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1892 |
Cinncinatus D’Abreo establishes Indian Life Assurance Company (ILACO) – the
largest in the sub-continent |
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1894 |
D.X. Menezes is the first Karachi Goan to arrive in Mombasa, Kenya |
|
1895 |
August R deCruz becomes the first Goan in Sind to take the M.A. Degree. |
|
1902 |
Aloysius deMello, Bar-at-Law, is the first Goan to be appointed by the
Secretary of State to the Colonial Civil Service. |
|
1916 |
In response to ‘War Funds’ KGA organizes ‘The Mikado’ for the second time
(held earlier in 1903), it ran for three successive nights. |
|
1916 |
Fred J. de Souza is the first Goan to be appointed by the Secretary of State
to the Imperial Service of Railways Engineers. |
|
1918 |
Edward Raymond is appointed as Additional Judicial Commissioner, the first
Indian to be elevated from the Bar to the Sind High Court Bench. |
|
1922 |
Peter Felix Pereira opens P.F. Pereira & Sons (Bakers & Confectioners) |
|
1925 |
Bruno D’Sa becomes Registrar of the High Court of Sind |
|
1925 |
Augustus D’Cruz builds the main Pavilion at the KGA Gymkhana on Bunder Road |
|
1920 |
Tollentine Fonseca composes The Officers March, Dewan-e-Khas and Barcelona
Waltz, they are published the same year. |
|
1926 |
The KGA Gymkhana formally opened on a plot of land measuring 28,000 sq.
yards on M.A. Jinnah Road (formerly Bunder Road) |
|
1926 |
Group of well-off Goans move out of Saddar/Garri Khata and builds a new
township (what is now Garden East) – the first in the city. |
|
1927 |
The KGA Hockey Team wins the All-India Dewar Shield and the Haji Dossul
Cup. |
|
1930 |
The Mickey and Alec Correa band is the ‘best dance band’ in Karachi. |
|
1931 |
The Christ the Monument is built on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. |
|
1931 |
St. Lawrence’s Church is built in Cincinnatus Town (now Garden East),
Karachi through contributions made by Goan families. |
|
1933 |
The MCC (Cricket) Team is feted by the Karachi Goan Association. |
|
1934 |
Edmund Sequeira is the first Goan to qualify in Aviation and to be appointed
to the Civil Aviation Service. |
|
1935 |
Manuel Mendes heads team to clear Quetta city of debris & corpses after
earth quake kills 75,000 people |
|
1936 |
The name of Goa-Portuguese Association changed to Karachi Goan Association
with C.M. Lobo as its first President. |
|
1936 |
Peter Paul Fernandes represents India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics |
|
1937 |
St. Pats Hockey Team (comprising of many Goan players) beats Bhopal
Wanderers (8 Indian Olympians) |
|
1940 |
The Janu Vaz Band is the ‘best jazz and blues’ band in Karachi. |
|
1940 |
Bertie Gomes wins All-India Fly-Weight Championships |
|
1940 |
Hannibal D’Souza wins All-India Fly-Weight Championships |
|
1946 |
Manuel Misquita elected Mayor of Karachi |
|
1945 |
Alex D’Mello, President, Konkani Branch of St. Patrick’s Cathedra, Karachi,
awarded the Bene Merente Gold Medal by Pope Pius XII |
|
1947 |
PAKISTAN IS BORN – Jinnah creates a New State. Goans opt to stay back for
economic, education and social needs |
|
1947 |
Dr. Orphin D’Sa, Dr. Bonnie Rodrigues, Dr. Bella Lobo, Dr. Angelo Freitas,
Dr. Monica Smith and others help refugees pouring in from India |
|
1947 |
Dr. Hermann Drago opens camp in Mirpurkhas in interior Sind to help both
Hindus who were leaving for India and Muslims who were arriving from India. |
|
1947 |
Mohamed Ali Jinnah requests Frank D’Souza to set-up Pakistan Railways |
|
1947 |
P.F. Pereira bakes a special cake on the occasion of the first civic
reception in Karachi for Quaid-e-Azam Mohamed Ali Jinnah |
|
1947 |
Jerome D’Silva starts the Hussain-D’Silva construction company |
|
1948 |
Rev. Fr. Valarian Gracias made Archbishop of Bombay (1948-1978) |
|
1948 |
O.B. Nazareth (Co-Manager) and Milton D’Mello (Player) represent Pakistan
Hockey team at the London Olympics |
|
1950 |
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrives at the Karachi Airport; arrives from
