, 1888.
  • 11. Patronal feast of Sainte-Suzanne.
  • 12. Commune of Dessalines patronal festival.
  • 13. Terrible hurricane in Les Cayes, 1831.
  • 14. Tour of the President of Haiti in the South, 1861
  • 15. Patronal festival of Port-au-Prince, Cayes, Cap-Haïtien, Goâve, and Ouanaminthe.
  • 16. Terrible hurricane in Port-au-Prince, 1788.
  • 18. Evacuation of Môle Saint-Nicolas by the English, 1798.
  • 19. David Saint-Preux is excluded from the Chamber, 1833.
  • 20. Evacuation of Jérémie by the English, 1798.
  • 21. Law signed which establishes the Morin District, Saint-Raphaël, the English, Grands-bois, and the Perches, 1887.
  • 22. Fall and departure of General Légitime, 1889.
  • 23. Entry into Port-au-Prince of the Northern Army, 1889.
  • 24. Definitive withdrawal of paper money, 1872.
  • 25. Patronal festival of Jérémie, Mirebalais, Morin, Apricots, Saint-Louis du Nord, Saint.Louis du Sud.
  • 26. Soulouque emperor under the name of Faustin I, 1849
  • 27. Arrival in Port-au-Prince of the Marquis de Forbin-Janson.
  • 28. Toussaint-Louverture is locked up in the Château de Joux (France),
  • 29. Sonthonax proclaims general freedom for slaves, 1793.
  • 30. Patronal festival of Léogane and Grande-Rivière du Nord.
  • 31. Sonthonax proclaims general freedom at the Cape, 1703.

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

  • 1. An assassin named Jules entered the National Palace at night in 1892; he was shot.
  • 2. Marion was born in Sarrebousse in 1772.
  • 3. Dominican pirates attacked and burned Dame-Marie in 1849.
  • 4. The French forces left Le Môle in 1803.
  • 5. The Revolutionary War ended in 1803.
  • 6. Haiti was discovered in 1492. — The patronal festival of Môle Saint-Nicolas
  • 7. General Magloire Ambroise passed away in Jacmel in 1807.
  • 8. Patronal festivals were held for Les Anglais, Hinche, Port-de-Paix, Milot, Verrettes, and Petite-Anse.
  • 9. Lamarre stayed in Môle in 1808.
  • 10. The Saltrou patronal festival.
  • 11. Bishop Monely arrived in Port-au-Prince with the ratification of the concordat, 1860.
  • 13. The President of Haiti left for Arcahaie, 1876.
  • 14. Leclerc's army departed from France, 1801.
  • 15. The French regained control of Mirebalais and Grands-Bois, 1802.
  • 16. A fire occurred in Port-au-Prince on Rue du Quai, 1822.
  • 17. There was a disagreement between Pétion and the Senate, 1810.
  • 18. The Haitian flag was raised in Santo Domingo, 1822.
  • 19. Philippe Guerrier was born, 1757.
  • 20. Fabre Geffrard left Port-au-Prince for Gonaïves, where he led a revolution, 1859.
  • 21. Ogé and Chavannes were released by Spanish authorities, 1790.
  • 22. Mgr C. M. Million was appointed bishop of Cape Town, 1873.
  • 23. Seizure of arms of Geffrard in Gonaïves, 1858.
  • 23. Soulouque fell from power in 1838.
  • 24. Fall of Soulouque, 1838. 25. Birth of Bruno Blanchot at Fort Dauphin, 1760; Constitution of the Republic of Haiti, 1806; Establishment of a Saint-Marc civil court, 1875; Soulouque leaves to stifle the Gonaïves movement, 1858; Pétion orders the property of the estates to be divided up in favor of the officers, 1809.
  • 31. Promulgation of the constitution of 1843,

January[]

