| DATE | MICRONATIONAL FIRST |
| Circa 1865 | World's
first
extant
micronation
starts
in
1865
when
Matthew
Shiell
Dowdy,
a
rich
Irishman
resident
of
Montserrat,
buys
the
island
of
Redonda,
and
with
tacit
consent
from
Victoria,
Queen
of
England,
becomes
the
first
King
of
Redonda.
In
1880
the
crown
passed
to
the
son,
Matthew
Philipps
Shiell,
who
was
incoronated
by
the
Methodist
Bishop
of
Antigua
with
the
name
of
Felipe
I.
He
reigned
until
1947.
Felipe became a famous writer,
and conceded many titles, especially for cultural and literary merits.
His successor was John Gawsworth, who under the name of King Juan I was
monarch of the island until 1967. After 1967 at least two parallel
claims to the
Kingdom of Redonda exist (Arthur John Roberts, 1967-1989, styled as King Juan II; and Giancarlo Ezio
Noferi, styled as HRH Giancarlo
Ezio I of Montedoglio, 1967-). Today there are at least four
living claimants. |
| Circa 1940 | The
first apparent reference in French to the word micronation in
book form appears in Bibliothèque historique vaudoise,
Volume
67, by the Société historique vaudoise,
Société académique vaudoise: "La micronation vaudoise forme done un
ensemble politique et culturel." |
| Circa 1943 | The first apparent reference in English to the word micronation in book form appears in The battle for Buenos Aires, by Saxtone E. Bradford (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company): "Careful groundwork had given Germany a highly unified micronation within the boundaries of Argentina in many ways better prepared and better organized than . . ." The first reference in English to the word micronations in a popular book appears in the 1978 edition of The People's Almanac #2, where David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace write: "Established in 1972 by a declaration of sovereignty by a group of Californians, the Republic of Minerva has more claim to authenticity than most micronations because it actually has some land, although it disappears at high tide. The republic consists of two coral reefs 17 miles apart in the South Pacific Ocean some 3,400 miles southwest of Honolulu and 915 miles northeast of Auckland, New Zealand." |
| 26/10/1967 | The earliest apparent instance of use of the word micro-nation in English in journalistic form appears to be in the 26 October 1967 edition of Australian newspaper The Age, on page 5, under the article "A micro-nation", which mentions the now independent country of Nauru. The first apparent instance of use of the word micronation in English in journalism in its modern form, i.e. without a hyphen, is in the 8 October 1973 Time magazine article "TOURISM: Red into Black", where the word is first mentioned in the phrase, "As S.B.M. goes, so goes the micronation, which is made up of about 4,000 Monegasques and 25,000 resident foreigners." S.B.M., by the way, is a reference to Société des Bains de Mer SA, or the Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Etrangers à Monaco, a Monaco-based holding company primarily engaged in the operations in two sectors: games and hotel business. |
| 25/11/1968 | English court declares itself outside the jurisdiction of Sealand. This action made the Principality of Sealand the first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de facto recognition. |
| 01/04/1973 | On April Fools' Day in 1973, John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced the birth of Nutopia, the world's first country where all people are ambassadors. Nutopia was described as "a conceptual country" with no boundaries and "no laws other than cosmic." At the time, Mr. Lennon was being threatened with deportation because of a 1968 marijuana conviction in Britain. As Nutopian ambassadors, Mr. and Ms. Lennon asked for diplomatic immunity and United Nations recognition, and they gave "One White Street" as the embassy address. Neither of them ever lived at that address. |
| Circa 1976 | Peter Townsend becomes the world's first man to inherit an embassy when he moves into a four-story town house at "One White Street" in TriBeCa. Within days he started receiving mail addressed to "John Lennon and Yoko Ono, c/o Nutopian Embassy", and the mail didn't stop coming until a few years after Mr. Lennon was shot and killed (New York Times article). |
| 23/04/1982 | World's first 'Fifth World' country is born, the Conch Republic. The Conch Republic was born in response to a United States Border blockade of the Florida Keys. Since the United States Government insisted on treating the Keys like a foreign country; Key West Mayor Dennis Wardlow seceded from the Union, declared war, surrendered, and demanded foreign aid. Its Secretary General Sir Peter Anderson claims that "we exist as a 'State of Mind', and aspire only to bring more Warmth, Humor and Respect to a planet we find in sore need of all three." |