Hyderabad at St. John’s Chapel, Drigh Road. Karachi Catholics bring Statue
in Solemn Motorcade Procession to the Monument of Christ the King |
|
1952 |
Fr. Stephen Raymond builds and becomes the first principal of St. Patrick’s
College |
|
1952 |
Jack Britto represents Pakistan Hockey team at the Helsinki Olympics |
|
1952 |
Michael Barretto and Philip D’Silva are among the first Karachi Goans to
arrive in Toronto, Canada |
|
1952 |
Noel Misquita becomes first Pakistani student at Harvard Business School,
USA. |
|
1953 |
Archbishop Valarian Gracias elevated to the office of Cardinal of Bombay
(1953 – 1978) |
|
1953 |
Tollentine Fonseca writes the Musical Score of the National Anthem of
Pakistan; conducts the Anthem with the Pakistan Navy Band. |
|
1954 |
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta ‘Mikado’ held at the KGA with a full Goan cast |
|
1954 |
Marie Therese Braganza wins the National Badminton Singles Title. |
|
1955 |
Mennen Soares plays for Pakistan in the All-England Thomas Cup World
Badminton Championships. |
|
1956 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title. |
|
1956 |
Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the
National Games. |
|
1957 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title. |
|
1958 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Boys Singles TT title. |
|
1958 |
Mathais Wallis becomes first Goan to play Test Cricket for Pakistan |
|
1958 |
Gemma Rodricks win the National Badminton Singles Title. |
|
1958 |
Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the
National Games. |
|
1958 |
Alan Falcao is the official pianist at Radio Pakistan's local talent program
for 4 years and plays ‘Canadian Sunset' as his opening & closing tune. |
|
1960 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title |
|
1960 |
Gemma Rodricks win the National Badminton Singles Title |
|
1960 |
Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro starts Catholic Social Services |
|
1960 |
Jerome D’Silva and his partner, builds Hussain-D’Silva Town in North
Nazimabad. |
|
1960 |
Henrietta Braganza wins the 100, 200 meters and Long Jump events in the
National Games. |
|
1961 |
St. Patrick’s High School celebrates 100 Years! President Field Marshal
Mohammad Ayub Khan is in attendance. |
|
1961 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title |
|
1961 |
Antao D’Souza plays Test Cricket for Pakistan |
|
1962 |
St. Joseph’s Convent School celebrates 100 Years! |
|
1962 |
Michael Rodrigues wins All-Pakistan Men’s Singles TT title, and captains
Pakistan team at Asian Championships in Bombay |
|
1964 |
Romeo Pereira, President, Bakers Association accompanies Pakistan Delegation
to the USA. |
|
1965 |
Michael Rodrigues plays for Pakistan at the World Table Tennis Championship
in Yugoslavia |
|
1965 |
Blasé Mascarenhas of Central Intelligence Department honored with
‘Tamgha-e-Khidmat’ by President Ayub Khan |
|
1965 |
Brig. Mervyn Cardoza of Pakistan Army honored with ‘Tamgha-e-Khidmat’ by
President Ayub Khan |
|
1965 |
The Xavier Sisters become the first all-women Pakistani band to play to live
audiences |
|
1968 |
Fr. Terrance de Souza appointed Secretary to the Papal Nuncio, Islamabad |
|
1968 |
Patrick Mendes decorated with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice MEDAL – the
highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the papacy – for 50 Years
of Service in Catholic Education |
|
1969 |
Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro establishes Catholic Social Services (CSS) and
appoints Cyril Mendes as its first Secretary. |
|
1969 |
Cyril Mendes assumes charge of CSS as Chairman and continues for a period of
10 years |
|
1970 |
Fr. Terrance de Souza appointed Editor of The Christian Voice |
|
1970 |
Fr. Arnold Heredia sets-up PCIS and the Idara-Amn-o-Insaf |
|
1971 |
Fr. Bonaventure Paul made Bishop of Hyderabad |
|
1971 |
Coral Barboza wins the National Badminton Singles Title |
|
1972 |
Government of Z.A. Bhutto nationalizes St. Patrick’s College and St.