  • 1. Independence of Haiti, 1804.
  • 2. Arrival of Soulouque at Montrouis, 1859.
  • 3. Expedition of Toussaint-Louverture's army against the East, 1801.
  • 4. Soulouque present at Camp Marie, 1839.
  • 5.Combat and evacuation of la Sourde, 1809.
  • 6.Toussaint-Louverture launched a comprehensive assault on Jacmel, 1800.
  • 7. Fire in the southern part of Port-au-Prince, 1877.
  • 8. Evacuation of Christophe in front of Port-au-Prince, 1807.
  • 9. Split of the South Department, 1811. - Death of General Bonnet in Saint-Marc, 1843
  • 10. Escape of Soulouque from Camp Mary, 1859.
  • 11. Rigaud appointed head of the Southern department, 1811.
  • 12. Laveaux succeeds Rochambeau, 1793.
  • 13. Charles Hérard elder, president of Haiti for 4 years, 1844.
  • 14. Birth of Lamarre, 1713.
  • 15. The Republican army enters Port-au-Prince, 1839.
  • 16. Boyer's expedition to Santo Domingo, 1822.
  • 17. Perches patronal festival
  • 18. Death of Gérin at Anse-à-Veau, 1810.
  • 19. The East aligns with the Republic of Haiti, 1822.
  • 20. The National Assembly ratified the treaty with the Dominican Republic, 1873,
  • 21. Saint-Léger lifts the siege of Port-au-Prince, 1792.
  • 22. Vallières patronal festival.
  • 23. Swearing-in of President Geffrard in the Senate, 1839,
  • 24. Roume succeeds Hédouville, 1799.
  • 25. Dessalines was declared emperor, 1804.
  • 26. Entry of Toussaint-Louverture into Santo Domingo, 1814.
  • 27. Taking of arms at Praslin, 1843.
  • 28. Capture of Fort-Dauphin by the Spanish, 1763.
  • 29. The Arthémise, Christophe's ship, goes to Pétion, 1812.
  • 30. Death of Pinchinat in France, 1804.
  • 31. Jérémie aligns with the revolution, 1843.

February[]

  • 1. General Lazarre collaborates with the Praslin uprising, 1843.
  • 2. Gros-Morne festival celebration.
  • 3. Port-au-Prince arsenal explosion, 1826.
  • 4. Rochambeau captures Fort-Liberté, 1802.
  • 5. Slavery abolished in French colonies, 1793.
  • 6. André Jean Simon, former minister, passes away, 1876.
  • 7. Mgr Hillion is consecrated as bishop of Cap-Haitien, 1871.
  • 8. President Boyer enters Santo Domingo, 1822.
  • 9. President Boisrond-Canal gets married, 1877.
  • 10. Toussaint-Louverture is deported to France, 1802.
  • 11. Treaty signed with France, 1838.
  • 12. Fire breaks out in Jacmel, 1877.
  • 13. Francisque, the justice minister, is removed from office, 1851.
  • 14. Birth of Jean-Pierre Boyer, 1773.
  • 15. Dessalines leads a march against Santo-Domingo, 1803.
  • 16. Constitution of Christophe is proclaimed, 1807.
  • 17. Grand'Anse is pacified, 1820.
  • 18. Penal Code is enacted, 1826.
  • 19. Justice of the peace is established in the Morin Quarter, 1876.
  • 20. Colonel Lamarre and Dorvilier Bruno die, 1843.
  • 21. Senator Saladin Lamour passes away, 1876.
  • 22. Prosper Elie dies at Fort Lamarre, 1867.
  • 23. Ogé and Chavannes are executed in Cape Town, 1791.
  • 24. Ogé and Chavannes meet their end, 1791.
  • 25. President Boyer's troops defect at Anse à Veau, 1813.
  • 26. General Riché passes away, 1847.
  • 27. The East breaks away from the Republic of Haiti, 1844.

March[]

  • 1. Removal of Pierrot, Riché becomes the 6th president, 1846; Soulouque is elected the 7th president, 1847.
  • 2. Funeral of President Riché, 1847.
  • 3. Heroic defense of Crête-à-Pierrot, 1802. Pétion is elected as the 1st president, 1811.
  • 4. Death of Colonel Mauduit, 1791.
  • 5. Campaign against the East happens, 1849.
  • 6. Leclerc appoints Pétion as commander of the 13th demi-brigade, 1802.
  • 7. Aquin celebrates its Patronal festival.
  • 8. Arms are taken in Saint-Marc, 1867.
  • 9. Pétion is elected president for four years, 1807.
  • 10. Jacmel is evacuated, 1800.
  • 11. Panayoty and Frémont are delegates to Borgella, 1812.
  • 12. President Boyer's troops leave him at Mapou Dampus, 1843.
  • 13. Boyer's decline occurs in 1843, followed by Geffrard's in 1867.
  • 14. The South surrenders to Pétion, 1812.
  • 15. The Saltrou affair takes place, 1876, while Cinna Leconte is in Cape Town, 1872.
  • 16. Aquin yields to Pétion, 1812.
  • 17. Lamarre rises against the French at Petit-Goave, 1803.
  • 18. The patronal festival of Lascahobas, and Santana sells the East to Spain, 1861.
  • 19. Patronal festival of Torbeck, Fort-Liberté, and Pestel
  • 20. Death of Hippolyte Lucas, 1876.
  • 21. The popular army enters Port-au-Prince, 1843.
  • 22. A justice of the peace is established in Perches, 1876.
  • 23. Métellus occupies Fort Sibert, 1812.
  • 24. Crete-a-Pierrot is evacuated, 1802, followed by the siege of Port-au-Prince in 1812.
  • 25. Cavaillon's patronal festival - Siege of Port-au-Prince, 1812.
  • 26. Christophe is declared king, 1811.
  • 27. The Civil Code is enacted, 1825.
  • 28. A concordat between Haiti and Rome, 1860.
  • 29. Alexandre Pétion dies at 48, 1818.
  • 30. One hundred wounded prisoners at Sibert are burned on Christophe's orders, 1812.
  • 31. Boyer is elected as the 2nd president, 1818.