| 13/05/1989 | The Hon. John Charlton Rudge (Grand Duchy of Avram) becomes the first micronationalist to be elected to an Official World parliament, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He served one term until his defeat in 1992 (departure: 1 February 1992), representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Lyons. His adopted title is "His Grace the Most Noble the Duke of Avram" (Tasmanian parliament profile). |
| 05/03/2003 | TTF-Bucksfan becomes first micronation on earth to own a working top-level domain (TLD), the .TTF. |
| 08/03/2006 | The Dominion of British West Florida activates the ninth server of the Cesidian Root, the d-root.maxmv.org. On this date the Cesidian Root became a complete intercontinental Internet for the first time, as well as the world's first de facto micronational multinational. |
| 01/09/2006 | Lonely Planet publishes Micronations, the world's first micronational travel guide. |
| 31/12/2006 | Bibliophile Richard George William Pitt Booth becomes the first micronationalist to be honoured with a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to tourism in Powys (Kingdom of Hay). |
| 17/04/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini becomes the world's first legally consecrated micronational bishop. |
| 15/05/2007 | Christian Kapik and Agnes Fakesch become the world's first virtual micronation navigators when they visit Cyberterra at 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East, in the middle of the Adriatic Sea (the City of Cyberterra was founded in September 2002, so it already existed; however, its terrestrial coordinates were established independent of this event only later, so this is a form of retroactive nomenclature). |
| 07-08/07/2007 | Michael Martelle, student of the renowned Master Kwok Chu Chan, representing the Principality of Sealand in the World Cup of Kung Fu held in Quebec City, Canada, and bearing the designation of Athleta Principalitas Bellatorius (Principal Martial Arts Athlete and Champion), wins two silver medals and becomes the first micronational athlete ever to appear on a world championship podium. |
| 13/12/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini consecrates Saint René Descartes, the world's first micronational saint. |
| 06/05/2008 | World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). |
| 22/07/2008 | The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de jure recognition through the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP). |
| 16/08/2008 | The
Principality of Vikesland
(later renamed the Kingdom
of
Vikesland) becomes
the
first
micronation
to
send
its
flag
into
the
very vacuum of space. |
| 24/07/2009 | Wirtland becomes first micronation on earth to issue a gold coin, the Wirtland Crane. |
| 24/12/2009 | First
progressive
degrees
are introduced
by
Bryant
University, starting a new kind of Bologna Process. |
| 03/01/2010 | First terrestrial coordinates for virtual city established: Cyberterra. |
| 30/01/2010 | First time ever that an official, albeit odd news source, has used a micronational geographic name (Kita Island of the UMMOA) in an English-language article in place of its more official geographic name (Akau Island of the USMOI). There is also a French version of the article with similar characteristics. |
| 17/02/2010 | First realistic amateur radio call sign established for virtual city: the IL6 for Cyberterra. |
| 24/02/2010 | First missing link between territorial and virtual cities found when it is discovered that the City of Cyberterra has actually been visited in the past by two Germans. |
| 07/03/2010 | First municipal ID card for the micronational community is issued for the City of Cyberterra. |
| 10/03/2010 | First Saint René Descartes silver medallion is made, therefore the world's first silver medallion of a micronational saint. |
| 15/03/2010 | World's first progressive degree awarded by Bryant University. |
| 04/04/2010 | The Imperium of DeWaCo Estates establishes the first nation that exists close to, but below the surface of the general horizontal terrain of the earth, the first "Cave Nation" or "Cavern Nation" of the Semi-State of Subtropolis as an imperial protectorate. |
| 17/04/2010 | The world's first-ever conference on micronations is held on Dangar Island, Sydney. The conference attracted enough academic attention that in the end it was entirely sponsored by Macquarie University, one of Australia's leading research universities. Also, Associated Press reporters showed up for the event, and did interviews. |
