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12 September 1889 - Born in Valletta, the son of Judge Gio Batta and Marianna nee Francia
1910 - Graduated from the University of Malta as LLD.
1921 - Contested the elections as a UPM candidate
1924 - Became the youngest prime minister in the British Empire after the resignation of Dr Francesco Buhagiar as Head Ministry
1926 - Became the co-leader of the PN after the UPM’s coalition with Enrico Mizzi’s PDN
1927 - Knighted and given the title of Sir. Re-elected in Parliament
1928 - Married to Maria Beatrice Francia
1928 - Presided over the aerial and radio law committee (Warsaw)
1928 - Represented Malta at a conference in Canada by the Empire Parliamentary Association
1934 - Chaired the Trade Marks Committee (Budapest)
1932 - Elected as vice-president of the International Law Association
1932 - PN landslide victory where he held the office of Prime Minister
1932 - Formed part of a government delegation to the secretary of state for the colonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister with a request for Malta to be placed under the Dominion Office as an independent member of the Commonwealth.
1939 - Elected member of the Council of Government
1942 - As the Council was debating the British Government’s intention to deport several Maltese citizens, Sir Ugo suffered a heart attack and two days later he passed away.