Historic Dates

Historic Dates

• Discovery Day – May 10th, 1503
• Emancipation Day -May 3rd 1835
• Wreck of the 10 Sails – February 8th 1794
• 1st legislative body of the Cayman Islands – 5th December 1831
• Official coat of arms by Royal warrant- May 14th  1958
• Cayman Islands becomes a separate British Crown Colony –August 6th 1962
• Cayman Turtle Centre was established in 1964
• Cayman Islands National Airline “Cayman Airways” was founded on August 7th 1968
• Introduction of the Cayman Islands Dollar, May 1st 1972
• Current Constitution of the Cayman Islands -June 10th 2009