1841    The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

1945    Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.

1967    Omar Ali Saifuddin III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son, His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

1984    The Sultanate of Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1984    Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

1984    Brunei joins the United Nations.

1998    HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.