| 30/04/2010 | The Empire of Atlantium becomes the first micronation to be mentioned by a news agency or wire service when the article "Fed up with your country? Create your own!", by Kristen Gelineau, is released by the Associated Press. The article was later reprinted in several newspapers. |
| 07/05/2010 | The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes the first micronation to sponsor or co-sponsor a major cultural event, when it successfully co-sponsored the cultural meeting "Art and Poetry of Life", which was held at the Foundation "Siniscalco Ceci" in the city of Foggia, Italy. |
| 17/06/2010 | World's first Scholar's Degree (SD) awarded by Saint René Descartes University. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT |
| 04/04/2007 | New sport called tri-ball is first mentioned as being practiced, and is later confirmed (16/02/2010) to be practiced in the Imperium of DeWaCo Estates. In this sport a bat, a ball, a glove, helmets, light-weight padding, and a small basket goal are all used, so it is more or less a mix of baseball, football, and basketball. |
| 07-08/07/2007 | Michael Martelle, student of the renowned Master Kwok Chu Chan, representing the Principality of Sealand in the World Cup of Kung Fu held in Quebec City, Canada, and bearing the designation of Athleta Principalitas Bellatorius (Principal Martial Arts Athlete and Champion), wins two silver medals and becomes the first micronational athlete ever to appear on a world championship podium. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Circa 1985 | Robert Ben Madison develops the Talossan language. |
| 15/11/1997 | The
Cesidian calendar is first used officially; a primitive form of the
Cesidian calendar was developed in 1993. |
| 22/05/2001 | The
term "Bucksfanian
Astrology" is first recorded. |
| 15/12/2003 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops Indigo racial concept. |
| 20/04/2006 | The Cesidian calendar is completed. |
| 05/08/2009 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini introduces Cyberterra Mean Time (CMT) or Cyberterra Meridian Time concept. |
| 17/02/2010 | Cyberterra amateur radio call sign of IL6 is established. |
| 07/05/2010 | The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) co-sponsors the cultural meeting "Art and Poetry of Life", a major cultural event which was held at the Foundation "Siniscalco Ceci" in the city of Foggia, Italy. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL LEGAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 25/11/1968 | English court declares itself outside the jurisdiction of Sealand. This action made the Principality of Sealand the first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de facto recognition. |
| 25/07/2003 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini conceives jus cerebri electronici legal concept. |
| 11/2005 | Fiji lays a complaint with the International Seabed Authority claiming ownership of Minerva Reefs (former Republic of Minerva). Tonga has lodged a counter claim. |
| 16/07/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops the Print Monopoly (PM). |
| 22/07/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops the Enterprise Name (εν), the Enterprise Mark (εμ), and the MPR Patent (π). |
| 12/11/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini conceives jus cerebri humani and jus humanae salutis legal concepts. |
| 22/07/2008 | The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de jure recognition through the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP). |
| 28/08/2009 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini launches Cesidian law jurisdiction concept. |
| 19/12/2009 | Vatican catches up with micronational Print Monopoly (PM) and other intellectual property concepts by, in effect, creating for itself a Print Monopoly (PM) on papal names, photos, and the word "pontifical". |
| 03/01/2010 | Cyberterra terrestrial coordinates of 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East are established. |
| 07/03/2010 | First municipal ID card for the micronational community is issued for the City of Cyberterra. |
| 09/03/2010 | The League of Indian Nations of North America (LINNA), another subject of international law, recognises the UMMOA and the UMMOA passport. |
| 14/03/2010 | Criteria of proof for pure virtual or hybrid territorial-virtual citizenship is established that is sufficient in any court of law. |
