Looking forward to looking back

Here's a look ahead at anniversaries of Maltese events and deaths that will be commemorated during 2007:

- 100th anniversary of the death of Manwel Magri, Archaeologist/Folklorist, aged 56 (Mar 29, 1907).

- 70th anniversary of the formal recognition of Maltese as the official language of Malta (Jan 01, 1937).

- 60th anniversary of the death of Antonio Scortino, Sculptor, aged 68 (Aug 10, 1947).

- 50th anniversary of Malta's first international soccer match. Final score: Malta 2 - Austria 3 (Feb 24, 1957).

- 50th anniversary of the first Mother's Day celebration in Malta (May 12, 1957).

- 30th anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Karen Grech, daughter of Professor Edwin Grech, killed by a bomb hidden in posted parcel(Dec 28, 1977).

- 25th anniversary of the appointment of Agatha Barbara as the first female President of the Republic of Malta (Feb 16, 1982).

- 25th anniversary of the death of Gino Muscat Azzopardi, Politician/Writer, aged 83 (Mar 07, 1982).

- 25th anniversary of the death of Danny Cremona, MLP Government Minister, aged 58 (Jul 07, 1982).

- 20th anniversary of the Nationalist Party election victory following 16 years of MLP administrations (May 11, 1987).

- 10th anniversary of the death of Johnny Navarro, Actor, aged 84 (Aug 5, 1997).

- 10th anniversary of the death of Joseph Aquilina, Writer/Professor of Maltese/Lexicographer, aged 86 (Aug 08, 1997).

The data is compiled from the Today in Maltese History archives.