April[]

  • 1. Boyer takes the oath of office, 1818
  • 2. Pétion is born, 1770.
  • 3. Armed conflict begins at Trou, 1876.
  • 4. Seizing of weapons in Cap-Haïtien, 1876.
  • 5. Geffrard is shot at Azua, 1849.
  • 6. Soulouque enters Azua, 1849.
  • 7. A fire breaks out at Môle Saint-Nicolas, 1877.
  • 8. Seizure of weapons in Saint-Marc, 1867.
  • 9. Boyer makes his entry into Saint-Marc, 1821.
  • 10. Gonaïves joins the revolutionary movement, 1876.
  • 11. Capois captures Port-de-Paix from the French, 1803.
  • 12. The Code of Criminal Instruction is enacted, 1826.
  • 13. Boyer presents the exequatur to Baron Merlet, the first consul of France, 1823.
  • 14. Legislation is enacted to authorize a new billion currency, 1851.
  • 15. The death of President Guerrier4 leads to the election of President Pierrot5, 1845; the fall of 13President Domingue, 1876.
  • 16. Paulemon Lorquett passes away in 1876*.
  • 17. France recognizes Haiti's independence, 1825.
  • 18. Soulouque is declared emperor, 1852.
  • 19. Boisrond-Canal and exiles from Kingston arrive in Port-au-Prince, 1876.
  • 20. Morne-à-Tuf is established as a parish under the invocation of Sainte-Anne, 1872.
  • 21. The inaugural session of the first Chamber of Commons, 1811.
  • 22. The Saint-Joseph church is consecrated, 1877.
  • 23. A law is enacted granting foreign traders the right to patent, 1801.
  • 24. A provisional government is established, 1876.
  • 25. The patronal feast of Saint-Marc is celebrated.
  • 26. The American Senate recognizes Haiti's independence, 1862.
  • 27. Toussaint Louverture dies in France, 1803.
  • 28. Arcahaie is bombarded, 1803.
  • 29. The patronal feast of Damassins; Death of Borgella.
  • 30. Geffrard achieves a significant victory over the French at Karatas, 1803.

May[]

  • 1. Jacmel's patronal festival; Agriculture Festival.
  • 2. The conspiracy led by Etienne Mangot, 1838.
  • 3. The forfeiture of 3President Charles Hérard and the election of President Guerrier, 1844.
  • 4. The decree that sequestered the properties of President Domingue and Septimus Rameau, 1876.
  • 5. The dissent observed in the Chamber of Deputies, 1874.
  • 6. The birth of J. Borgella, 1773.
  • 7. Earthquake occurred, 1842.
  • 8. The surrender of the English forces to Toussaint-Louverture, 1798.
  • 9. The death of B. lnginac, who served as general secretary, 1847.
  • 10. The opening of the port of Saint-Marc to international trade, 1822.
  • 11. The arrival of Mgr Spacapietra, the delegate of the Holy Father, in Port-au-Prince.
  • 12. The death of General Verret, 1834.
  • 13. The death of General N. Geffrard, 1806.
  • 14. The resignation of N. Saget from power, 1874.
  • 15. The birth of Bonnet, 1793.
  • 16. Boisrond-Canal, a prominent supporter of the Masonic order, 1877.
  • 17. Dessalines at Miragoàne, deserted by Pétion, 1800.
  • 18. The departure of the President of Haiti to the North, 1871.
  • 19. The Penal Code is enacted, 1826.
  • 20. The birth of Toussaint-Louverture, 1743 - Christopher Columbus died in Valladolid, 1505.
  • 21. Pétion successfully repelled twelve English ships commanded by Admiral Parker from fort Ca-Ira, 1793.
  • 22. The ratification of the treaty with Haiti in Washington, 1865.
  • 23. Rochambeau placed a bounty on the heads of Dessalines and Pétion, 1803.
  • 24. The banishment of Soulouque from Haitian territory, 1859.
  • 25. The transfer of the remains of Jean-Phillipe Vil Lubin to the capital, 1877.

June[]

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