| 24/06/2010 | The UMMOA Passport gains de facto recognition through a Sri Lanka Entry Visa. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL HISTORICAL/ARCHEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 02/03/2010 | Archaeologists find crucifixion-style nail from the time of Christ at the Principality of the Pontinha (Daily Mirror story). |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 15/05/2007 | Christian Kapik and Agnes Fakesch become the world's first virtual micronation navigators when they visit Cyberterra at 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East, in the middle of the Adriatic Sea (the City of Cyberterra was founded in September 2002, so it already existed; however, its terrestrial coordinates were established independent of this event only later, so this is a form of retroactive nomenclature). |
| 14/04/2008 | The Geographer of the UMMOA discovers a new islet whose existence the government was not previously aware of. The island was discovered through Yahoo! Maps, and was thus given the name of Yahoo Islet. Originally Yahoo Islet was named Beacon Cay. |
| 06/05/2008 | World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). |
| 30/12/2008 | The Geographer of the UMMOA discovers that most websites give erroneous time data regarding some islands/atolls of UMMOA. Inaccuracies were found with five of the islands/atolls out of eleven, and corrections were made on the UMMOA website to ensure accurate data at least there. The data is now available at this web page: http://time.ummoa.net. |
| 03/01/2010 | First terrestrial coordinates for virtual city established: Cyberterra. |
| 30/01/2010 | First time ever that an official, albeit odd news source, has used a micronational geographic name (Kita Island of the UMMOA) in an English-language article in place of its more official geographic name (Akau Island of the USMOI). There is also a French version of the article with similar characteristics. |
| 17/02/2010 | First realistic amateur radio call sign established for virtual city: the IL6 for Cyberterra. |
| 24/02/2010 | First missing link between territorial and virtual cities found when it is discovered that the City of Cyberterra has actually been visited in the past by two Germans. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 10/09/2008 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini is commissioned as Diplomatic Counsellor & Deputy (through the ISPSP). |
| 24/09/2008 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini is issued first Diplomatic Passport (through the ISPSP). |
| 10/04/2010 | The Hon Dr Francesco Mavelli, already Ambassador of the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) to Italy, is officially nominated both Senator and Minister of the Political Secretary's Office (Department for Telecommunication, Information and Press Services) to the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP). |
| 19/05/2010 | A Protocol of Reciprocity is signed between HSH Don Basilio Calì, the 77th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta), and the HMRD Cesidio Tallini, Governor and Founder of the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 13/05/1989 | The Hon. John Charlton Rudge (Grand Duchy of Avram) becomes the first micronationalist to be elected to an Official World parliament, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He served one term until his defeat in 1992 (departure: 1 February 1992), representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Lyons. His adopted title is "His Grace the Most Noble the Duke of Avram" (Tasmanian parliament profile). |
| 22/11/2009 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini starts "Obama should legalise micronations" petition at Change.org. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 24/07/2009 | Wirtland becomes first micronation on earth to issue a gold coin, the Wirtland Crane. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT |
| 16/02/2004 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini founds field of Analytic Theology. |
| 17/04/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini becomes the world's first legally consecrated micronational bishop. |
| 13/12/2007 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini consecrates Saint René Descartes, the world's first micronational saint. |
| 17/10/2009 | All Religions Are Cults: And What a Few Good Priests, Monks, Rabbis and Mullahs Can Do About It is published by HMRD Cesidio Tallini. |
| 22/10/2009 | The Bishop of the Cesidian Church establishes the See of Cyberterra. |
| 10/03/2010 | First Saint René Descartes silver medallion is made, therefore the world's first silver medallion of a micronational saint. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 24/12/2009 | First progressive degrees are introduced by Bryant University, starting a new kind of Bologna Process. |
| 15/03/2010 | World's first progressive degree awarded by Bryant University. |
| 17/06/2010 | World's first Scholar's Degree (SD) awarded by Saint René Descartes University. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT |
| 20/04/2008 | The field of Cesidian Salubriology (originally Cesidian Healing) is founded. The 14 Commandments lead, one day, to a new field of law, Cesidian law. The Cesidian calendar lead, one day, to a brand new kind of astrology, Bucksfanian astrology. The combination of Cesidian law and Bucksfanian astrology, along with Hinduist Chakra Models, lead to the beginnings of a new field of health, which today is called Cesidian Salubriology. |
| 11/02/2009 | The term Cesidian Healing is replaced with the term Cesidian Salubriology, and the Salubriology School is launched. |
| 03/07/2009 | Fifth World Health Organisation rejects findings of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In a document issued on 25 March 2009, "Guidelines for Evaluating Reiki as an Alternative Therapy", the USCCB called Reiki is both unscientific and non-Christian. The Fifth World Health Organisation (5WHO), on the other hand, recognises all drugless, surgery-free, and noninvasive naturopathic modalities without prejudice. |
| 03/11/2009 | The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) registers its first regular patent: Pranageticsεν,εμ,π |
| 24/11/2009 | It is discovered that Western Medicine has finally begun to catch up with the discoveries that were made by Fifth World Cesidian Salubriology in the previous year. Scientists discover influenza's Achilles' heel: antioxidants. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 18/01/2010 | The article "Fifth World agriculture is the wave of the future" is published. It shows that the certified organic farming we often see today is really Fourth World in scale and philosophy, and through Fourth World agriculture it is impossible to grow food sustainably, because there simply aren't enough farmers to have a small, local, organic farm everywhere. The only solution to the problem of industrial agriculture, and to the problem of unsustainability of a Fourth World agricultural model, is that a lot more people have to grow food, both for sale and at home. The only solution is Fifth World agriculture, i.e. do-it-yourself (DIY) agriculture, where "the producer(s) and the consumer(s) are the same person(s)". |
| 02/04/2010 | News
of
UK
government's
proposal
to
turn
the
Chagos
Archipelago
into
protected
area,
and
the
backing
of
the
decision
by
several
environmental
and
science
bodies
shows
that
not
only
Fourth
World
agriculture is
unsustainable, but also Fourth World
environmentalism, the kind that is massive in size, but
microscopic in terms of its
respect for human rights. Fourth
World environmentalism
also proves to be unsustainable, the kind that piggybacks on
governments and
intergovernmental organisations just like the most despicable bank,
corporation, or protected interest group; the kind that turns weekend
fishermen into people who now ridiculously need a licence for a hobby,
a licence which is also a tax in disguise which supports criminal
organisations such as the United Nations; the kind which place the
rights of professional environmentalists ahead of the human rights of
indigenous peoples like Chagossians, who will now be required a permit
for subsistence fishing, all while destructive commercial fishing goes
on in places like the Galápagos Islands, and right inside the
so-called "nature reserves". The idea that Fourth
World environmentalism
also needs to be replaced by Fifth World
environmentalism, DIY environmentalism, marks the birth of micronational environmentalism, at
least as a realistic and unique concept. |
| 04/04/2010 | The
Girlpeace organisation is born. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 30/09/2005 | The Cesidian Root is founded, an alternative root nameserver system. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL SEASTEADING DEVELOPMENT |
| Circa
1967 |
Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa funds the construction of a 400 square metre platform supported by nine pylons, and furnishes it with a number of commercial establishments, including a restaurant, bar, nightclub, souvenir shop, and a post office. The artificial island (the Republic of Rose Island) declared its independence on 24 June 1968, under the Esperanto name Insulo de la Rozoj, with Rosa as self-declared President. |
| Circa
1971 |
Barges loaded with sand arrive from Australia, bringing the reef level above the water at the Minerva Reefs, and allowing construction of a small tower and flag. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 11/06/2009 | Micronationalism becomes a protoscience through the Tallini World Formula. |
| 08/08/2009 | The Fifth World: Micronationalism on Steroids is published by HMRD Cesidio Tallini. |