Joseph’s Colleges, and some more Catholic educational institutions. |
|
1972 |
Francis X. Lobo takes part in the National Elections for a seat in the
National Assembly. |
|
1973 |
Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro elected as Pakistan's first red hat by Vatican's
College of Cardinals to be ordained as His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Cordeiro |
|
1974 |
Sylvia D’Mello wins 100 Meters at the National Athletic Championships,
Lahore |
|
1974 |
Romaldine Fernandes wins 800 Meters at the National Athletic Championships,
Lahore |
|
1974 |
Norman D’Souza, Norbert Furtado, Julius Saldanha, Martin Fernandes, Colin
D’Souza and Hilary Furtado and their band ‚Talismen, become the first
Pakistani band to win an international contract in Singapore. |
|
1974 |
Norman D’Souza becomes Pakistani first popular (pop) musician to be
interviewed ‘live’ on Pakistan Television’s Zia Mohiuddin Show. |
|
1975 |
Jesus Christ Superstar staged in Karachi, Bobby Frederick is Jesus, Arthur
Turner, Judas and Victoria deSouza-Menezes plays Mary Magdalene. |
|
1975 |
Luke. F. Andrade introduces Grand Master Ashraf Tai at the KGA Gymkhana and
starts Tai’s Karate Center |
|
1977 |
Katy Gomes-Franco decorated with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice MEDAL – the
highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the papacy – for 50 Years
of Service in Catholic Education |
|
1978 |
St. Patrick’s Cathedral celebrates 100 Years! |
|
1978 |
Fr. Michael D’Cruz builds apartment complexes for Christians in the Civil
Lines area. St. Anthony’s Parish grows! |
|
1978 |
Banker Joaquim D'Mello is instrumental in setting up the Training Academy of
Agha Hasan Abedi's BCCI (Bank of Credit & Commerce International). |
|
1980 |
Venus Coutinho and Ernestine Bernard-Lucas selected to play for Pakistan
Women’s Hockey team |
|
1982 |
Fr. Anthony Lobo made Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi |
|
1982 |
Simon D'Lima, the former stalwart Math teacher at St. Pat's, later principal
of PAF Model School, starts his own school, the St. Peter's High School |
|
1984 |
Angelo Lopes is made the General Manager of the Union Bank of Middle East in
Pakistan |
|
1985 |
Fr. Robert D'Silva builds and expands St. Anthony's Boys School to become a
full-fledged Matriculation school. |
|
1986 |
Amy Gonsalves made Principal of St. Patrick’s Girls School |
|
1986 |
KGA celebrates 100 Years! |
|
1987 |
Lenny Dias represents Pakistan at the Asian Billiard Championships in
Bombay, India |
|
1988 |
Earl Cordeiro becomes National Snooker Champion |
|
1990 |
Bishop Anthony Lobo builds Notre-Dame Institute of Education |
|
1991 |
Michael Alphonso made Principal of St. Lawrence’s Boys School |
|
1992 |
Anthony Sales represents Stamp Society of Pakistan as Secretary-General at
Asian Federation Congress in Kuala Lumpur. |
|
1993 |
Oswin Mascarenhas becomes first lay-principal of St. Patrick’s High School |
|
1993 |
Anthony Sales represents Pakistan as National Commissioner at World and
Asian Stamp Championships. |
|
1995 |
Bishop Armando Trinidad elevated as Archbishop of Lahore |
|
1995 |
Bishop Simeon Pereira elevated as Archbishop of Karachi |
|
1996 |
Fr. Max Rodrigues elevated to Bishop of Hyderabad. |
|
1996 |
Fr. Evarist Pinto elevated to Bishop of Karachi. |
|
1997 |
Bishop Evarist Pinto elevated to Archbishop of Karachi. |
|
1998 |
Fr. Archie D’Souza becomes the only Catholic priest to study Islam in Rome
and initiate Inter-Faith Dialogue in Pakistan |
|
1999 |
Beverly D’Cruz-Martis becomes first Goan girl to be accepted at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
|
2000 |
The Old Priests Home-cum-Presbytery at Civil Lines is completed. A beautiful
Chapel fulfills needs of the ever expanding St. Anthony's Parish. Frs.