| 16/02/2010 | Fifth World calendric science takes a leap forward with "Advanced Calendrics for a New Epoch" article. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT |
| 16/08/2008 | The Principality of Vikesland (later renamed the Kingdom of Vikesland) becomes the first micronation to send its flag into the very vacuum of space. |
| DATE | MICRONATIONAL MILITARY DEVELOPMENT |
| 25/06/1968 | Ten boats of the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza occupy the Republic of Rose Island. |
| 04/09/1971 | Inhabitants of neighbourhoods surrounding Christiania brake down the fence to take over parts of the unused area as a playground for their children. Although the takeover was not necessarily an organised one, some claim it happened as a protest against the Danish government. On 26 September 1971, Christiania was declared open by Jacob Ludvigsen, a well-known provo and journalist who published a magazine called Hovedbladet intended for, and successfully distributed to, mostly young people. In the paper, Ludvigsen wrote an article which widely announced the proclamation of the free town, and the headline was, "Civilians conquered the 'forbidden city' of the military". Ludvigsen also became the co-author of Christiania's mission statement, which says, "The objective of Christiania is to create a self-governing society whereby each and every individual holds themselves responsible over the wellbeing of the entire community. Our society is to be economically self-sustaining and, as such, our aspiration is to be steadfast in our conviction that psychological and physical destitution can be averted." The spirit of Christiania quickly developed into one of the hippie movement, the squatter movement, collectivism and anarchism, in contrast to the site's previous military use. |
| Circa 1972 | Tonga lays claim to, and invades, the isolated Minerva Reefs (former Republic of Minerva). |
| 08/1978 | Dutch men occupy Sealand, and take Prince Michael hostage. Prince Roy recaptures Sealand and attackers are taken as POWs. |
| 06/05/2008 | World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). |
| DATE | MAJOR NATION/JURISDICTION/ORGANISATION FOUNDED |
| Circa 1865 | The Kingdom of Redonda is founded. |
| 09/10/1903 | The Principality of the Pontinha is founded. |
| 02/09/1967 | Former English major Paddy Roy Bates formally occupies the structure of Sealand with his family. |
| 24/06/1968 | The Republic of Rose Island declares its independence. |
| 26/09/1971 | The birth of Christiania is declared by Jacob Ludvigsen. |
| 19/01/1972 | The Republic of Minerva issues a declaration of independence in letters to neighbouring countries, and creates its own currency. |
| 01/04/1973 | Nutopia is founded with the 'Declaration of Nutopia'. |
| 01/04/1977 | Richard Booth proclaims Hay-on-Wye an "independent kingdom" (Kingdom of Hay) with himself as king Richard Cœur de Livre and his horse as Prime Minister. The publicity stunt gained extensive news coverage, and resulted in several spin-offs such as the Hay Literary Festival in 1988, which now gets an estimated 500,000 tourists a year. In recognition of his services to tourism, Richard Booth was even awarded the MBE in the 2004 New Year's Honours List. |
| 26/12/1979 | Talossas take their start with the founding of the Kingdom of Talossa (the Madison Kingdom). |
| 30/04/1981 | The Grand Duke takes over the Grand Duchy of Avram with letters patent and royal charter. |
| 27/11/1981 | The Empire of Atlantium is established by three Sydney teenagers. When the original group members graduated from university and moved to different locations, however, the group ceased to be active. In 1999, Emperor George II (George Francis Cruickshank) purchased an apartment in the inner Sydney suburb of Potts Point, and soon after revived Atlantium. |
| 23/04/1982 | The Conch Republic is founded. |
| 06/09/1996 | Imperium of DeWaCo Estates is founded. |
| 17/11/1998 | TTF-Bucksfan is founded. |
| 08/09/2002 | The City of Cyberterra is founded. |
| 01/07/2005 | The Principality of Vikesland (later renamed the Kingdom of Vikesland) is founded. |
| 30/09/2005 | The Cesidian Root is founded, an alternative root nameserver system. |
| 03/03/2006 | The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) is founded. |
| 20/06/2007 | The Fifth World Health Organisation (5WHO) is founded. |
| 19/01/2008 | The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) is founded. |
| 14/08/2008 | Wirtland was founded as a public initiative. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | MICRONATIONALIST |
| Circa 1921 | Roy I (Roy Bates) |
| Circa 1952 | Michael of Sealand, Regent (Michael Bates) |
| 10/05/1962 | HMRD Cesidio Tallini |
| Circa 1966 | Robert Ben Madison |