Robert D'Silva, Melito Dias and Joseph D'Mello move in to stay here. |
|
2000 |
Menin Rodrigues creates the annual ‘Carnival of Carols' as a Millennium Gift
for the children of the archdiocese. More than 400 children and 1000
spectators attend every year for the next 10 years. |
|
2001 |
Bernard Mascarenhas, Chief Information Officer, Marsh Canada perishes in the
9/11 tragedy of the World Trade Center, New York. USA. He was on a global
conference call at the time of the incident |
|
2001 |
Maurice Coutinho starts ‘Goenkars’ Own Academy – GOA’ as a social group to
encourage Konkani language |
|
2003 |
Menin Rodrigues leads a successful campaign to shift the St. Lawrence's
Government Girls Inter College from the premises of St. Lawrence's Convent
to another location after 28 years of occupation. |
|
2004 |
Menin Rodrigues is appointed by the Ministry of Industries, Government of
Pakistan as Consultant-Delegate at the Hanover Messe, Germany, for two
consecutive years. |
|
2004 |
Archbishop Evarist Pinto appoints Robin Fernandes as the Editor of The
Christian Voice. |
|
2005 |
Menin Rodrigues leads a team comprising of Sr. Mary Emily, Fr. Joe Paul,
Francis D'Souza, Roland de Souza, Ardeshir Cowasjee and Raju Caleb to
denationalize St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Colleges. |
|
2005 |
Menin Rodrigues organizes a grand Reunion & Thank You gathering at St. Pat's
for its illustrious old boy, General Pervez Mushrraf, President of Pakistan.
The President is overwhelmed to meet his mentors Fr. J.B. Todd and Simon
D'Lima, and many classmates. |
|
2007 |
Roland de Souza heads the NGO Shehri as Chairman for two consecutive Years;
appears on numerous TV shows as construction/ environment specialist. |
|
2008 |
Louis (Gumby) Pinto becomes the country’s most celebrated drummer. |
|
2008 |
Fr. Mario Rodrigues appointed by Rome as National Director of the Pontifical
Society of Pakistan |
|
2009 |
Berna Dean-Menezes becomes first Catholic Principal of Kinnaird College for
Women, Lahore |
|
2009 |
Brian Joseph secures 11As in O’Level and 5As in A’Level to win place and
scholarship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
|
2009 |
Christine Martins is appointed Principal of St. Lawrence Convent Girls
School by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) |
|
2010 |
Berna Dean appointed Principal of St. Joseph’s College for Women by the
Institution of the Daughters of the Cross |
|
2011 |
Rev. Fr. Gasper Mendes celebrates 60 Years of Priesthood |
|
2011 |
His Grace Bishop Anthony Lobo celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood |
|
2011 |
Rev. Fr. Joseph D’Mello celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood |
|
2011 |
Karachi Goan Association (KGA) celebrates 125 Years. A special brochure
highlighting its history is printed on the occasion |
|
2011 |
St. Patrick’s High School celebrates 150 years. Ex-students body honors
teachers at ‘Night of the Legends’ – several Goan teachers among them. |
|
2011 |
Goenkars’ Own Academy (GOA), the social entertainment group completes 10
years with Deborah Santamaria as its President. |
